DavUric Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I guys, how can I create a Sitar sound within the Helix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I'm not sure about a specific preset to replicate a sitar, but obviously it would be some sort of clean preset. More importantly is probably the technique you use when playing. Try to stay on the G and B strings, and develop a light palm muting techinque in combination with great attention to pick attack, which should generally be rather aggressive. But keep in mind that it's never going to really sound exactly like a sitar, only close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varialogue1 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 I put a Ravish Sitar in the effects loop. Only pedal I couldn't part with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigGT Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 So what did Steely Dan use all those years ago? Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommasoferrarese Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Try the bridge pickup, pick very very close to the bridge and slightly bend each note you play at the attack.. play on a single string, while playing the lower one next to it as a resonating drone.. best is open D drone and playing on the G string.. keep in mind that a sitar is an acoustic instrument, so try experimenting with some acoustic simulation IRs.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landofunland Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Take a look at CustomTones. If memory serves, someone posted a sitar out there. Here - http://line6.com/customtone/search/?submitted=1&family=helix&search_term=Sitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncann Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 That looks to be for a variax. Made by arislaf. For a sample of what that preset sounds like: https://soundcloud.com/aris-laf/sitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedulrich Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I put a Ravish Sitar in the effects loop. Only pedal I couldn't part with. I've been eyeing one of those, I'm just waiting for one to pop up on the local used market at the right price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricstudioc Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 So what did Steely Dan use all those years ago? Craig I'd imagine a Coral Sitar - fairly common in the period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigGT Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I only mentioned Steely Dan earlier in this thread and now I have just heard that Walter Becker has died, very sad. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yossarian1156 Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 There was a sitar preset on the Nova System that might do the trick for you. You can hear it at 5:50 in this video: https://youtu.be/FjzApfu6DWE?t=5m50s And you can see how it was set up on page 38 in this pdf. It's set to Serial routing, which is Mod->Pitch->Delay->Reverb->EQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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