The recorded quality of the samples making up the library enable the detail of the ensemble and solo elements to really shine through. After watching Eric's walk through video (in which he's pretty regularly chuckling, expressing some amazement, and which has him almost tearing up), it was really rewarding to hear and play Contrast in person ...confirming that Eric's reactions were indeed genuine. This has capital B beautiful choir and choral-adjacent sounds in it. The ONLY reason I don't give it 5 stars is because of the specialty nature of the library. Quite a few of the sounds in the library are 'unique' ...at least in terms of any music I could attempt ...and so, while superbly presented within the library, are of limited use ...TO ME. (It seems a bit unfair to give it a lower score because of my own musical limitations ...but trying to review honestly.) As it will integrate seamlessly with 'Eric Whitacre Choir' (and many other libraries), it was more than worthwhile to add it to the sound palette ...(there's such good stuff in the library) ...even recognizing that I may not use every sound the library contains. The 'Synth' sounds included in the library are not to be overlooked ...evocative, presence, synthy sometimes ...cool!
