[radenwa]

Ah, I see, do you know if there’s an exact term for that that I can use as a keyword when I search?

EDIT: I found it, it’s called Bordoniado as mentioned in https://www.harpspectrum.org/folk/Three_Ancient_Harp_Techniques.shtml . Can’t find any tutorial on it, but I can kinda guess how it’s done.

So it seems the booming sound really is due to the build of the harp… I do notice that SA Harps are a lot taller in the bass area, I reckon that’s how they get the booming slap bass sound.

Thanks for all the help!

• This reply was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by radenwa.

[radenwa]

Gramatik’s “Illusion of choice” has two simple harp parts that I could play by ear. It is kinda challenging because the notes jump around the entire 5 octaves of the harp, but it’s a fun thing to play to take a break from the cliches.

There’s also a harp version of an old Newgrounds techno song that works surprisingly well :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1AWywtoLmM

While it’s pretty clear the song wasn’t written for humans to play, there are still some simpler part that I could play (1:07 is my fave) , and the rest of it, when simplified might also be possible to play.

Aside from the aforementioned folk, celtic and jazz, I have a feeling that there’s a massive potential for harps to fit into the techno/trance genre with its cool arpeggios. But alas, I’m just a beginner enthusiast so I wouldn’t be starting a new harp genre movement anytime soon.

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