How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

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How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by CloudsOfSound » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:28 pm

This is a bit off-topic, but does anybody know what instrument they use in Gotan Project's "Vuelvo al Sur", that sounds like an accordion or something?
I want to use this sound in one of my projects.

I have Ableton Suite with all content.

Tnx

Chris
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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by Piplodocus » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:56 pm

Sounds accordian-y to me! Looks very accordion-y too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw5EoqNRlCk

(different song, but obviously the same instrument/bloke)

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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by CloudsOfSound » Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:19 pm

Oh, well... Should have searched YouTube myself... :S
Wonder if I have an accordion floating in my library... :-)

Tnx.

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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by matthews » Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:39 pm

I've used this a few times for an accordion/harmonium sound, its not too bad actually....

http://freevst.blogspot.com/2007/10/harmonium.html

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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by CloudsOfSound » Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:03 pm

matthews wrote:I've used this a few times for an accordion/harmonium sound, its not too bad actually....

http://freevst.blogspot.com/2007/10/harmonium.html
:-( It's a windows .dll file... I'm on a mac.

But thanks for trying!
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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by CloudsOfSound » Fri Jun 03, 2011 3:10 pm

I found this:
http://nusofting.liqihsynth.com/peti.html

But the price is too high for one little instrument...
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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by ernene » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:53 pm

The instrument is called "bandoneón".

"The bandoneón is a type of accordion particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica, the tango orchestra. The bandoneón, called bandonion by its German inventor, Heinrich Band (1821-1860), was originally intended as an instrument for religious music and the popular music of the day, in contrast to its predecessor, the German concertina (or Konzertina), considered to be a folk instrument by some modern authors.

German sailors and emigrants to Argentina brought the instrument with them in the late nineteenth century, where it was incorporated into the local music. Like concertinas, the bandoneón is played by holding the instrument between both hands and either pushing in or pulling out the instrument while simultaneously pressing one or more buttons with the fingers. It is considered part of the concertina family of instruments rather than the accordion family, although both are free reed instruments. In the concertina family the direction of button movement is parallel with the direction of bellows movement, whereas in the accordion family the direction of button or key movement is perpendicular to the bellows movement."

You can google for some samples.

Good luck

G.

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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by Piplodocus » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:47 pm

ernene wrote:The instrument is called "bandoneón".

"The bandoneón is a type of accordion particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta tipica, the tango orchestra. The bandoneón, called bandonion by its German inventor, Heinrich Band (1821-1860), was originally intended as an instrument for religious music and the popular music of the day, in contrast to its predecessor, the German concertina (or Konzertina), considered to be a folk instrument by some modern authors.

German sailors and emigrants to Argentina brought the instrument with them in the late nineteenth century, where it was incorporated into the local music. Like concertinas, the bandoneón is played by holding the instrument between both hands and either pushing in or pulling out the instrument while simultaneously pressing one or more buttons with the fingers. It is considered part of the concertina family of instruments rather than the accordion family, although both are free reed instruments. In the concertina family the direction of button movement is parallel with the direction of bellows movement, whereas in the accordion family the direction of button or key movement is perpendicular to the bellows movement."

You can google for some samples.

Good luck

G.
Bloody know-all! :wink:

In all seriousness though, thanks for the info! I like a bit of Gotan Project too. (and well used concertina)

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Re: How to simulate this instrument? ( Gotan Project )

Post by Hermanus » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:33 am

I got an old bandoneon at home, do you want I record some audio for you?

long notes, short ones, whatever, tell me
seriously here :wink:

best

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