User Manual

96 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS
ARIA name:
Program Description:
Controller
Assignments:
Africa
Adodo e Adodo is a cluster of small bells shaped
like a dumbbell with three bells on either end.
It is played by holding the center handle while
striking the bells with a stick. is instrument
originates from Ghana and is also known as a
Flower Bell.
• C2-F2 – single hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
African Log
Drum
e Log Drum is common throughout Africa.
It is made by hollowing out a log and carving
out slit openings for the sound to resonate. e
Log Drums are usually played with wood sticks.
e instrument is known by many names and is
found in a variety of sizes.
• C2-F2 – single hits
• F#2-G2 – rolls
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Apentima e Apentima is a single-headed carved drum
made from Tenebrous wood, a hard wood be-
lieved to have spiritual powers. e Apentima is
played by the Ashanti people of Ghana.
• C2-A2 – various hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Ashiko e Ashiko is a large conical drum designed to
be played with bare hands. It is found through-
out sub-Saharan Africa and West Africa. Some
tribes consider the Ashiko to be male and the
Djembe female.
• C2-B3 – various hand hits
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches
Balafon e Balafon (or Balaphon) is a mallet instru-
ment of West Africa consisting of wooden bars
laid out like a xylophone. e player strikes the
bars using mallets.
• Range is C3 – C7
Vel (vol/eq), Var
1, Var 2, Lgth,
FiltLv, FiltFq,
Keyswitches