Duduk

The Duduk, made out of aged apricot wood, is an historic Armenian traditional woodwind instrument. It has now been made famous as it was featured in the Dune movies scored by Hans Zimmer. The sound of it is meditative and haunting, sounding similar to an oboe and saxophone. The reed of the Duduk is hand made from reed cane and requires preparation with water to make it come alive again by producing sound.

The Duduk tells an ancient story reaching back possibly 1500 years. To this day you can hear the ancestors’ cries and teachings through it.

This Kontakt instrument is mostly 192kHz, 32 bit, 2.82GB featuring main and also experimental articulations that are expanded in extended chromatic scales. The uniqueness comes from the way the Duduk was recorded and further explored in the snapshots.

82 Snapshots

• Natural (24) – the Duduk’s various articulations
• Drones (17) – tonal drones to accompany the Duduk and use for scoring
• Sound Design (36) – add colour and character to you music
• Rhythms (4) – for scoring purposes
• One Clean snapshot for a fresh sound design start

Articulations Inside

• Sustain
• Sustained Vibrato
• Full & Half Trill
• 3 Crescendo types: short, long & vibrato
• Flutter
• Ornaments
• Phrases
• Crazy, Breath, Crying
• Falls and Risers
• Staccato
• Teeth
• Percussion & Looped Percussion
• Alternative Deep Reed Finger Vibration
• Alternative Deep Reed Sustains and Vibratos
• Alternative Vibrato Lips In

Plus, 26 Drones are included to accompany your tale. Notes from a Cello, Violin, Shakuhachi, Bamboo Flute, Accordion, Harmonica, two Hulusis, Bawu, Tongue Drums and the Handpan were specifically recorded for this project. Other drones include synthesized and hybrid sounds.

More Info

Individual sounds have markings (Like C2 or C4) where on the keyboard the articulation starts. For example “(C2)” indicates the articulation starts at the instrument’s lowest note - C2 note in Kontakt - and most of the natural articulations are programmed 2 upwards on the keyboard. The “Alt Lips In Articulations” meets that rule half way as for maximum creativity you can feel around the 88 key layout.

The percussion loops are tempo synced using Time Machine (TM) and are natively programmed at 100bpm.

System Requirements

Important Notes:

• The FULL Version of Kontakt 7.1.5 + is required in order to use this instrument.
• You will be stuck in DEMO MODE if trying to use this instrument in the FREE Kontakt Player.