User Manual

108 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
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India
Dai e Dai is an Indian tambourine consisting
of a circular wooden or metal ring with a skin
drum head. It is often used in weddings and
other celebrations and is also known as Dui
or Daf.
• C2 – F2 – dierent hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Damroo e Damroo, or Damru, is a two-sided drum
with an hour-glass shape. e instrument is also
known as the “monkey talking drum.” ere are
two dierent Damroos in this collection.
• C2 – D#4 – Damroo 1—dierent hits,
ams and rolls
• C5 – G#5 – Damroo 2—dierent hits
and boings
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Dhol e Dhol is a large double barrel-shaped drum
played with sticks. It is a loud instrument and
often used in weddings in the Indian subconti-
nent and is now used in Indian pop music. It is
also known as a Dohol.
• C2 – D4 – dierent hits and slaps
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Dholak e Dholak is popular folk drum played in
North India, Pakistan, and Nepal. e instru-
ment is made of hollowed out wood and has
two tunable heads.
• C2 – G4 – dierent hits and slaps on
dierent parts of the head and drum
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Ghatam e Ghatam is a clay goblet drum used in
South Indian classical music. It is played with
the ngers and sometimes with metal rings on
the ngers. Similar to the African Udu drum
and also known as a Matka.
• C2 – B3 – dierent hits and pops
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches