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Realistic vocal creation plugins?

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Spirit Groove

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I've always wanted the equivalent of a drum vst plugin but for vocals. Not a vocal processing plugin but one to create a vocal track from scratch.

I have kept an eye on Vocaloid but it never got past the 'this is not very good' stage, for my ears at least. I think Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio might be acceptable enough now with the release of version 2.

What are the thoughts from those who have used it? Is there anything else I should look at?

My main uses would be to create a temp track while working on a composition, a guide track for a singer or others to hear, and if it's really great quality use it for finished music. I'm an experienced music producer and comfortable using Melodyne, Autotune etc.
 
rrichard63 said:
I agree completely. I was a member of the small minority that argued against setting SP up as a separate forum.
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We'll see how it goes for Mike, here, but I think that might still be a viable option if this domain doesn't end up attracting as much attention as it needs to be sustainable. Folding this into a subforum of VIC would still make plenty of sense to me. :)

But back to topic, am I mistaken, or is this exactly what Synth-V is for?
 
The thread that showcases Synth V has been very useful for me. The V1 tracks were still a little too artificial sounding for me,although some were really good. The V2 stuff seems much more realistic, enough for me to plan on buying it.

I just wish there were better bundle options for the voice packs. I just want voice packs and really don't need or want Vocoflex, which is the main bundle offering.
 
Your other option is Ace Studio. With them, you get a zillion voices, all for one price. (Paid in two installments, so it looks like a subscription, but it isn't.)

In my opinion, the Ace Studio voices don't sound quite as good as SynthV, especially the SynthV voices from Eclipsed Sound. They do sound really good, mind you, it's just that I think SynthV is a bit better.

Ace Studio has an automated process for creating an AI voice, while SynthV is more "by hand."
 
Mike Greene said:
Your other option is Ace Studio. With them, you get a zillion voices, all for one price. (Paid in two installments, so it looks like a subscription, but it isn't.)

In my opinion, the Ace Studio voices don't sound quite as good as SynthV, especially the SynthV voices from Eclipsed Sound. They do sound really good, mind you, it's just that I think SynthV is a bit better.

Ace Studio has an automated process for creating an AI voice, while SynthV is more "by hand."
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Thanks for that feedback. I'll take a look a Ace Studio.
 
Update: I bought Synthesizer V Pro 2 (really needs a shorter name!) and chose Liam as one of the included voices and Felicia as part of the +1 bundle.

I haven't spent much time with it yet but it seems good enough so far to get me 80% of where I want it without too much time working on details
 
Spirit Groove said:
I just realized you're the guy behind the excellent Realivox Ladies library.

Any plans to create a Synth V voice pack?
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Thank you! That was our very first library. Crazy to think it was released way back in 2012, yet still sells pretty well. I think Realivox Blue (which had a word-builder, although much more rudimentary than anything SynthV has) was released in 2013.

I had always wanted to dive deeper into wordbuilder voices, but once SynthV came out, it sounds so far above what I was working on that that kinda killed the idea.

That was a sad day when I heard that first SynthV demo, although it may have been for the best, because my biggest weakness is I take on too many different projects, which makes it so I never finish any of them. So having one forcibly crossed off my list may have done me a favor. :grin:

In that same vein (and to answer your question), it might be fun to make a SynthV voice pack, but I've talked quite a bit with Taylor and Elijah at Eclipsed Sound (I see them every year at NAMM), and it turns out that the amount of time they put into each of these is huge. (Which is probably why all of their voice packs sound so good.) So I figure that's not something I should add to my to-do list.
 
Mike Greene said:
Crazy to think it was released way back in 2012, yet still sells pretty well.
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I think Realivox Ladies still sells well for a couple basic reasons. The first is that Synth V is overkill for the job for which RL was designed. Sure, SV will yield great backing vocal results, but to get them, you'll have to commit to the same learning curve needed to craft a lead vocal. But RL operates as intuitively and quickly as you'd expect a sample library to operate. SV you program. RL you play. The second reason is that you're not buying a installing separate voicepacks, but getting four vocalists off the bat, each with a distinct character.
 
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