'Cory Friesenhan: Vocal Sessions' from Black Octopus is a remarkable collection of top quality vocal samples from skilled vocalist and undiscovered Canadian gem, Cory Friesenhan. This pack is a diverse and powerful collection of songs with well-thought-out and meaningful lyrics that are ready to be used in high calibre productions.
Cory is a singer/songwriter with a huge depth of talent and style which is clearly stamped on this sample pack.
All vocal samples are royalty-free so you can use them in your own commercial productions. The pack totals over 1 GB, with over 540 WAV files.
The pack is divided into the following sections:
Songs:
Twelve masterfully crafted songs, ranging from soft and melodic to hard and driving, utilising Cory's wide range of vocal styles. The variety included in this pack makes it an excellent tool for producers of all genres such as House, Dubstep, Chillstep, Trance, Pop, Progressive, and more.
Many of the songs contain multiple parts, alternate takes, double trackings, harmonies and extras so you can really find your own sound within the pack. All songs are labelled with the original key they were recorded to and will stretch to a wide range of tempos while still sounding musical.
Loops:
Gated loops and mutated vocal textures, great for filling in beat loops and adding interesting rhythmic vocal bits into your songs.
Swells:
Epic choir like swells containing minor, major, fifth, and single note crescendos. Great for building intensity and helping transitions.
Tones:
Over 230 vowel recordings spanning 2.5 octaves including both straight tone and falsetto on the higher pitches. Tones were recorded at vowels "Ooh", "Ohh", "Ahh", "Ehh", "Eee", and humming "Mmm". Choir-like presets for Directwave and Kontakt have been added as a bonus.
These tones are great for sound design and for creating interesting vocal soundscapes. All of the vocal swell samples have been created using these tones.
Vocal FX:
Reverse tones and vocal breaths, great for transitioning. Throw some rhythmic gates or sidechain on top these for some great results.
Xtras:
Over 100 MB worth of extra runs and vocal licks, all labelled with the key they were recorded to. These are great tools to fill in breaks and perfect for sections of songs where an extra vocal element is desired. These are also excellent for stretching, gating, and chopping up.
Vocal loops are mainly at 135 BPM and embedded with tempo information so they will stretch to other tempos such as 128 BPM and 140 BPM with ease.
All samples included are dry so you can add your own effects to taste.
Please Note:
Only the vocal recordings are included in this sample pack. A typed lyric sheet is also included.