Voices of Opera
Voices of Opera
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Eastwest
Voices of Opera
EASTWEST is proud to announce the release of VOICES OF OPERA, a brand-new virtual instrument featuring the sensational vocals of soprano LARISA MARTINEZ (Andrea Bocelli) and tenor CARLTON MOE (Phantom of the Opera). VOICES OF OPERA is perfect for any composer looking to add a pristine operatic sound, and fits in perfectly with EastWest’s recent slate of award-winning vocal products HOLLYWOOD CHOIRS, VOICES OF THE EMPIRE, and VOICES OF SOUL.
LARISA MARTINEZ has established a strong and unique presence in the classical performance world. She’s currently performing with opera titan Andrea Bocelli as his principal soprano on his world tour. She is a winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition PR district 2016, where she also received the Angel Ramos Foundation Award and Audience Prize. She earned raved reviews as Musetta in Loft Opera’s critically acclaimed production of La Bohéme and for her other leading roles in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Rossini’s Adina, Floyd’s Susannah, and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor.
Carlton Moe
Heralded by the New York Times as an “ardent tenor,” CARLTON MOE is currently performing as Ubaldo Piangi in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, the longest running show on Broadway. His opera credits include Lakmé (Gerald), I Capuletti e I Montecchi (Tebaldo), The Mother of Us All (John Adams), Ernest Bloch’s Macbeth (Malcolm), and Roméo et Juliette (Tybalt). He has also performed as a soloist in major works such as Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mozart’s Requiem, and Handel’s Messiah.
PRISTINE RECORDING TECHNIQUES
The same pristine recording techniques that make all 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 Studios, our world famous recording studios known for producing more Grammy nominations than any other studio in the world.
FEATURES
VOICES OF OPERA is a 40 GB collection of 229 multi-sampled vocal instruments across various categories, including:
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.
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Brand
Eastwest Sounds
Extra Information
System Requirements
Below are the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for using VOICES OF OPERA on your computer. Please see the Play User 6 Manual for a complete list of the Hardware and Software Requirements for installing and running any Play Library.
- 40GB free hard disc space.
MAC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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MAC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
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PC RECOMMENDED SYSTEM
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Please 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.
EASTWEST PLAY Host/Sequencer Compatibility Matrix
Tested DAW | Mac OS 10.9 – 10.12.3 | WIN XP (32-bit) |
WIN XP (64-bit) |
WIN 10, 8, 7, Vista (32-bit) |
WIN 10, 8, 7, Vista (64-bit) |
Required Version |
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Standalone | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | |
Ableton Live | YES | YES | YES | YES1 | 6.07 or higher | |
Cubase/Nuendo | YES2 | YES | YES3 | YES | YES3 | 6 or higher |
FL Studio | YES | YES | YES | YES | 7 or higher | |
GarageBand | YES | 3 or higher | ||||
Logic | YES4 | 7.2 or higher | ||||
Digital Performer | YES4 | YES | YES | 6.02 or higher | ||
Pro Tools5 | YES | YES | YES | 7.4 to 10 | ||
Pro Tools 11 or higher5 | YES | YES | YES6 | 11 or higher | ||
Sibelius | YES7 | YES | YES | 6 or higher8 | ||
Sonar | YES | YES | YES | YES | 6.2 or higher | |
VE Pro | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | 4.0.54 or higher |
Studio One | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | 2 or higher |
Reaper | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | 3 or higher |
1: Play 5 (and above) is compatible with all 64-bit hosts that use VST, AU, or AAX plugins. Use Play 4 for 32-bit hosts.
2: Mac OS 10.7 or newer is required.
3: Cubase/Nuendo 4.1 or later are required as 64-bit hosts.
4: WordBuilder is not supported in Logic 7 or lower, and DAE (RTAS in Digital Performer and Logic) is not supported at this time.
5: Ethernet control surfaces are not officially supported (ex: C24).
6: Windows 7 or 8 Home Premium Supported. Pro Tools HD 11 does not support Windows 8.
7: Sibelius 6.0.3 or higher is required to run in Mac OS 7.
8: Sibelius 6.2 is required to run in Mac OS 10.9 (Mavericks).
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