This topic has come up here in the past. This is a very difficult sound to synthesize with a traditional subtractive polysynth unless you are using some sort of sample based synth. My advice? Sample or use a vintage divide down unit.
Please tell us what type of synthesizer you are using. Wavetable and FM synthesis can create choir vocals very well, but analog subtractive synthesis is not nearly as successful.
Arturia Pigments, Monomachine DOUBLEDRAW engine, DSI Evolver are very good at choir vocals
I try with my Virus Snow on wich I have lot of waves, and specialy formant ones. But I d’ont find the sound I have in mind, near from the choirs without being to muddy. I have not the attack I want (slow ones are easy but the short ones are not satisfying) the sound globaly is too synth voices not enough clear, too muddy has I said. Maybe I d’ont have the right startpoint to begin my design. Or maybe I d’ont use the right fx or fx chain.
I’m a bit loosed in my poor design skills. So I just try here, cause google didn’t help me a lot. Lot of theory but so little teaching with the knobs.
But yes I did’nt try my Evolver.
But first, I try with my Virus cause i’m sure he can. So deep in design capability.
An array of formant filters or additive synthesis (such as NI Razor) could probably get close. But I agree to use samples and a starting point and process them is the best way.
Sorry but I can’t listen to the sound you propose.
I’m glad that you, with your known talent for sound design, would try to help me. Very please of that
Thanks for the link, that makes me dream and confirm that samples are certainly the best path to reach my aim. Sole problem, I don’t have computer no more since years…
I also tried to imitate the sound of Requiem before, and I made wavetables of the chorus part of this song. The morphing sound of the wavetable was not good, but putting each wavetables in the sampler and shifting the fine tune extremely made it fairly well made.
The Nord Wave has some very good choir sounds (sample-based as I recall, maybe mixed with wavetables) to use as a starting point too, though unfortunately I no longer have access to one to investigate further.
Kimura taro, it is very nice to share your work. Marvelous .
I try this toonight with my OT and give return as soon as possible.
I’m very touched by this.
During this week-end, i have try a lot of things with OT and the requiem wavs you gave me. Their are extracted from the exact song I was thinking of. So a good starting point. It remind me when I had the Monomachine in which I tested a lot of wav.
But it’s not a success. I don’t get near from the initial aim.
Obviously, I’m not a good sound designer yet.
But good news, I learn a lot on type of sounds I can have with OT and fx. It makes me better.
I gonna give another try next week-end and if I don’t reach my point, i’ll throw this choirs idea and go for another type of sound. My work must progress.
The best result have been obtain with my Virus, but it is far from my goal.
Nevermind, I learn a lot and will think about other path to obtain the right sound for my production.
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