6. Final Remarks

This research has contributed to contemporary music production by highlighting the contemporary potential of the duduk. I used extended techniques and digital effects to push the limits of the instrument. I documented the techniques I used and the sounds I acquired in video and audio. Publishing the thesis as a web page is important for disseminating artistic research and making it accessible on a global scale.

This research I conducted gave the duduk advanced musical expressions and new roles. It has been documented that instead of being used only as a melody instrument, it can also be used for accompaniment and that it can have not only soft and plain expressions but also atmospheric and different expressions.

Moreover, I wrote compositions in which I could use the new sounds I discovered, recorded them and released them as an album. I have presented the album's production and composition processes in detail on this website.

I hope that the sounds I use will be adopted and used by other performers and composers and become a source of inspiration for them to take them even further.

I posit a preference for the utilization of effect pedals for electronic manipulations. Central to this preference is the recognition of equipment as a determinative factor in shaping musical output. In my experience, the utilization of effect pedals has exerted a pronounced influence on both the sonic texture and compositional dynamics of my work. I am convinced that a choice, such as Ableton Live, would yield disparate outcomes, underscoring the significance of equipment selection in engendering sonic distinctiveness.

In offering counsel to fellow researchers embarking on analogous inquiries, I advocate for the trial of divergent methodologies and equipment configurations. Embracing variability in equipment selection is posited as a means to engender a distinctive sonic identity, fostering innovation and originality within the research domain.