Nigel Mackay Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Are there any VSTs that give you good background vocalists doing "ooh-ooh-wee"? Everything I've found via Google/YouTube seems to be for church music and are not suitable for pop/rock music. Something a bit better than the Choir Oohs and Choir Aahs in TTS-1.
msmcleod Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Xpand2! has the Oooh-ahh and Eee , but I suspect it's a bit too "choiry" for your liking. It's pretty similar to TTS-1 but better quality. You might want to check out https://www.ghosthack.de/ultimate-vocal-library/ which is pretty cheap at €23.99 (listen to the chant demos on the web page) Anything else is in the realms of Kontakt... There's https://www.flstudiomusic.com/2017/01/soundbetter-free-background-vocals.html which is free (so it needs the full version of Kontakt), although to my ears it sounds a bit synthetic. Everything else I've seen is for Kontakt and is in the region of $150 - 200 or so, although 8-DIO does have some vocal instruments on sale sometimes. If you've got Dimension Pro from the SONAR days, the Jacyn Riffs / Lauren Riffs are worth checking out. They're among the best I've heard and very usable. Other than that, I think sample libraries might be the way to go.
msmcleod Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Oh, I totally forgot about this (free!) gem: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/11/12/emvoice-one/ It'll basically sing anything you give it, and sounds WAY better than any virtual vocalist I've heard. The only downside is you need to be online to use it. 2 2
Wibbles Posted January 26, 2020 Posted January 26, 2020 Dimension Pro also has the pop ooh and pop aah samples.
Nigel Mackay Posted January 27, 2020 Author Posted January 27, 2020 @msmcleod XPand2: Still looking at it. GhostHack: Not bad at all. SoundBetter: Freebie finished 1st Jan ?, but is a bit synthetic if you are trying to emulate a pop song as accurately as you can. EmVoiceOne: Seems that if I stick to Oohs and Aahs might be ok. 8Dio are very expensive. @Wibbles Dimension Pro: Will check out. Need to scour YouTube to find a demo of "Vocals", it having so much.
Vernon Barnes Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 The Ladies by Realivox https://realitone.com/products/realivoxladies Not cheap and needs the full version of Kontakt but its streets ahead of anything else I have come across for pop/rock You can create phrases for the available syllables and you can stack up to six different singers so there is a lot of versatility. EastWest's new library "Hollywood Backup up Vocals" had promise but its a bit disappointing in my opinion. It would be cheaper than The Ladies if you don't have Kontakt while the intro offer is on. http://www.soundsonline.com/hollywood-backup-singers
Lynn Wilson Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 5:21 AM, msmcleod said: If you've got Dimension Pro from the SONAR days, the Jacyn Riffs / Lauren Riffs are worth checking out. They're among the best I've heard and very usable. What he said.
Byron Dickens Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 SampleTank has such. East West has some stuff too. I like the Symphonic Choir.
ZincT Posted January 27, 2020 Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 11:21 AM, msmcleod said: You might want to check out https://www.ghosthack.de/ultimate-vocal-library/ which is pretty cheap at €23.99 (listen to the chant demos on the web page) By the way you can get 35% off this price with the coupon code GIFT35. Not sure how long that offer is on for though. 1
Jim Fogle Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 One you may want to investigate is Realivox Ladies by Realitone. There are lite and full versions for Kontakt and the free Kontakt player. At this time holiday pricing still in play.
Vernon Barnes Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 8 hours ago, Jim Fogle said: One you may want to investigate is Realivox Ladies by Realitone. There are lite and full versions for Kontakt and the free Kontakt player. At this time holiday pricing still in play. I had not realised there were versions for Kontakt Player when I made my post yesterday. That really makes at a more attractive option for some one without the full Kontakt.
ZincT Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 11:26 AM, msmcleod said: Oh, I totally forgot about this (free!) gem: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2019/11/12/emvoice-one/ It'll basically sing anything you give it, and sounds WAY better than any virtual vocalist I've heard. The only downside is you need to be online to use it. Wow! That is very impressive and easy to use. I have used Alter/Ego (Plogue) before but this is miles ahead in terms of realism. Do you know if they ever have sales on the full version?
msmcleod Posted January 28, 2020 Posted January 28, 2020 31 minutes ago, ZincT said: Wow! That is very impressive and easy to use. I have used Alter/Ego (Plogue) before but this is miles ahead in terms of realism. Do you know if they ever have sales on the full version? I'm not sure to be honest. I was dead impressed by the quality, but put off by the requirement for it to be always online, so I uninstalled it. I actually prefer the way Alter/Ego works as it feels more integrated with the DAW rather than having its own PRV. I'm not a big fan of PRV editing - I'd rather just play it. 1
Jim Fogle Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 @Vernon Barnes, I apologize for repeating your suggestion. In my zeal to post a response I did not look hard enough at the prior suggestions and overlooked your response. My apologies for stepping on your toes. I'm am glad that I provided additional information you were not aware of.
Max Arwood Posted February 1, 2020 Posted February 1, 2020 Thanks for Emvoice-one. I wish the price wasn’t so high! I guess I could get a few more notes with some pitch software. I it is weird about the internet connection/cloud based stuff. I will say it sounds really good. Thanks for a great thread.
Nigel Mackay Posted February 22, 2020 Author Posted February 22, 2020 Don't know why I missed it before, but VST4Free has NST Choirs from bcvsts. Nice light vocals.
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