User Manual

73A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE WIND INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
Africa
Arghul e Arghul is a reed woodwind instrument that
consists of two asymmetrical pipes. One pipe,
a chanter with between ve and seven nger
holes, is dedicated to the melody. e second
pipe, longer than the rst, produces a drone.
Arghuls come in dierent sizes and are played in
Egypt and surrounding regions.
• Range: C3- C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Mijwiz 1 e Mijwiz is a traditional instrument of Egypt
and is one of the oldest wind instruments. Its
name means “dual” as it consists of two short
bamboo reed pipes tied together. Instead of hav-
ing a separate reed attached to a mouthpiece,
the reed in the Mijwiz is a vibrating tongue
made from a slit cut into the wall of the instru-
ment itself.
• Range: C3-C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Mijwiz 2 Another Mijwiz instrument with a dierent
range and character.
• Range: C4- C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches