User Manual

131A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name:
Program Description:
Controller
Assignments:
Oceania
Kempul e Kempul is a set of hanging pitched gongs
used in Javanese gamelan. Each gong has a
at surface with a protruding knob at the
center. e number of Kempul can vary from
gamelan to gamelan and the dierent sizes
produce dierent pitches.
• C2 – G#2 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Kempyang e Kempyang consists of two kettle-gongs
made of bronze and mounted in a wooden
cradle. e two kettles are pitched about a
semitone apart, producing a dissonant sound
when played together. Together with the
Ketuk, they keep the beat in the colotomic
structure of the gamelan.
• C2 – A#2 - various sustains & choke
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Kenong
(Kemong)
e Kenong is a series of cradled kettle-gongs
made of bronze and mounted in wooden
cases. e Kenong comes in dierent sizes
and various sets are often situated around
the player. e numbers of Kenong vary in
dierent gamelan ensembles and it is not
uncommon for there to be about ten Kenongs
in a gamelan. Also called Kemong in Balinese
Gamelan.
• C2 – C3 – various hits
• A4 – G6 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Ketuk e Ketuk consists of a single cradled kettle-
gong of denite pitch. In a Javanese gamelan
ensemble, there usually is only one Ketuk,
which serves as a punctuating instrument. It
is often situated next to the Kempyang and
pitched lower than the Kempyang.
• C2 – A#2 - various sustains & choke
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches