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The Voice of Rapture: The Tenor Black Friday deal is 50% off, which puts this Kontakt solo tenor library at $59.50 until Dec 6, 2026.
The Tenor is a solo vocal sample library for Kontakt, recorded with operatic tenor Brian Thorsett. It is built as a companion to Voice of Rapture: The Soprano, and it covers the classic, powerful operatic tenor sound.
The dynamic range runs from a belting fortissimo down to a soft pianissimo. Each articulation was recorded in a warm studio with multiple mic types.
The legato sustains use the full-sustain method, which the maker says gives the highest quality and realism.
You can pick infinite or natural sustain modes, with release samples, 3-voice polyphony and transition shaping.
All chromatic content spans a playable range of over 2 octaves. The Latin chants carry phrase-synchronized legato and instant word switching.
The phrases sit at 80 and 100 bpm, in the root keys of A#, C, D, E, F# and G#. Playback follows your project through automatic real-time tempo-syncing or time-stretching modes.
Brian sings in a range of modes and styles, split into vowel, traditional Latin, French and humming categories. Phrases offer pitch transposition, instant pattern sequencing and legato blending.
The library adds sound-designed ambiences, drones, atmospheres, pads and FX instruments. A swell control shapes dynamics in real time.
There are 2 mic positions, cardioid and condenser, each with independent volume and panning.
The built-in FX rack covers chorus, compression, distortion, amp and cab simulation, EQ, delay and reverb. The convolution reverb carries 25 creative FX impulses and 45 real-world rooms, studios, chambers, cathedrals and halls, with tone, size and mix controls.
Everything is fully automatable, with customizable key switch and GUI controls. Every preset shows a real-time waveform display.
You need the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.1.0 or above. The free Kontakt Player only runs it in demo mode.
Yes. The Black Friday deal takes 50% off, which brings Voice of Rapture: The Tenor to $59.50 until Dec 6, 2026. It is a Kontakt library from Soundiron, recorded with tenor Brian Thorsett.
It includes true legato vowel sustains, pure vowel sustains, 25 staccato syllables, 12 Latin chants and 1358 melodic phrases. You also get whispers, breaths, ambiences, drones and pads, plus an FX rack with convolution reverb.
No. The maker says it needs the full version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.1.0 or above. In the free Kontakt Player it only runs in demo mode.
It runs on Windows 7 or higher and Mac OSX 10.7 or higher. A dual-core CPU and 3 GB of RAM are listed, and a SATA or SSD drive is recommended. The library takes 8.9 GB once installed.
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