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Human voices bring an unmatched level of emotion, intimacy, and organic warmth to a production. Whether you need a towering classical choir for a cinematic score, an expressive solo vocalist for an ambient bed, or energetic vocal chants for a modern pop track, sample libraries allow you to play human voices right from your MIDI keyboard.
Finding high-quality, free vocal instruments for Native Instruments Kontakt can be tricky, as recording clean vocal samples requires skilled singers and specialized studio setups. However, top developers and independent samplists have made some incredible vocal tools available at no cost.
This guide covers the best free Kontakt choir and vocal libraries available today. You’ll find a wide range of vocal styles, including:
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Full Choirs & Ensembles: Classical church choirs, crowd-sourced audience ensembles, and vintage tape-sampled choirs.
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Solo Vocalists: Legato opera soloists, soulful male voices, and intimate female vocal textures.
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Cinematic & Atmospheric Textures: Evolving sustained vowels, gated rhythmic pads, and ambient soundscapes.
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Pop & Utility Vocals: Energetic group shouts, chants, and vocal accents built for contemporary production.
(Note: Looking for orchestral backing to complement your choir? Be sure to check out our dedicated guide to the Best Free Kontakt Orchestral & String Libraries.)
Celestial Voices (Sonixinema)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
Contains several very good sounding presets. It was created from their paid library, Sirens. I found their two gated (sequenced) patterns especially nice.
Indie Voices (Splash Sound)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
This isn’t a very versatile library and its uses are limited, but it’s good for what it is. If you’re looking for a pop choir enthusiastically singing “hey!,” “wooh!,” or “oh!,” you found your library.
Clare Solo (Ivy Audio)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
A voice library with legato featuring an award-winning female opera singer.
Audio Demo: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/213564487
Jacob Collier Audience Choir (Native Instruments)
Format: Kontakt Player
Jacob Collier recorded his audiences at various concerts singing ahs, oohs, mmms, and various vowels, plus stomping, clapping, and finger snaps. This is a must-have. It’s a small sample library, but a lot of fun.
Foundations Emotive Choir (Heavyocity)
Format: Kontakt Player
Evolving, sustained vowels and textures paired with a layer of Heavyocity’s signature sound design.
Tape Choir (Soniccouture)
Format: Kontakt Player
They nailed the choir sound from 10cc’s “I’m Not In Love.” Yes, you can buy the real thing fairly inexpensively from SampleTekk, but this free version does the job well at no cost.
Micah’s Choir (Pianobook / Cordaro Rodriguez)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
A beautiful, soulful solo male vocalist that you can play chords with to create a full choir. I wish there was a commercial version of this. The developer, musician, and singer are all very talented individuals.
Arcane (Embertone)
Format: Kontakt Player
(NOTE: NO LONGER AVAILABLE)
This collection contained 5 small sample libraries, with the vocal instruments being the standout highlight.
The Quiet Choir (Pianobook / Joshua Meltzer)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
A choir made from one man’s voice that sounds really lovely and gentle.
Audio Demo: https://soundcloud.com/keith-theodosiou/the-quiet-choir
The Spellsinger (Pianobook / Hunter Rogerson)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
Hunter is a YouTuber and one of my favorite samplists from Pianobook. The library was made with a female vocalist and offers a very unique take on a choir library.
St Helens Cantores (Pianobook / Ash Verjee)
Format: Kontakt (full version)
A lovely sample library recorded using a school choir in a church. Features “mmms” and “ohs” with a very angelic sound.