You can attenuate volume with cc11 and cc7 as well. Dynamic layers modulated via a modwheel crossfade and switching between them is controlled by cc1. The instruments feel very playable to me, and apparently the legato patches are polyphonic legato, as I can play single lines and in and out into chords. In Play 6, the Main window looks pretty much the same at first glance, as does the Mixer, but the Browser is another story and to my mind, greatly improved. Diamond is 59 GB and 24 bit while Gold is 8 GB and 16 bit. Surround is available as an add on for the Composer Cloud Gold X edition as well. There is a Gold edition with the main mics and a Diamond edition, that has five microphone mixes: main, close, stage, mid, and surround. (Strangely enough, no oos which is the vowel I use most.) Unlike the Symphonic Choirs, it also includes some “true legato” (recorded legato intervals) with various vowels, like ahs ands ohs. It comes with vowels, consonants and a Wordbuilder that has pre-made phrases in Latin, English, and “Votox” that you can use, modify, or create your own. (While they gave me some good reasons for that decision, it means that for those who write true SATB music, this may not be their choice.) Unlike the Symphonic Choirs, there is no real way to totally separate sopranos from altos and tenors from basses. It has two sets of instruments, Women and Men.
In fact it requires a new Play 6 version that is free with the purchase and for Composer Cloud subscribers. Hollywood Choirs is a sample library available in all the popular formats that uses EW’s proprietary engine, Play.