User Manual
77A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE WIND INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
India
Pungi Snake
Charmer
e Pungi Snake Charmer’s pipe is a North
Indian reed instrument used by snake charm-
ers. It consists of two pipes, a melody chanter
and a drone, that are attached to a gourd. To
produce sound, the player blows into a mouth-
piece attached to the top and plays the chanter
with his ngers. e reeds are placed inside
a protective gourd, so the player’s lips never
touch them. e instrument is also known as
the Bean.
• Range: C3- C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Shenai e Shenai is an Indian reed instrument with
a wooden body and a brass bell. It is mainly
a Northern Indian instrument although there
are Carnatic variants in Southern India. e
instrument commonly has seven to nine nger
holes and is played like an oboe. It is actually
a quadruple-reed instrument that has two up-
per reeds and two lower reeds. e Shenai is
thought to bring good luck and is often played
at Indian weddings and festivals.
• Range: C3- C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Shiva
Whistle
e Shiva Whistle is a small wooden wind
instrument. It has a picture of the Hindu deity
Shiva on it. It diers from the Bansuri in that it
is an end blown instrument and not a side-
blown ute.
• Range: C5- C8
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1,
VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd,
Vib Amt, AirNs,
Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches