User Manual

81A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE WIND INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
Europe
Dvojnice
Double Flute
Drone
is instrument is the second pipe for the
Double Flute above. e player begins a tune
by playing one pipe to state the melody and
the harmony on the drone side is then added.
• Range: C4- C8
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Kaval e Kaval is a long end-blown ute from
Bulgaria and the Balkans and is used in folk
music in the region. e Kaval is fully open
at both ends and sound is made by blowing
across the sharpened edge of the mouthpiece.
e instrument has eight playing holes (seven
in front and one in the back) and four extra
holes near the bottom of the instrument.
• Range: C4- C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Overtone Flutes:
Bass
Overtone
Flute
is Overtone Bass Flute, or Bass Fujara, is a
large instrument in the key of G. is contra-
bass Slovakian instrument can be as large as
ve and a half feet long and produces a wide
range of harmonics and overtones.
• Range: C3- C6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Koncovka
Alto Flute
e Koncovka is a Slovakian overtone alto
ute that is traditionally played by shepherds.
is instrument is in the key of D and plays
melodies with no nger holes. Melodies are
created on the Koncovka ute by blocking
(fully or partially) the bottom hole of the ute
with the index nger to create various pitches.
• Range: G4- C8
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches