SampleScience released Sitar Renaissance, free a virtual instrument based on a damaged plucked sitar recording that has been restored. A combination of audio engineering techniques has been used to make these sitar samples great: spectral repair, adaptative noise removal, and manual retuning. The result is a unique instrument that has a sound of its own, is easy to use, and will cut through your mixes.

Features:

• 1 multi-sampled instrument
• Multi-LFO
• Room reverb
• Lowpass/highpass filter
• Low-CPU usage
• Amplitude range controls
• 3 voice modes: polyphonic, monophonic, and legato

More info and free download here: SampleScience | Sitar Renaissance