The term keyboard is an umbrella term that comprehends a broad spectrum of instruments. Many of them are so dissimilar in their core mechanism that they could be classed under different...
Category: Musical Instruments
Mallet percussion instruments are a special group of instruments that deliver defined pitches when struck. They consist of a series of bars, most often arranged in a keyboard layout. Of these, two...
In the realm of mallet percussion instruments, no two instruments are as comparable as the xylophone and the marimba. In fact, it's been established that the latter derived from the former until it...
If you've been interested in audio and music recording, production and mixing, you've likely heard the term "multitrack" from time to time. The term goes back many decades in the world of audio...
What Are The Differences Between Glockenspiels & Xylophones?
Carrying on with our comparisons of mallet percussion instruments, we'll be going over two instruments that, despite appearing similar from a vantage point, come from very different traditions: The...
As part of My New Microphone's "differences between" series of articles, we'll analyze two mallet instruments that seem closely related: the vibraphone and the xylophone. What are the differences...