EastWest Voices of Opera Operatic Vocal Instrument [Virtual]

VOICES OF OPERA from EASTWEST is a virtual instrument featuring the vocals of soprano Larisa Martinez (of Andrea Bocelli's world tour), and tenor CARLTON MOE (Phantom of the Opera). VOICES OF OPERA is designed for any composer looking to add a pristine operatic sound, and fits in with EastWest's recent slate of award-winning vocal products HOLLYWOOD CHOIRS, VOICES OF THE EMPIRE, and VOICES OF SOUL. From the most awarded producers in the sounds industry, Doug Rodgers and Nick Phoenix, VOICES OF OPERA is now available for purchase or as an addition to subscribers of ComposerCloud (sold separately).

Benefit from the powerful voices carefully crafted together in this DAW. Larisa Martines is renowned as a strong and unique presence in the classical performance world. A winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition PR district, she has also received accolades via the Angel Ramos Foundation Award and Audience Prize. Acclaimed as having the voice of an angel, Martinez talents combine with ardent tenor Carlton Moe. Most notably hailed in his performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera, his incredibly rich tone has allowed for a magnificent career. When the two blend in the recordings of VOICES OF OPERA, the result is unsurpassed and truly a labor of love users can enjoy.

The same pristine recording techniques that make all of EASTWEST products sound so rich and detailed went into the recording of Voices of Opera. Choose between multiple mic positions including Close, Rear, and Room. The close mic is a Telefunken 251 that gives you intense attention to detail. For the duet phrases, an additional Neuman U67 was used to fully capture the sound of both singers. The Rear includes a pair of vintage Coles 4038s that give off more warmth and space of the room. The Room mix includes a Decca tree made up of M50s and outriggers with a pair of AKG C12s, replicating the mic set-up of a classical stage. These are all vintage tube microphones that you cannot get your hands on anymore. All recordings were made at EastWest recording studios known for producing more Grammy nominations than any other studio in the world.

Features

• Sustain: 10 vocal instruments for both Soprano and Tenor consisting of single syllable vowels - Ah, Ee, Eh, Oh, Oo
• Staccato: 32 vocal instruments with a variety of short, single syllables. For Soprano: Bra, Cher, Ci, Don, Fa, Goh, Joh, Ki, Kom, Lu, Na, Oo, Prey, Ra, Te, Toh, Voh. For Tenor: Bra, Cher, Ci, Don, Fa, Goh, Joh, Ki, Kon, Lu, Na, Oo, Prey, Te, Toh, Voh.
• Legato: 4 vocal instruments that playback true legato intervals up to an octave in either direction when playing in a legato fashion (connected notes) and a sustain sample layer when playing in a non-legato fashion (separation between notes). For both Soprano and Tenor, there is Ah Legato and Oh Legato.
• Combo: 8 vocal instruments that combine multiple articulations into a single instrument and use either the Mod Wheel or Round Robin programming techniques to determine how each play back. These include Sustain MOD, Legato MOD, and Staccato Combo RR.
• Words: 42 vocal instruments with performances of specific Italian words mapped chromatically across the keyboard. For both Soprano and Tenor, these include:
  • Addio, Amore, Bravissimo, Cara, Caro, Cielo, Dolore, Donna, Ella, Fiore, Fortuna, Forza, Gloria, Insieme, Mai, Morte, Nobilta, Potere, Sacro, Signore, Vincero.
• Phrases: 36 full phrases and 84 sub-phrases from popular opera arias from the works of Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Rossini, Bizet and more. There are 43 phrases and sub-phrases for Soprano, 40 phrases and sub-phrases for Tenor, and 37 Duet phrases and sub-phrases. Phrases were recorded in a few different transpositions, with each mapped to their respective root not positions that enable their use in a variety of key signatures. Sub-phrases, which are separate parts that make up a full phrase, can be switched using the Mod Wheel and are also mapped to their respective root note positions.
• Keyswitch: 9 instruments that combine multiple articulations into a single instrument and uses keyswitches to activate the desired articulation.

Specifications

• System Requirements:
  • 40GB free hard disc space
• MAC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.7GHz or higher
  • 8GB RAM
  • Mac OSX 10.7 or later
  • 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
• PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
  • Intel Core 2 Duo, or AMD Dual Core 2.7GHz or higher
  • 8GB RAM
  • Windows 7 or later
  • Sound card with ASIO drivers
  • 7200 RPM or faster (non energy saving) hard drive for sample streaming
• MAC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM:
  • Mac Pro (current model with round enclosure) or above
  • 16GB RAM or more
  • Mac OSX 10.7 or later
  • SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming
• PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM:
  • Intel Xeon E5 (or equivalent) running at a minimum of 2.7 GHz (or above)
  • 16GB RAM or more
  • 64-bit Windows/Host Sequencer
  • Sound card with ASIO drivers
  • SSD (Solid State Drive) for sample streaming
• NOTE: The 32-bit stand-alone and plug-in components are no longer installed because PLAY 5 and later does not support 32-bit Operating Systems or DAWs.

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