Concertina Synth Patch?

[Chris Allert]

has anyone found a good concertina patch yet? this topic has been discussed a few times before, but i thought i'd bring it up again. I think i recall someone saying that the closest thing to a good concertina patch was a bandoneon which you can get on various latin instrument collections. Someone else mentioned a home-made concertina soundfont that someone put together (i think they were referring to this: http://www.barfly.dial.pipex.com/download.html )

 

i'm still looking for some kind of stand-alone midi expander solution that will sound like a concertina. (or irish pipes)

 

i found a cd of accordion samples someone is selling here that includes concertina samples:

 

http://www.soundengine.com/html/products/A...ordionsWAV.html

 

but then i read this on the product description page:

 

CONCERTINA (30 MB) a beautiful and very expensive new Concertina made by STAGI. Very smooth and agile instrument, originally designed for classical music, but very suited for folk music and chordal song accompaniment. Its hexagonal shape made me love the instrument right away.

 

i think this is the first time i've heard such a positive review of a stagi. so i guess i'll keep looking.

 

has anyone had any more luck than i have?

[Chris Timson]

Ah, well, Irish pipes isn't so difficult. The Roland Orchestral II expansion card for the JV series of synths contains a number of Uillean pipes patches.

 

It was me, BTW, that recommended checking out bandoneon patches, at least for a sound reminiscent of an accordion-reeded concertina.

 

Chris