Publisher: Strezov Sampling
Website: Strezov Sampling
Format: KONTAKT
Version: 5.7.1 Player&Full+
Quality: 24bit 48kHz stereo
Description: Our most popular product just got more sophisticated! A 20-piece chamber choir recorded with three microphone positions at the Sofia Studio Sofia (in the same room where we recorded our Afflatus and Next Gen choral series). All-new recordings ported to the powerful Syllabuilder engine, giving you the greatest possible control over syllables, morphing, word creation and polyphonic true legato. Why Storm Choir? It was inevitable that after the success of our Next Gen choir series (Wotan, Freyja, Arva, Rhodope 2) we had to update Storm Choir (our most popular choir library) to match the rest of our choir libraries and have the same features. So we re-recorded everything, but this time with slightly larger ensembles – 10 singers per section (male/female) for syllables and 6 singers per section for legato. Again, we remembered the same idea – to sing with exaggerated vibrato, loudly and in general – very loudly. We re-recorded all 24 syllables of Storm Choir 2 in three dynamic layers controlled by the Modwheel (CC #1). THE PERFORMANCE PATCH – EPIC SOUNDING RESULTS WITHIN SECONDS! Something the original Storm Choir excelled at was accessibility and getting epic sounding choir lines in seconds. For Storm Choir Ultimate, we took the original concept and expanded it with the Performance Patch. This patch allows you to perform your choral parts on the fly thanks to custom recording editing to make them as reproducible as possible while maintaining their natural and unprocessed tone. Choose between different displays of the male and female section to further enhance the playing experience and tailor the result to the needs of your track. We created this patch so it allows you to choose between playing the choir pre-arranged in octaves, divided into separate sections, or taking into account natural overlapping ranges. Our Velocity Dynamic Influencer allows you to determine the volume of individual notes of chords by velocity, making it easier than ever to highlight specific notes within a chord, while Modwheel CC1 still controls the transition between natural dynamic layers. The combination of both greatly improves the expression you can get from normal keyboard performance.
Patch list: [*] 20-part chamber choir (Syllabuilder patches), 12-part chamber choir (legato)
[*] Molto Vibrato Slavic tone, unsurpassed dynamics and performance
[*] Three microphone positions (Close, Decca and Hall) – recorded at Sofia Studio Sofia
[*] True Polyphonic Legato samples for women and men
[*] 24 different syllables available through an intuitive phrase
[*] Recorded with near mic ribbon system (Coles x3 and Royer x2) for “darker” sound, Neumann M150 for Decca wood, DPA4006 for wide outriggers
What is inside :
SYLLABUILDER ENGINE 3.5 [*] When it comes to virtual choirs, there are two main approaches: Phrasebulding (legacy Storm Choir series) and Wordbuilding (legacy Rhodope series). Storm Choir Ultimate combines the simplicity and example of phrasing notation with advanced word building editing features, just like our Next Gen choir libraries do. It allows you to get amazing audio results within seconds, as well as create and create new content samples with just a few clicks (merge multiple syllables together, save them as presets, jump between vowels, combine staccato and maintain together, etc.). ).
[*] All samples have their natural attacks. However, if you want to tighten them up, the Syllabuilder Engine allows you to set individual attack, release, volume, and offset values for each field independently. Something completely new and greatly missed in all phraseology choir libraries.
[*] You can also create full choir patterns in the GUI, or connect different syllables and modify them to add movement to your choir arrangements. Save and load full lyric presets to quickly dive into a real song or enhance your setting with predefined quick words.
THE MOST FLUID POLYPHONIC TRUE LEGATO [*] Like our other libraries, Storm Choir Ultimate also has true legato patches that can be played polyphonically without problems and without complicated additional requirements – you just play the music that’s in your head and you don’t have to worry about anything else. In addition, our Syllabuilder engine has Agile legato, which gives you the ability to strip the initial consonants of syllables and perform them like legato, again polyphonically. Our intelligent voice prompts allow you to write polyphony in just one patch. In other words: hold a chord with your left hand, play a melody with your right hand, and it’s all connected with legato transitions. This powerful feature is controlled by the most common of all MIDI controllers, the sustain pedal.
BREATHTAKING SOLOISTS [*] After we released Storm Choir 2, many of our users requested that key players be available as patches for soloists – that’s why we chose those with the most unique voices and included them in the library – in total 8 soloists with a limited number of syllables (12 instead of 24) that you can use on its own or as a library “overlay” – think of it as a “first chair” library for singers.
THUNDEROUS EFFECTS, WHISPERS AND SHOUTS [*] The library also has a dedicated FX section that features whispers (in two speakers – soft whispers and “theatrical” whispers), screams, clusters (multiple dynamics, ranges and vowels) and traditional risers and fall. Whispers and screams are included in the Syllabuilder patch, which gives you the ability to jump between syllables, connect them, and create new words, patterns, and effects really quickly.
INCLUDES CHOIR MIDI FILES AND PRESETS FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS THE PROPHECY MOCKUP [*] We have often been asked in the past if our choirs could create a Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Being huge fans of the series, the original score has inspired us to create choir libraries in the past, and the same with this one. So we decided to include the chorus midi files for the movie layout of The Prophecy from The Fellowship of the Ring movie. Presets are included in the library download.
