Re: droning questions

["Allan Hoeltje" <ahoeltje@best.com>]

Is there any eletronic FX box that can produce a sympathetic resonance 
similar to the sitar?  I would imagine that you could program Kyma to do
this but how about a more affordable unit?

-Allan

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>From: Stephen <dakshah@yahoo.com>
> ...
> The sitar has 3 or 4 main playing strings, 2 or 3
> chikari or rhythm strings, and then 15 or so
> sympathetic strings underneath the main playing
> strings.  The main purpose of the sympathetic strings
> is to resonate (sympathetically :-) with the notes
> being played on the main strings, thereby providing
> that 'shimmering' sound, and a very quiet slight echo.
>