User Manual

115A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name:
Program Description:
Controller
Assignments:
Japan
Shime-daiko e Shime-daiko is a small rope-tensioned drum
with animal skin drumheads on both sides. e
shime-daiko is played with sticks called “bachi.”
e Shime-daiko is often used in Japanese folk
music.
• C2 – E3 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Tebyoshi e Tebyoshi is a small ashtray-shaped brass
cymbal that produces a unique metallic sound.
It is held in one hand by a cord and played by
striking or scraping it with a beater. e instru-
ment is also called the Chappa.
• C2-B2 – various hits, open and clasp
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Tsuzumi e Tsuzumi is a small hourglass-shaped drum
with two taut drum heads with cords that can
be squeezed to change pitch. e Tsuzumi is
used in Taiko ensembles and is one of the few
Japanese drums played with hands or ngers.
• C2-B3 – various hits and strikes
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Uchiwa-daiko e Uchiwa-daiko is a natural-skin drum with
a round ring and no body. is hand-held
drum can be played individually or set up in a
rack and played as a set. Uchiwa literally means
“wind fan.”
• C2-E2 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var 1,
Var 2, Lgth, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches