User Manual

93A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE WIND INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name: Description: Controls:
North America
Fife e Fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse
ute used in Appalachian folk music. It is a
simple instrument usually consisting of a tube
with six nger holes and diatonic tuning. e
Fife is similar to a piccolo, but can be louder
and shriller due to its narrower bore.
• Range: C4 – C8
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd, Vib
Amt, AirNs, Fluttr,
Auto-Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Native
American
Flute
e design of the Native American Flute is
signicantly dierent than the construction
of utes from anywhere else in the world. It
has ve or six nger holes on the bottom and
is typically made with two air chambers. e
Native American ute has achieved some
measure of fame for its distinctive sound, and
is used in a variety of lms, documentaries, and
world music recordings.
• Range: C3 – C7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd, Vib
Amt, AirNs, Fluttr,
Auto-Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
PVC
Flute
e Plumber’s Pipe is a simple ute made from
inexpensive plastic PVC plumbing pipe. Plastic
plumbing pipe is considered ideal for simple
utes since it is easy to work with, waterproof,
nearly unbreakable, and sounds remarkably
good.
• Range: C4 – G6
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd, Vib
Amt, AirNs, Fluttr,
Auto-Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches
Slide
Whistle
e Slide Whistle, also known as a Swanee
Whistle, is a wind instrument consisting of a
tube with a slide piston in it. Moving the slide
varies the pitch. e slide whistle is commonly
used as a sound eect (in animated cartoons or
in comedy soundtracks). It is possible to play
serious melodies on the slide whistle.
• Range: G3 – G7
Vel (attack), MW
(vol/eq), Porta, Lgth,
VAR1, VAR2, FiltLv,
FiltFq, VibSpd, Vib
Amt, AirNs, Fluttr,
Auto-Legato, BndSpd,
Keyswitches