Apple Using the GarageBand Jam Pack: World Music Instrum User Manual

1 Using the GarageBand Jam Pack: World Music Instruments GarageBand Jam Pack: World Music contains over 40 new Software Instruments featuring

10 Spanish Flamenco Guitar The passionate style of music and dance known as flamenco originated in Andalusia, at the crossroads of Gitano (Gypsy)

11 Turkish Oud Lute The oud is a stringed instrument common to Turkish and Arabic civilizations. An ancient legend claims that the oud was create

12 The saz has a long, thin neck and a teardrop-shaped body. The neck is traditionally made of fir and the body carved from a single piece of mulb

13 Mallets World Music includes mallet instruments from the African continent, the islands of Indonesia, and the mountainous nation of Tibet. Afr

14 The Indonesian islands are home to a unique form of ensemble music-making using mallet percussion instruments. The gamelan has fascinated compo

15 Tibetan Singing Bowls Tibetan singing bowls (also called “Himalayan bowls”) have been used by monks as part of Buddhist meditation for hundred

16 Pianos and KeyboardsWorld Music includes an Afro-Cuban upright piano and two accordions: a polka accordion and a tango accordion.Afro-Cuban Uprig

17 Polka AccordionPolka is a form of dance music that originated in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) in the 19th century. It quickly spread

18 Tango AccordionIn addition to its use as a polka instrument (described in the previous section), the accordion has also been frequently used in p

19 StringsStringed instruments are common to all musical cultures, and both bowed and plucked strings can be found in nearly every corner of the glo

2 Â Woodwinds, featuring a Celtic tin whistle, Chinese di zi and xiao flutes, Highlands bagpipes, Indian bansuri flute and shehnai oboe, Japanese

20 Celtic HarpThe history of the Celtic harp extends back many centuries. Early forms of the harp were widespread throughout Ireland, Scotland, and

21 Chinese Erhu ViolinThe erhu violin developed from earlier string instruments, including the huqin. Little is known about its history before it wa

22 The guzheng has a semi-circular wooden base over which a set of strings is stretched. It has twelve or thirteen strings, which are commonly tuned

23 Irish FiddleThe fiddle has long been one of the chief instruments of traditional Irish folk music. It is ideally suited to playing the long, lilt

24 The playing technique for the koto includes the “tsuki” style, in which the string is plucked, pressed, and then released, causing the note to fi

25 StringsInstrument Controller InfoCeltic Hammered Dulcimer  Mod wheel at mid setting adds tremolo; at high setting strums the first, fifth, and o

26 WoodwindsProducing musical tones by blowing into a reed or tube is one of the oldest forms of music-making and is found in nearly every culture.

27 Chinese Di Zi FluteThe Chinese di zi (also sometimes called “ti-tzu” or “hengdi”) is a transverse flute, like the Western classical flute. It has

28 Chinese Xiao FluteThe xiao (also called “Di xiao” or “Dong xiao”) has been used in Chinese music for over 2000 years both as a solo instrument an

29 The bagpipe is a a single or double reed instrument that uses a bag, traditionally made from animal skin, to hold the air used to vibrate the ree

3 Mexican Guitarron The guitarron (also called “chitarrone”) is used as the bass instrument in mariachi bands in Mexico and throughout Central an

30 Indian Shehnai OboeThe shehnai is descended from the nay, found in ancient Persia and Egypt. In India it was historically used in royal music ens

31 The shakuhachi is a bamboo end-blown flute (the name refers to the size of the instrument, although now instruments can be different sizes). The

32 Native American FluteNative American tradition holds that music was given to people as a way of communicating with the supernatural, and Native A

33 Peruvian PanpipesThe panpipe (also called “panflute” or “syrinx”) is an ancient musical instrument, found in Europe, Asia, and South America. Its

34 Drum KitsWorld Music includes African, Asian, Indian and Middle Eastern, European, and Latin drum kits. Each drum kit contains a selection of per

35 F0 Low Djembe Bass Left (Processed)F#0 Low Djembe Closed SlapG0 Low Djembe Open LeftG#0 Afro Conga Open HandA0 Hi Djembe Open RightA#0 Afro Cong

36 F3 Sakara High OpenF#3 Sakara Low OpenG3 Gankoqui High OpenG#3 Gankoqui Low OpenA3 Shekere 1A#3 Shekere 2B3 Oghene 3 FXC4 Oghene 1 FXC#4 Ekpiri R

37 Asian KitThe Asian Kit includes a variety of percussion instruments found throughout the Far East, including several sizes of taiko drum, Chinese

38 G3 Indonesian Tuned Gong Mute StickG#3 Indonesian Tuned Gong Mute StickA3 Chinese Cymbals Medium Closed/OpenA#3 Chinese Cymbals Small Closed/Open

39 European Folk KitThe European Folk Kit includes a variety of percussion instruments used throughout Europe, including timpani, the waterphone, se

4 Russian Balalaika The balalaika is a Russian folk instrument with a long history. In the 19th century, the balalaika was expanded to include fam

40 C2 Concert Tom Medium High OpenC#2 Suspended Cymbal Small/MediumOpenD2 Concert Tom High OpenD#2 Suspended Cymbal Medium Stick RideE2 Thunder

41 Indian and Middle Eastern KitThe Indian and Middle Eastern Kit includes a variety of percussion instruments found in India and on the Arabian pen

42 D1 Gaval SlapD#1 Daf Side HitE1 Gaval EdgeF1 Tabla Large SlideF#1 Tala Large ClosedG1 Tabla Large GaG#1 Tala Small ClosedA1 Tablas DhinA#1 Tala L

43 D4 Dumbek RuffD#4 Dumbek Slap MuteE4 Dumbek Bass Tone OpenF4 Dumbek Bass Tone ExtendedF#4 Dumbek Finger MuteG4 Dumbek Finger EdgeG#4 Tala ClosedA

44 Latin KitThe Latin Kit includes a variety of percussion instruments from both Spain and Latin America, including the surdo, bongos, timbales, ago

45 G#2 CowbellA2 Large Recko Recko Open VibratoA#2 VibraslapB2 Small Recko Recko Open VibratoC3 Bongo HighC#3 Bongo LowD3 Low Conga Mute Slap HighD#

46 The following diagram gives a reference of the range of the keyboard.Note: On most smaller music keyboards, you can access higher and lower octa

Add MemoryIn general, Real Instrument loops (blue) are extremely efficient and require the least amount of resources from your computer. The Software

5 Choir World Music includes two instruments featuring the sounds of a South African choir: one singing common syllables and the other performing

6 ChoirGuitars World Music includes a Chinese ruan moon guitar, a Hawaiian ukulele, an Irish bouzouki, a Spanish flamenco guitar, and two Turkish

7 Hawaiian Ukulele The ukulele was developed on the islands of Hawaii in the late 19th century, based on instruments brought to the islands by Po

8 Irish Bouzouki Although the bouzouki (sometimes called the octave mandolin) is of Greek origin, it is the modified Irish bouzouki that has becom

9 Medieval Lute The European lute evolved from ancient Middle Eastern stringed instruments, and was widely used during the Medieval and Renaissan