Soundiron Voices of Rapture: The Tenor

Voice of Rapture: The Tenor, the next in our series of pristine solo vocal sampling libraries, is designed as a companion to Soundiron's Voice of Rapture: The Soprano library.

Recorded with Tenor virtuoso Brian Thorsett, the library captures the classic, powerful operatic Tenor sound through a wide range of playable chromatic content and emotionally charged melodic phrases.

From a belting, bombastic fortissimo sound to a gentle and soft pianissimo, The Tenor provides creative freedom, power, and flexibility - making it the best solo Tenor vocal library in the world.

Recorded in a warm studio environment with multiple mic types, each articulation has been carefully programmed into our powerful performance system.

This virtual solo voice instrument brings together superior programming, brilliant performances, unrivaled sonic quality, and living, breathing soul into an unprecedented solo vocal solution.

Contents

We captured 3 True Legato sustain types, with 'Ah' (piano), 'Ah' (forte), and 'Oo' (piano) vowels, using the full-sustain method for the highest level of quality and realism.

The system allows you to choose infinite/natural sustain modes, with release samples, 3-voice polyphonic support, and transition shaping.

The library includes standard Ah, Ee, Eh, Mm, Oh and Oo pure vowel sustains, with some vibrato and non-vibrato variants.

You'll also find 25 staccato syllables with precision note shaping and instant syllable switching.

There are a dozen sustaining chromatic Latin chants, each with phrase-synchronized legato and instant word switching. All chromatic content spans a playable key range of over 2 octaves.

The Phrase section includes 1358 improvised melodic phrases at 80 and 100 bpm, with automatic real-time tempo-synching or time-stretching modes.

Phrases are included in the root keys of A#, C, D, E, F#, and G#.

Brian sings in a variety of modes and styles, with comprehensive vowel, traditional Latin, French, and humming categories.

And of course, there are plenty of effects and performance elements to choose from, including whispers, breaths, and more, as well as a deep selection of sound-designed ambiences, drones, atmospheres, pads, and FX instruments.

We’ve also included our comprehensive FX Rack panel, with multi-effects, compression, EQ, amp/speaker simulation, and convolution reverb - featuring dozens of our most popular custom rooms, halls, chambers, cathedrals, and unique FX impulses.

Features

• 2 mic positions (cardioid & condenser) w/independent volume and panning
• Ah (f, w/vibrato), Ah (p), and Oo (p, no vibrato) natural true legato vowels with infinite sustain
• 25 Staccatos
• Ah, Ee, Eh, Mm, Oh and Oo vowel sustains non-vibrato (piano)
• Ah, Ee, Eh, Oh and Oo vowel sustains w/vibrato (forte)
• 12 full-range Latin Polysustain chants w/releases & tempo-synching/time-stretching
• French, Latin, and pure Vowel melodic phrases in the keys of A - G, with pitch transposition, instant pattern sequencing, legato blending, tempo-synching/time-stretching, shaping, and more
• Phrase sequencer allows for per-slot phrase start and end markers for unlimited flexibility
• Humming melodic phrases with pitch transposition, instant pattern sequencing, legato blending, tempo-synching/time-stretching, shaping, and more
• Whispers, Breaths, Warm-ups, and other vocal effects
• Tons of bonus vocal Ambiences, Atmospheres, Tuned Pads, and other custom melodic instruments crafted directly from Nichole's voice
• Swell control allows real-time dynamic performance shaping
• Full Multi-FX rack panel with Chorus, Compression, Distortion, Amp and Cab simulation, EQ, Delay, and Reverb
• Our Reverb rack unit includes 25 unique creative FX convolutions and 45 excellent live rooms, studios, chambers, cathedrals, halls, and other real-world environments, with flexible tone, size, and mix controls
• Fully automatable, with customizable key switch and GUI controls
• Convenient real-time visual wave-form display in every preset

Kontakt Format

This library is designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.1 or later. Kontakt is an industry-standard advanced virtual instrument software platform. You can view screenshots of this library's custom graphical user interface in the image gallery above. This library is packed with features to provide you with a wide range of sound-shaping parameter controls, each one totally automation-ready in your host environment or Kontakt's stand-alone mode.

This is a standard Kontakt open-format library, so the free Kontakt Player does not fully support it and can only run it in a limited "demo mode". However, the sample directories are unlocked so you can use them in other wav-compatible software, sampler, and synth formats. The special Libraries tab doesn't support this open-format Kontakt library, but you can use the standard File browser tab and import this library into the Kontakt Quickload window for easy loading and navigation.