Upright Bass^†

With the addition of the Upright Bass, the Vienna Symphonic Library now offers yet another instrument frequently used in jazz compositions. The recordings were done with Bernd Konzett, a well-known jazz bassist from the Austrian state Vorarlberg. Following a number of test recordings, he equipped his 4-string, three-quarter bass (113 cm scale) with thinner E and A strings, and thicker D and G strings. A short while later, Bernd realized just how painful it can be to record for the Vienna Symphonic Library. Compared with a several-hour-long gig at a jazz club, a glissandi recording session can be torturous, leaving the musician with veritable burns on the fingertips. The results speak for themselves in this first-class collection.

Requires the ViennaKey.

Download (Standard Library) $96

 

Concert Guitar^†

The Vienna Concert Guitar is the only one of its kind. This hand-made instrument was specially constructed with an arched back put together from several pieces of wood. Its balanced, homogeneous sound allows it to stand out as a solo instrument as well as in accompaniment. Due to its polyphonic nature, the concert guitar presented a special challenge. Specifically, chords only sounded authentic when the chords themselves were sampled! After three years producing the orchestral sample libraries, the Vienna Symphonic Library team felt ready to take up this challenge, capturing all of the concert guitar's versatility and its many playing techniques. The samples were “tamed” and made playable with the help of Vienna Symphonic Library's unique Vienna Instruments algorithms.

Requires the ViennaKey.

Download (Standard Library) $96
Download (Extended Library) $83

 

Overdrive^†

Imagine a brilliant guitarist playing absolutely fluid legato solos and awesome power chord grooves on a world-class guitar: You can hear it from various guitar legends — but could you expect that level of performance from a sampled guitar? OVERDRIVE makes it possible through Vienna's revolutionary Legato Performances, resulting in one of the most intriguing products in Vienna's repertoire. Create your own authentic and unique riffs, exploit the limits of technical feasibility, and get a completely real tube sound performance for the first time ever!

Requires the ViennaKey.

Download (Standard Library) $83
Download (Extended Library) $83

 

ViennaKey

The ViennaKey is necessary to run any VIENNA INSTRUMENT or Vienna Symphonic Library software. This USB protection device by eLicenser (formerly Syncrosoft) is not included in the box of any Collection, it is a separate item you have to get additionally.

You will need one ViennaKey for every computer you want to run a VIENNA INSTRUMENT on. So you’ll have to order at least one ViennaKey with your first purchase. Customers who order the complete SYMPHONIC CUBE will get one ViennaKey for free.

ViennaKey $29

 

Vienna Symphonic Library - Instrument Reference Poster

This beautiful poster produced by the Vienna Symphonic Library will be a gorgeous, yet practical addition to your studio.

Vienna Reference Poster (+ $10 Shipping added in cart - USA Only) $36

 

†These single Instrument Downloads contain full-fledged versions of instruments, offering the complete articulations on par with the ones of the big Vienna Instruments DVD collections. They can be considered add-ons to the DVD collections and do not contain any kind of reduced basic sample set.