Naada Sitar for GeoShred Studio

SYMPATHETIC STRINGS, JAWARI BUZZ, AND FLUID RAGA ORNAMENTS ON A CONTINUOUS SURFACE

Go beyond samples with sound that evolves as you play. Naada Sitar places the shimmering complexity of India's most recognized classical instrument inside GeoShred Studio, where sympathetic string resonance, jawari bridge buzzing, and continuous pitch bending respond directly to pressure and gesture on the playing surface. The instrument is fully polyphonic, supporting chords and layered melodic lines simultaneously.

Works with MPE controllers, wind and breath controllers, and GeoShred Control, a free iPhone and iPad companion app that delivers a multi-touch expressive surface for live performance.

Naada Sitar runs inside GeoShred Studio, where the layered tonal complexity of the sitar is accessible across a multi-row continuous pitch surface. Bend pitch across wide intervals to produce the meend slides central to raga performance, press into the grid to shape pluck attack and sympathetic string bloom, and move across rows to shift register. The AccelMatrix Naada physical modeling engine generates each note as a real-time acoustic event, including the characteristic jawari bridge buzzing that gives every tone its shimmering overtone halo. Because the instrument is polyphonic, you can sustain a drone while tracing melodic phrases, or voice full chords across the surface. GeoShred's integrated FX rack adds EchoMT, Reverb, and AmpCab processing directly in the signal chain.

What's Inside Naada Sitar:

• GeoShred's continuous pitch surface with wide-interval bending, portamento, and microtonal control suited to Hindustani raga performance.
• Polyphonic performance: sustain drones under melodic development, voice chords, or layer independent phrases simultaneously.
• Direct access to sitar model parameters including sympathetic string resonance, jawari bridge character, and pluck dynamics.
• Integrated FX rack with EchoMT, Reverb, and AmpCab available as part of the performance signal chain.
• Full controller support: MPE controllers, wind and breath controllers, GeoShred Control companion app.
• AccelMatrix Naada physical modeling engine generating each note as a continuous acoustic simulation.

A Sonic World Built on Resonance

The sitar produces a sound with no direct Western equivalent. Up to thirteen sympathetic strings vibrate in resonance beneath the main playing strings, surrounding each plucked note with a shimmering sustain halo. The specially shaped jawari bridge adds a controlled buzzing overtone to every tone, giving the sitar its instantly recognizable timbral signature. Combined with the wide pitch-bending range of its curved frets, the result is an instrument where melody, resonance, and tonal color are inseparable. The model captures this layered acoustic behavior, responding continuously to gesture and pressure.

GeoShred Studio and GeoShred Control

GeoShred Studio operates as a VST3, AU, or AUv3 plugin inside major DAWs, or as a standalone application. Its isomorphic surface is tuned in perfect fourths, providing a layout where melodic intervals repeat consistently across rows. Pressure and gesture are mapped continuously to instrument parameters, making the surface a direct conduit for expression rather than a series of on/off triggers.

GeoShred Control is a free companion app for iPhone and iPad that connects via USB, adding a second multi-touch expressive surface for live performance. MPE hardware controllers and wind or breath controllers connect directly to GeoShred Studio as well.

GeoShred Studio Required. Running Naada Sitar requires GeoShred Studio ($50), a separate required purchase.

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