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Ursollin · Post by **Ursollin** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:11 am

Hey everyone!

I'm trying to create what I think you would call a "celestial choir" or "heavenly voice" synthy sound; it seems like the kind of thing Diva would be good at. The closest I can get is using the "MM Choir in the Clouds" preset and even that doesn't get me close enough for me to hone in on the sound

Please see the opening of this song for what I'm looking for:

HunterKiller · Post by **HunterKiller** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 5:36 am

Lol at the name. But you could get this done better with Zebra.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:51 am

That sound sounds like a bandpassed mellotron with some deep reverb to me...

Agreed, this is better suited to Zebra.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:49 pm

I wouldn't start trying to do that sound in Diva... I'd go for Zebra

However, if I were going to use Diva (recreating existing sounds is not something I'm particularly good at), I'd use the Digital Osc and the Uhbie Filter and some post processing.

Ursollin · Post by **Ursollin** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 7:52 pm

Thanks for all the replies

Man, I was worried I'd get such answers, but not horribly surprised. I've kinda been considering Zebra for a few different reasons anyway...

How is Zebra's learning curve compared to Diva's?

core · Post by **core** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:56 pm

Zebra has a bit of a learning curve for sure, but it's well worth investing some time to learn.

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:31 pm

EvilDragon wrote:That sound sounds like a bandpassed mellotron with some deep reverb to me...

Agreed, this is better suited to Zebra.

Or maybe a set of mellotron samples, a bandpass filter, and some reverb.

brick · Post by **brick** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:48 pm

Like the first sound here ? :

Best using the digital oscillator' noise oscillator with high q settings . Set stack to 2 or 3 , use octaves +1 / +2 or or octaves & sevenths . Dont set to to exact 12/24 .

KingTuck · Post by **KingTuck** » Tue May 03, 2016 7:13 pm

Ursollin wrote:Thanks for all the replies

Man, I was worried I'd get such answers, but not horribly surprised. I've kinda been considering Zebra for a few different reasons anyway...

How is Zebra's learning curve compared to Diva's?

FYI That although Zebra could probably do this, you can probably pull off a comparable sound in another synth too. What synths do you have? I'd recommend posting this example and what synths you have in the Sound Design subforum and asking for advice there.

If you are interested in picking up Zebra though, have at it. It's a phenomenal synth product, but I can't in good conscience say you've gotta have it to make this sound when that may not be the case. But again, I'll plug and vouch for Zebra.

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Diva - How to create a "celestial choir" ?