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Ethnic Vocal Phrases

Sonuscore
$99.99
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Sonuscore · By Hayat Selim

Ethnic Vocal Phrases

Fusha · Vowels · Overblowing

Live-performed solo vocal phrases in Classical Arabic and invented tribal languages, recorded in four keys so they play anywhere without heavy pitching.

600+Phrases stated
12Themes counted
4Keys recorded
15Phrases per theme
+And more

Classical Arabic●Fusha●Tribal Languages●Power Vowels●Mixed Voice Vowels●Overblowing●Starting Phrases●Middle Phrases●End Phrases●Short Endings●& more

Full Kontakt 5.8.1+ or HALion SonicLive-performed phrasesRecorded in 4 keys

Ethnic Vocal Phrases – by Hayat Selim is a solo vocal instrument of live-performed phrases: over 600 of them, split into 8 main themes and 4 bonus themes, which counts to 12 themes in all.

The themes are in Classical Arabic (Fusha) and in invented tribal languages the field describes as influenced by African, Native American and Latin, along with power vowel phrases and mixed voice vowel phrases with overblowing.

At a Glance

  • 12 themes counted 8 full and 4 bonus — both figures the field’s own, added up here
  • Over 600 phrases the field says “over” and “more than”, so the figure is a floor
  • Recorded in 4 keys every theme, so minimum pitch shifting reaches all chromatic keys
  • 15 phrases plus 2 endings per theme, divided into separate starting, middle and end phrases
  • Consistent material the field says the musical material is the same in all four keys
  • One singer, six languages Hayat Selim sings in English, German, Arabic, Italian, Latin and French; the field adds Bulgarian and Hebrew on some occasions

Content & Detail

01Hayat Selim and What She Sangthe artist and the themes▾
Who she isA film composer and singer-songwriter born in Cairo, Egypt in 1990, with a master’s in composition for screen from the Royal College of Music in London, now based in the UK
MirageHer single, and her first in classical Fusha Arabic. The field says it was nominated at the Jerry Goldsmith Awards 2019 and opened doors in Middle Eastern singing
Her languagesThe field names six she sings in — English, German, Arabic, Italian, Latin and French — and two more, Bulgarian and Hebrew, sung on some occasions
Her briefThe field quotes her: she tried to picture which themes in an ethnic voice library would work across a wide range of film genres
What the themes are inClassical Arabic (Fusha), and invented tribal languages the field describes as influenced by African, Native American and Latin
The vowel materialPower vowel phrases, and mixed voice vowel phrases with overblowing
Her other workShe writes for film and games, often merging Western classical orchestration with world music, atmospheric soundscapes and vocals
02Phrase Structure, Host and Systemas stated▾
Per theme15 different phrases and 2 short endings, divided into separate starting, middle and end phrases, so they combine in whatever order you want
The two countsThe field states more than 600 phrases across 8 main and 4 bonus themes, and separately a per-theme structure of 15 phrases and 2 endings. It does not say how the per-theme figure reaches the total
KeysAll themes recorded in 4 different keys. With minimum pitch shifting they play in all chromatic keys, and the field says the musical material stays consistent across them
HostA full version of Native Instruments’ KONTAKT 5, version 5.8.1 or higher, or Steinberg’s free HALion Sonic
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo recommended
Mac and WindowsMac OSX 10.11 or higher, Windows 7 or higher
Memory and disk4 GB RAM and at least 5 GB of free disc space
In DownloadsOne document: the Ethnic Vocal Phrases KONTAKT manual in English

Phrases cut into starts, middles and ends are a different product from phrases cut into takes. That cut is what lets a line be assembled to a picture instead of dropped onto a bar — and it is why the four recorded keys matter, because an assembled line has to survive the transposition its cue asks for.

Product Information

Supported Host Application
Full version of Native Instrument’s KONTAKT 5 (version 5.8.1 or higher) or Steinbergs free HALion Sonic*
Features
OVER 600 DIFFERENT PHRASES – 8 FULL THEMES – 4 BONUS THEMES
PLAYABLE IN ANY KEY – NO HEAVY PITCHING
FULL VARIETY OF VOICES
STARTING, MIDDLE & END PHRASES