Authentic Soundware Space Age Voices

Space Age Voices brings the authentic sound of a midcentury studio vocal ensemble to your digital audio workstation. This unique library features a group of three elite NYC session singers performing stylistically-specific articulations and techniques that deliver vintage personality and charm that is out of this world!

Create swooping retro melodies with two legato modes, smooth gliding chords with dedicated poly-glide articulations, and zippy vocal hooks with an advanced syllable repetition script. Then dial in your ideal vintage tone using three mic positions recorded at iconic Sear Sound Studio A in midtown Manhattan using their unrivaled collection of rare microphones. These sounds will rocket your next production to the stars!

- Truly authentic-sounding recordings
- Access to the very best musicians in NYC
- Sounds and articulations you can't find anywhere else
- Vintage gear and recording techniques
- Kontakt format compatible with all major DAWs

What's included
Space Age Voices brings you the authentic sound of a mid-century studio vocal ensemble. The library includes 8 nki patches for the full version of Native Instrument's Kontakt. Features include two vocalise (long vowel performances) patches with two legato modes, sustains, glides, and falls; three short syllable patches with auto repetition mode; a dedicated unpitched 'ch' and 'cha' patch; and two extra patches of various unpitched exclamations, effects, and spoken words and phrases.

The Recordings
We went all out on recording this project as authentically as possible. Working at Manhattan's iconic Sear Sound Studio A, we captured the sound of three elite NYC session singers, using the tools and techniques of the era. A brief list of the coveted classic gear we used includes, original Neumann U67 tube mic, RCA DX77 ribbon mic, Neve 8038 custom console, Fairchild limiter, and Ampex ½” tape machine.

Each patch offers 3 microphone positions:

- Close mic 1 (Neumann U67 > Neve pre > Ampex tape at 30ips)
- Close mic 2 (RCA 77 > Neve pre > Ampex tape at 30ips)
- Stereo room mic (Sear Sound custom setup)

Ooh legato (2 modes)
Ooh sustain (poly)
Ooh glides up
Ooh glides down
Ooh falls
Ah legato (2 modes)
Ah sustain (poly)
Ah glides up
Ah glides down
Ah falls
Zooh medium
Zooh short
Zooh auto-repetition performance
Zooh falls longs
Zooh falls short
Bah medium
Bah short
Bah auto-repetition performance
Bah falls longs
Bah falls short
Dooh medium
Dooh short
Dooh auto-repetition performance
Dooh falls longs
Dooh falls short
Cha whisper long
Cha whisper short
Cha whisper repetition (very short)
Ch long
Ch medium
Ch short
Ch repetition (very short)
Wow fall unpitched
Wooh fall unpitched
Ah fall unpitched
Ah fall “refreshing”
Ah rise (pitched)
Shhh (whisper)
Various words & phrases