MOTM

I have a friend who is into synths but does not own a modular(but does own some cool analog ones). We discuss synths sometimes and i'll be like "i'm working on a patch right now to emulate a flute but I can't get the air part of it to sound natural enough, what technique would you use for this?" his reply is "why not just use your sampler?". Thought this was a little relative to the topic. Any tips for woodwind patches? I'd love to make a bassoon patch. My attempts have me feeling like a buffoon.