User Manual

146 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE STRING INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
North America
Dulcimer e Dulcimer is a stringed instrument that
originates from the Appalachian Mountains of
America. e Appalachian Dulcimer is shaped
like an hourglass, played on the lap, and has a
narrow ngerboard attached to a larger sound-
box underneath.
• Range: G2 – C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Fiddle See Europe: Strings
Fretless
Zither
e Fretless Zither consists of a simple shallow
box with many open metal strings stretched
over the top. e melody strings on the right are
tuned either diatonically (or sometimes chro-
matically). To the left are several chords made up
of several strings that are grouped together. is
instrument is also known as an American Zither.
• Range: G3 – C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, Keyswitches
Hammered
Dulcimer
See Middle East: Strings: Santoor
Washtub
Bass
e Washtub Bass, or “gutbucket,” is a single-
stringed bass instrument that uses a metal wash-
tub as a resonator.
• Range: C2 – G\C4
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Sus, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
VibAmt, BndSpd,
Keyswitches