: Free-reed keyboard offering rich, sustained drone layers. Groundbreaking Features in Version 5
One of the biggest challenges in digital Indian music is the "Western" tuning of standard DAWs. Indian Classical music relies on Shrutis (microtones) and specific scales called Ragas . swarplug 5
There are technical concerns, too. The neuro-mapping calibration requires you to stare at the pulsing sphere for 30 seconds. Users have reported vivid dreams of being inside a compressor, or waking up with perfect pitch for exactly one week before losing it. The manual (a single sheet of rice paper with the word “Surrender” printed on it) offers no troubleshooting. : Free-reed keyboard offering rich, sustained drone layers
| Expansion Pack | Main Instruments | Key Features | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Main Indian drums (Tabla, Dholak, Pakhawaj, Mridangam, etc.) | Fully resampled core percussion | | EP4 | Sitar (2 varieties) and Surbahar | 48kHz, 24-bit, dual mics | | EP5 | Bansuris (Indian Bamboo Flutes) | 48kHz, 24-bit, dual mics | | EP6 | Shehnai and Nadaswaram (Indian Oboes) | 48kHz, 24-bit, dual mics | | EP7 | Veena, Ghatam, Kanjeera, Morsing | Multi-instrument pack | | EP8 | Physically-Modeled Bowed Strings | Fully modeled for maximum expression | | EP9 | Organ, 2 Harmoniums and a Pump Organ | Reed and pump instruments | | EP10 | Multi-layered Santoor | Captures every subtlety | | EP11 | Sarod & Sitar | Hybrid Sampled + Physically Modeled | | EP12 | Puneri Dhol, Tasha, Trashcans, Toll Bell | Festive and percussion sounds | | EP13 | 15 Miraj Tanpuras (Ultimate Tanpuras) | Perfectly sampled drones | There are technical concerns, too