User Manual
142 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE STRING INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description:
Controls:
Europe
Mandolin e Mandolin is a lute-like instrument with a
teardrop-shaped (or oval) body with a sound-
hole and a straight fretted neck. e modern
versions usually have eight metal strings in
four pairs, tuned in unisons or octaves, and
are either plucked or strummed in a tremolo.
is instrument has become popular in Italy
and throughout Europe.
• Range: G3 – C7
Vel (attack), MW (vol/
eq), Sus, Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, VibAmt,
Keyswitches (includes
mutes)
Octave
Mandolin
A pear-shaped Italian instrument with a fret-
ted neck and from four to six pairs of strings,
tuned an octave lower than a typical mandolin.
• Range: C2 – C6
Vel (attack), MW (vol/
eq), Sus, Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, VibAmt,
Keyswitches (includes
mutes)
Wire
Strung
Harp
(Clarsach)
e Wire Strung Harp, or Clarsach, is a
traditional instrument of Ireland and serves as
its national symbol. e technique of play-
ing a wire-strung harp is dierent from a gut
or nylon strung harp. While certain ngers
play, other ngers dampen the strings. e
wire-string harp produces a beautiful, bell-like,
haunting tone.
• Range: F2 – C7
Vel (attack), MW (vol/
eq), Sus, Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches (includes
bisbigliando)