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--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Alien Martian <alien1x@y...> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Can anyone give me tips on how to produce a
> atmospheric,airy, floating choir sounds.Like the
> ambient sound  produced by the group Enigma.
> 
> Regards
> Alien

Okay, so I've been listening to some trakcs off 'The Cross of Changes' and I'm not quite 
certain what you're after. There are some nice organ type pads and some saw tooth synth 
pads which you can make on an AN1x. But much of the 'choir' type sounds are sample 
based and as we've discussed before, this is not the type of sound for which any virtual 
analog synth loans itself to readily. And then there is that great sample from A.P.L.' s 'The 
Calling' too...;-)

If you're up to making your own Voices, here an idea:

Take an organ preset on the AN1x and roll off the Edge on both OSC (50-75) then the 
Filter Cutoff. Modify the Amp EG with an Attack time of 85-90, Sustain of 110-127, and a 
Release of 64-85. Add some Velocity and/or Filter Sensitivity from 12-32. 

Set the pmod Depth on each Osc to +3, -3 respectively. Change the Vari Effect to 
Symphonic and adjust the Mod Freq upwards to .34 or .42.

No offense intended, but there seems to be a reoccurring theme to your posts and while 
you appear to be reluctant to utilize samplers or sample based synthesisers (ROMplers) 
-you haven't elaborated on why so one can only speculate. If this is NOT the case, then I 
would encourage you to check out something along the lines of SampleTank or UltraFocus 
if your inclined towards software based solutions - or if hardware is more your bag, then 
you should ckeck out eBay for a Roland JV1080 which are sellling for a song on the 2nd 
hand market today ($325 on average.) This will allow you access to the 'choir' 'breathy' 
type of vocal sounds you describe.

Jon