@Jann said:
Well, coming up with a choir library which lives up to the high quality standard of the VSL team that we have grown accustomed to is not an easy undertaking, especially if you want to integrate seamless wordbuilding.
I imagine that especially in the case of wordbuilding that there are certain walls you run into if you want to maintain a sampling purist approach.
With that in mind I wondered about the new feature in Kontakt 4, Authentic Expression Technology, which allows for seamless morphing. If it truly works as advertized this may just be the kind of technology which will enable seamless wordbuilding.
I don't know if the VSL team has given some consideration to incorporating other additional technologies that will complement the sampling approach? If it does not change the character of the sound in a negative way and it yields more convincing results (especially in the case of wordbuilding), then using additional techologies to the sampling approach might be worth some consideration.
But then again I'm not standing in the shoes of the team working on the choir library, so, it's just a thought. Any input from VSL?
I'm sure that the VSL team is considering anything and everything. The non release of the choir leads me to hope that it won't just end up being the same sort of pathetic attempt that other developers have delivered. It needs to be a step up from that.
Regarding the morphing technology, I wouldn't hold your breath for acoustic instruments. I think it will be very complicated and in order to work properly will need to offer the same amount of control as something like Samplemodeling's The Trumpet. But sounding better, of course. [;)]
DG