Building complex vocal arrangements is an enormously rewarding process. However, recording, editing and compiling the required vocal sessions can be an arduous and timeconsuming task. Thankfully, sampling giants EastWest/Quantum Leap and their resident production gurus Doug Rogers and Nick Phoenix feel your pain, and to that end have over the years built a number of libraries tailored precisely for this task. Award-winning packages such as Symphonic Choirs and Hollywood Choirs have raised the bar for large group and choir sounds. Meanwhile the ‘Voices’ series provide solo or harmony voices with more targeted styles. Their latest endeavour, Hollywood Backup Singers, sees the return of CC White, who featured on last year’s Voices Of Soul, and she is joined by Durga and Lorelei McBroom. All three are experienced performers with credits that include Pink Floyd, Lenny Kravitz and Jason Mraz.
Hollywood Backup Singers was recorded in Studio 3 at EastWest’s Sunset Boulevard base by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent and Chris Kahn using the Trident A Range desk. A vast array of classic mics were used and the vocals were captured from three positions: Close, Rear and Room. The library uses EastWest’s Play instrument (AU, AAX, VST, Standalone) and supports Windows 7 or later and Mac OS X 10.7 or later, and is available as an individual purchase or as part of EW’s Composer Cloud Subscription.
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