Naada Duduk for GeoShred Studio

WARM, VOCAL REED CHARACTER AND SUSTAINED MELODIC EXPRESSION ON A CONTINUOUS SURFACE

Lose yourself in an instrument that transcends time. Naada Duduk places a physically modeled Armenian double-reed woodwind inside GeoShred Studio, where the instrument's warm, vocal timbre, sustained melodic phrasing, and large-reed dynamic nuance 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 Duduk runs inside GeoShred Studio, bringing the duduk's uniquely warm, melancholic voice to a multi-row continuous pitch surface. Press into the grid to shape the large reed's dynamic response and tonal weight; slide between positions to trace the sustained, ornamented melodic lines that define duduk performance. The AccelMatrix Naada physical modeling engine generates each note as a continuous acoustic event, and because the instrument is polyphonic, you can hold a sustained drone beneath melodic phrases, build layered harmonic textures, 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 Duduk:

• GeoShred's continuous pitch surface with fretless glide, portamento, and sustained melodic control suited to the duduk's lyrical phrasing style.
• Polyphonic performance: sustain drone tones under melodic lines, voice chords, or layer independent phrases simultaneously.
• Direct access to duduk model parameters including large-reed dynamics, breath character, and tonal shaping.
• 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.

An Ancient Voice Carved from Apricot Wood

The duduk is an ancient Armenian double-reed woodwind with a history spanning at least 3,000 years, recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Traditionally carved from aged apricot wood, it uses a large, soft double reed that produces a tone closer to the human voice than virtually any other woodwind. That warm, reedy timbre has made the duduk a defining sound in film scoring, used extensively by composers including Peter Gabriel, Hans Zimmer, and Howard Shore to convey ancient, spiritual, and deeply emotional contexts. The model captures the duduk's distinctive large-reed dynamic sensitivity and its capacity for sustained, voice-like melodic expression.

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 natural fit for the duduk's sustained, breath-driven phrasing and its sensitive dynamic response.

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 Duduk requires GeoShred Studio ($50), a separate required purchase.

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