# 5.7 Mallets

Mallets is a sample-based synth emulating tuneful things to bang on :)

![Mallets](https://2299305010-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LRtsae7H2l0Wn3A4biK%2F-LtnUka9l9W5Fk0P55f_%2F-LtnUvKYSiBpDOsuMjzg%2Fmallets.png?alt=media\&token=4ac94460-6aac-4d87-9eeb-09bd7ddc9f5b)

There are three different categories, and the settings are accordingly different depending on the sound you are selecting.

1. Percussion instruments: Marimba, Vibraphone, Agogo, Wood1, Reso, Wood2, Beats, Two Fixed and Clumps
2. Tubular bells
3. Bars: Uniform Bar, Tuned Bar, Glass and Tibetan Bowl

You can change the basic sound by clicking on the name in the box. Left-click to step forward, right-click to go backward. You can also click on the arrow and will get a drop-down menu with all included sounds.

## 5.7.1 Percussion Instrument Settings

* Hardness
* Position
* Vib Gain
* Vib Freq
* Stick Mix
* Spread

## 5.7.2 Tubular Bells Settings

* Modulator
* Crossfade
* LFO Speed
* LFO Depth
* ADSR
* Spread

## 5.7.3 Bar Settings

* Bowed (on/off)
* Pressure
* Motion
* Speed
* Vibrato
* Spread