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Product Delay Lama
Developer AudioNerdz
Primary Type Singing Monk
Price (MSRP) Free
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Average User Rating Average rating - 7.727
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Delay Lama

Delay Lama makes your computer sound and look like a singing Tibetan monk. Delay Lama is the first software synthesizer that features both vocal synthesis and a real-time 3D animated interface, which dynamically reacts to musical gestures from the user.

To control the pitch and vowel sound (ooh-ow-ah-ayh-eeh), either a MIDI keyboard with pitchbender, or the built-in XY-controller can be used. For an extra mystical effect, Delay Lama has a simple stereo delay.

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AudioNerdz Delay Lama beta for OS X released 23rd April 2004
AudioNerdz Delay Lama v1.1 released 6th June 2002
AudioNerdz Delay Lama released 26th May 2002

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By Hewitt Huntwork
On 1st August 2004
Version: 1.1

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Delay Lama is a clever little plug-in. Its elegant simplicity is a joy to experience!

The use of just a few changeable parameters and one built-in effect give this synth its unique quality. Having more than one way to control the parameters is cool, too. You can adjust the knobs or just drag on the X-Y type field.

I consider it to have the best user interface of any VSTi I've ever used. That little monk never fails to make me smile. :)

I'm surprised that AudioNerdz hasn't tried to use this same simple concept with a few different sounding synths. I think that would be very interesting.

Lastly, it may just be me, but I HAVE used this plug in one of my tunes! DL now for a good time!

Features, Presets, and Support are not really big issues. I didn't care about/need them and neither will you.
 
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By Rabid
On 9th December 2003
Version: 1

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One word to describe this VSTi – Fun. It may not fill musical needs, but it does demonstrate the imagination of some programmers. Considering this was an early VSTi they did an excellent job of blending a simple sound engine with visual feedback. And hey, some people run it few an effects chain and get different, interesting leads. If you don’t have it, download it. I just wish they made a polyphony version, the Delay Lama Choir.

Don't pay attentioin to my ratings on this one. Just rate it "fun".

Robert
 
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By ukelele
On 29th October 2003
Version: 1.0

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This synth is close to unusable... There are other synths like the Virsyn Cube that can play much better vocal synths, but that's not the point with this one. It's just friggin' funny to play with:)

If you want a novelty between your VSTi's, get this little singing monk right now! You won't regret it and probably spend 2+ hours just fooling around...
 
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By paul minot
On 8th July 2003
Version: 1.0

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I don't know if I will ever use this in a piece of music, but it is a WONDERFUL toy. When I show off my collection of VSTi's to non-musicians, THIS one is the hit--especially with children. And, truth be known, the child in me loves to play with it when I'm not engaged in more constructive pursuits.
 
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By warbug
On 1st December 2002
Version: 1.1

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extremely imaginative synth, i love the GUI. it would be great if more synths had a GUI that was animated in some way. this synth is a "one trick pony" all the way BUT it is very good at what it does.....emulates monks singing. i have never used this in a song yet but i still keep it around just becase it is so fun to play with. never had any problems with it crashing.

used in cubase 5.0
p4 @ 1.5GHz 512 rambus
throught a MUTO828
 
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Delay Lama makes your computer sound and look like a singing Tibetan monk. Delay Lama is the first software synthesizer that features both vocal synthesis and a real-time 3D animated interface, which dynamically reacts to musical gestures from the user. To control the pitch and vowel sound (ooh-ow-ah-ayh-eeh), either a MIDI keyboard with pitchbender, or the built-in XY-controller can be used. For an extra mystical effect, Delay Lama has a simple stereo delay.... [more]

 
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