Prima - Vocaloid - a virtual soprano singer

[wizzarts]

Hello,

as usual I am always looking for nice little things to expand my playground....

Here is a nice little toy which comes along with a soprano-opera-singer. Lyrics can be easily written into the editor. Also all sorts of vibrato can be added (editable)

To get the most out of it I recommend a compressor (VST) to reduce sample-start-pops. With a good reverb one will get a very good result like this demo:




For only 135,- Euro this is a good add-on for any kind of environment. (IMO)

[wizzarts]

PS:

You should also listen to the demos provided at:

www.bestservice.de/found.asp/prima/prima/de

I really like the Lakme Flower Duet...

[wizzarts]

I got it.... yeah.... shoo-beee dooo-beee dooooh.... ??

That makes fun....

It is a stand-alone engine with a sequencer and a piano-roll editor. It can be connected via rewire to cubase which is midi-connected to Sibelius... So I can use all of my plugins to improve the vocal-lines....

[Kevin]

All you DAW users! I have no idea what you are on about. Maybe the school will send me on a course?!

[wizzarts]

Hi Kevin,

It is not that hard to get into it.... All the settings and features are a bit confusing at the first glance but when you get some routine it is very intuitive. Our music-school also teaches "Music with computers" where students learn how to setup a DAW and how to use Sibelius, Finale and so on....

[Kevin]

Do they do an "online" course ?

[wizzarts]

No, unfortunately not... also It would be in german...

Reaper is a free program to get some rough ideas how things work. All other progs are similar in their basic functionality.



maybe this helps to let the candle grow to give a bit more light into this things...

[Kevin]

Just listened to the first bit. How does it work with Sibelius?

[wizzarts]

here is a quick guide what step you will have to proceed:

1) Install LoopB30 or something similar

This provides you with up to 30 virtual midi-cable a 16 channels

2) connect Sibelius with Reaper via Rewire.

Rewire in Sibelius is totally useless but okay for syncronisation

3) Open Goliath in Reaper and load some sounds

4) Create some tracks in Reaper and select Goliaths sounds you have loaded previously

5) Select the midi-cable and channel as input per track

6) Create a new Playback-config in Sibelius without any sounds but the cables

7) select the cable and midi-channel in the Sibelius mixer

What ever you do in Sibelius you will hear the sound from Goliath played by Reaper...
When finished you can do the fine-tune in Reaper like recording volume and expression in the corresponding tracks.
You only have to set Reaper as a master and Sibelius as a slave...

The great advantage is that you can use all the cool audio-plugins per track....
The disadvantage is you cannot do instrument-changes in one staff. You will need to create a separate staff in Sibelius.


I hope this brief overview will spread some like into this DAW-thingy.

[Kevin]

Thanks Andy but I am still stumped. I expect that I really need to be walked through in real time!