Vocal Samples with a Twist

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Soundforest’s release Voice Fusions ($99.95 - audio) is a double CD set which goes against the grain of most vocal-oriented sampling collections. The samples range from enigmatic statements and poetic phrases to subconscious thoughts and non-verbal rhythms, to ambient wordless worlds. All samples are derived from human voice.

The Voice Fusions sampling collection evolved from three notions: 1) Voice Synthesizing - oscillator waveforms derived entirely from the human voice, 2) Language as Music - metaphorical, thought provoking or puzzling phrases and other clips which are ordinary in an extra-ordinary way, and finally, 3) Voice Explorations - where the form or suggestive nature of the sample is the focus, creating new words, new phrases and rhythms.

The 2 CD set consists of over 1200 Megs and 850 samples processed in a 24-bit environment. The samples are grouped in 31 impressionistic categories and all clips are indexed within their respective tracks. The 20-page booklet lists their lengths, clip number and position relative to CD start time for convenient locating if your player does not have track-indexing. A sortable database will be available through the web site. It will include sample size and bpm where applicable.

Voice Fusions explores the evocative nature of the human voice & it’s synthesis with technology.

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