Differences Betewwn Bell D Libraries

[Larry Negro]

Can anyone explain the differences between Diva Classical Female Soloists, Extended and By Design. Which is the most comprehensive and why would I want one over the other.

The demos sound great but they don't really elaborate on what was used. I especially like Rob Elliott's stuff.

Thanks for your help

Larry

[Joseph Burrell]

I would just get the bundle. Extended adds more articulations to the standard Diva package. Diva by Design are mostly wav files for people who don't own gigastudio or are interested in creating pieces in an audio program by placing the files in an audio track on top of their composition. There are some nice extras in by Design that I think you'd miss if you didn't own it though.

I definitely recommend the bundle.

[Bela D Media]

Some basics...

DIVA:
Two female soloists
A heavy vibrato built into the performance with sustained samples that range an octave and a quarter.
Crescendo/diminuendo sustains
Marcato samples
Moving Vowels e.g., Ah Nah Zoe, etc.
Performance files e.g., sung phrases "needle drop film type" vocal ques.
Consonants
effects
Close and Far mic samples
Release triggers
...more

DIVA Extended:
Soloists one form DIVA.
Two octave range on sustained vowels.
Straight tone
1 second straight tone before vibrato sustains
2 second straight tone before vibrato sustains
4 second straight tone before vibrato sustains
Mod controlled vibrato. Mod wheel down = no vib. Mod wheel up = vibrato
Recorded intervals
Tight staccato
Far mic samples
...more

DIVA by Design
5.1 audio
sung phrases with sound designers touch (created from DIVA)
Sound designed effects vocal. Musical and non musical.
Bonus HARP Glissandos
...more

The best deal is the bundle. If you would like to move slowly... we recommend DIVA.CFS 1.1
DIVA users may purchase DIVA Extended for more than 50% off - once registered.

Hope this helps.
Thank you for your interest.
Please feel free to contact us if you should have further questions.
BELA D MEDIA

ps. Rob Elliot's demo (Wood Nymph) was created with DIVA 1.1 and is 85% free of phrases. Demo page 2 uses DIVA Extended and DIVA by Design.


pss. Thank you for the input, Joseph :)