User Manual
129A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name:
Program Description:
Controller
Assignments:
Oceania
Kantil e Kantil has ten metal keys and is played
with wooden mallets. It is the highest-pitched
and one of the smallest gangsa instruments.
e Kantil often plays the main melody and
also interlocking parts.
• C2 – D#4 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Kemong See Kenong in Gamelan Java
Kendhang e Kendhang drums often provide the
underlying beat for the Balinese gamelan
orchestra. e Kendhang Ageng is the largest
of the Kendhang drums and has a rich deep
tone. e Kendhang Ciblon is a medium-
sized drum that plays more complex rhythms.
is instrument is similar to the Gendang in
Malaysia and Ghi Nang in Vietnam.
• C2 – G3 – Kendhang - various hits
• C4 – A4 – Kendhang Ageng
• C5 – G#5 – Kendang Ciblon
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Pemade e Pemade has ten metal bars that rest in
a carved wooden frame and is played with
wooden mallets. It is pitched one octave
lower than the Kantil and also plays the main
melody and interlocking parts.
• C2 – C3– various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Penyacah e Penyacah is a metallophone instrument
with seven metal keys in a decorated wooden
frame. It is played with wooden mallets with
rubber tips. e Penyacah often plays the
main melody.
• C2 - G#2 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches