Native Instruments – Jacob Collier: Audience Choir

Virtual Choir in the Style of the Legendary Djesse Tour

• Experience the atmosphere of Jacob Collier’s Djesse World Tour by conducting your own virtual choir
• Mix vowels recorded in different cities and add unique percussion elements such as stomps, claps and clicks
• Record movements on the XY pad and add depth with polyphonic aftertouch support

A Choir of a Thousand Voices

Jacob Collier is a musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known for his stylistic experiments, fiery performances, and unconventional approach to harmony. During the Djesse world tour, he captivated audiences by turning them into a harmonious choir. Now those voices are yours to command.

From Adelaide to Zurich

Discover choral tones captured on the world’s most famous stages. Build each note or instantly create harmonies with pre-made triads. Intelligent features help you dive into harmony, no matter your level of theory knowledge. Use the chord generator or experiment with key transitions with the Triad Blend feature .

Full control

Use professional presets or save your own settings. Experiment with vowels on the Vowel Morph panel , recording parameter changes in real time for dynamic sound. Fine-tune every detail with advanced settings, while maintaining perfect sync with the project tempo.

More than just a choir

Add percussion to your tracks: stomps, claps and clicks from the audience, combined with harmonies created by Jacob at each venue. And if you play a special musical phrase, you will discover a hidden surprise.

About Jacob Collier

Acclaimed by audiences, critics and his peers as one of the most gifted artists working today, Jacob Collier has amassed an impressive resume, with six Grammy Awards to his name (the first British artist to win for each of his first four studio albums) and 12 nominations, including Album of the Year in 2021. 

His collaborations with artists range from British stars like Coldplay and Stormzy to American superstars SZA, Alicia Keys and John Mayer, Malian singer Oumou Sangaré and Moroccan maalem Hamid El Kasiri. Each has sought out Collier for his unique musical vision, confirming his status as a conduit for the untold creative energy of an entire generation. 

Jacob recentlycompleted the final installment of his four-volume Djesse epic, featuring tracks from Brandi Carlile, Shawn Mendes, Aespa and Kirk Franklin, as well as over 150,000 audience votes recorded during his world tour.

Perfect Harmony with Kontrol Keyboards

Unleash the potential of Jacob Collier: Audience Choir with the third-generation Kontrol S-Series keyboards. Indicate ranges via the Light Guide , control dynamics with the modulation wheel, and fine-tune the sound via aftertouch: adjust timbre, pitch, volume, and vowel type.

Features

• Vocal recordings captured during Jacob Collier’s 22-city Djesse tour
• Unleash the full potential of your vocal instrument with the third-generation Kontrol S-Series keyboards. Control dynamics with the Modulation Wheel, and change timbre, pitch, volume, and vowel type with polyphonic aftertouch
• Accentuate vocal parts by combining them with exclusive rhythmic patterns including stomps, claps, and clicks
• Create expressive musical illustrations by combining percussion elements and triads, then seamlessly switch between major and minor keys with the Triad Blend feature
• Change dynamics in real time and add expression with polyphonic aftertouch
• Blend vowels seamlessly with the Vowel Morph panel Use ready-made presets or record your own parameter changes in real time
• Professional Shure microphones were used to capture audience voices, ensuring the highest sound quality
• Customize your sound with built-in effects and controls, including delay, reverb, tone and stereo width