[LAU] choir effect

[Jeremy Jongepier]

On 01/12/12 16:13, Renato wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:42:23 +0000
> Alan Russell<ajrussellaudio at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hi Renato,
>
> Hi Alan,
>
>
>> I think, though, you're more interested in simulating the sound of a
>> real "choir" of whatever instrument you're plugging through the
>> effect, with different voices singing the same tune, or harmonising,
>> and the subtly different qualities of the "voices" adding to the
>> texture of the whole. Sounds interesting!
>
> yes, exactly ;) precisely this thing stemmed from wondering how I could
> get something close to the sound of a Batucada percussion ensemble
> (those that play Samba in Rio's Carnival).
>
>> I think pitch shifters are going to have to come into it. Not just for
>> harmony parts (though I'd stick to octaves and fifths or it would get
>> a bit weird, musically)
>
> I was actually thinking of detuning each voice by a bunch of cents,
> just like it would happen in real life...
>
> I'll let you know if I find out something interesting.
>
> best wishes,
> renato
>

Hi Renato,

You could also load 16 layers in each instrument in Hydrogen and edit 
those to differ from each other slightly.

Best,

Jeremy