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Choir Aahs

Try this simple experiment. Position a single whole note anyplace on the staff, such as 2nd-line G in the treble clef. Select "trumpet" as the MIDI instrument, hit "play", and you get a single note with a duration of 4 beats. The same holds true if you select "Voice Oohs" as the instrument -- there is one long note. If, however, you select "Choir Aahs", you get 4 separate pulses instead of a single note! It is hard to tell if there is any separation between the pulses -- as I write this, I'm thinking that I could probably answer this by slowing the tempo down radically. Anyway, the pulses create the wrong musical illusion. Is this something that you are aware of? Or is it designed to operate this way for reasons that escape me? In the long scheme of things, it is a minor point, but important for vocal effects, since there are only two choices (Aahs and Oohs). Thanks for a fine program.

Re: Choir Aahs

Reply #1 –
Never noticed that behaviour.

Could you please give some details on your OS version, NWC version, sound card model and driver ?

In the meanwhile, you may try with tempo twice slower and another with a tempo twice faster. Do you hear the same thing AT THE SAME PLACES? It could be the sample on your sound card, because there is no reason that NWC would act like this (the midi events are the same).

HTH!

Re: Choir Aahs

Reply #2 –
Whatever you hear, it is a function of your sound card. The Choir Aahs sound of your sound card probably contains a modulation effect that you are interpreting as separate notes.