Choir alternative
I write vocal parts I like to have a good sounding playback. Nobodies gonna play my stuff and I'm fine with it. I like to be able to show people my stuff. However, when it comes to vocal parts on playback. The choir soundfont sucks. It muddies the mix. It's full of reverb to the point it's kind of hard to hear the melody. I typically use Trumpet if the arrangement already has a Trumpet it just doesn't stand out as well. There's so many choices. I want to know what other people think is a good alternative. Because I want to know if there's one I might like more and what other people find more listenable.
Comments
Try different instruments. Which ones depends on what other ones you are using.
If you aren't going to use a vocal font, consider not writing for voice.
Turn off the vocal reverb in the mixer.
Please post part of a score that is a problem for you.
In reply to Try different instruments… by bobjp
I like to, I just don't like the default sound. I sometimes use Clarinet, Flute, Synth sounds. I also write lead sheets in which case I sometimes just use the default piano in the template. But it doesn't always sustain super well. Something that bothers me is that when I upload scores to the website the meta data info comes from the soundfont rather than the score. So if I change the vocal soundfont to Trumpet it'll say it has a Trumpet part rather than a vocal part.
In reply to I like to, I just don't like… by cavinlee
Change it to Trumpet in the Staff/Part properties... dialog. This will change the Long instrument name and Short instrument name to "Trumpet" and "Tpt.", respectively. So, change the ... instrument name fields back to "Voice" or "Tenor" or whatever you want ... even nothing.
Personally, I use Oboe, Harmonica, and Trombone. They sound, to my ear, most like actual human voices (of the non-Voice sounds). When I need a fourth and fifth sound, I use Saxophone, Bassoon, and/or Tuba, but I don't really like them ... I simply haven't found anything better.
So, if I had a full SATBB chorus, I would use ...
Soprano - Oboe
Alto - Harmonica
Tenor - Trombone or Tenor Saxophone
Baritone - Baritone Saxophone or Trombone
Bass - Bassoon or Tuba
With one of these collections of instruments (or a similar collection), you can identify by ear which voice range is singing which note, even within the full mix ... especially if you pan them a bit. And you can actually hear the eighth and sixteenth notes without them being covered over by vibrato.