8Dio Productions Released The New Forgotten Voices: Cait For Kontakt 5

June 19, 2018 Synth Anatomy Preset & Sample Libraries, Sample Libraries 0

The Forgotten Voices By 8Dio Productions is an updated version with new features of the formerly available virtual instrument “Vocals of Cait McWhir” for Kontakt 5.

In recent months, 8Dio Production has not only designed the sound content for the new Dave Smith Instruments Prophet X Synthesizer, but also developed new sample libraries. With the Forgotten Voices, the developer announced today not a complete new product but a major update for the Vocals of Cait McWair sample library with many new advanced features in a new Kontakt interface.

Overview

The New Cait is constructed from over a thousand different vocal phrases covering over 15 hours of recorded material. The phrases are divided into a variety of categories varying from some of the oldest songs known to man from the ancient Sanskrit chants to free improvisational phrases. The library has specific patches such as Balkan, Lullaby, Sanskrit Chants, Witch Chants and so forth. In addition, some phrases in the library were recorded 2-3 times, which allows for a more broad type of vocal sound by layering the same phrase two or three times.

The programming allows you to sculpt- and morph phrases by adjusting the mod-wheel and pitch bender. The mod-wheel controls the sample starting point, so users can trigger off-set anywhere they want in the phrases. The pitch bender allows you to time-stretch/compress the phrase. Special key-switching also allows you to adjust to root pitch of all phrases in a patch by up to +/- 3 semitones. The combination between sample off-set control, root pitch control and time-stretch/compression allows users to seamlessly morph different phrases together, which brings endless possibilities for creating new phrases.

In addition, Cait contains a bonus set of over 40 unique vocal ambiences made by Steven Tavaglione (Instrumentalist and Sound Designer; Wall-E, American Beauty, CSI, Supernatural and 100s other movies/shows/games). All the ambiences are made from Cait source material, so they seamlessly blend with her voice and are amazing for instant scoring.