I had the same problem and ended up buying them all. I mean : all...
Well, not the Eric Whitacre one, the price is really too high. And not the shi|ty ones, such as Ariasounds.
In the end, I really love using the 8Dio ones (Insolidus and Lacrimosa are soooo good), I think Soundiron Olympus does not work well in the mix, and Storm Choirs are among my favourites. Fluffy Audio is my biggest deception so far, I never managed to use it anywhere. I also use Oceania by Performance Samples all the time, but it's a very specific library (think of the time you're about to learn a new word in Skyrim). Genesis Children Choir is great but won't give that epic sound, I use it to give a dreamy Danny Elfman sound. EastWest HC is a good compromise indeed, the sound is quite enjoyable (and you can make the choir sing exactly what you want), but the engine always cries for more RAM.
If I had to do it all from scratch, I think I'd buy 8dio Requiem, Storm Choirs and EastWest HC first. You can cover everything with those three. If I had to choose only one, it would be between Requiem and Hollywood Choirs. Not that these are the very best, but you can do everything with them and they are really lovable. Just my opinion.
Kontakt Choirs: Soundiron Olympus vs 8Dio Requiem Pro vs Fluffy Audio Dominus vs Any Others?
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Kontakt Choirs: Soundiron Olympus vs 8Dio Requiem Pro vs Fluffy Audio Dominus vs Any Others?
2017-11-27T15:53:41+00:00
Hi everybody,
I'm aiming to buy a full Orchestral Choir (for Kontakt 5) in the next few weeks, and was wondering which ones you have used, which ones you'd recommend and which ones you're also lusting after!
Here are the three highly regarded libraries that I've been checking out, but feel free to suggest any others that you like:
https://soundiron.com/collections/choirs/products/olympus-symphonic-choir
https://8dio.com/instrument/requiem-professional/
https://fluffyaudio.com/shop/dominuschoir/
I might be able to pick one of them up at a sales price around Christmas / New Year, but at full price, Fluffy Audio's Dominus Choir is a fair bit cheaper than either Olympus or Requiem Professional.
Another consideration for me is that 8Dio;s Requiem Pro is a fair bit smaller in terms of GB requirements on my HDD compared to Dominus, and certainly compared to Olympus.
Although I don't make a lot of choral / orchestral music, I'd like a decent library that can last me about 10 years or so without replacement. To my mind, these three all fit the bill (and they may even be updated in the future etc).
TBH, sound wise I prefer Requiem Pro.
But Dominus certainly sounds lovely too, Fluffy Audio are a decent company who seem to fly under the radar (and I have a couple of their other libraries) and it is about 30% cheaper!
Lastly, I have bought and enjoy using Realivox's ''The Ladies'' very much. But I just want an additional 'big choir' sound too.
Any thoughts much appreciated.
Cheers,
DW
dark water
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- 18 posts since 31 Dec, 2019
Hi
Thanks a lot for your answer very helpful
It helps reflection;
In the end, I did not buy Eric Whitcare, which nevertheless appealed to me a lot;
But it is true that it seems too expensive...
I will listen to the demos and tutorials from the banks that you elected.
Thank you very much and a very happy musical year to you!
All the best.
Thanks a lot for your answer very helpful
It helps reflection;
In the end, I did not buy Eric Whitcare, which nevertheless appealed to me a lot;
But it is true that it seems too expensive...
I will listen to the demos and tutorials from the banks that you elected.
Thank you very much and a very happy musical year to you!
All the best.
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