Little Wooden Flutes

This soulful collection features an Indian Venu flute recorded in a dry studio environment as well as several Native American Indian flutes from the great plains region. Little Wooden Flutes includes 2.87 GB of content, with 1665 stereo wav samples recorded at 24-bits and 48 kHz. The Native American flutes feature a broad range of live performance phrases and short special flute effects, recorded from both close and far mic positions in a large reverberant recording hall to provide rich, natural reflections. We recorded several walnut and cedar flutes, in the keys of D and G minor. They are traditional end-blown 8-hole flutes, with two air chambers joined by a channel covered by an ornate block often called a “bird” or “fetish”. These flutes have a mellower, darker and generally softer sound, yet have the ability to produce powerful trills, overtones and chirps. For the Indian Venu flute, we captured three styles of multi-sampled sustain and staccato notes: normal, trilled and overtone bursts with multiple variations for each note. The venu was recorded in a dry studio with darker, smoother vintage studio microphone and a brighter, cleaner and modern studio microphone to give you more mixing choices. In addition, there are sets of live performance phrases in a variety of keys, styles and tempos. This ancient end-blown keyless transverse flute family is used widely in both modern and traditional Indian folk music. Primarily found in southern India, it is often depicted being played by the Hindu god Krishna. The venu we recorded for this library is peculiar in that it is a 7 holed flute carved from rosewood, rather than the typical 8 hole bamboo material you’ll find in most venu flutes. This difference gives it a warmer, fuller sound. It is tuned in the key of C minor. We’ve also included a collection of 59 outstanding atmospheres and pads that were hand-crafted from the raw flute recordings to provide even more creative possibilities. Carrying the spirit and soul of the flutes, these sounds offer excellent accompaniment and texture that can be used in any style of music or sound design.