User Manual

136 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE STRING INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
China
Choazhou
Guzheng
e Choazhou Guzheng is popular in the south-
ern coastal Chinese provinces, Taiwan, and other
areas of Southeast Asia. is 17 metal-stringed
Guzheng is a smaller version of the common 21-
to 26-string silk-stringed Guzheng. It has thin
gauged strings and moveable bridges to adjust
the pitch of each string.
• Range: G2 – G5
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Erhu e Erhu is a stringed instrument played with
a bow and is one of the most popular Chinese
instruments. e Erhu has two strings, a small
body, and a long neck. e sound is similar to a
violin, but thinner sounding due to the Erhu’s
smaller resonating chamber.
• Range: G3 – G6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, BowNs,
VibSpd, VibAmt,
Keyswitches (include
pizzicato)
Guzheng e Guzheng is a long, zither-like instrument
with 21 to 26 silk strings and movable bridges.
e instrument has a long, rounded, wooden
base over which the strings are stretched. Play-
ers play the strings with picks attached to their
ngers while touching or bending the strings
with their other hand. It is also known as the
Gu-Zheng, the Zheng, or Cheng. It is one of the
most ancient Chinese musical instruments and
still one of the most popular.
• Range: C2 – C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Pipa e Pipa is a four-stringed, pear-shaped, plucked
instrument that is often used in Chinese music.
e history of the Pipa dates back over 2,000
years. is instrument has a wide dynamic range
and many playing techniques have developed.
• Range: C2 – C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
VibAmt, Keyswitches
(includes mutes)