Again we have set a great focus on creating an instrument with an organic and realistic feel. We have beaten the 72 metallic strings with two different kind of mallets. We have used a hard mallet that creates the typical bright, rather clear sound as well as a soft mallet which generates a more mellow, less aggressive timbre.
The overall sound can be altered by determining the length of the notes, adding distortion or adjusting the high as well as the low frequencies. The Santur provides our – from Hammered Duclimer known – „Tremolo-Option“ which can be controlled in different ways. Generally the tremolo option is capable of creating a very tragic and dramatic. The Santur is an extraordinary instrument with quite a lot of possibilites which you can use to add a special character to your music.
WHAT IS A SANTUR
The santur is a hammered dulcimer with a trapezoid-shaped, wooden body. It is usually placed on the lap of the player who is sitting in a cross-legged position, striking the strings with a pair of wooden mallets or hammers.
It consists of 72 metallic strings which are grouped in sets of four and stretched over the wooden bridges placed on the sound board. Each note of a group is tuned the same, so when striking them with the sticks, the resonance of the four strings creates the special sound character which is distinctive for the Santur.
The santur was originally invented in the middle east in particular the Iran, Kuwait, Syria and Turkey. Each country customized and designed their own versions to adapt to their musical scales and tunings. Today you can say the santur has become the father of several metallic string instruments such as harpsichord, cimbalom and the American and European hammered dulcimers.
In the history of our previous released string instruments we have again set a great focus on creating an instrument with an organic and realistic feel. In order to concentrate on the main instrument articulations, we have recorded the Santur in a regular „plucking“ articulation with a pair of Schoeps. We have beaten the metallic strings with two different kind of mallets in four times round robin and three velocity layer which is well suited for playing melodies but also offers many more uses. We have used a hard mallet that creates the typical bright, rather clear sound as well as a soft mallet which generates a more mellow, less aggressive timbre.
我们再次将重点放在创建具有有机和真实感的乐器上。我们用两种不同的槌敲打了72条金属弦。我们使用了硬槌，可以产生典型的明亮，清晰的声音，而软槌则可以产生更柔和，更不活跃的音色。
通过确定音符的长度，增加失真或调整高频和低频，可以改变整体声音。Santur提供了-从Hammered Duclimer已知的“颤音选项”，可以用不同的方式进行控制。通常，颤音选项能够产生非常悲剧和戏剧性的效果。Santur是一种非凡的乐器，具有很多可能性，您可以使用它们为音乐添加特殊字符。
SANTUR是什么?santur是一种锤形扬琴，具有梯形的木质主体。通常将它放在盘腿的演奏者的腿上，用一双木槌或锤子敲击琴弦。
它由72条金属弦组成，每组分为4组，并在共鸣板上放置的木桥上延伸。一组的每个音调都相同，因此当用木棍敲打它们时，四根弦的共鸣会产生特殊的声音特征，这对于Santur来说是独特的。
Santur最初是在中东特别是伊朗，科威特，叙利亚和土耳其发明的。每个国家都定制并设计了自己的版本，以适应其音阶和音调。今天，您可以说santur已成为数种金属弦乐器的父亲，例如大键琴，cimbalom以及美国和欧洲的锤击古琴。
在以前发行的弦乐器的历史中，我们再次将重点放在创建具有自然逼真的感觉的乐器上。为了专注于主要乐器的关节，我们将Santur记录在一对Schoeps的常规“拔除”关节中。我们用两种不同类型的槌敲打了金属弦，这些槌是四次循环旋转和三个力度层，非常适合演奏旋律，但还有更多用途。我们使用了硬槌，可以产生典型的明亮，清晰的声音，而软槌则可以产生更柔和，更不活跃的音色。
通过确定音符的长度，增加失真或调整高频和低频，可以改变整体声音。可以在六种不同的混响和三种延迟时间之间进行选择，从而为您的声音着色提供了极大的自由度。Santur提供了-从Hammered Duclimer已知的“颤音选项”，可以用不同的方式进行控制。通常，颤音选项能够创造出非常悲壮，戏剧性但又极为自然的颤音，非常适合许多不同的音乐风格和流派。Tromolo选项在两种不同的Modi中起作用：您可以在按住音符的情况下通过Modwheel控制颤音的速度和力度，或者在演奏时通过松开音符来控制重复的音符。
总而言之，Santur是一种非凡的乐器，具有很多可能性，您可以使用它们为音乐添加特殊字符。
