Naada Sarangi for GeoShred Studio

SYMPATHETIC STRING RESONANCE AND VOCAL WARMTH IN EVERY SUSTAINED PHRASE

Precision modeling. Human expression. A physical model of the sarangi, one of the most vocally expressive bowed instruments in Hindustani classical music, built for GeoShred Studio's continuous pitch surface. Sympathetic resonance, warm sustain, and microtonal shading respond to pressure and gesture in real time. Fully polyphonic for chords, drones, and layered textures.

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.

The sarangi's reputation as the instrument closest to the human voice comes from its ability to shade every note with continuous pitch variation and sympathetic overtones. Naada Sarangi brings that quality into GeoShred Studio, where each note is generated by the AccelMatrix Naada physical modeling engine and shaped by how you move across the multi-row pitch surface. Press harder to intensify bow contact, slide to introduce microtonal inflections, and let the polyphonic engine sustain multiple voices at once. The integrated FX rack provides EchoMT, Reverb, and AmpCab processing as part of the live signal chain.

What's Inside Naada Sarangi:

• GeoShred's multi-row continuous pitch surface with fretless glide and microtonal control for Hindustani melodic phrasing.
• Polyphonic capability: layer sustained tones, voice chords, and build drone-plus-melody textures in a single performance.
• Sarangi-specific model parameters including sympathetic resonance behavior, bow dynamics, and tonal warmth controls.
• Integrated FX rack: EchoMT, Reverb, and AmpCab processing within the signal chain.
• Controller support for MPE hardware, wind and breath controllers, and the free GeoShred Control companion app.
• AccelMatrix Naada engine producing each voice as a physically modeled acoustic event.

A Hundred Colors in a Single Bow Stroke

The sarangi's name derives from "sau rang," meaning a hundred colors, a reference to the timbral complexity produced by its three gut playing strings and dozens of sympathetic metal strings vibrating freely beneath the fingerboard. Stopped not by pressing against a fretboard but by the player's fingernail cuticles sliding along the string, the instrument produces a continuous, voice-like pitch contour with a shimmering halo of resonance around every note. The model captures both the direct bowed tone and the surrounding sympathetic activity that gives the sarangi its depth.

GeoShred Studio and GeoShred Control

GeoShred Studio is available as a VST3, AU, or AUv3 plugin for use inside DAWs such as Logic Pro, Cubase, and Reaper, and also runs as a standalone application. The playing surface uses an isomorphic layout tuned in perfect fourths, where pressure continuously shapes instrument parameters and lateral movement controls pitch with sub-semitone precision.

GeoShred Control connects an iPhone or iPad via USB to serve as a dedicated multi-touch performance surface alongside GeoShred Studio. MPE-compatible hardware and wind or breath controllers also connect directly for hands-on expressive control.

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

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