I used the mandolin physical model and a song sample to make this piece. It was hard to find a sample sections and loops that sounded good by just tuning numbers, but I think I found some loops that weren't too painful to the ears. I also tuned the parameters of the mandolin to change the sound (body size, string detune, pluck location…)
I converted a song to mono and used a sample from it. Song: "Hurricane (Cassian remix)" by Owl Eyes