Creating a realistic-sounding choir

7 Feb 2012, 15:49

I have a Fantom X and have given it multiple tries, but cannot seem to create a choir that is even quasi-realistic. Does anyone know of any tutorials for this or have any advice on what I can do? I have a decent handle on how to create a patch from the ground up, but I just know nothing about how to combine waveforms (not to mention tweak all the parameters and what not) to get what I want. Any help is appreciated!

~ mh777

Re: Creating a realistic-sounding choir

7 Feb 2012, 17:05

I don't think you're going to get any more realistic than what is offered in the presets (which is not very realistic). The base waveforms in the Fantom are very limited.

For some reason, going back to the original FA76, all the way up to the FG, Roland have never had good choir sounds :( Korg has them whipped in this category, even the cheapest Korg usually has some good big choir sounds. I'd suggest looking for a sample library / VST to fill the gap.

Rick

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Re: Creating a realistic-sounding choir

7 Feb 2012, 19:07

Thanks for the reply!!! I figured this was going to be the case, but I wanted to make sure. =/ Do you have any suggestions or personal preferences as far as those libraries/VSTs go?

~ mh777

Re: Creating a realistic-sounding choir

8 Feb 2012, 16:48

The Orchestra card (SRX-06) has some lovely choirs.

Andy