On the "Voices of Istanbul" CD there's a few loops of a string section: several violins (maybe other strings?) with a particular harmony and (I'm sure) other characteristic features.
I'm looking for something similar to this in an instrument/program format, i.e. Soundfont, GIGA, etc.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
Looking for Turkish/Arabic string section
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- Tunesmith
- 2889 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Toronto
no replies? surely someone must know where the good selection is. it's probably one of my favourite sounds that i'd like to do - i'd buy a whole cd dedicated to it if i could.
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- KVRAF
- 10171 posts since 2 Jan, 2005 from somewhere in the woods
You can try to imitate it with a western string-section, some filtering and modulation. When I need special sounds, I always do that. It needs some time to adjust the parameters. You also can combine two different string-sample-sets: legato and spicciato e.g. , do some envelope-automatisation and play with the sample-startpoint. Put some extra samples into your sampler and play it reverse.
Be creative! The results can be more exciting than using a multi-sample everybody has.
Cheers,
Melloarts&crafts
Be creative! The results can be more exciting than using a multi-sample everybody has.
Cheers,
Melloarts&crafts
"It dreamed itself along"
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- KVRist
- 221 posts since 5 Nov, 2002 from Slovenia
Any string will be good if you use arabic scale.
C scale: C, D flat, E, F, G, A flat,B flat, C
It's like classical C minor scale except D flat instead D and E instead E flat.
Cheers
Alex
C scale: C, D flat, E, F, G, A flat,B flat, C
It's like classical C minor scale except D flat instead D and E instead E flat.
Cheers
Alex
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- KVRAF
- 4074 posts since 28 Apr, 2004
don't really know much about this stuff but a synth/sampler/rompler that does micro tuning might help as well. i think the sound is probably seconday to the playing style.