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The marimbaphone (or just “marimba”) consists of wooden bars of various lengths which are arranged according to their pitch in scales, very similarly to the keys of a piano. Compared to the xylophone, the marimbaphone is larger with a key range of five octaves (from bass to alto), and its wood bars are thinner and softer, resulting in a warm and pleasing sound. Since the 1950s it has become a standard instrument in contemporary music. This instrument was played not only with various mallets (very soft, medium soft, hard, extra hard) but also with handles, fingers, fingernails, a superball and a string bow.
ARTICULATION GROUP | STANDARD LIBRARY | EXTENDED LIBRARY |
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Hard Mallet
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Single hits, normal and secco
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Rolls dynamics, 1, 2, and 4 sec.
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Soft Mallet
| Single hits, normal and secco
| Rolls dynamics, 1, 2, and 4 sec.
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Additional Mallets
| Very soft, medium soft, and extra hard mallets
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Specials | Rubber mallets, superball, handle, fingers, fingernails, and bowed single notes |
System Requirements
Mac OS X 10.8 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
VIENNA KEY (Vienna Symphonic Library USB protection device) or other USB eLicenser (e.g., from Steinberg or Arturia)
1.0 GB free hard drive space
for the Standard Library, 1.0 GB for the Full Library
Other configurations may work but are not actively supported.
*Extended Requires Full
*Full= Standard+Extended
Variant | 1 |