"Soniccouture is very pleased to announce that their Crowdchoir project has been a great success. The 'Crowd-choir' was an idea for a crowd-sourced sampled instrument, partly inspired by the 10cc track 'I'm not in love', which famously featured a vocal pad sound created by painstakingly over- dubbing a single vocal note over and overagain.
The plan was to get hundreds of people all around the world to sing one note each from a 3 octave range - then layer these recordings in a sampler to create a unique vocal sound - a wash of different voices in different rooms in different countries.
Each participant was provided with instructions on how best to record their note - which format, sample rate etc - and a web form by which they could upload the audio file along with their name and email address.
The Results
Over 1000 people contributed in excess of 4000 notes over a 3 month period, a fantastic success. The resulting audio was edited and processed into a truly unique sampler instrument, which you can hear and read more about on the Crowdchoir webpage.
The instrument is available now for £20 / €20 / $25.
( Kontakt / EXS24 / Ableton Live formats )
All profits will be donated to The Red Cross charity"
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