Choir Sound?

[evildead2002]

Hi all, just a general question!

Ive always loved a specific type of "choir" sound thats used sometimes. It's not quite like the mellotron choir although that is amazing in itself. A good example is here https://youtu.be/Zbs9mlfEulw
There's a lot going on but it sounds mostly like analog mixed with digital but there's a choir layer too.
Would this be something that's always sampled/vst or is it possible to actually mould one out of analog/digital?
I'm a bit lost with things like this as you can see lol.

Cheers!

[ItsMeOnly]

Hi all, just a general question!

Ive always loved a specific type of "choir" sound thats used sometimes. It's not quite like the mellotron choir although that is amazing in itself.

The example you provided isn't even a choir. That's pulse wave filtered, with heavy vibrato, a bit of chorus and too much reverb

[evildead2002]

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The example you provided isn't even a choir. That's pulse wave filtered, with heavy vibrato, a bit of chorus and too much reverb[/quote]

Easy! I did say Choir sound not an exact choir sample, I'm aware it being made from Analog synths that's why I asked because i'm intrigued. To me it reminds me of a choir. Thank you for your help.

[stickman393]

The example you provided isn't even a choir. That's pulse wave filtered, with heavy vibrato, a bit of chorus and too much reverb

Sorry for butting in but I just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me to develop a beautiful fairlight/polysix choir patch on my Novation PEAK.

A patch a day.... keeps the blues away.

[evildead2002]

Sorry for butting in but I just wanted to say thanks for inspiring me to develop a beautiful fairlight/polysix choir patch on my Novation PEAK.

A patch a day.... keeps the blues away.

That's great and also a synth I haven't looked into yet, it looks amazing i'll have a listen.
I know they are different beasts but do you think the DSI Rev2 is really different to the Peak?
So far the PEAK is sounding a touch more Juno 60 to me, maybe lol.

[stickman393]

I know they are different beasts but do you think the DSI Rev2 is really different to the Peak?
So far the PEAK is sounding a touch more Juno 60 to me, maybe lol.

Alas I have no experience of the DSI Rev2.
The PEAK definitely nails the Juno sound if you want it to, but it is so much more than that. IMO.

[alan partridge]

Sounds a lot like something like this :

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.. then layered with a polysynth, either analog or hybrid, or digital emulating an analog, all heavily processed with software effects, and possibly some hardware ones too.

[knolan]

It could be the Korg Symphony modulereleased around the same time as the M1. It had a small selection of not very good sounds on it -but it's choir sound was quite good and adaptable. Vangelis used it to excellent effect in 1492 Conquest of Paradise and one or two other albums of that era (not the main choir in the major themes - that's real choir)- but choir sounds in other instrumental pieces. This sounds quite similar.

Or - related - it could be a choir sound on a Korg O1W because the very last sound on the pieces sounds like one of the presets from the O1W.

just guesses.

[evildead2002]

Sounds a lot like something like this :

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.. then layered with a polysynth, either analog or hybrid, or digital emulating an analog, all heavily processed with software effects, and possibly some hardware ones too.

Sorry I was never notified about your post, thank you so much! Anything like that is helpful plus i'm looking more at VST synths now. Cheers!

[meatballfulton]

It could be the Korg Symphony module released around the same time as the M1. It had a small selection of not very good sounds on it -but it's choir sound was quite good and adaptable.

Used to own a Symphony and the choir sound is still one of my favorites, even though by today's standards it's a low quality sample. It just sounds good.

[pflosi]

My favorite synth to build up your own choir sounds from scratch is the V-Synth. Sample yourself and some buddies and you will have a nice library soon