Acoustics and the Physics of Percussion Instruments
Follow a strike from vibrating steel to ringing overtones, and explore how instrument design shapes the sound you hear.
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LEARN RAV — sound-design
Guides, techniques and ideas to help you choose, understand and play your RAV.
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Main Terms in the World of Steel Tongue Drum
Look up the language of steel tongue drums, from instrument anatomy and tuning to playing techniques and related instruments.
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The Complete RAV Vast Guide
Get to know RAV Vast, from its history and construction to choosing a scale, learning to play and caring for it.
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How RAV Redesigned the Geometry of Sound
Explore how tongue shape, internal construction and resonance contribute to RAV’s sound, with an introduction to Moon, Vast and Anima.
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The Ghost in the Steel: How RAV Mimics Digital Synthesis Using Only Physics
Explore the parallels between RAV’s acoustic overtones and familiar synthesis effects, including chorus, filtering and reverb.
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Historia del handpan y el hang: RAV Vast se creó bajo la inspiración de los handpan y el hang, pero ¿de dónde surgieron? Vamos a averiguarlo.
Trace the origins of Hang, handpans and RAV, with a comparison of their construction, sound and playing styles.
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¿Cuántas generaciones de RAV Vast hay?
Ni siquiera Roma se construyó en un día, y el tambor RAV Vast tal como lo vemos hoy ha sufrido muchas transformaciones antes de...
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