User Manual

144 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE STRING INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
Latin America
Veracruz
Harp
e Veracruz Harp is popular in the Veracruz re-
gion of Mexico and is played in Mariachi bands.
It is similar to the South American Harp in ap-
pearance and playing technique but usually has a
wider body, a deeper tone, and is played standing
up rather than sitting.
• Range: C2 – C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
(includes bisbigliando)
Guitar-
ron
e Guitarron is a large, deep-bodied Mexican
bass guitar with six strings and a fretless neck.
e strings are thick and often played in octaves,
with a strong, pronounced plucking action.
• Range: G1 – G4
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
VibAmt, Keyswitches
(includes mutes)
THE STRING INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
Middle East
Oud e Oud is a pear-shaped Middle Eastern
lute with a short neck and eleven strings. e
player uses a pick (originally made from a bird’s
feather) to pluck the strings. e Oud is one
of the most important instruments in Arabic
classical music. e instrument is also known as
the Ud.
• Range: C3 – G5
Vel (attack), MW (vol/
eq), Sus, Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, VibAmt,
Keyswitches
(includes mutes)