BBO Choirs includes the complete sample content of the previously available BBO Packs Ganymede (Choirs) and Ymir (Children’s Choir) in one easily accessible package. It places a universe of choral expression at your fingertips – from intimate textures to awe-inspiring massed voices.
The Precision Presets discussed in this document are what you already know if you own other VSL libraries. As opposed to our new Flow Presets, they allow you to explore the depths of the library, adjusting and tweaking parameters as you see fit. Here you can also create presets of your own and adapt them to your workflow.
There are three types of Precision Preset: In “VelXF sus - MOD” presets, velocity crossfading is activated for long notes, so that marcato intensity is controlled with the Modwheel (MIDI CC 1). In “VelXF – MOD”, it is activated in general, and in “Velocity” presets, keystroke velocity controls marcato intensity.
The main Preset contains all four ensembles – 48 singers in all – in differently grouped mappings as well as separately. Apart from the Tutti Effects, all the mappings' articulations are concurrent.
In the Tutti mappings, the full choir sings on all notes in octaves. These have a limited range: Tutti from C3–D5, Tutti Effects according to articulation.
The Male/Female mappings feature the male singers on C2–C4, and the female singers on C#4–D6.
Choir stacked also ranges from C2–D6, but has the four voices stacked and crossfaded. Because each voice is mapped to its entire range without transposition, this is especially useful for quick layouts, making it easy later to transfer voicings written for this mapping to the individual choir ensembles.
The voices are mapped according to their natural range:
Soprano C4–D6
Alto E3–E5
Tenor C3–C5
Bass C2–C4
Section Keyswitches: C1–G1
Articulation Keyswitches: C7–G7
Short notes, sustain, espressivo, legato, soft swell, sforzato, short and long swell.
Section: C1–G1
Articulation: C7–G7
Major and minor chords, cluster A and B, cluster glissandi, cluster building, and shouts.
Range: C4–D5 (except specials below)
Articulation: C7–F#7
Mapping Cluster Glissandi
- Range: C4–D5 (white keys)
Mapping Cluster building
- Range: C3–F6 (white keys)
Mapping Shouts
- Range: C4–A5 (white keys)
This preset features a children’s choir with articulations on the vowels “AA” and “UU” as well as a humming (“MM”) patch. The vowels are sung pure as well as preceded by the consonants “B”, “L”, and “N”, and there are also stacked combinations of “Mm” and the two vowels.
Range: G3–A#5.
Vowel: C1/D1/E1 – AA/UU/MM.
Articulation: C2/D2 – Long/Legato
Consonant: F2–C2 (white keys only)
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