Publisher: Microhammer/8dio
Format: KONTAKT
Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo
The Bamboo Overtone flute is like a little sibling to the Eastern European, Fujara. However the flute is distinctively different and almost human like in the sense it only has two holes.
The flute is played by muting the bottom of the flute with your palm and bending the note. The overtones are generated by playing softer or harder in the flute and actually allows it to span over four octaves.
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The Bamboo Overtone flute is like a little sibling to the Eastern European, Fujara. However the flute is distinctively different and almost human like in the sense it only has two holes.
The flute is played by muting the bottom of the flute with your palm and bending the note. The overtones are generated by playing softer or harder in the flute and actually allows it to span over four octaves. The sound is best described as ethnic/ethereal, but with that very distinct overtone charm to it. We sampled the hell out of it by multi-sampling the overtones in sustains and staccato and by doing over +350 BPM (80-140) based phrases on top of this – and with additional FX sections.
Flutes with an overtone scale are a very special type. It is impossible to play a melody on them in the traditional sense of the word; their sounds are more like bird trills than human music.
The sound of overtone flutes can be light and melodic, shrill or dense and dynamic, depending on the design, size of the flute and the type of bamboo from which it is made.
By design, overtone flutes (like melodic flutes) can be longitudinal, transverse or diagonal, with or without a whistle. Purely overtone flutes do not have playing holes; the sound is varied by the transition between registers and the opening and closing of the flute’s exit hole (although, for example, the Bulgarian kaval, due to the ease of transition between registers and the peculiarities of playing techniques, is considered both an overtone and melodic flute at the same time).
The most important part of the overtone flute is the whistle. It is done in such a way as to maximize the range of the instrument and make the transition between registers as easy as possible. To achieve this, the playing edge is sharpened at a sharper angle than that of melodic flutes. For flutes with a closed whistle, the distance between the playing edge and the “air gap” is minimized.
Whistle flutes with a narrow bore and a very narrow “air gap” have the lightest sound. Flutes with zuko playing like the kaval sound easy, but they are difficult to play. Longitudinal flutes with an open whistle sound bright and dense. Transverse flutes with an open whistle sound soft and spacious, usually have a smaller range than longitudinal ones.
Typically played rhythmically, the overtone flute plays well with percussion and percussion instruments. “Melodic” lines on overtone flutes sound unusual, recognizable and impressive despite the minimalist sound range.
Note: 8DIO Overtone Flute was formerly known as Microhammer: “Overtone Flute”
Library of articulations and phrases of a bamboo overtone flute.
Core Articulations:
Overtone Flute Staccato
Overtone Flute Sustains w/ MW control
80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140 BPM phrases
Overtone Flute FX
Overtone Flute Percussive FX
