Maenad
An extremely rare instrument with spooky sustains, crystalline percussion, and shifting, spherical chords.
A verrophone is an array of long glass tubes arranged chromatically. You play it with a special mallet, or by rubbing the end of the tubes with a wet finger, like you would with a wine glass.
The otherworldly, yet organic sound of Maenad is perfect for melodic lines, pads and chords, and rhythmic tuned percussion.
Unprocessed instrument
Verrophone
| 01. Sustains | R:A2 - F5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 2 |
| 02. Portato | R:A2 - F5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 5 |
| 03. Staccato | R:A2 - F5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 5 |
| 04. Plucked | R:A2 - F5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 5 |
| 05.Plucked fingernail | R:A2 - F5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 3 |
| 06. Plucked doubles | R:A2 - F5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 3 |
| 07. Plucked FX | R:A2 - F5 | L:1 (mf) |
| 08. Gestures HT | R:A2 - E5 | L:2 (p, mf) |
| 09. Gestures WT | R:A2 - E5 | L:2 (p, mf) |
| 10. Chords | R: N/A. | L:1 (mf) |
| 11. FX | R:C2 - A4 | L:1 (mf) |
Processed instruments
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Pads
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01. Caring attempt Grainy glass harp sustains |
R:A1 - E5 | L:2 (p, mf) |
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02. Grain studies Echoing glass harp staccato |
R:C0 - C6 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 2 |
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03. Mutual agreement Pitched glass harp portato |
R:C0 - C6 | L:1(mf) | RR: 5 |
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04. Obscure futurity Grainy glass harp fx |
R:C0 - C5 | L:2 (p, mf) |
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Plucks
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01. Subsequent coincidence Filtered glass harp pluck |
R:C1 - C5 | L:1 (mf) | RR: 3 |
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02. Vague trip Echoing glass harp pluck |
R:C1 - C5 | L:1 (mf) | RR: 3 |
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03. Simplifying definitions Pitched glass harp pluck |
R:D2 - G4 | L:1(mf) | RR: 3 |
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04. Pulse acceleration Filtered glass harp sustain |
R:C2 - C5 | L:2 (p, mf) | RR: 8 |
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Textures
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01. Uneven equation Echoing glass harp fx |
R:G1 - G4 | L:2 (p, mf) |
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02. Domino effect Echoing glass harp fx |
R:C0 - C5 | L:2 (p, mf) |