There are also ‘ah’ and ‘oh’ patches designated as Legato we need to be clear about what is meant here, as developers don’t yet seem to agree on the definition of ‘true legato’ which, when applicable to the human voice, implies forced monophonic behaviour with smooth, portamento pitch transitions from note to note.
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Additionally, ‘ah’ sustains have Vib ff and Epic variations the difference seems to be that the Epic patch uses CC1 to crossfade between Vib ff and mf non-vib layers. Staccato patches are included for ‘ah’, ‘ee’, ‘eh’, ‘oh’ and ‘oo’ - these utilise two round robins. With a couple of exceptions, these are all sung without vibrato, and have a lovely clear sound the modwheel crossfades through three dynamic layers ranging from a whisper quiet mp through mf to a rip-roaring ff. Checking out the vowels first, we find patches for sustained ‘aa’, ‘ah’, ‘ee’, ‘eh’, ‘eu’, ‘ih’, ‘oh’, ‘oo’ and ‘uh’. Inside each of those are three folders: Consonants, Vowels and WB Multi. The Play Browser presents two root folders: Men’s Choir and Women’s Choir. Basics Firstīefore we get into the tricky (and fun) business of word-building, we should look at what else HWC offers.
Also, HWC features version 2 of the WB engine, which has undergone a number of improvements since Symphonic Choirs (see the ‘ WordBuilder 2 Enhancements’ box). The range of each section covers basses and tenors for the men, and altos and sopranos for the women, so if you wish to write discrete SATB parts that take counterpoint and individual dynamics into consideration, it’s perfectly possible using four instances of Play - two for the women and two for the men. Whereas Symphonic Choirs featured separate SATB and Boys sections, HWC focuses on two sections: men’s and women’s, each loading as WB Multis into their own instance of Play. The library was subsequently reworked to run in the Play engine, with WB integrated directly into Play. HWC is EastWest’s third foray into the word-building field their first WordBuilder (WB) engine was introduced in 2005 with EWQL Symphonic Choirs, originally running as an add-on application alongside NI’s Kompakt engine. Hopefully none of those singers who toiled faithfully to create Symphonic Choirs are reading this! Round Three Hollywood Choirs (HWC) falls into the former category, and features brand new recordings with, the makers say, better singers than their previous Symphonic Choirs library. Both approaches are valid and can, with a fair wind, give a real sense of animation and emotional intensity where static ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ vowels on their own just don’t cut the mustard. In researching this review, I was surprised at just how many there are, each with their own particular twist on the subject (see the ‘ Alternatives’ box).īroadly speaking, they fall into two categories: those with ‘word builders’ that allow you to type in any words and (hopefully) have the choir sing them with some degree of intelligibility and those that employ some sort of scripting to chain together pre-recorded syllables, whole words or tempo-sync’ed phrases, often in Latin, to give the impression of words that may or may not have any real meaning. Given the predominantly orchestral bias of these, it’s no surprise that choirs are in big demand, particularly those that offer some means of verbalising lyrics, be they in Latin, Russian, English or just plain invented gobbledegook. Sample libraries geared towards the epic and cinematic currently seem to be coming at us from all angles. The collapsible panel on the right offers various editing parameters for each loaded part.ĮastWest’s new Hollywood Choirs library combines cinematic gloss with sophisticated word-building tools. Active mics are illuminated on the centre graphic, representing the recording hall. Microphones can be loaded, mixed and purged here.
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