Findasound has released Clara’s Vocal 2.0, a vocal library for Native Instruments Kontakt featuring true authentic legato.

Findasound Clara's Vocal

In v 2.0 there are two Legato Mode “Ah “ & “Oh “ switchable by keyswitch, which will make it easy to change articulations including legato sound in real time. The keysitches includes staccato “Ah “ & “Oh. Release samples can be enabled/disabled with the ability to control their time and volume. Speed knob is provided to control sample offset – start of legato transition samples enabling user to control speed of legato. Vibrato is controlled with modulation wheel with the ability to control it’s rate with a knob. Legato function can be turned on/off in case of playing chords for example.
A unique function of having double Clara performance is provided through a button called double where user can get double Clara performance with different samples, round robins, and mic positions. Attack time can be controlled for all samples in the legato patch as well as the phrases patch.

The new phrases engine allows user to easily select any phrases through a convenient drop-down menu, the phrases patch has a new legato mode that allows user to easily merge different phrases to improve the creativity and create new phrases, if legato is enabled user can control sample offset 1 – start of the first phrase and offset 2 – start of the second/target phrase.

Each phrase has it’s native BPM offering the best quality, yet the library takes advantage of the powerful Kontakt engine to automatically adapt to the BPM of user’s session so they can be used in any project with any BPM through the two sync modes; 1- TM “time machine” where tempo can be controlled manually and 2- HOST where tempo is synced to user’s host, if sync mode is enabled user will have the ability to adjust pitch of phrases in + – 12 semi tones. Release samples with release volume and time controllers are available for phrases patch as well.

Clara’s Vocal 2.0 features

  • Over 2.5 GB 24-bit 48kHz compressed Kontakt ncw format samples.
  • New GUI with easy control & fully automated MIDI learn controllers.
  • OH & AH True Legato Patches.
  • OH & AH staccato.
  • FX Rack.
  • Attack and release sample time – volume control.
  • Main volume – pan controls.
  • Natural vibrato (mod wheel) + vibrato rate control.
  • Double track performance.
  • Phrases & song with 2 sync modes & Legato mode.
  • Aah, Ooh, Mmm vocal sound sustain patches.
  • Two offset samples start control on phrases.
  • Virtual Legato & Portato patches.
  • Legato speed control.
  • 4 Cycling sustain round robins samples.

Clara’s Vocal 2.0 is available for purchase for $40 USD. Requires full version of Kontakt 5.5 or higher.