Indian Music : Looking for some particular sounds

Started by Live Musician Newbie, Apr 25, 2025, 10:01 AM

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Live Musician Newbie

Namaste all

1. Bollywood strings : Hope thats what it is called.
So there are a lot of examples (via mainstage) that play vienna strings / aka Bollywood strings.
Here is an example.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_8JE_GSlDw
Note the following
- Portamento / legato strings
- Crossfade
- Velocity based attack.

So I am confident the SX 920 is capable of this and even more
Reasoning : The built in Jazz Violin (P1 of Strings)

I am trying to recreate the strings similar to what was seen in the above video.
I have to get the voice of the internal string voice and add the required portamento / velocity parameters.
I am spending some time creating this voice ... I tried the Allegro (Legacy > Strings > P2) and tried to layer some slow strings and change the attack parameters.
Not quite getting the perfection .. somehow missing something.

Is anyone aware of a pack that already has the voice or suggestions to recreate the above character of strings?
Another example : https://youtu.be/V_Cnr0WKvn8?t=480

2. Veena :
Illus : https://youtu.be/V_Cnr0WKvn8?t=1000
Although I had recreated this on my S975 using some Guitar .. I will have to work on this

(The one supplied via the Indian Pack in Yamaha is substandard.)

Let me know if anyone has an idea for good voices for indian music.


Previously owned / used extensively.
Kid
- Casio VL-1 PT-82 PT-80, SA-1 SA-21 etc
- Yamaha PSS 20

Late Teens
- Casio MT-540 (♥ed the sounds)
- Yamaha PSR-310 PSR-620
- Roland E16 (Beautiful sounds)

2016
- Korg PA 900 (Very disappointing)
- Yamaha PSR-i425 / PSR-S975

April 2025 : Yamaha PSR SX-920
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