Re: new instruments for film work

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

hi Erdem,

get yourself a klarnet
(Turkish metal clarinet in G).
The low range is easy to play and can sound like a duduk(mey).
:-) and you're already in the best place in the world to get one.

as far as I know, *all* the Turkish instruments are pretty good.
If you want something really exotic, you could always
try blowing a ney like it was a trumpet.



If you want to source some useful percussion without
spending a lot of money then here's a selection of
the sort of thing usually available from "world music instrument sellers".
These may look a bit odd, but they can sound fantastic

1)
Goblet drum from Thailand.
Looks like this:-

http://www.thaimusic.net/glong-yao.htm

good deep sound, and mellow tone that blends well with other
instruments in the mix.

2)
Low pitched gongs,
the ones that look like this are fairly common

http://www.thaimusic.net/kong.jpg

3) and this one will guarantee you to record a track right away

http://www.oddmusic.com/gallery/hapi-drum.html


for fx (although this is vst)

this could save you a lot of money on ethnic instruments
(as the smaller ones are so much cheaper)

http://www.mathons.com/chopitch.htm

can make any drum/gong/xylophone sound lower pitched without quality loss.

andy butler



Erdem Helvacioglu wrote:
> hey,
>  
> i am producing a new world music record and will be composing for 2 new 
> feature movies. i would like to buy new exciting, weird, texturally 
> interesting instruments for film composing  and album production use. I 
> bought an Iranian santoor last week and it is such a great instrument. 
> Any suggestions and ideas about new instruments?
>  
> Also new suggestions for weird pedals and fx?
>  
> Thanks a lot and best regards.
>  
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