Thinking about getting a choir libary. I really love the sound of an epic choir, but the only thing I got at my disposal are the patches in Sampletank 2. A couple of them are decent, but only for padding purposes. I would love to get some latin chants, or just chants in general, or stacatto style singing in addition to "pad" choirs. Considering Symphony of Voices or Symphony of Choirs. Both are super expensive, but I would grudgingly spend money on them, because they DO sound good. Have also heard about Voices of the Apocalypse, but I can't seem to find a non-Giga version. I'm wondering if there are others that are worth considering.
Does anyone have experience with these products? I mainly want a choir for "epic" film type stuff. Whatever options I have will probably be expensive, so I want to do as much research as possible to get the best one for me.
What choir libary to get
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- KVRAF
- 2973 posts since 18 Oct, 2004
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- KVRian
- 1469 posts since 18 Sep, 2004 from Suffolk, UK
Take a look/listen to Giovani and Diva from Bela D Media...
http://www.beladmedia.com/products-main.htm
http://www.beladmedia.com/products-main.htm
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- KVRer
- 6 posts since 13 Mar, 2005
I own Diva, Voices of the Apocalypse, and Symphonic Choirs (East west).
Without a doubt, though they are all good, Symphonic Choirs is the one I use most. All the patches sound beautiful, and you can choose from three mic positions for each. The inclusion of patches for full church choir, childrens choir, or your own mixture of the included soprano, alto, tenor, and bass (both male or female) really make this collection the kind you can use for any project.
Diva (Bela D Media) is excellent, but limited only to female vocals. Voices of the Apocalypse was quite frankly a waste of money; nice recordings, but very limited selection of samples, especially when you consider it costs the same as Symphonic Choirs.
The word builder in Symphonic Choirs allows you to input words and phrases which the choir will sing when you play back via your midi keyboard. This utility does take time to master, but East West have a forum dedicated to users of this.
Hope this helps
spuddy
Without a doubt, though they are all good, Symphonic Choirs is the one I use most. All the patches sound beautiful, and you can choose from three mic positions for each. The inclusion of patches for full church choir, childrens choir, or your own mixture of the included soprano, alto, tenor, and bass (both male or female) really make this collection the kind you can use for any project.
Diva (Bela D Media) is excellent, but limited only to female vocals. Voices of the Apocalypse was quite frankly a waste of money; nice recordings, but very limited selection of samples, especially when you consider it costs the same as Symphonic Choirs.
The word builder in Symphonic Choirs allows you to input words and phrases which the choir will sing when you play back via your midi keyboard. This utility does take time to master, but East West have a forum dedicated to users of this.
Hope this helps
spuddy