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Fun Pages: Art of Voiceover (refill for REASON)
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"Art of Voiceover" (a commercial refill originally released in 2002) is now available for direct download after many years out of release! The original release was well-received and sold out quickly. A 10meg demo version has been around since that time, containing 47 of the 1092 files from the full version. Kurt Kurasaki (Peff.com) was my original beta tester (no product endorsement is implied) and mentioned to me at NAMM '09 that people sometimes still asked him about this refill and where to get it. Yesterday I got a phone call from someone asking how to purchase a copy. So, here it is! Originally $40!
Digital download only. Nothing will be mailed to you. Buy button will connect you to PayPal.
Original Product Information from 2002: “Art of Voiceover” Product Information Release date: April 10, 2002 Price: $40 U.S. (Now $29.95 digital download) Summary: “Art of Voiceover” is a refill for REASON,
featuring the very best from 12 years of spoken word recording. Over 1000
files are included for Dr Rex and NN-19, as well as Redrum kits, patches,
and demo songs designed to showcase the uniqueness of this collection. Art
of Voiceover includes over 300 individual words, in addition to the phrases
and ‘Tape Loops’, which are essential since they provide both loopable
material and an abstract element that harkens back to Brian Eno and The
Beatles. Everything in the collection is licensed for use in music
production, live performance, and broadcasting. Background: endeavor|Audio has recorded voiceovers since
1988. Recently, an online group asked whether Jack Littleton, the creator of
the project, could supply voice samples for REASON users. This effort came
to be known as “Art of Voiceover”. What makes this so unique is that spoken
word content from voiceovers does not often lend itself to being useful in a
musical context. Luckily, Jack Littleton had a great deal of material that
was music and music biz-related in addition to everything else, which ranges
from psychobabble to monster trucks, from alcohol rehab to the Superbowl. Tips on using the collection: Users will benefit from
understanding that “Art of Voiceover” has some design concepts that differ
from other refills. The phrases are not traditional drum
loops! Yes, they will loop, but they also give the benefit of being able to
play the individual slices (and every possible slice has been placed on a
word). ‘Tape Loops’ should also be understood in terms of
the concept behind them. These are meant to loop, while retaining their
abstract origins. Because of this, they also work very well in the NN-19
(being available as PCM data in addition to .rx2). One interesting thing to
try is the looping mode of the NN-19. Not only can these be played forward,
they can also be played in forward-backward mode. We might hope that the new
XT sampler will offer a straight backward play mode – and other features
that will make the PCM ‘Tape Loops’ even more interesting! Jack Littleon April 12, 2002
Original Logos by Kurt Kurasaki (peff.com)
Contents copyright 2006-2009 by Jack Littleton. All rights reserved.