Active vibration damper for a vibrating system, - wherein the vibration damper has a plurality of vibration sensors, by means of which it is possible in each case to detect a time-dependent measuring signal, which, for a respective direction of detection, represents a component of a vibration of the vibrating system running in the respective direction of detection in relation to a reference system, - wherein the directions of detection define a multidimensional directional continuum, - wherein the vibration damper has a balancing mass acting on the vibrating system, - wherein the vibration damper has a first drive and a number of second drives, - wherein the balancing mass can be moved by means of the first drive in a direction of movement lying within the directional continuum, - wherein an orientation of the direction of movement within the directional continuum can be set by means of the second drives, - wherein the vibration damper has a control device, to which the detected measuring signals can be fed and by which the direction of oscillation of the vibration within the directional continuum and the amplitude of the vibration can be determined on the basis of the detected measuring signals, - wherein control signals for the second drives can be determined by the control device in such a way that the direction of movement coincides with the direction of oscillation of the vibration, - wherein control signals for the first drive can be determined by the control device in such a way that the amplitude of the vibration is damped, - wherein, at least in the case where the measuring signals induced in the vibration sensors by the vibration of the vibrating system are of the same phase, the control signals can be determined by the control device in such a way that the vibration of the vibrating system is damped without exciting another vibration of the vibrating system, and - wherein the control signals determined by the control device can be output to the first drive and the second drives, - wherein control signals for the first drive can be determined by the control device in such a way that the amplitude of the vibration is damped, and - wherein the first drive and the second drives are activated by the control device in a way corresponding to the determined control signals. - wherein the vibration damper has a plurality of vibration sensors, by means of which it is possible in each case to detect a time-dependent measuring signal, which, for a respective direction of detection, represents a component of a vibration of the vibrating system running in the respective direction of detection in relation to a reference system, - wherein the directions of detection define a multidimensional directional continuum, - wherein the vibration damper has a balancing mass acting on the vibrating system, - wherein the vibration damper has a first drive and a number of second drives, - wherein the balancing mass can be moved by means of the first drive in a direction of movement lying within the directional continuum, - wherein an orientation of the direction of movement within the directional continuum can be set by means of the second drives, - wherein the vibration damper has a control device, to which the detected measuring signals can be fed and by which the direction of oscillation of the vibration within the directional continuum and the amplitude of the vibration can be determined on the basis of the detected measuring signals, - wherein control signals for the second drives can be determined by the control device in such a way that the direction of movement coincides with the direction of oscillation of the vibration, - wherein control signals for the first drive can be determined by the control device in such a way that the amplitude of the vibration is damped, - wherein, at least in the case where the measuring signals induced in the vibration sensors by the vibration of the vibrating system are of the same phase, the control signals can be determined by the control device in such a way that the vibration of the vibrating system is damped without exciting another vibration of the vibrating system, and - wherein the control signals determined by the control device can be output to the first drive and the second drives, - wherein control signals for the first drive can be determined by the control device in such a way that the amplitude of the vibration is damped, and - wherein the first drive and the second drives are activated by the control device in a way corresponding to the determined control signals.