Duduk: Armenian Woodwind Kontakt Instrument by Loot Audio

The instrument's core is a broad set of articulations, including sustain, sustained vibrato, full and half trills, three crescendo types, flutter, ornaments, phrases, falls and risers, staccato and percussion. Several alternative deep reed and lip-in articulations add further options for expressive playing.

Loot Audio notes that the instrument was recorded and then explored further through its snapshots. Individual articulations are marked with the keyboard note where they start, such as C2 or C4. Most natural articulations begin two octaves above the lowest note, C2 in Kontakt, while the alternative lip-in articulations are spread across the full 88-key layout.

The percussion loops are tempo-synced with Time Machine and are natively programmed at 100 BPM.

The instrument ships with 82 snapshots. Natural has 24 presets for the Duduk's articulations, Drones has 17 tonal presets for accompaniment and scoring, Sound Design has 36 presets that add colour and character, and Rhythms has 4 scoring presets. A clean snapshot is included as a starting point for new sound design.

The library also includes 26 drones. Notes from a cello, violin, shakuhachi, bamboo flute, accordion, harmonica, two hulusis, bawu, tongue drums and handpan were recorded for this project, and other drones are synthesized or hybrid sounds. These suit composers who want a meditative, ethnic-leaning texture behind a melody.