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IMPORTANT: Omen requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher - it will not work with the FREE Kontakt Player.
If you do not own Kontakt, you can still access the sample folder, browse the WAV files and use them in you favourite sampler or DAW.
Silence+Other Sounds - Omen
Ritual Voices & War Chants Kontakt Instrument
LAUNCHING FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER
2 WEEK SPECIAL INTRO PRICE 20% OFF - NORMALLY $24.95
KONTAKT & WAV FILES
TOTAL SIZE: 5.9GB
All of the included samples are 100% original & royalty-free for your musical use without any additional licensing fees
The instruments in Omen immediately evoke a sense of solemnity and ancient rituals. They remind me of the screams of battlefields, ethereal colors from nordic landscapes with their whispering trees at night time for some unknown reason…
The whole Kontakt Library has an air about it that makes you feel like it’s supposed to belong there – as if these melodies were meant just for your next project! You can hear all different kinds which are pretty cool Ritual Voices & War Chants.
From guttural voices, ritual chants to even extreme distortion, high-pitch techniques scream and growls… Omen does it all!
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Omen is a Kontakt library based on ritual voices and epic war chants. We have recorded many traditional singing styles from different cultures around the world: Tuvan throat and overtone singing (Kaargyra, Khoomei and Szygyt), Sardinian Throat singing (Bassu), Nordic Kulning (high pitch female style), Slavic Singing (white voices), Western baritone, tenor and soprano, guttural voices, ritual chants and even extreme distortion, high-pitch techniques, screams, vocal fry and growls.
The result is a set of 8 different playable Kontakt instruments that combine all these voices together to create a huge variety of sounds: from shamanic low vocal drones to mysterious rhythmic hymns, from ethereal female choirs to aggressive haka-style chants, from monk humming sounds to Viking-reminding vocal ensembles.
The instruments in Omen instantly evoke solemn rituals in a forgotten temple, the screams of the battlefield, the ethereal colors of a nordic landscape, mysterious pagan cults, sorceries and witchcrafts, the whispering of the spirits in the woods.
Omen is for TV, film , game composers and sound designers looking for a one of a kind instrument based on rare and meticulously recorded voices to immediately set a ‘dark age’ mood. It fits particularly well the epic genre, with specific regard to fantasy and dark age movies, but its versatility makes it useful also for post-horror, thriller, electronic and ambient music.
Whats inside Omen
8 KONTAKT INSTRUMENTS
1 - Vocal Layers
2 - Rhythmic Chants
3 - Phrase Builder WAR
4 - Phrase Builder SORCERY
5 - Vocal Horns
6 - Growls-Whispers
7 - Sentences
8 - Percussions Loops
SNAPSHOTS & MULTIS
72 Snapshots (for the Vocal Layers instrument only)
46 MPE Multis (Based on the Vocal Layers instrument)
SOUND EDITING, CONTROLS AND EFFECTS
Convolution Reverb (24 Impulse Responses from Acoustic environments, Digital reverbs and Experimental samples)
Control per-sample or per -layer (according to the instrument): Volume Envelope, High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter, Filter Resonance, LFO Rate, Amount and Shape.
Independent per-sample reverse function for one-shot SFX
Intuitive MIDI mapping for both standard MIDI as MPE (Vocal Layers only)
The vocal styles of Omen
Tuvan Throat Singing (Kaargyra and Khoomei) - Male and female
Sardinian Throat Singing (Bassu) - Male and female
South-African Throat Singing (Khosa) - Female
Tuvan polyphonic singing (Szygyt) - Male and Female
Kluning (Scandinavian Herding Chant) - Female
Slavic Singing - Female
Tenor - Male
Soprano - Female
Baritone - Male
Growls, Whispers and Vocal Fry - Male
MPE COMPATIBLE
MPE is the acronym of MIDI Polyphonic Expression. It is a specific MIDI technology which enables multidimensional instruments (for example Roli Seaboard or Haken Continuum) to independently control multiple sound shaping parameter for each individual note.
Omen supports MPE: you can easily MIDI map Volume, Low Pass Filter, High Pass Filter and LFO amount for each of the 4 layers of the playable instrument by using the Mapping screen. All of these parameters can be controlled per note, allowing you to create custom patches of rich, evolving end expressive combinations from 94 selectable vocal sounds and textures, 46 MPE Multis and 70+ Snapshots. To discover more about the MPE implementation of Omen, please consult our free manual(link).
Omen is compatible with any MIDI controller, you don’t necessarily need an MPE-compatible one and you can map the aforementioned parameters to the MIDI CCs of your controller.
Check out the excellent review below by Sample Library Review.
Silence+Other Sounds have built up a reputation for creating unique instruments, chock full of great sound design. Omen does not disappoint and there is a range of different sounds and timbres. This time, the sounds come in the guise of various vocal performances, vocal beds, chants and percussion. While the core of the instrument sounds incredible, the trademark S+OS disturbing sound design is ever present and it adds a new dimension to the library. While this library is rather niche, the amount of fun I have had working with this and putting the review together is worth the admission price alone. I can see this being used in modern cinematic scores and movies with a very specific story line. As a sound design instrument there is nothing quite like it. Omen is a sonic palette that all composers should have. You never know when you will need some traditional, albeit rather disturbing vocals in your next blockbuster production!
Giovanni Bortoluzzi
Giovanni is a teacher of throat singing (Kaargyraa and Khoomei) from Treviso, Italy. Starting as a jazz drummer and bass player, Giovanni discovered harmonic singing and studied with international masters of overtone singing and throat singing. He’s currently one of the most sought after teachers and performers in Italy, with many students from his native country and abroad. He’s the cofounder of Sherden Overtone Singing, an school focused on teaching the technique of overtone singing with an innovative methodology.
Ilaria Orefice
Ilaria is a teacher of modern and polyphonic singing based in the island of Sardinia, Italy. Currently the only Italian female vocalist specialized in throat singing, she has held masterclasses in Italy, Belgium, Poland and Switzerland. As an independent researcher of folk vocal traditions across the world (with specific focus on Sardinian, Tuvan and Khosa), se has published her studies on scientific journals like Journal of Voice. She is the founder of Sherden Overtone Singing, a music school focused on an innovative approach to teaching overtones and throat singing.
Alessandra ‘Psamathes’ Cognetta
Psamathes (Alessandra Cognetta) is a singer, instrumentalist, and music producer based in Rome, Italy. She is known for her wide range (G#2-G6) and vocal versatility, combined with a unique voice color. Her vocal style ranges from powerful belting, several folk techniques, heavy metal growls, to jazz&soul, one-woman choirs, and electronica. Her solo work spans from nordic folk to metal and orchestral pieces, collaborations include Videogame OST such as Austin Wintory’s score for The Pathless and Cyberpunk turn-based rhythm RPG “Keylocker”(Main character voice).
Aimeric ‘Hangsvart’ Lerat
Born in 1991 in France, Aimeric is specialised in extreme vocal styles like growl and undertone singing. With experience in the Metal scene as singer, guitarist, bassist and producer, in 2013 he started his first remarkable musical project, Abysmal Growls Of Despair, under the artist name Hangsvart, released by several labels. AGoD explores extreme music, drifting through a wide range of sounds like ritualistic dark ambient, drone and funeral doom. Aimeric is also a a writer and poet, he published short books of poetry and horror stories in French. Aimeric is available as a singer for hire on Soundbetter.
Alessandro Granato
Alessandro is a singer and vocal coach from Naples, Italy. He is a graduate of the Conservatorio di Napoli as an operatic singer and a specialist of extreme high pitch and distorted singing. He has a long background in Metal and Rock bands and currently very active as a live performer in Italy (with bands Stamina and Sir Joe). Alessandro is a very sought after session singer on Fiverr.
Omen SM
Throat singer and shaman of Italian and Mongolian descent, whose identity and information will not be disclosed.
After downloading and extracting Omen, please follow the instructions below.
Inside the Snapshot Presets folder you will see a folder called 01_Vocal Layers, which contains the snapshot presets of the Vocal Layers Kontakt instrument featured in Omen.
You need to copy the whole folder 01_Vocal Layers to the Kontakt snapshots folder. Depending on your computer OS (Mac or Windows), you can find the Kontakt Snapshots folder by following the file path below:
Mac OS:
System Drive/Users/<your username>/Documents/Native Instruments/UserContent/ Kontakt/
Windows:
C:\Users\<your username>\Documents\Native Instruments\User Content\Kontakt\
Once done, you will be able to see and use the 72 snapshots in the Vocal Layers instrument (the other instruments in Omen do not have snapshots).
If you experience issues with the snapshots after the installation described above, please follow this short tutorial to fix the problem: https://youtu.be/D5SU_wR2bxM
After completing your order you will receive an email with instructions on how to download your product using the Conduct Library Manager. If you do not see the email, please be sure to check all spam, junk, other and promotional folders.
Click here for instructions on how to use the Conduct Library Manager
If you require the direct manual download links, please send a message to support@zerog-shop.reamaze.com and we will send you an email containing the links.
If you have requested the manual links, click here for instructions on how to expand the RAR files.
Omen is a Kontakt library based on ritual voices and epic war chants. We have recorded many traditional singing styles from different cultures around the world: Tuvan throat and overtone singing (Kaargyra, Khoomei and Szygyt), Sardinian Throat singing (Bassu), Nordic Kulning (high pitch female style), Slavic Singing (white voices), Western baritone, tenor and soprano, guttural voices, ritual chants and even extreme distortion, high-pitch techniques, screams, vocal fry and growls.
The result is a set of 8 different playable Kontakt instruments that combine all these voices together to create a huge variety of sounds: from shamanic low vocal drones to mysterious rhythmic hymns, from ethereal female choirs to aggressive haka-style chants, from monk humming sounds to Viking-reminding vocal ensembles.
The instruments in Omen instantly evoke solemn rituals in a forgotten temple, the screams of the battlefield, the ethereal colors of a nordic landscape, mysterious pagan cults, sorceries and witchcrafts, the whispering of the spirits in the woods.
Omen is for TV, film , game composers and sound designers looking for a one of a kind instrument based on rare and meticulously recorded voices to immediately set a ‘dark age’ mood. It fits particularly well the epic genre, with specific regard to fantasy and dark age movies, but its versatility makes it useful also for post-horror, thriller, electronic and ambient music.
Whats inside Omen
8 KONTAKT INSTRUMENTS
1 - Vocal Layers
2 - Rhythmic Chants
3 - Phrase Builder WAR
4 - Phrase Builder SORCERY
5 - Vocal Horns
6 - Growls-Whispers
7 - Sentences
8 - Percussions Loops
SNAPSHOTS & MULTIS
72 Snapshots (for the Vocal Layers instrument only)
46 MPE Multis (Based on the Vocal Layers instrument)
SOUND EDITING, CONTROLS AND EFFECTS
Convolution Reverb (24 Impulse Responses from Acoustic environments, Digital reverbs and Experimental samples)
Control per-sample or per -layer (according to the instrument): Volume Envelope, High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter, Filter Resonance, LFO Rate, Amount and Shape.
Independent per-sample reverse function for one-shot SFX
Intuitive MIDI mapping for both standard MIDI as MPE (Vocal Layers only)
The vocal styles of Omen
Tuvan Throat Singing (Kaargyra and Khoomei) - Male and female
Sardinian Throat Singing (Bassu) - Male and female
South-African Throat Singing (Khosa) - Female
Tuvan polyphonic singing (Szygyt) - Male and Female
Kluning (Scandinavian Herding Chant) - Female
Slavic Singing - Female
Tenor - Male
Soprano - Female
Baritone - Male
Growls, Whispers and Vocal Fry - Male
MPE COMPATIBLE
MPE is the acronym of MIDI Polyphonic Expression. It is a specific MIDI technology which enables multidimensional instruments (for example Roli Seaboard or Haken Continuum) to independently control multiple sound shaping parameter for each individual note.
Omen supports MPE: you can easily MIDI map Volume, Low Pass Filter, High Pass Filter and LFO amount for each of the 4 layers of the playable instrument by using the Mapping screen. All of these parameters can be controlled per note, allowing you to create custom patches of rich, evolving end expressive combinations from 94 selectable vocal sounds and textures, 46 MPE Multis and 70+ Snapshots. To discover more about the MPE implementation of Omen, please consult our free manual(link).
Omen is compatible with any MIDI controller, you don’t necessarily need an MPE-compatible one and you can map the aforementioned parameters to the MIDI CCs of your controller.
LAUNCHING FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER
2 WEEK SPECIAL INTRO PRICE 20% OFF - NORMALLY $24.95
VAT will be calculated at checkout.
IMPORTANT: Omen requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.1 or higher - it will not work with the FREE Kontakt Player. If you do not own Kontakt, you can still access the sample folder, browse the WAV files and use them in you favourite sampler or DAW.
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After completing your order you will receive an email with instructions on how to download your product using the Conduct Library Manager. If you do not see the email, please be sure to check all spam, junk, other and promotional folders.
Click here for instructions on how to use the Conduct Library Manager
If you require the direct manual download links, please send a message to support@zerog-shop.reamaze.com and we will send you an email containing the links.
If you have requested the manual links, click here for instructions on how to expand the RAR files.