ILIO Naada Ensemble Strings for Windows Virtual Instrument Plug-Ins

Providing four bowed string instruments from Western orchestral traditions, ILIO Naada Ensemble Strings offers microtonal inflection, continuous touch, and pressure/gesture control directly in Windows DAWs as a VST3 plug-in or as a standalone app, without the need for GeoShred Studio.

The Foundation of the Mix

The electric bass is tuned to E, A, D, G, an octave below the guitar's lowest four strings. Its tone ranges from deep and warm to punchy and bright depending on playing technique and pickup position. In GeoShred Studio, the AccelMatrix model captures that sustained, solid character with continuous control over articulation and dynamics, while polyphonic capability adds chordal bass voicings and layered textures that extend well beyond traditional single-note bass lines.

Expressive Physical Modeling, No Static Samples

Unlike conventional sampled libraries, Naada instruments are built using the AccelMatrix physical modeling engine, allowing real-time articulation, pitch movement, vibrato, breath response, slides, and nuanced performance gestures that respond naturally to touch and MPE control.

Designed for Modern, Expressive Controllers

Naada Instruments are fully optimized for GeoShred's multidimensional surface, MPE controllers, wind controllers, breath controllers, and conventional MIDI keyboards, making them highly playable and performance-oriented rather than simply programmable.

Microtonal and Continuous Pitch Performance

Because the instruments are physically modeled and deeply integrated with GeoShred's pitch engine, Naada excels at authentic glides, bends, ornamentation, and microtonal phrasing essential to Indian, Middle Eastern, and Asian musical traditions that are often difficult to achieve convincingly with sampled instruments.

Expand GeoShred Studio Beyond Western Instruments

Naada transforms GeoShred Studio from an expressive guitar-style instrument into a broad cinematic and global composition platform suitable for film scoring, ambient music, fusion, world music, jazz, orchestration, and experimental sound design.

GeoShred Studio and GeoShred Control

GeoShred Studio is moForte's professional desktop instrument platform, running as a VST3, AU, or AU3 plug-in inside your DAW or as a standalone application. The playing surface uses an isomorphic layout tuned in perfect fourths, where pressure continuously shapes instrument parameters and lateral movement controls pitch with sub-semitone precision. GeoShred Control connects an iPhone or iPad via USB to serve as a dedicated multitouch performance surface alongside GeoShred Studio. MPE-compatible hardware and wind or breath controllers also connect directly for hands-on expressive control.

Warm Resonance Across Four Strings

The cello spans nearly four octaves, tuned in perfect fifths (C, G, D, A). Its middle register, particularly on the D and G strings, is frequently compared to the human voice in warmth and expressiveness. In GeoShred Studio, the AccelMatrix model captures that rich, singing quality while adding polyphonic capability, so the cello's resonant tone can be voiced as sustained chords, contrapuntal lines, or solo melodic phrases with equal responsiveness.

Expressive Physical Modeling, No Static Samples

Unlike conventional sampled libraries, Naada instruments are built using the AccelMatrix physical-modeling engine, allowing real-time articulation, pitch movement, vibrato, breath response, slides, and nuanced performance gestures that respond naturally to touch and MPE control.

Designed for Modern, Expressive Controllers

Naada Instruments are fully optimized for GeoShred's multidimensional surface, MPE controllers, wind controllers, breath controllers, and conventional MIDI keyboards, making them highly playable and performance-oriented rather than simply programmable.

Microtonal and Continuous Pitch Performance

Because the instruments are physically modeled and deeply integrated with GeoShred's pitch engine, Naada excels at authentic glides, bends, ornamentation, and microtonal phrasing essential to Indian, Middle Eastern, and Asian musical traditions that are often difficult to achieve convincingly with sampled instruments.

Expand GeoShred Studio Beyond Western Instruments

Naada transforms GeoShred Studio from an expressive guitar-style instrument into a broad cinematic and global composition platform suitable for film scoring, ambient music, fusion, world music, jazz, orchestration, and experimental sound design.

GeoShred Studio and GeoShred Control

GeoShred Studio is moForte’s professional desktop instrument platform, running as a VST3, AU, or AU3 plug-in inside your DAW or as a standalone application. Its multi-row isomorphic surface provides natural melodic continuity across the cello's wide range.

Dark C-String Character and Alto Depth

The viola is tuned a perfect fifth below the violin (C, G, D, A), and its most distinctive quality is the dark, slightly nasal tone of the C string. That unique timbre comes from an inherent acoustic tension: the instrument needs a larger body for its pitch range but must remain small enough to hold under the chin. In GeoShred Studio, the AccelMatrix model captures that characteristic darkness and alto warmth while adding polyphonic capability, making the viola's voice available for harmonic layering, inner-voice writing, and ensemble-style performance.

Expressive Physical Modeling, No Static Samples

Unlike conventional sampled libraries, Naada instruments are built using the AccelMatrix physical modeling engine, allowing real-time articulation, pitch movement, vibrato, breath response, slides, and nuanced performance gestures that respond naturally to touch and MPE control.

Designed for Modern, Expressive Controllers

Naada Instruments are fully optimized for GeoShred's multidimensional surface, MPE controllers, wind controllers, breath controllers, and conventional MIDI keyboards, making them highly playable and performance-oriented rather than simply programmable.

Microtonal and Continuous Pitch Performance

Because the instruments are physically modeled and deeply integrated with GeoShred's pitch engine, Naada excels at authentic glides, bends, ornamentation, and microtonal phrasing essential to Indian, Middle Eastern, and Asian musical traditions that are often difficult to achieve convincingly with sampled instruments.

Expand GeoShred Studio Beyond Western Instruments

Naada transforms GeoShred Studio from an expressive guitar-style instrument into a broad cinematic and global composition platform suitable for film scoring, ambient music, fusion, world music, jazz, orchestration, and experimental sound design.

GeoShred Studio and GeoShred Control

GeoShred Studio is moForte’s professional desktop instrument platform, running as a VST3, AU, or AU3 plug-in inside your DAW or as a standalone application. Its multi-row isomorphic surface provides natural melodic continuity across the suona's wide range.