Drum kits: finger cymbals/tambourine?

I'm working on a medieval piece and could use a little more info about the various drum kits (specifically, I'm looking for the finger cymbals and tambourine sounds).

Is there a source which lists the NAME of the various drum kits and the NAME of each instrument matched up with the piano keys (from Window menu > Keyboard)? I'd prefer to pick it out of a list rather than experimenting with dozens of keys just to find the right sound.

Thanks!

eMac, Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Posted on Dec 12, 2005 11:07 AM

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Dec 12, 2005 3:40 PM in response to Richard Diener

Here's the General MIDI drum sound chart

http://www.midi.org/about-midi/gm/gm1sound.shtml

I believe the standard GarageBand drum kits follow this.

You might have to invest in a third-party commercial set of drum sounds if the sounds in GarageBand don't do it for you.

I would look into Latin percussion sets, which include a lot of varieties of cymbals and tamborines.

Click here for some examples at WizooSounds.com.

(WizooSounds doesn't sell sounds in GarageBand format, but it's the first convenient example I could think of).

Dec 12, 2005 6:08 PM in response to Wheat Williams

There's a tambourine way up at the top portion in the editor in about any drum kit GB has. There are all sort of little sounds up there, so I wouldn't surprised if finger cymbals were there as well. I just write a note, then start dragging it upwards in the editor to hear all of the sound rather quick, and stop if one catches my attention.

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