MAGNUS
CHOIR is a virtual instrument
plug-in which can be used to create natural and synthetic choirs, using a
combination of synthesis and sampling.
Choirs,
Vocal Textures and Pads are combined with an
advanced sampling engine and synthesizing techniques which make it a versatile instrument,
full of expression capabilities. DSP engine delivers a new level of
realism in digital sound creation...
48
Factory Presets including: Oohs, Aahs, Mms, men and women in mixed choirs, celestial choir of angels, odd voices and wailing, pads, atmos, octave
choir. Also useful for Monks singingand Gregorian chant.
ADSR
envelope generator with Attack, Sustain, Decay and Release parameters
and several modulation targets, that gives musicians almost limitless
possibilities in varying and creating unique new sounds with different
vocal characteristics.
State
Variable Filter that includes Low
Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, and Band Reject filters
with adjustable Cutoff Frequency and
Resonance, depending on the performer's preference.
Reverb Effect Built-in: Free variation of acoustic
ambience thanks to complete
separation of choir and room. Small rooms can be modeled just as
accurately as larger spaces. Customizable with user controls for: size
room, width room, damping factor & mix, used to create
psycho-acoustic models in the DSP environment, without having
to load up any other plug-ins.
Clear
user interface helps work intuitively, inviting the user to experiment
creatively.
VU
Meter - Volume Unit Meter: A device that indicates the relative levels
of the audio being played. It is calibrated to show a maximum recording
level to avoid saturation and distortion.
Affordable
price and user-friendly attitude are sure to attract many enthusiasts and
musicians.
FULL
MIDI Automation:
Complete MIDI Continuous Controller. You can use this to automate
parameter changes from a sequencer, or to control your synthesizers
from an external MIDI control surface.
Default
Celestial Choir (...In The Garden of Eden)
Aahhs Choir (Sustained Vowels)
Octave Choir (Men’s
Choir )
Curious Choir (Odd)
Big Choral (Women’s
Choir and Men’s Choir -Maestoso)
Angels Choir (Legato)
Magnus 1 (Sustained
Vowels)
Oohs Choir (Sustained
Vowels)
Synthetic Choir (Spatiotemporal)
X Choral (Relaxed Vowels)
Choralis (Choral Pad -Cresc-Decresc-Sustained)
Future Choir (Tenuto)
Magnus 2 (Espressivo - Maestoso)
Glorious (Maestoso - Majestic and Sustain)
Finale (Women’s Choir and Men’s Choir)
Vox Vocis (Vocal Texture -Staccato)
Psychedelic Vox (Synthetic) Breath
Choir (Staccato)
Quasi Spatial Voices (Choir Pad)
Textural Murmur (Odd Choral)
Ad Infinitum (Tenuto Choir -Legato)
Infernus (Crescendo Dark Octave Choir)
Hybrid Choir (Marcato - Synthetic and Natural)
Astral Choir (Crescendo and Decrescendo)
Alienus (Marcato Odd Choir)
Caelestis (...Kingdom Of Heaven)
Psychomantium (...A Place Of Necromancy) -Tenuto-
Ad Libitum (Oohs + Aahhs Chorus)
Aeternus Lux Lucis (Tenuto)
Divinitus Chorus (Staccato)
Mystical Choir (Mms Choir)
The Apocalypse Has Begun (Crescendo)
Abbey Ghost (Synthetic Voices)
Aurum Vox (Choral Pad)
Lost Souls In The Dark (Atmos)
Guardians Of Limbo (Atmos)
Spectralys (Pad Noise -Cresc-Decresc-Sust)
Voices In The Mist (Fx)
Restless Spirits (Odd Wailing - Atmos)
Angels Between Us (Decay)
Eximius Choral Group (Women’s Choir and Men’s Choir)
Padilius Fx (Pad)
Vinyl Choir (Women’s Choir and Men’s Choir)
Escape To Paradise (Choir Pad)
Terrifying Voices (Fx)
Aeris Mortis (Decay)
Sanctus: Voices of Ascension (Holy Choir)
::
MIDI Implementation Chart for MAGNUS CHOIR ::
#Decimal - Controller
Name
CC# 07
- MASTER VOLUME
CC# 20
- S. V. FILTER - LOW PASS
CC# 21 - S. V. FILTER - HIGH PASS
CC# 22 - S. V. FILTER - BAND PASS
CC# 23 - S. V. FILTER - BAND REJECT
CC# 24 - S. V. FILTER - CUTOFF FREQUENCY
CC# 25 - S. V. FILTER - RESONANCE
Processor:
Pentium®, Celeron® or equivalent - 500 MHz or more
(recommended).
RAM:
64
MB of memory minimum (128 MB or higher recommended)
VST
v2.0, v2.3 hosts compatible: Magnus Choir can be "plugged in" to any host application that supports
them allowing the same VST plug-in to be used with many different audio
programs like: FL Studio 9.xx, Steinberg
Cubase 5.xx - 4.xx,
Synapse Audio Orion 7.xx, Sony Acid Pro 7.xx
- 6.xx, MakeMusic Finale 2010
v.15 - 2009 v.14, Mackie
Tracktion 3.xx, Cockos Reaper 3.xx,
Audio
Mulch 2.xx, Steinberg Nuendo 4.xx - 3.xx, Magix Samplitude 11.xx - 10.xx,
Cakewalk SONAR 8 (Producer Edition and Studio Edition), SONAR Home
Studio 7, Magix
Music Maker 15.xx, M-Audio Ableton
Live 8.xx, 7.xx, M-Audio Evolution Sound Studio
II Standard & Pro 2.xx, PowerTracks Pro Audio, Making
Waves Studio 5.xx, n-Track Studio 6
and more
...
Graphics
(minimum): 16-bit 800x600
ToneWise's
DirectiXer 2 VST adapter for DirectX host applications. The program wraps
VST plugins so that they can be used in DirectX host applications, such as
Cakewalk SONAR, Sonic Foundry Vegas, Syntrillium CoolEdit and many others.
DirectiXer fully supports VST 2.0 instruments, exposing them as DXi instruments,
and parameter automation recording and playback (host support is required).
Via
FXpansion's VST-to-RTAS
Adapter: Converts VST plug-ins to Digidesign RTAS format for use in Pro
Tools HD, LE, and M-Powered.
Via
FXpansion's VST to AudioUnit
Adapter for Mac OS X: Converts VST plug-ins to Apple Audio Units for use in
AU-compatible applications including Logic Pro, Garage Band and Digital
Performer.
Other
Components: PC configured according to the specifications of the host
application
An ASIO® soundcard is recommended for
low latency real-time play.
Please
test extensively the demo version of your selected product (s) in your
host to
make sure there are no misbehaviors before purchasing.
Installing and Uninstalling VST Plug-in
To install VST plug-in,
follow these steps:
The
dll file must be in a directory where the VST host is looking for VST
plug-ins.
Unzipthe file.
Put the Magnus Choir.dll file into VST Plug-ins Folder
of your host application.
To uninstall simply
remove the Magnus Choir.dll file of your VST
Plug-ins folder.
Version
History
Software Development and Release Stages
v1.6: Improvements
and Changes:
- Updated built-in sound bank to 48 patches (16 new predefined sounds:
Choirs, Atmos, Fx, Pads, odd voices and wailing).
- Minor adjustments in GUI.
- Minor modifications have been made to the default settings.
- Added link to website in company logo. Fixed bugs: - Message error in selector was fixed for Cubase, V-STack, Sibelius and
Reaper hosts.
- Sporadic crash in Synapse Orion was fixed.
- Small bug fixes.
v.1.5 Improvements: -
Updated built-in sound bank to 32 patches (16 new predefined sounds).
- Added State Variable Filter, that includes Low Pass,
High Pass, Band Pass, and Band Reject Filters with adjustable Cutoff
Frequency and Resonance.
- Added MIDI Automation: MIDI Continuous Controllers (MIDI CC) messages
are recognized from an external MIDI control surface.
- Redesigned GUI.
- Added embedded CHM help/info file and button on GUI.
- Display selected preset.
- Added Web link button to " register full version" in demo, and
web-link to our site in registered version. Fixed
bugs: -
Bug selecting some preset sound and exporting audio, it resets to
default value. Now it is fixed. - Small bug fixes.
v1.0: First
release (General availability)
v1.0rc1: Release Candidate.
v0.93/0.94: Beta
released (Testing and development period).
v0.92:
Alpha released (Testing and development period).
v0.90/0.91: Pre-Alpha released.
Plug-in Credits
Concept,
Programming, GUI Design and DSP by Daniel Alberto Laiseca
Evaluation & Registration
The code for the licensed and evaluation
versions of this software are
identical.
The Demo Version
is full functional. You can do anything you can do with the full
version, you can even save your presets. Also in the demo are some
presets included to demonstrate the instruments
capabilities. The only restriction:
The
Demo generates a short beep in all output channels every 10 seconds.
THE REGISTERED VERSION DOES NOT HAVE NAGGING SOUNDS.
The
program is a SHAREWARE. You are hereby licensed to use this software
for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days. If you
use this software after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee
is required.
The
full version is available to purchase, as downloadable software, the
price is US$39,90,
and you can download the full version as soon as your payment is
received.
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