See Baroque Rackett
Long, hollow tube of bamboo or dried cactus that is partially flooded with small pebbles, rice, dried beans, or other hard granular matter. When the stick is rotated and held upright, the pebbles fall to the other end of the tube, bouncing off the internal protrusions to create a sound reminiscent of falling rain.
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| Constant: INSTR_RAINSTICK |
| Orchestra section: Idiophones |
| MIDI section: Effects |
| Comes from / Played in: Chile |
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See Ratchet
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| Constant: INSTR_RATCHET |
| Orchestra section: Idiophones |
| MIDI section: Percussives |
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See Ratchet
See Zatula
Double-reed instrument with an unusually wide conical bore, normally made of metal. It has the same playing range than the contrabassoon.
External link: Reed contrabass - Wikipedia
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| Constant: INSTR_REED_CONTRABASS |
| Orchestra section: Double reeds |
| MIDI section: Reeds |
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| Tuning | Sounding | Written |
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| C/Amateur | Bb0 - A3 |  |
| C/Professional | Bb0 - C4 |  |
Instruments in Reeds MIDI section: 89.
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| Constant: INSTR_RENAISSANCE_LUTE |
| Orchestra section: Plucked strings |
| MIDI section: Guitars | Family: Lutes |
| Period: Renaissance |
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| Tuning | Sounding | Written |
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| 5-courses C3C4, F3F3, A3A3, D4D4, G4 |  | |
| 6-courses G2G3, C3C4, F3F3, A3A3, D4D4, G4 |  | |
| 7-courses D2D3, G2G3, C3C4, F3F3, A3A3, D4D4, G4 |  | |
| 8-courses D2D3, F2F3, G2G3, C3C4, F3F3, A3A3, D4D4, G4 | | |
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Quite similar to caixa (Brazilian snare drum) without timbre, a brighter sound, played with stick and hand.
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| Constant: INSTR_REPINIQUE |
| Orchestra section: Membranophones |
| MIDI section: Percussives |
| Comes from / Played in: Brazil |
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See Viola da Terra
All reserved sounds without no sample.
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| Constant: INSTR_RESERVED |
| Orchestra section: Unsorted |
| MIDI section: Unsorted |
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| Constant: INSTR_RESONATOR_GUITAR |
| Orchestra section: Plucked strings |
| MIDI section: Guitars | Family: Guitars |
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| Tuning | Sounding | Written |
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| E-A-D-G-B-E E2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4 | E2 - C#6 |  |
| Irish DADGAD D2, A2, D3, G3, A3, D4 | D2 - B5 |  |
| Dropped D D2, A2, D3, G3, B3, E4 | D2 - C#6 |  |
| Open A E2, A2, E3, A3, C#4, E4 | E2 - C#6 | |
| Open C C2, G2, C3, G3, C4, E4 | C2 - C#6 |  |
| Open Cmin C2, G2, C3, G3, C4, Eb4 | C2 - C6 |  |
| Open D D2, A2, D3, F#3, A3, D4 | D2 - B5 | |
| Open Dmin D2, A2, D3, F3, A3, D4 | D2 - B5 | |
| Esus 11 E2, A2, E3, G3, B3, E4 | E2 - C#6 | |
| Open E E2, B2, E3, G#3, B3, E4 | E2 - C#6 | |
| Open Emin E2, B2, E3, G3, B3, E4 | E2 - C#6 | |
| Open F C2, F2, C3, F3, A3, C4 | C2 - A5 |  |
| Open F (2) F2, A2, C3, F3, C4, F4 | F2 - D6 |  |
| Open G D2, G2, D3, G3, B3, D4 | D2 - B5 | |
| Open G (2) / Dobro G2, B2, D3, G3, B3, D3 | G2 - G#5 |  |
| Dropped C and G C2, G2, D3, G3, B3, E4 | C2 - C#6 | |
| Alternative EGDEAE E2, G2, D3, E3, A3, E4 | E2 - C#6 | |
| Eb Guitar Eb2, Ab2, Db3, Gb3, Bb3, Eb4 | Eb2 - C6 |  |
| Nashville E3, A3, D4, G4, B3, E4 | E3 - E6 |  |
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See Chinese cymbal
Effect of a crescendo on cymbal, or reverse sound. To produce this effect in real life, drummers use soft mallets (fluffly mallets) to perform the crescendo with soft attacks.
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| Constant: INSTR_REVERSE_CYMBAL |
| Orchestra section: Idiophones |
| MIDI section: Percussives |
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The Rhodes piano's keyboard is laid out like a traditional acoustic piano, but some models contain 73 keys instead of 88. Pressing a key results in a hammer striking a thin metal rod called a tine connected to a larger "tone bar". The tone generator assembly acts as a tuning fork as the tone bar reinforces and extends the tine's vibrations. A pickup sits opposite the tine, inducing an electric current from the vibrations like an electric guitar.
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| Constant: INSTR_RHODES_PIANO |
| Orchestra section: Electro-mechanicals |
| MIDI section: Pianos |
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| Constant: INSTR_RIDE_BELL |
| Orchestra section: Idiophones |
| MIDI section: Drumkits | Family: Drumkit |
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| Constant: INSTR_RIDE_CYMBAL |
| Orchestra section: Idiophones |
| MIDI section: Drumkits | Family: Drumkit |
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| Constant: INSTR_RIMSHOT |
| Orchestra section: Idiophones |
| MIDI section: Drumkits | Family: Drumkit |
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Pitched drums that can be tuned quickly by rotating the drumhead.
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| Constant: INSTR_ROTOTOMS |
| Orchestra section: Pitched percussions |
| MIDI section: Percussives |
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| 18'' |  | |
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See Zatula
See Zatula
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| Constant: INSTR_RUSSIAN_GUITAR |
| Orchestra section: Plucked strings |
| MIDI section: Guitars | Family: Guitars |
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| Tuning | Sounding | Written |
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| Open G D2, G2, B2, D3, G3, B3, D4 | D2 - G#5 |  |
| Dropped C C2, G2, B2, D3, G3, B3, D4 | C2 - G#5 |  |
