GeoSWAM Collection IV

GeoSWAM Collection IV: World Flutes for GeoShred Studio

GeoSWAM Collection IV is a world flute collection for GeoShred Studio, five physically modeled instruments, each with a voice of its own. GeoBansuri is the keyless bamboo flute of Indian classical music, where the glide between notes is the melody. GeoPan is a row of stopped pipes with the chiff of breath on every attack. GeoShaku is the end-blown Japanese shakuhachi, airy by design and bent wide. GeoWhistle is the bright six-hole tin whistle of Irish and Scottish dance music, leaping to its upper octave on harder breath. GeoSlide is the slide whistle, a single pipe and a plunger with fully continuous pitch. For composers scoring documentaries, travel and nature programs, games, and films set anywhere but a concert hall, and for producers who want a breathing melodic voice over an electronic bed, the collection gathers five flutes from outside the concert hall in one purchase. Bought individually, the five instruments total $250. GeoSWAM Collection IV is $200, a savings of $50. GeoSWAM Collection III & IV adds the five saxophones and brass, and GeoSWAM Collection I & II & III & IV includes every GeoSWAM instrument.

Audio Modeling's SWAM physical modeling technology sits under every instrument in the collection, simulating the air stream, the edge or notch it strikes, and the pipe behind it as one continuous acoustic event. Breath, carried by pressure on GeoShred's multi-row grid, drives every note, so a tone can condense out of air, swell, and dissolve back into breath within a single held note. On GeoShred's continuous pitch surface, meend, scoops, wide bends, ornaments, and full glissandi are finger motions along a row, and the fretless Slide and note-snapping Guitar quantization modes let each performer choose how freely pitch moves. All five are monophonic solo instruments. GeoShred's integrated FX rack, including Sympathetic Resonator, EchoMT with Looper, Reverb, and AmpCab, is part of every instrument's signal chain, and each ships with 20 factory presets.

Instruments Included in GeoSWAM Collection IV

• GeoBansuri – Keyless Indian bamboo flute with meend and ornaments under one finger
• GeoPan – Stopped-pipe pan flute with breath chiff on every attack
• GeoShaku – Japanese end-blown shakuhachi with wide bends and breath-heavy tone
• GeoWhistle – Bright six-hole tin whistle with overblown upper octave and traditional ornaments
• GeoSlide – Slide whistle with fully continuous pitch for swoops and glides

GeoShred Studio Required. GeoSWAM Collection IV runs inside GeoShred Studio. A GeoShred Studio license is included with purchase for customers who do not already have one. Existing GeoShred Studio owners can use their current license to run GeoSWAM Collection IV.

FAQ

What is GeoSWAM Collection IV?
GeoSWAM Collection IV is a bundle of five physically modeled world flutes for GeoShred Studio: GeoBansuri, GeoPan, GeoShaku, GeoWhistle, and GeoSlide. Each is powered by Audio Modeling's SWAM physical modeling technology and designed for expressive, breath-driven solo performance on GeoShred's continuous pitch surface.

Do I need GeoShred Studio to use GeoSWAM Collection IV?
Yes. GeoSWAM Collection IV runs inside GeoShred Studio, and a GeoShred Studio license is included with your purchase for customers who do not already own one. If you already own GeoShred Studio, you can use your existing license to run GeoSWAM Collection IV.

How much do I save with this collection?
Each of the five instruments is available individually for $50, totaling $250 if purchased separately. GeoSWAM Collection IV bundles all five for $200, saving you $50.

How are these flutes different from GeoFlute and GeoBassFlute?
GeoFlute and GeoBassFlute model the keyed Western concert flute family. The Collection IV instruments model flutes built on other principles: GeoBansuri is keyless, so glides and microtonal ornaments are native to it; GeoShaku is end-blown across a notch, with a deliberately breathy tone and wide bends; GeoPan sounds one stopped pipe per note; GeoWhistle is a six-hole whistle that overblows to its upper octave; and GeoSlide sets pitch with a moving plunger, so glissando is its normal way of speaking.

Are GeoSWAM instruments polyphonic?
No. GeoSWAM instruments are monophonic by design, matching the acoustic behavior of a single solo instrument. This makes them ideal for detailed expressive solo performance, orchestral layering, and film scoring. For polyphonic physically modeled instruments, see the Naada collections.

What controllers does GeoSWAM Collection IV support?
All instruments in GeoSWAM Collection IV work with MPE controllers, wind and breath controllers, the free GeoShred Control iOS companion app, and standard MIDI keyboards when paired with a breath, expression, or foot controller.

What's the difference between GeoSWAM and Naada instruments?
GeoSWAM instruments are developed in collaboration with Audio Modeling and focus on Western orchestral and acoustic instruments and, with Collection IV, a set of world flutes. They are monophonic and designed for highly detailed solo performance. Naada instruments are developed by AccelMatrix and span a broader palette of global instruments. Naada instruments are polyphonic, supporting chords and layered textures. Both instrument families share the same expressive GeoShred performance environment.