Lyres come in diatonic and chromatic varieties. Diatonic lyres use notes, chromatic lyres use chromatic scale. Knowing the type helps determine playing method and instrument care
Music derives from Greek "art of the Muses". Earliest musical instruments date to 37,000-year-old flutes. Oldest written song dates back 4,000 years in ancient cuneiform
Knifonium offers authentic analog sound with 26 vacuum tubes. Arturia Augmented Strings combines sampling and synthesis for string sounds. Waves CR8 Creative Sampler provides five stretching algorithms for samples. Tracktion Novum breaks down samples into different timbral instruments
Luthier is a French term for maker of string instruments. Craft divided into plucked/strummed and bowed instrument makers. Bowed instruments include cello, double bass, and various fiddles
Tremolo is a trembling effect in music. Can be rapid note repetition, note alternation, or volume variation. Measured tremolo specifies exact repetition rate, unmeasured tremolo is rapid
HALion 7 is a premium software instrument for creating world-class music. Features FM synthesis, spectral synthesis, and new modulation approaches. Includes wavetable instruments with real-time wave crossfading