User Manual
88 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE WIND INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
Europe
Uilleann
Pipes
e Uilleann Pipes are the national bagpipe
of Ireland. ey are distinguished from other
bagpipes as air is not blown with the mouth
but rather air is pumped into the bag by
means of a bellows attached to the player’s
elbow. e instrument is known for its sweet
tone and wide range of expression. e instru-
ment has been more recently popularized
years in Riverdance.
• Drone Range: C2 - B2
• Melodic Range –
G3 - G6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd, Vib
Amt, AirNs, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Side Blown Flutes:
Bamboo
Flute
is small instrument is a simple Bamboo
Flute with six holes and is in the key of F.
ere are a variety of small bamboo utes
from many cultures.
• Range: Range: C4 – C8
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Bone Flute 1 A Bone Flute unearthed in Slovenia is re-
ported to be the oldest handcrafted musical
instrument. is six-hole Bone Flute is also
from Slovenia and is carved from the thigh-
bone of a turkey.
• Range: C5 - C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Bone Flute 2 Another Bone Flute from Slovenia. is
instrument has seven nger holes.
• Range: C5 – C8
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta,
Lgth, VAR1, VAR2,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
VibSpd, Vib Amt,
AirNs, Fluttr, Auto-
Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches