ALLURA - Ethereal vocal sample library ft. Jillian Aversa, now available!

[zircon]

Impact Soundworks is proud to announce the release of ALLURA, a new sample library series featuring the ethereal voice of Jillian Aversa! As an award-winning solo artist and vocalist for game series like Halo, God of War, Civilization, and Soulcalibur, Jillian has been closely collaborating with us to create a virtual instrument designed with the needs of composers in mind.

ALLURA Volume 1 includes 150 wordless vocal phrases at three tempos in a variety of scales and modes. Each phrase was recorded so that it can be played in any key with minimum stretching, while the singing style incorporates "oo" and "ah" vowels rather than lyrics to allow maximum flexibility in your music.

Using our new Kontakt engine you can easily find the perfect phrase for your track with a built-in browser, sorting by tags like time signature, base tempo, vowel, and mode. Or, you can select by phrase grouping with inspiring names like "Into the Mist", "Ethera", "Oceana", and "Through the Fire".

Also included are a bonus set of 25 atmospheric beds from sound design mastermind Blake Ewing, along with a Single Vowel patch allowing you to play "Oo" and "Ah" syllables across a 2.5 octave range with controls for expression, dynamics, and vowel morph. (No legato is included in Vol 1 - this will come in Vol 2!)

DEMOS

https://soundcloud.com/isworks/sets/all ... me-1-demos

KEY FEATURES

• 150 unique phrases recorded in 4 keys each
• Wordless performances on "ah" and "oo"
• Tag browser to select and assign phrases
• Crystal-clear 24-bit studio recordings recorded through premium AVALON DI
• Per-key phrase tweaks: start, end, formant, volume, tune
• Multisampled single notes (ah, oo, 2x dynamics, with vibrato)
• 25 Bonus FX atmospheres

INSTRUMENT WALKTHROUGH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoPUJ6dJHqM

DEMO WALKTHROUGH - GOLDEN HOUR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgAoI94DxkY

PREVIEW TRAILER - All vocals from Allura vol 1!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OpUxlIBfQk

ALLURA Volume 1 is available now for $59! Includes both KONTAKT (full version only) and WAV formats.

[K1TTENM1TTEN]

So if it doesn't include legato, and this demo/trailer clearly does, then what exactly should we expect from "Vol. 1"? Legato is an absolutely obvious feature that they are dismissing, I certainly wouldn't think releasing a vocal VST without legato is a good idea. Gaia has it, as does any of 8dio's offerings, so I am curious why they thought this fail of an idea was a solid choice, and again, this trailer grossly misrepresents what you are buying in Vol. 1 as you can clearly hear legato.

[zircon]

Volume 1 is a phrase-based library... It says so explicitly several times in the post, and in the video. What you are hearing in the video is a small selection of phrases from the library. I'm not sure where the confusion is happening?

[EvilDragon]

Phrases of course contain legato performances...

[zircon]

ALLURA Volume 1 is now available! We have six demos showcasing the variety of styles the library is capable of, with more to come soon!

[Obvious561]

Pretty voice!

[Fleer]

Sounding great indeed.

[zircon]

Legendary game composer Alexander Brandon sent us this beautiful, atmospheric track using ALLURA Volume 1! Jillian's ethereal vocals compliment the lush ambient synths and driving rhythms perfectly.

https://soundcloud.com/isworks/allura-m ... me-1-demos