Thanks, everyone for watching and the kind comments. @PluginGuru has published an official Unified Epic Choir library that you can download here: bit.ly/Unified_Originals_EpicChoir Enjoy!

I always wonder what Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, etc. could have done with this stuff :)

@rodterrell304

5 ай бұрын

Better than what we are doing with it. What happened to new composers?

@MrTugwit

5 ай бұрын

@@rodterrell304 I suspect it's a lack of imagination. But there are guys like Ennio Morricone and John Williams 😃

I forgot to mention this... For $29 one would be crazy to pass this up and yes, one could get by with just this choir library for most of their compositions.

@tertiaryobjective

Жыл бұрын

It is such a huge "bang for buck" deal, for the price of a decent dinner, you too can conduct a choir.

There's little doubt...The human voice is the most beautiful of all instruments.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Thanks so much for watching.

Instant purchase after listening to this video for 3 seconds. Excellent playing, sir!

@PraiseTracks

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@PraiseTracks

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, these Originals pack such a punch at a great price.

The moment I saw the announcement, I immediately thought "I NEED to see what Simeon can do with this" :) You've become my favourite at showcasing sample libraries! Maybe I'm just a sucker for choirs but this may be the most promising originals library yet... and it's a whole new recording! There exist plenty of formidable choir sample libraries out there, this one obviously will not stack to much bigger and deeper ones of course, but something on this level of quality and versatility at this price range... I think it's unprecedent.

Truly amazing what quality Spitfire offers for such a great price!!

Wow. Your videos are so interesting and full of joy and excitement. It always gives me musical inspiration. Thank you so much!

@PraiseTracks

11 ай бұрын

My pleasure, I am so glad you are enjoying the channel. Thanks so much for watching.

Fantastic video as always. Where else can you get a thorough review AND stunning music at the same time? And have you lost weight, Simeon?? Looking fantastic, sir.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Richard, why yes, I have been working on improving my health working on counting those calories 🤓 It is not easy but I have the online program Good Measure that gives me a personal dietician/coach who has been very helpful. I am so grateful for your kind support and encouragement p, it is such a blessing. Now where are those brownies????😂😂😂😂😂 Joyfully!🎹

Already purchased and installed. Almost 3 GB. Every byte worth it!

When you started the movie voice over piece at 9:13 w the "mm" vowel it reminded me of the beginning of adoramos te by Palestrina. Very nice review 👍

Wow, at times your playing reminded me of one of those György Ligeti choral works from '2001: A Space Odyssey'. (That's a fabulous library for $29, btw!)

Always enjoy watching your videos - spreading passion and joy with great music there! :)

What a beautifully recorded choir! 😍

Such a wonderful library and affordable!! I bought this when it was released and have a playdate with it this weekend 😁 Thank you for your beautiful journey through this library!

It is pure delight to see the excitement on your face.

Great video. Saw this drop the other day. Spitfire's own walkthrough was OK, but you expanded on it beautifully. Incredible plugin once again from the Originals series.

Thanks, Simeon, always a pleasure spending time with you. Great enthusiasm and appreciation of beauty.

These reviews are so detailed! Thank you!

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Owen. I do sometimes fall into the occasional rabbit hole but that is the fun of taking these adventures together. Thanks so much for watching. Joyfully!🎹

You are such a great player. Great chord choices for coral work. Many thanks.

your little song was awesome :)

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael, I never know what might happen during these adventures.

I love this video, but I also just love your voice and passion lol - it's almost like meditation, but i'm also learning something :)

Majestic Magic my friend. Majestic Magic. :)

You play very well. Also, your way of reviewing Spitfire products, made me buy more than I originally intended 😂

Just bought it. I can barely play, but I`m going up that learning curve in the hope of producing something a fraction as good as yours. Stunning playing, clear and concise review. Truly Inspiring. Thank you.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the curve 🤓 We are all on it at some point and it is an amazing and sometimes frustrating journey, but it is oh so worth it when you start to hear things out loud that you had only previously heard inside the orchestra inside your head. Thanks so much for watching. More joyful journeys ahead.

Beautiful chords Simeon

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

I never met a trItone I didn’t like 😎Thanks so much for watching, I appreciate the kind support. Joyfully!🎹

I wish I had just an ounce of your talent... Got som Vangelis vibes when you played with the layered instruments at the end. Great video as always. Thanks to your videos I have recently bought several Originals instruments. Spitfire should give you some bonus for great advertisement :)

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

That is so kind. A lifetime of experiences and moments seem to pour through these livestreams. The sounds are like keys that unlock compartments that are stored in that vast vault of musical notes, phrases, and themes, I am grateful for the opportunity to share with you. Thanks for watching, and it would be fine with me for you to drop Spitfire a note 🤓 Joyfully! 🎹

Nice demo. Thanks!

@PraiseTracks

7 ай бұрын

My pleasure and thank you for being a channel member, your support means a lot. Joyfully Yours!🤓🎹

I had to use a stereo imager to reduce stereo field of the bass ahs because my guitars were panned hard left/right and they were both burying the other. Otherwise, it's amazing!!! Can't wait to use it more...

Sounds great and your demo is superb as usual. I saw someone write in a comment that if you want appear to randomise the shorts when programming, write some notes in with zero velocity so it cycles onto the next sample.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

That is a good tip. I also like that Spitfire gave an option to use key switches as well to select them. Now what would be cool is to set up some type of arpegiator that could restrict itself to that keyswitch range and set it to randomize???? Now the wheels are turning 😎 Thanks so much for watching and the kind support. Joyfully!🎹

Super-helpful video, Simeon! You convinced me to buy the Epic Choirs library, and I'll almost certainly get Unify! (I'll get it eventually, am just putting it off for now until I master some of the basics of what I've already got :D)

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed watching. Unify is indeed a great tool, watching John’s Saturday Unify livestreams is like a clinic in patch programming and sound design. Your last comment is something that is inevitable for all of us. There is such a diverse amount of sounds and tools that it is hard to keep up with. There are times where I pick a library and try and use it by itself on an arrangement to help impose limitations that force you to dive in to discover the capabilities. Thanks again for the kind words. Joyfully!🎹

Unify, that I found through your amazing work is truly inspiring. Spitfire is changing the way I’m now working as a guitar based composer and the ambient, ethereal things that are coming out are a far cry from anything I’ve ever recorded before as I begin to bring it all together. That special sauce, spitfire adds to all their libraries is one plug in I’d truly love to have, as a go to, so as to match their sampled sounds, adding it to my own creations. There we go an Originals - Epic Sauce across your entire mix and until then, I’m working toward that, with lots of help from Universal Audio, Izotope, good mics, a new D28, which just sings and, a few valves in between, etc, whilst practicing my piano chords, as creative juices flow. You’re a beautiful soul and player Simeon and every time you go ‘Ohhhh ya’ I’m usually going ‘ohhh yeah’ too, at this end, as you add these patches together. Even though my fingers won’t match your skill set, these tools are becoming ever more like the sounds I can almost hear in head so as you say, just keep on goin’ 👍❤️🙏

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Andy, that is so kind, thank you so much for watching. Joyfully! 🎹

Simon.. you are a delightful person and a pleasure to watch! Great video! $29 never sounded so good. Cheers, Bob Gallo

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Bob, that is so kind, I am grateful to have the opportunity to share my Joyful Journeys with you. Thanks for coming along. Joyfully! 🎹

with east-west symphonic choir with a wordbuilder i have all the choir i need,there are enough choir libraries that have aahs,mms and oohs but very few have a choir that can sing,east-west for choir and realitone's blue or ladies for single female voice that can sing naturally,these cost more,but then you have everything you need

It sounds an absolute beauty, I'm really tempted to get it, even though I probably wouldn't do it justice 😂

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Don’t sell yourself short. I think that each musician will bring part of themselves to each library. It is discovering what speaks uniquely to you and how you can use each instrument to help realize your ideas. Thanks so much for watching. Joyfully!🎹

Instant purchase.

I purchased this and like it but was hoping the soprano's would be separate as well so it would be higher

Hi Simeon. What a fantastic video! Thoroughly enjoyed this. I have just purcased the Epic Choir and like you say, for £29.00 (I am in the UK) it is worth every penny! Thanks.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Graham, thanks so much for the support. Joyfully!🎹

Thank you Siméon ! I liked Homay démo but Your walk through is really better and beautiful

Simeon...The Wizard of Aahs...

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary, these are so good, I really enjoyed exploring these.

Woo! Just got it for $17.

I just finished my second song using this VST, first was 'Moonshot' now we have 'Station' check them out if you like space music.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

That’s great, I would love to take a listen. Thanks so much for sharing. Joyfully! 🎹

@spyderp8ntball7

Жыл бұрын

Me too, where can I hear it?

@tertiaryobjective

Жыл бұрын

@@spyderp8ntball7 kzread.info/dash/bejne/gplpwbaGf7bRnag.html

Quite enlightening, Simeon--and I see that it's already Unify'd, which makes Epic Choir even more flexible What I find of particular interest is your analysis of how the Ethereal mic & Tightness control affect the sound

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, John sent me an email about 19 minutes into the stream and I did not see it until after. He has done a fantastic job Unifying this, some very useful way of blending the multiple sections. i am going to add the official Unified Epic Choir file download to the description.

@chrisroyer

Жыл бұрын

What does ‘unified’ mean here?

I'm still on the fence with this one because of the other choirs I have...but then again I have a $10 discount I can use so it seens like a no brainer and I do like what spitfire does

What a great Vst! Better than any Sample imo. For 30 bucks it's a steal I think and thanks for the Video. :)

Very nice!! Can multiple instances of this plug-in be instantiated in the DAW, or is only one instance allowed per DAW?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Joseph, yes, you can layer as many instances as your system can handle ;^) UNIFY has been a fantastic tool I use to create massive layers with Spitfire's instruments. The only limitation is your imagination and computer specs. Thanks for watching. Joyfully!🎹

I'm supposed to be saving up for Black Friday deals. But I had to get this one! LOL.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Let’s Go!!!! 😎 Yes, it is a great value and a a super lightweight library to get that choir texture very quickly. Thanks my friend, it is always good to see you. Joyfully! 🎹

@dafingaz

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks Thank you too!

All well and good. Thank you. But how about some practical info on how to use this library? For example, how do I switch instruments (Tenor Short vs Soprano long, like that) using MIDI/Keyswitches/whatever? Thanks!

@PraiseTracks

4 ай бұрын

William, with the ORIGINALS series, key switches are not normally provided, as they are more focused libraries. With Epic Choir there are only ensembles, Female (Soprano and Alto), and Male (Tenor and Basses). I hope that helps. Thanks for watching.

@PraiseTracks

4 ай бұрын

Aha! Epic Choir does feature keyswitches for the syllables preset, this way you can use the keyswitch to trigger the different syllables instead of them just being random. Here is where I feature that in the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKJlpMamlbG4pZM.htmlsi=bb8wBAf2lV9Esmgi&t=471

Wish they had this before I bought Eric W. Nothing wrong with the library I bought but I don't use 10% of its capacity

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, EWC is massive. Epic Choirs is a nice compliment however. I actually thought this might have been an Originals derivative of Eric’s library. Thanks for watching. Joyfully!🎹

@ThatAdamGuy

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Was literally just thinking the same thing. Curious to know if you've still bought or plan to buy this Originals library; I'm unsure if it offers enough that's different from EWC.

@xdomm951

Жыл бұрын

@@ThatAdamGuy I don’t think I’ll buy this. I gotta stop buying Spitfire plug-ins, sending me broke! Last count I’ve got 21 of them.

@ThatAdamGuy

Жыл бұрын

@@xdomm951 HA! I hear you on that. I ended up buying it, but for the foreseeable future I plan to buy only $49 and cheaper libraries because there are just so many great inexpensive and free libraries. For instance, have you checked out the Norrland trumpet (donationware)? It's absolutely amazing!

Wonderful, thanks!Just bought this, but can't convince the preset to change, it keeps reverting to 'ahh'! Are there any good sites for troubleshooting?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Mary, that is odd, have you tried double clicking one of the presets? Spitfire’s tech support is very responsive, if this continues, I would reach out to them. BTW, what DAW are you using as the host? Thanks for watching and keep me posted. Joyfully! 🎹

Where are you getting the Chord detection that shows up in the overlay (with the Chord's you're playing)? I don't have any plugin like that.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

It is an application called MIDIculous from Gospel Musicians. It is a great learning and practicing tool as you can slow down sections to learn a new arrangement. I have a link in the description for more information. Thanks again for watching. Joyfully!🎹

@jesussaddle

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks Ah, I recall seeing a marketing thing for that. It looks pretty helpful.

do you think this is worth getting if if already planning on getting eric whitacre chior

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

I think this is different from Eric Whitaker because of the different approaches and the size of the ensemble. It is definitely a great compliment to the other Spitfire libraries recorded at AIR and a great value. Thanks so much for watching. Joyfully!🎹

@doublehelix3952

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps get Epic Choir first (given its affordable price point); then, after you have wrung EC out to the max, you'll have more experience in writing for choir/voice and be able to use Eric Whitacre even more effectively (and who knows? You might find that you don't even need the 165GB EWC)

I just bought it. Sounds great. Fantasy Voices sounds nice as well but too expensive for me.

Not sure what keyboard you are using... I have NI Komplete keyboard... will it work on this?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Hello Algis, I have a Studiologic SL88:Grand but like any keyboard it only serves as the MIDI input source. This title from Spitfire is NKS compatible so it will definitely work with your NI KOMPLETE keyboard so you should not have any issues. Thanks for watching.

hello teacher, one question, between synchron vienna choirs and this one from spitfire, which one do you like more? which one sounds better? I'm looking for a good library of choirs to do lord of the rings type composition.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

So, for me the Spitfire Choir is one that can get you up and running fairly quickly and comes in a more manageable price point. With the VSL Choir, you will get more flexibility as far as mic perspectives and the ability to have separate sections, so it can be a little more detailed. You might find this video helpful where I go into more detail on the VSL Choirs and Voices. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hqx32rSrYdibgbQ.html

@electedmusic7685

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks Yes, I have seen your video of vsl vienna choirs, they sound very good, but it seems that I did not hear epic voices, right? It seems that male voices sound more epic, right? or does vsl also sound epic?

@electedmusic7685

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks Which would you choose for Lord of the Rings style, or Bear McCreary's Rings of Power?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

I will have to check it out. Have you seen CHORUS from Audio Imperia, this is yet another approach. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKpsxrKdlK-0ccY.html

Simeon, have you successfully managed to get the short staccato syllables to work from within Unify? Mine keeps repeating the same syllable!!! I can get it to work outside of unify perfectly hosting the Originals VST2 directly within a DAW, but the moment I place it into Unify it just keeps repeating the same sample - very frustrating!!! Hopefully either Spitfire or Pluginguru will come up with a fix soon.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Glen, I will have to check that out here. Stay tuned! 📺

@GlenJDiamond

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks The fix is to change the Transport Layer in Unify to "Manual start/stop" then all of the beautiful syllable round robins can be heard.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

@ sorry for my late response. I am so glad that yo ufound the solution, thanks so much for sharing. Joyfully! 🎹

What keyboards do you use?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

I am currently using a Studiologic SL88: Grand which is amazing! Thanks for watching.

@VincentVegardSvart

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks and the fader wich command the plugin?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the Studiologic MIXFACE. It is a very flexible DAW and MIDI controller.

Simeon-- can you recommend a top of the line Choir Library that can build real words for creating real choir lyrics and not just prebuilt multi vowel/consonant textures.....Surely there has to be a AI top-of-the-line choir with custom word builder

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

That is a hard one, but I think some of the East West choir collections can do that, you might want to give them a look. I also know that sone of Realtone solo voice titles features word building. Thanks for watching.

@gypsyfolklore

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks I've never been a fan of East West company---- even though they are an "old fart company that's been around from the ole days". This is so very interesting that there is no FLAGSHIP powerhouse Choir VST product that is the established leader of the pack that can create custom lyrics----I'd pay $800 or more for the King of the Industry for a powerhouse choir that specializes in custom lyrics with advanced AI and interactive algorithyms. All the vowel and mixed vowel choir libraries do nothing for me without the ability to have real lyrics,.

@wisesonitier

Жыл бұрын

Hey, have you heard about choir: omnia from native instrument

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it was created by Strezov Sampling for Native Instruments. It has been difficult for me to establish a relationship with Native, so I have been asking viewers to send them an email, or tag them on various social media to let them know you would enjoy seeing their libraries featured in the channel. Thanks for watching.

What controller are you using, please?

@PraiseTracks

4 ай бұрын

In this video I am using the Studiologic SL88: Grand along with their MIXFACE MIDI control surface

@PraiseTracks

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching.

@lonepiper

4 ай бұрын

​Ow did you get the chord name/description to show?

@PraiseTracks

4 ай бұрын

I am using the MIDICULOUS 4 Pro application from Gospel Musicians. It allows me to float the chord and keyboard display which I can then capture as sources inside of OBS Studio for recordings and livestreams. There is a link near the bottom of the video description with more information.

Can you play the full range? I mean can you put the basses and sopranos at the same time?

@PraiseTracks

6 ай бұрын

I will have to take a quick look, but I think you are asking can you combine the basses and sopranos in the same patch so you can play the sections together, correct? One things I love to do with libraries, especially Originals is create multiple instances and create a larger combination. I do this using Unify which makes this so easy.

@PraiseTracks

6 ай бұрын

I just pulled Epic Choir up for a quick refresh, and the Sopranos and Altos have their own presets, and the Tenors and Basses have their own separate presets, as I suspected. This means that combining them can be done, you would just have to use multiple instances of Epic Choirs as I mentioned earlier by using UNIFY or linking MIDI tracks together as I sometimes do during livestreams.

@randyzeroth4098

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm going to look into getting Unify, sounds really useful. I appreciate your recommendation.

@PraiseTracks

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks again for watching.

@WinItReigns

5 ай бұрын

Simeon! Can you make a video using your 5 favorite spitfire librariez🎉 Do something like you do😊 Happy Christmas man

Video doesn't have sound and don't know if is my error?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Sound is working here, thanks for watching. Joyfully!🎹

@tomaspalazzi

Жыл бұрын

@@PraiseTracks weird, still not sound, but checking the stream video. Cheers

@Chaotic_Enigma

Жыл бұрын

I've got sound on my end too

Its a great sound, but short in range. High Ab isn't high enough, as evidenced at 2:15 and 5:40, where it didn't play the high As and Bbs. It ruins it for me sadly - unless there is a way to increase the range (altos don't need a low Eb after all...) The same is true for the Tenor/Bass patch which also stops at Ab (eg around 8:43)

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I feel that I run out of range a lot ;^) There might be a hack or workaround, possibly inside of UNIFY that might allow the extension of the actual range. Stay tuned!

I apologize in advance for being a nOOb but does this work in/with Kontakt? Thank you in advance to whomever responds.

@Seafox0011

Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t need Kontakt as it runs as a standalone VST/AU using Spitfire’s own GUI. The same as all of Spitfires free Labs virtual instruments. You have to use Spitfire’s separate standalone installer/ library manager app to download and install.

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Seafox.

@dresdensinn6669

Жыл бұрын

@@Seafox0011 Ok. So this will work as a standalone plugin in my DAW (Cakewalk) and I can use my NI M32 Midi Controller?

@PraiseTracks

Жыл бұрын

Dresden, the Spitfire Player does not have a standalone version, but it is a VST plugin that you can use inside of Cakewalk as I was doing during the livestream. Thanks for watching and please always feel free to ask questions, I love to help when I can, and we also have a fantastic group here that is also very helpful. Joyfully!🎹

I wanna be bestfriends with Simeon