Spitfire Audio Originals Epic Choir

$29.00

Originals Epic Choir by Spitfire Audio is an expansive virtual choir library featuring a 50-piece ensemble recorded at Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios – the home of blockbuster scores. With three bespoke microphone signals and split sections for Sopranos & Altos and Tenors & Bass, it delivers a stunning range of articulations including classic shorts, longs, and unique vowel blending textures.

Description

50 voices, recorded at AIR Studios — the home of blockbuster scores.

Originals Epic Choir brings together the power of a 50-piece ensemble captured at the legendary Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios. This library features three carefully crafted microphone signals – Close, Tree, and Ethereal – and is divided into two sections (Sopranos & Altos, and Tenors & Bass) that offer identical, high-quality articulations. From classic short and long notes to innovative ‘episodic’ vowel blending textures and short staccato syllables alternating between vowel sounds, this collection provides composers with a versatile, cinematic choral palette.

All the power and beauty of the human voice at your fingertips… Our largest choir recorded to date, this highly anticipated library features 50 of London’s finest singers, recorded in two sections (Sopranos & Altos/Tenors & Basses). Available in our easy-to-use plugin, Epic Choir offers instant inspiration for film and TV scoring — featuring various shorts, longs, as well as vowel-blending ‘episodic’ textures, inspired by gothic and mediaeval chanting. Offering a huge dynamic range, seamlessly shift between hauntingly quiet to raucously powerful and sublime. 12 distinctive articulations. Three signals (Close, Tree, Ethereal). The treated ‘Ethereal’ signal, made using a range of post-production FX, adds texture, brightness and width, while preserving the organic feel of the vocals. Explore the endless potential of the human voice.

What's included

Signals (3)

Close - Valve spot mics summed together for a direct and upfront image of the string ensemble.

Tree - A decca tree microphone array, giving a spacious and enveloping sound.

Ethereal - A treated signal (saturation, reverb, EQ) which adds texture, brightness and width to the vocals, while retaining an organic feel

Presets (12)

Sopranos & Altos: Long Ahh — A long sustained note, sung on the vowel sound “ahh”

Sopranos & Altos: Long Mmm — A long sustained note, hummed on the consonant “mmm”

Sopranos & Altos: Episodic Combo 1 — A long episodically changing sustained note, blending between a combination of different vowel sounds, for a textural and shifting sound

Sopranos & Altos: Episodic Combo 2 — A long episodically changing sustained note, blending between a combination of different vowel sounds, for a textural and shifting sound

Sopranos & Altos: Short Staccato Syllables — A short, sharp sound, sung on one of up to seven different syllabic sounds

Sopranos & Altos: Short Staccato Syllables (keyswitch) — A short, sharp sound, sung on one of up to seven different syllabic sounds, with keyswitch functionality to change between specific syllables

Tenors & Basses: Long Ahh — A long sustained note, sung on the vowel sound “ahh”

Tenors & Basses: Long Mmm — A long sustained note, hummed on the consonant “mmm”

Tenors & Basses: Episodic Combo 1 — A long episodically changing sustained note, blending between a combination of different vowel sounds, for a textural and shifting sound

Tenors & Basses: Episodic Combo 2 — A long episodically changing sustained note, blending between a combination of different vowel sounds, for a textural and shifting sound

Tenors & Basses: Short Staccato Syllables — A short, sharp sound, sung on one of up to seven different syllabic sounds

Tenors & Basses: Short Staccato Syllables (keyswitch) — A short, sharp sound, sung on one of up to seven different syllabic sounds, with keyswitch functionality to change between specific syllables

Controls (3)

Reverb — A realistic Hall-style impulse response

Release — A release trigger which only applies to long patches

Tightness — This cuts further into the note to make it tighter and only applies to short patches

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PRODUCT SUMMARY

50-Piece Ensemble: A powerful choir recorded at Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios, the heart of blockbuster scoring.
Three Bespoke Signals: Choose from Close, Tree, and Ethereal mic perspectives for versatile spatial imaging.
Dual Section Design: Split into Sopranos & Altos and Tenors & Bass, each offering identical, expressive articulations.
Diverse Articulations: Includes classic shorts and longs, plus unique ‘episodic’ vowel blending textures and short staccato syllables with alternating vowel sounds.