Flutina
The Flutina, a basic bakelite flute from the 1940s, now resurrected and given a new life as a sampled instrument.
BySwitch & Lever
The story
I found this lovely little bakelite Flute at a flea market recently, and while I did not put my lips to it there and then (because ick, flea market germs) once cleaned and tested it produced a wonderful dry sound which I immediately knew I had to put into a sampler.
The flute, or rather The Flutina, has its origins in 1940s England, made by the Rose Morris company, which still exists as a music store in central London. Not much information exists about it online, and it seems like it wasn’t produced for long nor in great numbers. I hope through this sampler it will get a second life, or at least be remembered by more people for the future.
Requires at least Decent Sampler 1.6.9.
Interface
Reviews
Flute... or choir?
I love the GUI and the facility to use, but this does not sound like a flute to me. I am thinking of using it in chords with reverb, as a choir... I think it would sound great. All in all, this "flutina" could find some use in any tune, if played in the right context. Well done!
Nice!
Thanx for the analog "synth". There's a lot you can do with this, using a little imagination. An ascending glissando produces a lovely magic effect!