Hey, thanks for the comment! Yup, that flute is supposed to be a Shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute. I don't actually own a VST of it, so I mixed together a pan flute, blown bottle, ocarina, and a recorder to try and mimic its sound. The Shakuhachi has a very airy sound, so after some testing, I ended up taking it out of some of the mid section because it didn't mix well with the other instruments. I do wish I owned more Japanese instrument VSTs, they would be a ton of fun to compose with!
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So you made the Shakuhachi without the Shakuhachi? That's impressive! I looked on pianobook and found this one https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/shakuhachi/ maybe it can be useful. I would like to have Japanese instrument VSTs too, but I think there are not many for free
Wow, thanks so much for sharing this! I really appreciate it, I'll check it out! Yeah, Japanese instrument VSTs are pretty limited, but I have found one free one that I love using, it's this Taiko (Japanese drum) VST: https://schristiancollins.com/vi-percussion.php. I highly recommend it. The sound is pretty high quality, and with some reverb, it sounds very cinematic as well.