David McMullinJul 21, 2023

@composers
I mentioned here before that I've only used #MIDI to check my work while #composing, and never to make a presentable mock-up of a piece, much less a finished product. But now I'm working on something for #chorus and #orchestra, for which a demo might be useful. (And might be the only recording there is, if this monster never gets performed.) So I'm in need of advice from #composers who have more experience with #VST and such.

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Show threadDavid McMullinJul 21, 2023

@composers
I'm scoring in #Sibelius, and using the #Noteperformer sounds for playback. Overall, the instrumental sounds are surprisingly good, and even the vocal sounds are tolerable, though of course they don't sound like humans singing words. (I don't think there's any solution for the spoken parts.)

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Show threadtales botechia
@mcmullin @composers a friend showed me years ago a vst for choir that could sing spoken parts. You could write the lyrics in the IPA alphabet, and then they would sing. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the vst, but there is a solution indeed!
Jul 22, 2023 at 7:56pmWeb
Show threadDavid McMullinJul 22, 2023
@botechiatales @composers
Wow, I would not have guessed that was possible.
Show threadrmt 👾Jul 23, 2023
@botechiatales @mcmullin @composers EastWest Hollywood Choirs was probably it.
Show threadDavid McMullinJul 23, 2023
@rmt @botechiatales
I’ll check that out, thanks.