The choir instruments include men’s choir, women’s choir and mixed ensembles. As described by the developers – this is an “extensive collection of inspiring orchestral and choral textures, advanced articulations and dynamic gestures relating to the paradigm of time.” This is a unique orchestral library that has some really great choir-based instruments. If you want some vocal-based content with a ton of control for some crazy processing, as well as access to a robust collection of manipulated orchestral sounds, this will fit your needs perfectly. I am a big fan of Sample Logic libraries - they have great sounds and well-conceived interfaces. If you’ve used other Sample Logic instruments like Morphestra, the layout will seem familiar and instantly usable. Although not a dedicated vocal-based instrument, it has several sources listed under the vocal category including choral syllables & articulations, modern church choir and heavily processed choices. Each core has its own step sequencer and effects chain. It allows for four independent sources which can be mixed via the recordable XY pad. This library features the multi-core organization found in other Sample Logic collections. If you are looking to expand your orchestral library collection while adding some realistic choir sounds this would be a great choice. You can also incorporate choir sounds using their amazing “orchestra complete” setting that allows for five sounds, any of which can be independently arpeggiated choir samples. The staccato instrument has a random button that will trigger a different syllable with every note. The instruments also feature selectable syllables and vowels. Choir patches include: Elven choir sustain vowels, female choir staccato and sustain, and male choir staccato and sustain. This is another orchestral library that includes some decent-sounding choir samples as a bonus category. ProjectSAM makes rock-solid libraries and offers amazing genre-specific settings that will inspire you immediately. It could be a great solution if you are looking to build or expand your other collections. What makes this an attractive choice for choir samples is that it comes with so many more instrumental sounds. This category also has instruments that combine choir and orchestral sounds, including some pre-voiced chords. The playable category puts the Elven and Lumina choir instruments at your fingertips to easily lay down harmonies or melodic lines. There are also sweeping glissando and effects settings that can be useful for transitions and textures. The Elven choir in the texture category is particularly nice, and the Elven harmonies instrument adds other instruments including bass synth, creating a rich smooth blanket perfect for pad sounds. Some are pre-orchestrated with other instruments, but others are purely choir samples. This is really a full-featured cinematic set of instruments that includes some really great sounding choir samples.
Solo voices (male, female, what ranges).Here are a few things you might look for when making your purchasing decision based on your particular needs:
Note: all but one of these libraries (Eric Whitacre Choir), will require the full version of Kontakt. What follows is a list of the best collections I’ve come across. You may find some decent and usable choir-based instruments as part of larger orchestral collections or as dedicated libraries. Available libraries range from organic and natural-sounding choirs to heavily processed vocal-based textures. Choir and vocal sounds can evoke a wide array of emotions from heroic & epic to dark & disturbed.