The four types of sound production:

Aerophones

Aerophones are instruments that are used to produce sound by utilising airflow. 

Membranophones

The sound is produced by a vibrating membrane that is stretched across a ring or a circular hollow chamber. 

Idiophones

The instrument vibrates and sounds as a whole.

Chordophones

Sound is produced by vibrating strings. 

Upon entering the Instrumentarium, you will see the musical representative of the aerophones to your left: hanging from the ceiling are organ pipes (which are examples for this category.)

• On the touch screen at the table you can find out how some instruments of the aerophones family sound.

Above you, xylophone plates are attached to the ceiling. These represent all self-sounding instruments, also called idiophones. 

• Look for the touch screen on the second table and touch the screen to hear how idiophones sound. 

The next station is our giant drum, which represents all so called membranophones. You are welcome to carefully play a rhythm on it with your flat palm.

• At the third table, look for the touch screen and make the membranophones be heard. 

The last giant instrument, and thus also part of this ambient sound installation, is our oversized string instrument, belonging to the group of the chordophones.

• Find the touch screen on the fourth table and make the chordophones resound. 

The instruments are made to resonate via computer-controlled sound exciters, thus creating an unusual sound experience.