Vocal Organ

This DIY sample pack was originally inspired after taking a course in coding. I’ve always been interested in different ways the voice can be manipulated and wanted to try and make an instrument with vocal samples. My colleague liked to sing, so with her patience I recorded some samples of her to load into the Kontakt sampling instrument. Realizing I didn’t have many samples to work with and I was too bashful to bother her for more studio time, I began intentionally messing around with looping her one-shot “oohs”, embracing the digital artifacts that came from aggressive manipulation. From there, I kept seeing what other tricks I could mess with that I liked the sound of, resulting in the three knobs you’ll find on this instrument. I heavily relied on the manuals and youtube videos to figure out what I was doing, and made many calls to my brother who is smart at math for help in finding solutions to bugs. This is my first VST, and I’m inspired to learn and do more from my experience.