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Vocal
Planet
introduction
| This project is the end of a very long journey that began
four years ago, when we set out on a worldwide expedition to
create the most comprehensive collection of vocal samples in
history. Our well-known Symphony of Voices collection was part
one of this adventure. Vocal Planet is not actually a sequel,
but rather the other half of the complete epic vocal library
we originally set out to release. It became clear, early on
in the project, that there was no way that our ambitious plan
to fit every type of vocal sample into one collection would
be feasible. So we divided the project into two large parts,
with Symphony of Voices covering the classical world, and Vocal
Planet focused on all the wonderful eth-nic, blues, jazz, r&b/soul,
gospel, hip-hop and the more unusual vocal noises on plan-et
Earth. Because of its massive size and scope, this has been
-without question- the most difficult project we have undertaken
to date. It is finished at last! The product you now hold in
your hand contains more than 12,000 samples. If it were possible
to listen to this library from beginning to end as one continuous
audio stream, it would take more than eight HOURS! |
| To our knowledge, Vocal Planet is the largest quantity of
musical samples anyone in the Soundware industry has released
in one package. If Symphony of Voices was "Ben-Hur",
then perhaps Vocal Planet is "War & Peace"! We
were fortunate that the majority of the recordings on Vocal
Planet were recorded dry and on a single audio channel. If it
had been primarily two channel/stereo samples, it would have
taken at least eight CD-ROMs to release it! The picture on the
following page gives you an idea of the magnitude of source
data that was involved to produce this collection. (This isn't
even all of it!). |
| It's worth pointing out that this collection is a remarkable
value, especially considering that the price of the CD-ROMs
is less than what you'd pay for a single session with just one
of the hundreds of professional singers that we recorded. This
is also one of the only Vocal sampling libraries on the market
that's not only guaranteed to be 100% Copyright Clean, but is
also completely License-Free.....(in other words, as a licensed
user, you're free to make music and even hit records with it
for the rest of your life....just don't forget to give us credit
when you do!) |
| Vocal Planet would not exist without the invaluable skills
of my co-producer and good friend, Roby Duke. His rare gift
of bringing out the best in singers from so many different cultures
was our secret weapon in capturing such great performances.
Most importantly, we want to thank you, our loyal customers,
for bearing with the unusually long time is has taken for this
epic to be completed. |
| Although it was painful to produce, we wouldn't trade all
the wild sampling experiences from this project for anything.
For every low point -such as the grueling 12 hour days of triple
tracking Jazz high G "dog tones" - there was an equally
high point -like the spiritual energy of the Gospel Choir sessions
and near revival! The session stories could easily fill a book
of it's own. |
| Did we succeed in capturing everything that the human voice
is capable of? Not even close....but I think we did make a dent
into beginning its exploration. |
So now that the editing blisters are beginning to heal and
the smoke is clearing from the programming battlefield, the
rest is up to you. Thousands of songs and compositions are waiting
to be born from these discs.....get to it!
Happy Vocal Planetizing,
Eric Persing
Spectrasonics |
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Translations
This translations page is work
in progress. If the translation you want isn't here, we should
have it available soon or you can contact us for more info.
Some of the phrases are melismatic in nature, which means they
are sung without actual words. If the phrase you're looking
for does not appear with the ones listed here, then it melismantic.
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KG Celtic
A walking / working song. Sung while women gathered around the
table after soaking tweed in urine, to insure the stability
of the dyes used for coloring. Usually sung as one song in a
set of three. The subjects are varying. Topics may include gossip,
love, and everyday life. |
Serbian
A woman sings about her man who is a soldier far away at war.
She doesn't know whether he's dead, lying in a gutter, or in
the arms of another woman. She would prefer the former possibility
to the latter. |
Nordic
At war with gods and men, a troll giantess of Nordic folklore
sits atop a mountain. She sings in a lamenting style, of her
thirteen children. |
Scandinavian
Two folk songs strung together. The first says, "I'm a
bird caught in a net, in love with someone else." The second
is about returning from the hills after spending the summer
with the cattle in the mountains, in anticipation of the coming
winter. |
Hildegaard
Hildegaard von Bingen was an abbess (a female superior or governess
of a nunnery) during pre-Gregorian times. She received a wealth
of poems and music during visions. Most are very freeform in
nature. This song is about a group of nuns traveling in a boat
on the Rhine River, after being savagely raped, sometime during
the early 10th century. |
Persian 2
This is an ancient Persian love song. The man tells the woman,
"You, come and live with me, and my mother will be your
mother." He also tells her, "Your teeth are like pearls
and your eyes are like the stars." |
Lakota Pow-wow
Primarily melismatic, with the exception of Hokahey, meaning,
"Let's Go!" |
Lakota 2
Melismatic, in the Lakota singing style with a few lyrics from
the "Lakota National Anthem"(Flag Song). |
Lakota 3
Melismatic, with a few lyric references to "The Song Of
The Dancers", expressing the sentiment of many dancers
caught between their desire to follow the traditional ways and
the pressures of the modern world. Popularized by the Porcupine
Singers. |
Andes Spoken
Sing friend, sing!
Cool! |
Brazilian
Melismatic, in the style of popular Brazilian music. |
Rio Madmen
Call my buddy Ze Carlo, 'cause I am going crazy!
Come on Ze Carlo, play the "pagode'.
Look at the best drum line!
Now it's time, hein!
Here comes my friend, Ze Carlo.
To sing the "pagode" with the greatest of ease.
Oh! My drum line is the shit!
Now it's time, hein!
Cool, cool. Let's do it!
Hey brother, here comes my buddy Ze Carlo.
He will sing the "pagode" with the greatest of ease.
Hello, my best drum line!
Play it, bro!
Now it's time.
Ok, Mr. Osvaldo da Cuica!
Play it, Osvaldo!
Cool, cool!
Checking the sound, conductor!
Really good, hein!
Best drum line!
Dance, pretty girls! |
Spanish Phrases
Sugar, Sugar
Taste it, the flavor
Dance, dance
Hurry up, hurry up!
Ready to go?
They're ready
The little ones!
Dance with me
Sweet!
Hello, my love
Do you like the music?
Yes, I like the music
It's romantic, very romantic
The feel is tight! |
Colombian Shouts
Look, look!
Check it out, man!
Go, go! |
Indian 1 & 2
Hindu style of melismatic singing |
Tabla bols
Counting steps for Indian classical dancing. Bharat-Natyam |
Indian Yells
Hey, girl!
Get out of here!
La, la, la, la..
Taste it! |
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