User Manual

151A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
OTHER INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
North America
Melodica e melodica is a mouth-blown free-reed instru-
ment consisting of a tube attached to a keyboard.
e player blows into the tube while playing the
keys of the keyboard. It can be played with ar-
ticulation and expression like a wind instrument.
• Range: C3 – C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Harmonica e Harmonica is a free-reed wind instrument
that is played by blowing or sucking air through
holes (reed chambers). Each tone is determined
by the size of reed. Longer reeds make deep, low
sounds and short reeds make higher-pitched
sounds. Pitches can alse be changed (bending a
note) by redirecting air ow into the chamber.
ere are many types of Harmonicas, including
diatonic, chromatic, tremolo, orchestral, and bass
versions.
• Range: C5 – G7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Bass
Harmonic
e Bass Harmonica has double sets of reeds
tuned in octaves, with the bottom reeds playing
lower than the upper reeds.
• Range: C2 – G3
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches