Bubbling Bamboo

A Tingklik is a bamboo percussion instrument from Bali. It.s often
used for .Rindik. music, so is sometimes referred to as a Rindik
itself. Rindik music usually involves two Tingklik players and a
single Suling (bamboo flute).

Rindik music is usually played at public gatherings or just for
entertainment. It.s not associated with any of the religious or
cultural festivals where we usually hear the gamelan. The pieces are
secular, and usually named after animals, such as .Chasing a female
pig., or .Frog climbing a leaf..

A Tingklik typically has 11 bamboo tubes, although the instrument
we sampled has 12. The longest bamboo is about a metre long for the
lowest pitch. With five notes per octave, the range is just over 2
octaves. The tubes are suspended using string over a brightly
coloured wooden frame. The player sits on the ground and strikes the
bamboo tubes with rubber-tipped mallets.

The Tingklik player uses both hands, bouncing the mallets in a
constant rhythm. The left hand usually plays the melody and the
right hand plays an accompaniment to it. If there are two players,
the right hand parts are often interlocking (a technique called
kotekan), giving an illusion of very extremely fast playing ;
A .bubbling chatter of bamboo brilliance..

Sampling the Tingklik

Because the Tingklik only has 12 notes, it is possible to sample it
in great detail without it becoming too large in terms of sampler
memory. Each note was sampled at 12 different velocity levels, with
6 alternate samples for each level, ensuring a very natural, living
sound. The Kontakt and Ableton Live versions include tools for
doubling the Tingklik to simulate the authentic paired playing found
in Bali. Both the original tuning and a full chromatic western
tuning are included in all formats.

http://www.soniccouture.com/en/products/g23-tingklik/

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