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Augmented VOICES
Acoustic instruments reinvented
Augmented VOICES uniquely fuses detailed vocal samples with modern synthesis engines for an intuitive software instrument that equips producers with a comprehensive palette of pristine, intimate, and commanding voice sounds for modern production.
Hybrid voice engine
Your own organic-synthetic ensemble.
Augmented VOICES takes you beyond conventional choir sounds and familiar one-shots to discover entirely new vocal dimensions for contemporary music production. Whether you’re looking for evocative human timbres for your composition or hybrid whispered textures for pop mixes, embrace the fusion of sampling and synthesis and find your new go-to voice.
Fresh vocal textures
Augmented VOICES hybrid engine elevates the human voice to new heights. This is no ordinary library of static samples or simulated vowel tones - these voices are altered, enhanced, and augmented into sounds that’ll reignite your musicality.
Layer your own sound
Create whatever kind of choral or vocal sound you seek with Augmented VOICES’ multi-engine architecture. You’ve got 2 layers to play with, each containing 2 sound sources, allowing you to build a fully personalized combo of sampled and synthesized voices.
Realistic to abstract
From epic choir soundscapes to processed vocalizations, Augmented VOICES combines over 50 voice articulations with 4 synth engines and built-in FX for a huge range of modern and abstract vocal sounds for any style.
Morphing power
Seamlessly move between Augmented VOICES’ sound layers and alter multiple sonic elements in unison with the innovative Morph control. Create dramatic and ever-evolving sounds from human to synthetic, light to dark, subtle to explosive.
Transform sound instantly
Augmented VOICES’ controls strike the perfect balance between simplicity and functionality; interact with your sound and create expressive movement in real-time with intuitive macro controls, for refined dynamics and variety without ever leaving the main panel.
Deeper customization
Augmented VOICES is designed as your go-to instrument for immediately inspiring voice sounds - but its advanced panel lets you deep dive when you need to. Massive modulation, arpeggiation, and engine customization awaits.
Morphing: new vocal realities
Unlock the sonic space between real and surreal.
The combination of a beautifully-recorded sample library and 4 powerful synthesis engines already guarantees a fresh and exciting spectrum of sound. But it’s Augmented VOICES’ Morph control that truly unlocks the full potential of this innovative instrument. Navigate near-limitless sonic territory between Layers A and B, and simultaneously tweak up to 8 custom destinations for a sound that evolves with every touch.
Sampling
Enjoy intimate, expressive, powerful vocal sounds with Augmented VOICES’ built-in sample library. Featuring 6 multi-talented vocalists, the library was captured with world-class microphones in a specialized space, ensuring that every vowel and articulation resonates the right way. From rich chamber-style choruses to punchy pop vocals, this library delivers the goods.
Synthesis
Whether you need to embellish your vocal patch with bass-heavy analog, or forge entirely synthetic granular textures, Augmented VOICES’ comes fully equipped with 4 flexible synth engines. Designed by the same teams behind Pigments and V Collection, these are entire instruments within an instrument: Virtual Analog, Granular, Wavetable, and Harmonic.
Multi-Samples Layering
Virtual Analog
Wavetable
Granular
Harmonics
Instant, innovative and inspiring
Go from close-up sampled voices to dense hybrid choir in seconds.
Tap into the most versatile range of vocal sounds and tailor them to suit your style with Augmented VOICES’ approachable, flexible controls, getting you to your sonic destination in as little time as possible.
Move seamlessly between human and synth, create a dense tapestry of layered sound, and tweak up to 8 parameters with a single sweep of Augmented VOICES’ central Morph control. A whole new dimension of authentic and abstract sound within one preset.
Advanced sound design
Total custom control over your chosen voice sound.
Augmented VOICES’ Advanced panel goes beneath its easy-to-use controls for massive customization and sound design flexibility when you need it. From sound sources to complex modulation, it’s all here.
- LAYERS
- MODULATION
- ARPEGGIATOR
- EFFECTS
- MACROS
It all starts with the sound engines. You have access to two layers, each of them containing two engines, for a total of 4 totally customized sound sources. Each sound source can utilize samples or any of the synth engines, and Augmented VOICES’ morphing creates a continuous evolving sound. You can also tap into settings like filter cutoff, sample width, and envelope times - make it your own.
Capturing magic
To ensure that Augmented VOICES’ delivers the exhilarating sounds you’re after, it first needs high-quality samples.
Over 80 hours of arranging, recording, and editing were overseen by leading sound designers, responsible for some of the greatest major-label vocal sounds in contemporary music (Universal Music, EMI, Warner Music, Sony BMG). The sessions took place in specialized studios in Hannover, Germany, using world-class mics and studio equipment from the likes of Neumann, Microtech Gefell, and Heritage Audio.
Featuring 21 male articulations and 30 female articulations, this focused library channels the true emotive power of the human voice, lifelike and stirring, and yours to manipulate.
Voices presets that deliver
Find a voice that speaks your musical language at the touch of a button.
Mix-ready sounds to complete your project, fill that dynamic gap, or push your creative flow forward, available in seconds. Augmented VOICES’ preset library includes hundreds of expertly-crafted presets, from realistic film score choirs to perfectly artificial vocalizations, to get your music talking.
Voices
Eeh Ensemble
Simple choir sound based on the Eeh sound. Motion Macro adds sidechain like modulation.
Staccato Sustained Aah
Simple choir sound based on the Aah sound, with a staccato articulation controled by velocity.
Gregorian
Natural male choir where the Morph Macro sets the balance between regular Oohs and vibrato Oohs.
Hybrid
Major 7th_Arp
Cinematic major 7th chord arpeggio. Best played monophonically.
Fairground Fun
Dynamic vocal keys with long release. Aftertouch adds vibrato. Mod wheel controls tremolo amount and speed.
Crystal Figures
Layered, evolving ambient keys using additive, wavetable, and sample engines.
Synths
Additive Staccato
Real human staccato voices, played by an arpeggiator, and layered with granular and additive elements when using Morph Macro or mod wheel.
Groove Impact
Trap/Hip-Hop percussive lead, i like it at mid-bass range.
Dreamlands Tales
Evolving atmosphere uses an LFO to create a vocal rattling by modulating a sample's amplitude.
Artists corner
Robert Dudzic
Composer / Sound Designer (Ready Player One, Guardian of the Galaxy)
“Augmented STRINGS and Augmented VOICES have the power to add an organic sound quality and transform the sounds into interesting and powerful textures during more subjective design moments. ”
Ross McNae
Twin Atlantic
“A way to both sketch ideas or finish off productions in the studio, it also solves the issue of continuity versus authentic tone for live shows. V Collection is infinitely inspiring.”
Dave Cohen
Keyboardist
“My top 2 instruments from the V Collection (which is very hard to pick just 2) are the DX7 and the Solina - I have both of these hardware synths nearby but never need to use them anymore!”
Voicesfor every style
Augmented VOICES spans the real and abstract, organic and digital, contemporary and retro, in ways unheard. Before experiencing it for yourself, check out these inspiring demos crafted by sound designers and artists using this unique hybrid instrument.
Choralistic
(Valentin Lafort)
Melodic and fun pop track using Augmented Voices for all textures and melodies.
The Sacred Fire
(Visages)
The use of macros and the infinite possibility of sound changes make this urban pop track more evolutionary, energetic and original.
Computed Dreams
(Tobias Menguser)
This demo shows the unique shaping and morphing possibilities with real, hybrid and synthetic vocal sounds, all to be found in Augmented VOICES. All sounds from Augmented VOICES except the riser and hits.
Living Voice
(Simon Gallifet)
Rising, atmospheric Moderat-style demo song showcasing what we can create by layering 9 presets of Augmented VOICES, the result of this technique is just magic!
Deep Time
(Rob Martland)
An explorative attempt to encapsulate the deep and ancient power of evocation unique to choirs and the human voice.
Natural Breath
(Tom Leclerc)
Cinematographic atmosphere between choirs and hovering drone. This piece uses the voices as sounds of nature by using the natural breaths induced by the timbre.
Included in V collection
Legendary Keyboards Reinvented
This instrument is also part of the V Collection -your complete dream line-up of the legendary synths, organs, pianos and more that made keyboard history. They’re modeled with the most advanced technologies for authentic realism, and enhanced with new creative options. Whether you use it as DAW plugins in the studio or standalone at gigs, V Collection puts the greatest keys of all time at your fingertips for instant inspiration.
The features you need
Integrated in-app tutorials guide you through every aspect of the instrument, from individual parameters to tips from our sound designers, so you can focus on the creative stuff. It shouldn't be this easy, but it is!
Main Features
Virtual Instruments playable in a DAW (Live, FL Studio, Logic,...) or standalone with a MIDI keyboard.
Dynamic hybrid voice instrument
2 Layers within each preset; each layer contains 2 customizable sound sources
Detailed vocal sample library
- Featuring solo and ensemble recordings
- Close and far mic arrangements
- Over 50 expressive and contemporary articulations
Flexible synth engines
- Virtual analog with our award winning TAE® technology
- Granular engine producing Warp, glitch and stretch sounds
- Harmonic engine based on additive synthesis
- Wavetable engine with look up table for more abrasive digital sounds
Morph control moves between Layers A and B, and/or affecting up to 8 custom destinations
7 additional macros: Time, Color, Motion, FX A, FX B, Reverb, Delay
2 LFOs, 2 Function Generators, 2 Random Generators, 4 Keyboard modulation sources, dedicated Vibrato & Tremolo
2 FX slots per layer with 14 FX including ParamEQ, Bitcrusher, BL-20 Flanger, and more
Dedicated Delay and Reverb sends with 5 spatial/time-based algorithms
Built-in 16-step arpeggiator
Over 250 factory presets included
MPE compatibility
MTS-ESP ODDSOUND microtuning compatibility
Platform specifications
Windows
- Win 8.1+ (64bit)
- 4 GB RAM
- 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost)
- 3GB free hard disk space
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
Required configuration
- Works in Standalone, VST, AAX, Audio Unit, NKS (64-bit DAWs only).
Apple
- Mac OS 10.13+
- 4 GB RAM
- 4 cores CPU, 3.4 GHz (4.0 GHz Turbo-boost) or M1 CPU
- 3GB free hard disk space
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible GPU
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