That all changed when East West Quantum Leap (EWQL) introduced their Symphonic Choirs virtual instrument.ĮWQL Symphonic Choirs was the first virtual instrument able to “sing” text based on phonetic input. To better, through sampled sounds like Sibelius Sounds Choral:īut until recently, vocal playback was limited to basic sounds such as “Ah”, “Oo”, and “Ee”. I have been using Sibelius since 1998 and have witnessed the evolution of sampled playback going from basic, with standard General MIDI sounds: HAL asks Dave if he would like to hear him sing a song. In the climactic scene, astronaut Dave Bowman frantically attempts to shutdown the HAL9000 computer. Clarke who, a few years later would write 2001: A Space Odyssey. Kelly and his associates at Bell Labs recreated the song Daisy Bell (aka A Bicycle Built for Two) using an IBM 704 computer with accompaniment by another pioneer in music technology – Max Matthews. You can take a look at some of Eric’s works on. Eric is also an accomplished composer, with recent commissions including new works for choir – including a forthcoming premiere in Rome, Italy – and band.
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Eric Heukeshoven, find out how to make Sibelius 6 sing lyrics during playback using the latest version EastWest Quantum Leap Symphonic Choirs.Įric is a member of the music faculty at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, where he teaches composition, arranging, ear training, low brass, organ, and jazz piano.