SoulTree Audio instruments

A: Pick the first consonant
B: ... And the first vowel,
C: ... the optional second vowel
D:... and an ending consonant
(Note: When you use the Lyrix master, you can have up to 6 consonants per syllable, not just two!)
E: Here you can choose which syllable to use, add and remove, copy and paste syllables
F: This Mode wheel enables you to control when and how the syllables progress
G: This button takes you to the Harmonizer
H: ... and this brings up the detailed voice controls
I: From here you can active the preset syllables

A versatile but Light instrument

Athought to make all of this work you need a vast number of samples, these instruments are amazingly light, just around 50 Megabytes in size. This means you can stack up several vocal tracks without a powerful super computer. This you can do with your favourite digital audio workstation (DAW), when you use the free Kontakt Player VST plugin. However, you can also use the instruments with the standalone Kontakt player (also free to download from Native Instruments).

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With the selection of consonants and vowels at your hand you can produce lyrics in several languages, such as English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, German... All the vowls come with a realistic legato slide: When you play (or write) notes tightly together, you can hear the voice sliding naturally from one pitch to another. This is an essential feature to simulate a real singer.

How about making a digital instrument of your own voice?

This is a digitally sampled instrument, and it is not supposed to replace a live singer. However, it is good enough to record convincing backing vocals. It's also quite sufficient to record a solo singer or a vocal group to try out different arrangements, styles and lyrics - before you play your recording to  the singers and replace the sample based vocal track with the real thing!

What is special, is that the template used for these two instruments (or four, if you count the Dolce versions) can be pretty easily harnessed to make new instruments with all the same functionality! If you're a singer or know a singer or choir whose voice you would like to be applied for this template, just contact me. I will give you simple instructions for what to record and how (and the necessary backing track to make the job easier).

This is particularly effective for people who compose or arrange for a specific group, because this is a perfect way to make music for them. When you start rehearsing, you already know how your arrangement works with the sound of that group.

Why should you go for the Beta version?

Ariana and Artenor are at the moment in their Beta testing phace. What this means is:
 

• You get the instruments at a much cheaper price

• ​You participate in the testing of the products: Your feedback is important!

• If bugs or unfunctionalities are found, you always get the fixed version!

• After the Beta phace has finished, you automatically get the most recent updates

• You can join a forum, where it's possible to pose questions, share hints, report bugs... you can even suggest improvements and new features!

• BONUS 1: After the Beta phace, you will receive the Ariana-Artenor Dolce instrument for free - so both singers, even if you only paid for one (Singer or Dolce)*

• BONUS 2: You will also receive the first major update for your product (normally with an update fee), which ever product you have purchased**
  
  * Note that Ariana Singer ships with Ariana Dolce, the same with Artenor. The new product combines both voices in one instrument (Bonus not applicable for the free demo version)
  ** Not applicable for the free demo version