Well...if you want anything that's even anywhere CLOSE to realism when it comes to vocals in the year 2006, and probably this decade for that matter, samples are pretty much your only choice (short of hiring real singers of course). I mean, the state of the art of vocal synthesis is represented by Vocaloidbenjamind wrote:Lovely. But alas, it's sample based. And on many of the music tracks I can hear subtlies that would never let me forget that I'm listening to samples. Still, it's a great package for composers who want to spice up their mixes with choir vocals.
I still stick to my hard and fast rules - if it's an instrument that is supposed to create realistic representation of a real acoustic object (like vocals, sax, woodwinds, brass, bowed strings, guitars, etc) and it's based on the playback of static samples then the answer is NO...I will NOT buy it. That rule applies to this, and yes it does sound cool, but as for all things based on playback of static samples, it lacks the fluid transitions that most listeners are going to expect.
A couple of exceptions to this rule are Garritan's new Solo Violin and the upcoming Solo Cello. Yes they are sample-based but the harmonic alignment technology applied to the samples is phenomenal since it allows smooth transitions and dynamics that make it sound like you're hearing the real deal. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between tracks created with these instruments from the real deal and that's not a joke. The same thing applies to the upcoming synth from Arwa, where the special analysis of samples is used to recreate the sound of real acoustic instruments since this data is used by a special synthesis technology to resynthesise the sound with fluid transition and dynamics. Yes, in both these cases the sound is ultimately based on samples, but it's the processing and the end result that makes all the difference. These two cases are NOT your typical run-of-the-mill static sample playback that today's musicians are so quickly getting sick and tired of. These are totally different technologies and much, much, much more faithful to the real acoustic instruments.
, and I really doubt most listeners (ANY listeners really) would consider that more "faithful to the real thing"...fluid transitions notwithstanding... 
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When I started reading your post I was just thinking in my head "wonder if hes heard Garritans solo instruments"benjamind wrote:Lovely. But alas, it's sample based. And on many of the music tracks I can hear subtlies that would never let me forget that I'm listening to samples. Still, it's a great package for composers who want to spice up their mixes with choir vocals.
I still stick to my hard and fast rules - if it's an instrument that is supposed to create realistic representation of a real acoustic object (like vocals, sax, woodwinds, brass, bowed strings, guitars, etc) and it's based on the playback of static samples then the answer is NO...I will NOT buy it. That rule applies to this, and yes it does sound cool, but as for all things based on playback of static samples, it lacks the fluid transitions that most listeners are going to expect.
A couple of exceptions to this rule are Garritan's new Solo Violin and the upcoming Solo Cello. Yes they are sample-based but the harmonic alignment technology applied to the samples is phenomenal since it allows smooth transitions and dynamics that make it sound like you're hearing the real deal. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference between tracks created with these instruments from the real deal and that's not a joke. The same thing applies to the upcoming synth from Arwa, where the special analysis of samples is used to recreate the sound of real acoustic instruments since this data is used by a special synthesis technology to resynthesise the sound with fluid transition and dynamics. Yes, in both these cases the sound is ultimately based on samples, but it's the processing and the end result that makes all the difference. These two cases are NOT your typical run-of-the-mill static sample playback that today's musicians are so quickly getting sick and tired of. These are totally different technologies and much, much, much more faithful to the real acoustic instruments.
would be nice if more libraries picked up the technology.judging from the demos, I like voices of the apocalypse moreCompyfox wrote:GIGA Sampler and "Voices of the Apocalypse" maybe.
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