The Symphonic Choirs Expansion (Voices of the Apocalypse content) was recorded separately, at 24-bit resolution with a single mic position. Wordbuilder, now built into EastWest's Play software, is the word building software that enables Symphonic Choirs and Symphonic Choirs Expansion users to type in words for the Choirs to sing. Venus Symphonic Women’s Choir is part of the Olympus product range. Recorded in the same church as Mars Symphonic Men’s Choir, with 33 amazing female singers. The natural ambience is hauntingly beautiful, and you get great control over the layering and combinations of the complete choir sound. Soundiron Olympus Elements v1.5 KONTAKT Size 2.52 Gb. Olympus Elements is a powerful choral instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt Player, Komplete Kontrol and S-Series Keyboards that puts the core functionality and raw sonic power of our massive 63-voice Olympus Symphonic Choir into a compact and easy-to-use interface, with rich features, dynamic playability and brilliant acoustics.
Symphonic Choirs is an ambitious and powerful instrument capable of recreating the sound of a real choir with an incredible degree of realism. Nothing else quite delivers the control, sonic quality, and flexibility that SC offers. If you absolutely, positively must have the most natural and realistic choir (and you can’t afford to hire one), Symphonic Choirs is really the only choice, a clear Key Buy.
Imagine typing words into your computer, in any language, and hearing a world class Symphonic Choir sing those words in any key(s) you play 'live' on your keyboard controller! Well imagine no more, that's exactly what this revolutionary 'award-winning' virtual instrument does. In addition, the Platinum edition (Gold edition has one mic position and is 16-bit) is the first 24-bit Choir virtual instrument to include three simultaneous stereo mic setups (close, stage and hall), so users can mix any combination of mic positions to control ambience. The Choirs were recorded in the same concert hall, by the same team as the EastWest/Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra and blend perfectly with EWQLSO.
To achieve the feel of a live concert hall performance, each instrument and section was recorded with three mic positions: close, stage (conductor‘s position) and hall. By selecting different mic positions, users can mix these sounds together to create any kind of natural ambience their project requires. This eliminates the need for artificial reverb.
The Symphonic Choirs Expansion (Voices of the Apocalypse content) was recorded separately, at 24-bit resolution with a single mic position.
Wordbuilder, now built into EastWest's Play software, is the word building software that enables Symphonic Choirs and Symphonic Choirs Expansion users to type in words for the Choirs to sing. This revolutionary software also includes a pop-down menu that includes popular pre-built phrases that you can load instantly. This is a real time saver for those on a tight deadline. The phrases have been optimized for each Choir. The phrases menu is customizable so you can add your own phrases to WordBuilder for quick and easy access. This is the most powerful vocals solution available.
Awards
- G.A.N.G. (GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD) 'SAMPLE LIBRARY OF THE YEAR AWARD'
- ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN 'EDITOR'S CHOICE' AWARD
- KEYBOARD MAGAZINE 'KEY BUY' AWARD
Features
- New wordbuilder software built into Play (plus new pre-built phrases and words)
- Extended ranges (Sopranos - D3 to E5, Altos - F2 to A4, Tenors - C2 to D4, Basses B0 to D3)
- Intuitive custom interface
- Intelligent Performance section including Portamento, Repetition, Legato, Round Robin Reset
- Improved articulation window and controls
- On screen mic position mixing
- State of the art Convolution Reverb with pre-delay and additional Master control to route reverb to all instruments in an instance
- Convolution includes hall choir was recorded in for additional control of hall ambience
- Intelligent release trail engine that follows the note-on samples volume at all times, so release trails always match
- Release trails unaffected by mod-wheel cross-fade programs, radical mod-wheel movements do not degrade release trails
- Recall custom key-switches instantly
- Key-switch sizes now unlimited
- State of the art sound quality with high-resolution audio engine
- Hi fidelity one pole filter for natural cross-fades
- Stereo image editing now possible using channel sourcing
- Completely re-programmed for EastWest's PLAY software from the original recordings
Best Choir VST?
Are you looking for a great choir VST plugin for your music compositions?
The human voice can truly add soul and character in music.
Anything from the deep bass of male choirs, to divine female choirs, and gentle children choirs.
In this quick guide I have compiled a list of great choir VST libraries:
Choir VST libraries – Top List
- Hollywood Choirs (EastWest)
- Mars Symphonic Men’s Choir (Soundiron)
- Venus Symphonic Women’s Choir (Soundiron)
- Mercury Symphonic Boys’ Choir (Soundiron)
- StormChoir 2 – (Strezov Sampling)
- Wotan Male Choir (Strezov Sampling)
- Freyja Female Choir (Strezov Sampling)
- Arva Children’s Choir ((Strezov Sampling)
- Genesis Children’s Choir (AudioBro)
- Eric Whitacre Choir (Spitfire Audio)
- Dominus Choir (Fluffy Audio)
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Hollywood Choirs is my favorite product inside all of the EastWest Composer Cloud range. It simply sounds amazing, and the dynamic range is incredible. And with the nice convolution reverb included you feel like you are in heaven.
My Favorite Highlights
- Amazing Dynamic Range
- Super Powerful Wordbuilder
- Very Lush and Rich Sound
Mars Symphonic Men’s Choir includes an extensive range of sounds and combinations for your choice. Latin, Slavonic, and lots of vowel combinations. You get sustains, marcatos, staccatos, true legato patches, and even special presets like clusters, falls etc. If you need a powerful men’s choir, Mars will deliver.
My Favorite Highlights
- Marcato/Staccato Phrase Builder
- Both Latin and Slavonic
- 5 True Legato Vowels
- Bonus Soloist Range
Venus Symphonic Women’s Choir is part of the Olympus product range. Recorded in the same church as Mars Symphonic Men’s Choir, with 33 amazing female singers. The natural ambience is hauntingly beautiful, and you get great control over the layering and combinations of the complete choir sound.
My Favorite Highlights
- Marcato/Staccato Phrase Builder
- Both Latin and Slavonic
- 4 Dynamic Layered PP/FF True Legato Vowels
- Bonus Soloist Range
Mercury Symphonic Boy Choir will give you the traditional sound of an English boy’s choir, from lyrical legatos, to marcatos and staccatos with latin syllables and words. The bonus pads, drone, soundscapes and whisper articulations truly shows how deep this choir library is.
My Favorite Highlights
- The Word Master System (key switching)
- Combined Marcato/Staccato Phrase Builder
- 42 staccato & 42 sustaining marcato syllables with round-robin
- 6 dynamic true legato vowels
A 12-piece chamber choir recorded with seven different mic positions featuring a great phrasebuilder with Slavonic syllables. It even includes true legato patches for both men and women. If you want an epic choir library, StormChoir 2 will deliver big time.
My Favorite Highlights
- Seven Mic Positions
- Stack (Overdub) functionality
- Phrasebuilder with 24 deeply sampled matching syllables
- True Legato Patches for both Men and Women
Wotan is a male choir that is inspired by the classic LOTR soundtrack in the mines of Moria. Big, bombastic, deep and powerful. With polyphonic legato, a very wide register, and a phrase-builder that is actually super quick and easy to use.
My Favorite Highlights
- The Syllabuilder engine with Connect and Morph modes
- The Agile Legato Engine
- Separate recordings of ten tenors and ten basses
- 3 mic positions – Close, Decca, Hall
- Polyphonic True Legato (Ah, Mm and Oh)
Freyja is the female counter part to the Wotan male choir. Play agile legato and even polyphonic legato on every syllable, with the breathtaking beauty and power of 10 altos and 10 sopranos. Freyja delivers a wide range in both pitch and dynamics, and more importantly, lots of expression.
My Favorite Highlights
- The Syllabuilder engine with Connect and Morph modes
- The Agile Legato Engine
- Separate recordings of ten altos and ten sopranos
- 3 mic positions – Close, Decca, Hall
- Polyphonic True Legato (Ah, Mm, MmAh)
Arva gives you that light-hearted and beautiful voice of a children’s choir. It consists of two separately recorded sections of boys and girls. The power of polyphonic legato, true divisi and the Syllabuilder engine will give you incredible control over the expression.
My Favorite Highlights
- True Divisi recordings for boys and girls sections
- Separately recorded boys and girls choir ensembles
- Polyphonic True Legato (Ah, Mm, Ooh, Mm-Ah, Mm-Ooh, Mm-Ooh-Ah)
- The Syllabuilder engine
4 fantastic children’s choir sections in one beautiful and easy to use interface. This will give you instant inspiration to shape the sound, tone and expression of new choir parts for your music. Genesis truly delivers high end quality in all aspects.
My Favorite Highlights
- 4 choirs in 1 (Soprano + Alto Girls, Soprano + Alto Boys)
- Programmable Latin based phrases
- Polyphonic Real Legato and melisma
- Auto Divisi engine
- 3D Stage panner
- Komplete Kontrol Integration
Recorded in the Lyndhurst Hall at Air Studios, and conducted by Grammy winner Eric Whitacre. This choir library will give you access to the highest quality singers, in a wonderful hall. The choir consists of 22 singers: six soprano, five alto, five tenor and six bass. And don’t let the simplicity of the interface fool you, this is one massive and magnificent choir.
My Favorite Highlights
- Massive Library (170GB)
- 22 singers performing 170 techniques in total
- 111 Evolutions
- The Big Knob (customizable)
Dominus Choir has a very classical and warm sound, with amazing expression in the dynamic range. The interface and wordbuilder is extremely easy and inspiring to work with, and you will soon be making those big, lush choir parts for your music compositions.
My Favorite Highlights
- Easy and Powerful Phrasebuilder
- True-legato transitions for all the vowels in the library
- Polylegato engine
- Intelligent auto-connect of syllables
- Metropolis Ark 1
A full orchestral library, which includes both men’s and women’s choir presets. - 8dio Choirs
8dio have several choirs in their product range like: Silka, Insolidus, Requiem, Lacrimosa and Liberis.