Charisma
Versatile, inspiring vocal phrases full of character.
US$49
Hear Charisma Volume 1 In Action
- Progeny Ben Hicks 2:00
- Whispers in the Night Tremendouz 2:12
- Cascading Memories Andrew Aversa 1:05
- Traces in the Desert Andreas Wimmer 1:48
- Pump Up the Charisma Kent Kercher 2:58
- Abandoned Watchtower Michael Hoffmann 2:14
Reviews
Simon Franglen
Titanic, Skyfall, Spectre, Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water
Impact Soundworks make detailed, emotive instruments. I’ve happily bought over two dozen of their libraries which should say everything. They get used every day.
Mark Portmann
Ariana Grande, Luis Fonsi, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones
"[ISW]'s instruments consistently deliver the sound, feel, and reliability I need to do my best work. Thank you for raising the bar and making tools that inspire."
Neal Acree
World of WarCraft, Diablo III, StarCraft II, Overwatch
"Impact Soundworks has some of the most creative and innovative libraries out there. From world instruments to the insanely deep sampled Shreddage guitar series the Impact catalog is full of must-haves and unexpected and inspiring surprises. Highly recommended!
Stewart Winter
Co-founder, VideoHelper
"I'm a keyboard player -- I can't even make a REAL guitar sound convincing. But Telos and Rosette are my go-to guitars because they sound incredible, sit well in a mix and are so easy to configure to my personal playing habits. I'm constantly discovering new ways to play them and they've saved my ass more times than I can count. And the pedal Steel is still my favorite library of its kind for Country, Folk and organic layering behind synths."
Brian Pickett
PAW Patrol, Lucas the Spider, Daniel Tiger
"I never would have thought that sampled guitars could sound as good as ISW's do. The fact that I can use them to lay down a realistic solo is unprecedented. They’ve pushed the boundaries of realism."
Rosette Mandolin – Sound on Sound
Rosette Mandolin review
"The sound of the library is very pleasing...the more I used the library the more I felt I was learning how to write idiomatically for the instrument." "Rosette Mandolin provides a good sound that could have many applications, with versatile input options that cater to writing realistic mandolin lines, impossible 5+ note chords and everything in between." Thomas Field, September 2024
Richard Jacques
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Overwatch 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone
"I'm a huge fan of the Ventus Winds series. They feature rare instruments deep-sampled to an incredibly high level of detail. It's so liberating to have such a wide range of articulations & phrases that perfectly capture the nuances and performance style of these instruments... from beautiful to haunting, celebratory to sorrowful. Each is expertly recorded and the sound quality is superb, sitting in the mix with ease. If you want to add authentic world winds to your palette, then look no further."
Kevin Manthei
Angry Birds Mystery Island, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Villainous, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online
"ISW creates some of the most inspiring & realistic guitar sample libraries. I had to write a bunch of really gritty, angry heavy metal & sports action rock cues. I used Shreddage 3 Serpent for leads and was blown away by its onboard processing, programming, and amazing live-sounding leads. I also created a signature sound based on the lead guitar in David Lynch's Twin Peaks series, originally played on baritone guitar. [Serpent] built a convincing replica of that sound just using on-board FX. It was so fun and easy to do!"
Audio Demos
- Progeny Ben Hicks 2:00
- Whispers in the Night Tremendouz 2:12
- Cascading Memories Andrew Aversa 1:05
- Traces in the Desert Andreas Wimmer 1:48
- Pump Up the Charisma Kent Kercher 2:58
- Abandoned Watchtower Michael Hoffmann 2:14
Overview
Let a one-of-a-kind vocalist lend her distinctive voice to your cinematic creations! You’ll find over a hundred ready-to-use vocal phrases in Charisma Volume 1. Featuring transcendently beautiful recordings in multiple keys, the phrases are easily searchable to quickly infuse your project with color and personality. Written and performed by Elizabeth Zharoff, opera singer and founder of YouTube’s The Charismatic Voice.
Product Info
111 wordless phrases in 10 thematic categories
Each phrase recorded at C, D#, F#, and A root note, minimizing the amount of transposition needed. Performance speed can be synced to host BPM.
Single note patches with "ooh" and "ahh"
Seamlessly blend from piano to forte, and morph from “ooh” to “ahh” vowel.
15 playable atmosphere sounds
Beautiful pad-like textures that instantly create ambient soundscapes, and can be further sculpted within the UI.
Crystal-clear studio recordings
Recorded through a high-end signal chain with multiple mics for total mixing control.
Powerful alto and soprano vocals
Performed by award-winning opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, founder and host of The Charismatic Voice.
Features
Streamlined, modern UI
Search by scale/mode, vowel, time signature
Phrase tweaks: volume, start/end, tune, formant
Assign multiple octaves of phrases at once
Digital and analog-modeled FX
Requirements
4GB disk space
7200 RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
4GB RAM
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments.
Apple M1, Intel I5, or equivalent CPU
A faster CPU with more cores will allow you to play more simultaneous voices.
Kontakt Player 6.6.1+
This library will run in the FREE Kontakt Player.
Kontakt Requirements - Mac OS
Intel Macs (i5 or higher): macOS 10.14, 10.15, 11 or 12 (latest update). Apple Silicon Macs (via Rosetta 2 & natively on ARM in Standalone or in hosts that support it): macOS 11 or 12 (latest update)
Kontakt Requirements - Windows
Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64-bit). Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU. Graphics hardware support for OpenGL 2.1 or higher. Windows 10 strongly recommended.
Tutorials
Instrument Walkthrough
Featured Artists & Composers
Lena Raine
Celeste, Chicory, Minecraft, Guild Wars 2, Deltarune
Instruments from ISW are a staple of my soundtrack work for games. Vocalisa has been a mainstay vocal aesthetic of nearly every game I’ve worked on including Celeste & Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shreddage 3 has also given me the confidence to write some really fun guitar riffs & solos despite not being able to play a real one. I’ve started incorporating Tokyo Scoring Strings into the acoustic side of my scoring work, and can’t wait to try out more from ISW in the future!
Mike Reagan
Invincible Fight Girl, Powerpuff Girls, Trials Evolution, God of War, Twisted Metal
“A big thanks to the team at Impact Soundworks for putting inspiration at my fingertips! Your sample libraries are in heavy use in my Orchestral, Rock and Pop templates, and always visible in my top-tier Cue-specific Kontakt. Layering your Shreddage libraries on top of my live guitar tracks creates so much depth, and I get so much out of so many of your other libraries – too many to name. A+ programming and sonic goodness gang!”
Christopher Gordon
Ladies in Black, Mao’s Last Dancer, Salem’s Lot, Master and Commander
“Impact Soundworks’ range of guitars and fretted instruments sound amazing and are crafted and nuanced with expert detail. Intuitively set up to get straight to composing. And I have a real soft spot for the juicy, screaming Shreddage 3 Hydra!”
Opera singer and vocal coach Elizabeth Zharoff approaches every genre and style of singing with enthusiasm and an infectious joie de vivre. We were immediately drawn to her pursuit of science-backed emotional impact through singing: getting deep into the connections between the body, brain, and voice. To that effect, we collaborated to create a library of vocal phrases across a variety of themes to bring that mood-lifting energy to projects of many different natures.
With a focus on evocative sound and ease of use, Charisma Volume 1 includes 111 wordless phrases in the following categories:
- Arabian Nights
- Classical Elegance
- Climactic Drama
- Epic Trailer
- Horror
- In Awe
- Lull
- Mournful
- Open Seas
- Verismo
Each phrase was recorded in four keys for maximum versatility, and can be searched via functional parameters (such as tempo, vowel, and mode) to give you the easiest access to the sound you seek: pick your mood, key, and meter, and you’ll have the perfect line in seconds. In addition to the phrases, the library features single note samples to flesh out melodic lines with extra flexibility, including “Ah” and “Oo” vowels, with light and strong vibrato, at two dynamics. Also included are 15 playable atmosphere sounds, which morph and transform Elizabeth’s voice into hybrid sound design elements.
Elizabeth Zharoff has performed opera internationally for over ten years, sung in 18 languages, recorded for over 20 video games, and once provided the voice for an AI assistant. As an acclaimed vocal coach, she founded The Charismatic Voice to bring her love of singing and voice education to a wider audience. We’re thrilled to expand that audience further to include working composers and music makers worldwide.
Console is a fully-featured mixer, modular effects rack, and pedal board, designed to give you full control over your mix. Effects include multiple EQs (digital and analog-style), compressors, spatial FX, modulation FX, amps, distortion pedals, reverbs, and more.
Each mic channel can be loaded with up to 8 FX in any order, plus another 8 slots on the master channel, with support for send routing as well. The Galois Reverb in Kontakt sounds fantastic as an alternative to our included custom IRs.
Download the Console manual here to learn more!
Reviews
Charisma, Vol. 1 – Sample Library Review
“With beautiful phrases and instant cinematic vocals, Charisma is worthy of a place in any composer’s toolkit…absolutely love the high register…the core content behind these phrases, they’re so varied, they’re different, and they’re interesting…Charisma is a really, really, useful vocal instrument for all types of different scoring.”
Sample Library Review (04/22)
Testimonial – Jimmy ‘Big Giant Circles’ Hinson (Black Ops 4, Borderlands 2, Threes)
“Between Shreddage, Super Audio Cart, Juggernaut, and Mega Brass I don’t remember the last time I haven’t used an Impact Soundworks instrument in a track. The attention to detail is astonishing and it’s all so easy to use out of the box, which is a big deal.”