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radiant.city · Post by **radiant.city** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:13 pm

I recall seeing and perhaps even downloading a sitar emulator VSTi from a site whose name escapes me now. Of course now that I'm in need of it for an ethno-industrial project, and am looking through my myriad downloaded files, I have no idea where it is or what it was called.

It isn't the Safwan Matni plugs, which I couldn't get to work to save my life. This plug also had programmable paramters. Nor (and this shocks me) is it available through the otherwise fabulous Instrument search here at KVR.

Anybody have any ideas as to where the site might be? IIRC the web site had a happy-sounding name like Shiny Sun or Panama Red.

Thanks in advance.

pHz · Post by **pHz** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:19 pm

dunno about that ... but knagalis from dash / nusofting might well do the trick ...

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/676.html

slainte

rob

tuz · Post by **tuz** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:25 pm

http://www.la-la.com/free_stuff.htm

it's free and pretty good.

this guy some other vsti's as well check it out.

It's called Syntar.

Sleek Month · Post by **Sleek Month** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:45 pm

There was a really nice free sounfontthat had sitar on one part of the keybard and tabla and percussion on the other...

I think I got it here:

http://www.hammersound.net/

...it rocks. Way better than the other sampled sitars I've had.

-S.

vista · Post by **vista** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:13 pm

SwarSystems SwarPlug

http://www.swarsystems.com/SwarPlug/

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:19 pm

Know what you mean Radiant City... And now the name escapes me too. I opted for Ethnosphere, but everyone recommended.... Yellow Tools??? Something like Culture and/or Candy? I think I checked these out, but they were HUGELY expensive and large.

But I quite like my Ethnosphere, and it does have a somewhat nice Sitar on it as well I believe. (Not that I'm up on 'sitars') But Knaglis I find intriguing, cause it offers a 'drone' to sustain under melodies and such. Also does a 'right bonny' Bag Pipe too. Or shape it to be Middle Eastern or Asian bagpipes if you'd prefer?

Ravi Shankar and Hagus McHagus tonight in a exclusive engagement!

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:44 am

The SoundFont is Proteus3_Presets_SEC, Program #7, East Indian. It's at SF2MIDI.com in the synth section.

braj · Post by **braj** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:32 am

I personally like the Syntar, and since it's a VSTi specially mde just for sitar sounds, you can tweak it beyond a soundfont.

SWTrex · Post by **SWTrex** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 3:39 am

Also check out these soundfonts for some decent sitar sounds:

World Combo.sf2 - "Tamburas" and "East Indian" programs
Indian Ensemble.sf2 - "Sitar" and "Low Sitar" programs

I'm not sure where I found them, but I know they're free.

SWTrex

P.T. · Post by **P.T.** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:16 am

androidlove wrote:The SoundFont is Proteus3_Presets_SEC, Program #7, East Indian. It's at SF2MIDI.com in the synth section.

If you like it I'd suggest going to soundfont.com and buying the bank for their $15 price which is very reasonable.

It may be free at sfmidi but it is stolen from an E-mu bank.

That World combo is from E-mu also.

vista · Post by **vista** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:36 am

yeah !

soundfonts are told to be the best.

and here are the links to the
above recommendations:

Hammersound_Sitar.SF2
http://www.hammersound.net/cgi-bin/soun ... tLength=15

Proteus3 Presets SEC .sf2
http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=5087

World Combo.sf2
http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=3982

Indian Ensemble.sf2
http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php?page=sdet&id=3436

radiant.city · Post by **radiant.city** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 2:46 pm

Tuz knew the site I was thinking about (I *knew* it was happy) but the rest of you guys rock for those suggestions. Thanks!

stickmartin · Post by **stickmartin** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:57 pm

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Hey, I know ya'll uploaded it a few times, but all the links are expired or down now. I REALLY need SYNTAR. Please email me the zip @ stick@thestickmartinshow.com (mailto:stick@thestickmartinshow.com)
It would be so appreciated or post up a new link for me to download. Thanks in advance,
Your new best friend
Stick Martin

SWTrex · Post by **SWTrex** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:55 am

http://download.yousendit.com/868A8E15795515A0

spa · Post by **spa** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:19 am

You might look into EMM-Knagalis by DashSignature. The VSTi has excellent sitar sounds.

sitar VSTi?