Performance Samples has introduced a new choir library for Native Instruments Kontakt. Despite its chamber size (three women and three men in octaves), Marshland Lite offers a larger-than-life sound.
The main feature of the library is a 13-dynamic, 14-syllable patch with recorded same-note syllable repetitions, alternate repetition & release options (velocity-controlled), and a melisma control. This patch is accompanied by a wide variety of dynamic vowel sustain patches with different colors and attributes, including one of my early forays (at the time) into my “phrased sustains” approach which helps keep lyrical attack phrasing continuity for chordal playing.
There are a multitude of decidedly experimental and aleatoric-esque FX patches including repeated syllables, vowels with drifting pitch, and other miscellaneous FX.
Marshland Lite features
- Articulations
- Tutti (3 women + 3 men in octaves)
- Syllables (13-dynamic, 14-syllable patch with same-note repetitions and velocity-controlled alternate -s releases and reps).
- Phrased Sustains (sustains that sound a bit like they’re coming from another pitch).
- Traditional Sustains (more traditionally-recorded sustains).
- Ghostly Sustains (sustains that waver in pitch).
- Gothic Sustains (sustains with caricature-esque molto vibrato).
- Noise Sustains (unusual sounds: grr and zzz).
- Tonal Repetition Sustains (sustains that have repeated syllables).
- FX.
- Soloists (soprano and bass) bonus material.
- Tutti (3 women + 3 men in octaves)
- Recorded in a hall with close, decca, outrigger, and ambient mics.
- 48kHz / 24bit.
- NCW-compressed, ~95.5 GB total.
- Built for Kontakt 6.8.0 and above – full, retail version of Kontakt required.
The library is available at the intro price of $449 USD for a limited time (regular $599 USD). Loyalty intro pricing from $199 USD is available for applicable customers. The promotion expires October 29th, 2026.
More information: Performance Samples
