Offering a pure, meditative voice for your compositions, ILIO Naada Bansuri is a virtual instrument for the GeoShred Studio platform that offers real-time breath dynamics, microtonal inflection, and a distinctive airy tone via GeoShred Studio's multi-row continuous pitch surface. With advanced AccelMatrix Naada physical modeling, each note is generated as a continuous acoustic event.
By pressing into the grid you can shape breath intensity, flutter tonue, and partial hole coverage for microtonal shadings. By sliding across the pitch surface you can trace the fluid ornamental lines of Hindustani raga. You can also engage in fully polyphonic playing, supporting sustained drones under melodic lines, chord voicings, and layered, independent phrases. Use GeoShred Studio's integrated FX rack for sweetening your performance with reverb, amp simulation, echo, and more. Naada Bansuri requires GeoShred Studio (sold separately) to function, which is available in AU, AU3, VST3, or standalone formats for macOS only.
Its intonation and timbre depend entirely on the player’s embouchure and breath control, with partially covered holes producing the microtonal inflections central to raga music. The result is a pure, airy, meditative sound whose breathy attack and clear upper partials distinguish it from the Western concert flute.
GeoShred Control connects an iPhone or iPad via USB to serve as a dedicated multitouch performance surface alongside GeoShred Studio. MPE-compatible hardware and wind or breath controllers also connect directly for hands-on expressive control.