IdiophoneAn idiophone is any musical instrument that creates sound primarily by the vibration of the instrument itself, without the use of air flow (as with aerophones), strings…View analysis →
DaxophoneThe daxophone, invented by Hans Reichel, is an electric wooden experimental musical instrument of the friction idiophones category.View analysis →
MembranophoneA membranophone is any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane. It is one of the four main divisions of instruments in the…View analysis →
KacapiThe kacapi is a traditional zither of Sundanese people in Indonesia. This musical instrument is similar to Chinese guzheng, Japanese koto, the Mongolian yatga, the Korean…View analysis →
Ranat ekThe ranat ek (Thai: ระนาดเอก, pronounced , "also xylophone") is a Thai musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of 22 wooden bars suspended by cords over a…View analysis →
ThereminThe theremin (/ˈθɛrəmɪn/; originally known as the ætherphone, etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical…View analysis →
TambourineThe tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically…View analysis →
Sampler (musical instrument)A sampler is an electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples (portions of sound recordings). Samples may comprise elements such as rhythm, melody, speech…View analysis →
Afoxé (musical instrument)The afoxé (also known as the cabaça or cabaca) is an Afro-Brazilian unpitched percussion instrument in the idiophone family. It is composed of a hollowed vessel wrapped in a net…View analysis →
Musical instrument classificationIn organology, the study of musical instruments, many methods of classifying instruments exist. Most methods are specific to a particular cultural group and were developed to…View analysis →
Clapper (musical instrument)A clapper is a basic form of percussion instrument. It consists of two long solid pieces that are struck together producing sound. They exist in many forms in many different…View analysis →
