Berlin, February 29, 2024 –
Native Instruments today announced the Jacob Collier Audience Choir
instrument to celebrate the launch of Collier’s new album, Djesse. Vol 4.
Known for his genre-bending musical style and mastery of technology,
six-time GRAMMY winner Jacob Collier rose to worldwide fame for his
innovative live performances, where he "Conducts his audience like a choir",
bringing together thousands of unique voices to create a one-of-a-kind
improvised moment. Collier has taken this experience a step further, by
partnering with Native Instruments to turn the voices of his audience
into a free software instrument.
Now anyone can experience what only Collier himself has up to now:
playing his audience choir like an instrument, and adding a chorus of
real-life voices from across the globe to any song. This new Kontakt
instrument features moments from 22 different live shows – perfectly
captured by Shure microphones – and is featured throughout Jacob
Collier’s new album, Djesse Vol. 4.
Key features
- Add motion and blend between vowel types using the Vowel Morph Pad. Choose from pre-designed presets or record your own movements for evolving choir arrangements
- Introduce unique percussion to your tracks with stomps, claps, and snaps recorded from the audience at each venue
- Customize your sound with built-in effects and controls, including delay, reverb, timbre, and stereo width
- Use the chord generator for instant harmony, or effortlessly blend between pre-built triads using the Triad Blend.
Get the sound of a real choir, with controls
for different articulations, harmonies, and spaces. Or, find a new
texture for your music with a subtle background chorus.
