M-Audio Wizoo Latigo [30/34] Triangle

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Triangle

The Triangle is a rod of steel bent into a triangular shape, open at one corner

(this causes the instrument to be of indeterminate pitch). Suspended by a

gut, wire or nylon loop, triangles are struck with a steel rod and produce a

metallic, percussive ringing tone.

Wataki

A Wataki is a small Brazilian Cowbell.

Drum Kit

Although most people are very familiar with the instruments used in a conventional drum kit, we’ll describe

them brieﬂy using the Latigo terminology for easy identiﬁcation.

< Kick

The kick drum or bass drum is usually the largest drum in the set, it sits on

the ﬂoor with its heads in a vertical direction. The kick drum is played using a

foot pedal with a beater striking the centre of its head and produces a deep

percussive tone often acting as the pulse of the group.

< Snare

The snare drum is a cylindrical two headed drum varying in size from

roughly 10-14 inches in diameter and 3-12 inches in depth. The snare drum

usually is played positioned between the player’s legs and its distinctive

high-pitched tone is in part due to the set of wires secured ﬁrmly under the

bottom drumhead. Snare drums are sometimes played without the rest of

the drum kit as a percussion instrument.

< Rim

The term ‘Rim’ is used in Latigo to distinguish a type of snare drum hit where

the player strikes the drum’s rim to produces a gentle metallic ‘clop’ tone.

< Sticks

The term ‘Sticks’ is used in Latigo to describe a playing style where the player

strikes the snare drum or tom rims to produce a percussive metallic sound.

< Hi-Hat

Hi-Hats are a pair of horizontally mounted cymbals, played with sticks. A

drummer varies the sound and effect of their high-hat performance using

a foot pedal, when the pedal is in the down position the top cymbal rests

against the stationary bottom cymbal producing the ‘closed’ sound, when

the pedal is in the up position the top cymbal moves away from the bottom

cymbal producing the ‘open’ sound.