Waterphone: The Eerie Instrument Behind Horror Sounds
A Handy Snapshot 🌊 What it is: an inharmonic acoustic instrument with a metal body and rods that sing, shimmer, […]
A Handy Snapshot 🌊 What it is: an inharmonic acoustic instrument with a metal body and rods that sing, shimmer, […]
🥁 A Friendly Starting Point What it is: a double-headed drum with two differently sized heads, played mainly with hands,
🥁 A Simple Snapshot Changó Drum usually points to batá-style drums linked with Afro-Caribbean heritage and performance. Collectors value the
The electronic darbuka is a modern take on the classic goblet drum, built for today’s practice rooms, studios, and stages
An Octapad is a hands-on electronic percussion pad that lets you trigger drum sounds, samples, and MIDI with the feel
Flexatone is a hand-held percussion instrument built around a flexible metal blade that sings when two spring-mounted beaters strike it.
🔔 Agogo Bells are handheld clapperless bells that cut through a mix with a clear, ringing voice. 🎶 Built for
A Rainstick is a sound-texture instrument that turns a simple tilt into a rain-like cascade. You can use it as
A slit drum is a pitched percussion instrument made by cutting one or more slits into a solid body so
If you’ve ever heard a handpan sing, you know it’s hard to forget. The sound is soft, glassy, and oddly
Steelpan is a pitched percussion instrument made from shaped steel with carefully tuned note areas. Many people say steel drum,