Sonuscore
Ancient Duduk Phrases
Inspiring, Colorful Sounds of History
An instrument that has created evocative atmospheres for many hundreds of years, delivered from the past with today’s state-of-the-art technology.
600+Live phrases
17Themes
7Ornaments
3Keys
+And more
Duduk●Phrases●Legato●Sustains●Trills●Vibrato●Accents●Themes●EQ●Reverb●& more
600+ live phrasesPlayed by Anna MkhitaryanUNESCO heritage instrument
Ancient Duduk Phrases lets you travel through space and time. The large reed creates a colorful timbre, perfect for atmospheric soundtracks and a wonderful complement to the orchestral palette.
The instrument arrives two ways at once: live recorded phrases across seventeen themes, and a haunting, fully playable legato patch that can connect them, extend them, or build a line of your own.
At a Glance
- 600+ live phrases recorded by a duduk player, not assembled from notes
- Seventeen themes ten lyrical main themes plus seven bonus themes
- Three keys the main themes in C, F and A; bonus themes in one key each
- A real legato patch traditional sampling merged with phrase-based sampling
- Seven ornaments trills, vibratos, accents and more on the sustains
- FX on board built-in EQ, delay and reverb
Content & Detail
01Live Recorded Phrases600+▾
How they are organisedTen lyrical main themes in three keys — C, F and A — plus seven bonus themes in one key each
What a theme isEvery theme is unique in its style and carries its own set of expressive, emotive phrases
Why phrasesA duduk line lives in its ornaments and its breath; a phrase keeps both, where a note-by-note patch loses them
02Legato Instrumentfully playable▾
Both kinds of samplingThe power of traditional and phrase-based sampling merged into one instrument
Sustains and ornamentsSustain articulations with seven diverse ornaments — trills, vibratos and accents among them
What it is forConnect existing phrases, advance them, or craft your own line and bring a creative vision into the score
03Interface and FXclean and intuitive▾
The interfaceInspired by the Lyrical Series: instant access to the essential features, and the freedom to dive deeper
FX pageBuilt-in EQ, delay and reverb
04Anna Mkhitaryanthe artist▾
Who she isA musician and ethno-music-group leader from Yerevan, Armenia, with a master’s degree from the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan
What she foundedTshakhruk, the international festival of ethnic Armenian music — and, with her sister, a cultural center and music group of the same name for the physically disabled
Her other instrumentsShe also plays the pku and the zurna, and takes part in recordings and concerts regularly
In her words“When I received the offer from Sonuscore, I immediately imagined how the Armenian ethnic instrument duduk would be ideal for any film.”
05The Dudukthe instrument▾
Where it comes fromArmenia, over 1,500 years ago
Its standingListed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Why it keeps appearingThe large reed gives a colorful timbre that has found its way into endless music productions and sits well beside an orchestra
A duduk is played on one breath at a time. Where a line turns and how it is left hanging is the instrument, not the note — which is why this library was recorded in phrases first and given a legato patch second.
