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Posted by RIPassion on Feb-12-2005 19:00:

Choir SAMPLE banks

If anyone tells me to check the stickies/ use the search button, I'm going to slap him (because I did, and did not find what I'm looking for)

Does anyone have sample cds (or a good refill, but I doubt this) with a huge range of choir samples (GOOD quality ones, I can already make some crappy ones)

Examples: E-razor - mantra or Lost Tribe - Gamemaster (signum remix)

I'll buy sample cds if anyone knows of great ones Thanks

Posted by Dj Thy on Feb-12-2005 20:32:

The best choir sample cd's in my opinion are :

Symphony of Voices by Spectrasonics ( http://www.spectrasonics.net/librar...phonyvoices.php )
Voices of The Apocalypse by Quantum Leap ( http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml...ml?sku=QLVOTAGS )

Those feature real choirs, excellently sampled. Just check out the sites, they have demos.

Posted by RIPassion on Feb-13-2005 01:10:

You COMPLETELY win. <3]

Can these be gotten in .wav format?

Posted by TranceMasterUk on Feb-13-2005 11:24:

quote:
Originally posted by RIPassion
You COMPLETELY win. <3]

Can these be gotten in .wav format?

i have both of these sample cd's

there in wav format buddy
but its really just all loops
if thats what your after then you would like them.

Posted by RIPassion on Feb-13-2005 19:06:

LOOPS?!

You mean there aren't any long held notes so I can create my own chords? That's what I'm after

Posted by TranceMasterUk on Feb-13-2005 19:46:

quote:
Originally posted by RIPassion
LOOPS?!

You mean there aren't any long held notes so I can create my own chords? That's what I'm after

emm you might find a few of them man
hypersonic and sonik synth 2 are great for those kinda sounds though.

Posted by UAnt on Feb-13-2005 19:55:

Eh? I'm 99% sure that Symphony of Voices is not just plain old .wav loops. It's an AKAI-format CD afterall, which surely just means loading it into a sampler (such as Kontakt) and playing it like any other instrument?

Posted by RIPassion on Feb-13-2005 20:42:

Someone please confirm this

Posted by Dj Thy on Feb-13-2005 21:37:

quote:
Originally posted by TranceMasterUk
i have both of these sample cd's

there in wav format buddy
but its really just all loops
if thats what your after then you would like them.

Nop, they are not, unless you downloaded one of the (illegal) converted versions.

Symphony of Voices is an AKAI cd, so it's made to be loaded into a sampler.
Voices of the Apocalypse can be bought either in AKAI or Gigasampler format.

They are exactly that, long held notes, for different vowels and all, with separate samples for releases.
Of course, there are loops included, for some more complicated variations (dedicated spoken words).

With the official cd's, you either need a compatible sampler, or a conversion program (like CDXtract) to convert them to waves (but then again, you lose the envelope and sustain info...).

And yes, I own the official cd's. They are used once and a while to provide choirs in film scores I work on (well, it's not me that programs them, but hey, I got them )

Posted by meneedit on Feb-13-2005 22:31:

lol.... whats really sad about this is that i asked for this exact same thing ages ago but didnt get one reply

Posted by RIPassion on Feb-14-2005 03:21:

quote:
Originally posted by meneedit
lol.... whats really sad about this is that i asked for this exact same thing ages ago but didnt get one reply

No one loves you

Thanks a bunch, I may buy this sometime

Posted by qiushiming on Apr-25-2005 06:07:

wow...i LOVE THESE SOUNDS...

its insane though...its $499 for the 4 cd set? does anyone know where i can get these cheaper? perhaps an education discount? PLEASE PM MEEEEEEEEE

Posted by djbruuen on Apr-25-2005 06:53:

quote:
Originally posted by qiushiming
wow...i LOVE THESE SOUNDS...

its insane though...its $499 for the 4 cd set? does anyone know where i can get these cheaper? perhaps an education discount? PLEASE PM MEEEEEEEEE

if you use VOTA on gigastudios, it comes with a utility to create your own words, how fuckin cool is that!!!! make them say fuckin lord of the rings chants or something lol, and its really smooth in the way it does it. you type what you want it to way in english, and automatically it translates it into the way you'd type it phenetically for pronounciation purposes, so it's a breeze...very cool stuff!!! they're coming out with a new library called symphony of choirs i think its called (same company that made VOTA and its even more expensive (like 999) or something insane like that, but even more improved then its predesesor of course. i think if you go to www.soundsonline.com you can watch a video demo of that one.

cheers

Posted by qiushiming on Apr-25-2005 07:10:

GOD i saw that...i gotta have this...

still though...noone knows where i can get it for discounts?? i mean come on...499 is expensive for a college student...

Posted by Prototrance on Apr-25-2005 12:57:

Logic's EXS24 synth has an 'extreme digital' preset called 'slow vox'. If you eq it right, add some release and tweak the attack it sounds very realistic. Its certainly no substitute for a live choir sound or even sample but it works for me.