Ghent Percussion Font Set

version 1.5 Demo

Note: This is the same document supplied with the full version, except that
characters included in the demo version have a gray background.

Ghent Percussion Font Keycaps for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Ghent Percussion Font Keycaps for Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ghent Mallets Font for Macintosh and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Version History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

© Copyright 1996-2001 by Ronald Caltabiano

 Ghent Percussion Font
Keycaps for Macintosh
KEY COMBINATION KEY COMBINATION
KEY NONE SHIFT OPTION SHF-OPT KEY NONE SHIFT OPTION SHF-OPT

a a A å Å x x X ≈ ˛
b b B ∫ ı y y Y ¥ Á
c c C ç Ç z z Z Ω ¸
d d D ∂ Î 1 1 ! ¡ ⁄
e e E é ´ 2 2 @ ™ ¤
f f F ƒ Ï 3 3 # £ ‹
g g G © ˝ 4 4 $ ¢ ›
h h H ˙ Ó 5 5 % ∞ fi
i i I ˆ 6 6 ^ §
j j J ∆ Ô 7 7 & ¶
k k K ˚  8 8 * • °
l l L ¬ Ò 9 9 ( ª
m m M µ Â 0 0 ) º ‚
n n N - - _ –
o o O ø Ø = = + ±
p p P π ∏ [ [ { “ ”
q q Q œ Œ ] ] } ‘ ’
r r R ® ‰ \ \ | « »
s s S ß Í ; ; : … Ú
t t T † ˇ ‘ ' " Æ
u u U ¨ , , < ≤ ¯
v v V √ ◊ . . > ≥ ˘
w w W ∑ „ / / ?
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 Instruments pistol shot opt-p π
almglocken opt-shft-q Œ police whistle opt-l ¬
anvil opt-\ « ratchet opt-e ´
bass drum opt-b ∫ sand blocks shft-opt-[ ”
bass drum (on side) shft-opt-b ı siren shft-opt-p ∏
bell plate opt-q œ sizzle cymbal opt-z Ω
bird whistle shft-opt-; Ú sleigh bells shft-opt-l Ò
bongos shft-opt-o Ø slide whistle shft-opt-z ¸
brake drum shft-opt-u ¨ slit drum shft-opt-v ◊
brushes opt- - •
snare opt-s ß
cabasa shft-opt-c Ç
snare (snares off) shft-opt-s Í
car horn shft-opt-\ »
suspended cymbal opt-y ¥
chimes see tubular chimes
tam-tam shft-opt-t ˇ
claves opt-k ˚
tambourine shft-opt-a Å
conga opt-d ∂
temple blocks shft-opt-w „
cow bell opt-j ∆
tenor drum shft-opt-n ˜
crash cymbals shft-opt-y Á
thunder sheet shft-opt-k 
crotales opt-c ç
timbales shft-opt-i ˆ
flexatone opt-f ƒ
timpani opt-t †
glockenspiel opt-g ©
tom-tom opt-o ø
gong shft-opt-g ˝
gong with button triangle opt-a å
(nipple) opt-shft-f Ï
tubular chimes opt-[ “
guiro shft-opt-j Ô
vibraphone opt-v √
hi-hat opt-h ˙
whip shft-opt-h Ó
lion’s roar shft-opt-r ‰
wind chimes shft-opt-d Î
log drum opt-[ ‘
wind machine shft-opt-] ’
maracas opt-r ®
wood block opt-w ∑
marimba opt-m µ
xylophone opt-x ≈
military snare drum shft-opt-m Â
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 Mallets/Beaters Etc.
bass drum, soft shft-6 ^ at center shft-. >
bass drum, medium shft-7 & at center (Ghent) opt-. ≥
bass drum, hard shft-8 * at normal position shft-/ ?
bass drum, double shft-9 ( at rim shft-, <
bow opt-- – at rim (Ghent) opt-, ≤
brass opt-5 ∞ circular motion* shft-opt-5 fi
chimes mallet shft-7 & closed, rim shot, etc. shft-= +
coin shft-opt-4 › half-open shft-opt-= ±
opt-0
finger nails (zero) º muffle, dead stroke opt-; …
rim shot
fingers or hand opt-9 ª shft-opt-x
(on note stem) ˛
guiro scraper shft-- _ open, harmonic, etc. opt-, ¯
jazz sticks
(plastic tip snare sticks) opt-7 ¶ snap pizz. opt-. ˘
*
snare sticks opt-6 The symbol can be repeated horizontally:
fi fifififififififififi
§
timpani, soft shft-1 !
timpani, medium shft-2 @
timpani, hard shft-3 #
timpani, wood shft-4 $
shft-0
triangle beater (zero) )
xylophone, soft opt-1 ¡
xylophone, medium opt-2 ™
xylophone, hard opt-3 £
xylophone, wood opt-4 ¢
yarn, soft shft-opt-1 ⁄
yarn, medium shft-opt-2 ¤
yarn, hard shft-opt-3 ‹

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 Ghent Percussion Font Keycaps for Windows
Instruments
Numbers indicate alt key combinations. Hold down the alt key, then type 0 (zero) and the number indicated.

almglocken 206 Œ pistol shot 185 π

anvil 199 « police whistle 194 ¬
bass drum 186 ∫ ratchet 171 ´
bass drum (on side) 245 ı sand blocks 211 ”
bell plate 207 œ siren 184 ∏
bird whistle 242 Ú sizzle cymbal 189 Ω
bongos 175 Ø sleigh bells 241 Ò
brake drum 172 ¨ slide whistle 252 ¸
brushes 165 • slit drum 215 ◊
cabasa 130 Ç snare 167 ß
car horn 200 » snare (snares off) 243 Í
chimes see tubular chimes suspended cymbal 180 ¥
claves 251 ˚ tam-tam 255 ˇ
conga 182 ∂ tambourine 129 Å
cow bell 198 ∆ temple blocks 227 „
crash cymbals 231 Á tenor drum 247 ˜
crotales 141 ç thundersheet 240 
flexatone 196 ƒ timbales 246 ˆ
glockenspiel 169 © timpani 226 †
gong 253 ˝ tom-tom 191 ø
gong with button
(nipple) 236 Ï triangle 140 å
guiro 239 Ô tubular chimes 210 “
hi-hat 250 ˙ vibraphone 195 √
lion’s roar 228 ‰ whip 238 Ó
log drum 212 ‘ wind chimes 235 Î
maracas 168 ® wind machine 213 ’
marimba 181 µ wood block 183 ∑
military snare drum 229 Â xylophone 197 ≈
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 Ghent Percussion Font Keycaps for Windows
Mallets/Beaters Etc.
^ ^
bass drum, soft at center . >
bass drum, medium & & at center (Ghent) 179 ≥
bass drum, hard * * at normal position / ?
bass drum, double ( ( at rim < <
bow 208 – at rim (Ghent) 178 ≤
brass 176 ∞ circular motion 222 fi
chimes mallet % & closed, rim shot, etc. + +
coin 221 › half-open 177 ±
finger nails 188 º muffle, dead stroke 201 …
rim shot
fingers or hand 187 ª (on note stem) 254 ˛
guiro scraper _ _ open, harmonic, etc. 248 ¯
jazz sticks
(plastic tip snare 166 ¶ snap pizz. 249 ˘
sticks)
snare sticks 164 § *The symbol fi can repeated horizontally: fifififififififififi
timpani, soft ! !
timpani, medium @ @
timpani, hard * #
timpani, wood $ $
triangle beater ) )
xylophone, soft 193 ¡
xylophone, medium 170 ™
xylophone, hard 163 £
xylophone, wood 162 ¢
yarn, soft 218 ⁄
yarn, medium 219 ¤
yarn, hard 220 ‹

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 Ghent Mallets Font Usage Notes
Unenclosed Characters
Simply use the characters as you would any other font.
Note that because not all music notation programs can kern text, the characters +, -, *, and ( are
designed to be used before a mallet character or number. The characters ) and ! are designed to be
used after a mallet or number.
Unenclosed Characters
First type the box for the number of characters you intend to enclose using the lowest row on the keyboard (see the
chart below). Then enter the characters themselves.
Size: For general music notation, start with 24 point size and then adjust if necessary.

Ghent Mallets Font Layout Macintosh and Windows

The chart below is in a very large point size (44!) for better on-screen clarity.

1 2345 678 9 0- del

tab
qwertyuiop[]\
lock
a s d f g h j k l ; return
box box box box box box box
shift for 1 for 2 for 3 for 4 for 5 for 6 for 7 shift
char. char. char. char. char. char. char.

ctr op/ cmd space cmd op/ ctr

alt alt

! * ( ) + del
tab Q W E R T Y U I O P { } |

lock A S D F G H J K L : return

shift shift

ctr op/ cmd space cmd op/ ctr

alt alt

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 Ghent Percussion Font Set

VERSION HISTORY

Version 1.5 (August 2001)

• Ghent Mallets Font added
• Improved hinting for better on-screen appearance.

Version 1.2 (August 1997)

• Complete cross-platform compatibility with Finale ETF files.

• Tweeked kerning for better on-screen appearance and printing at smaller point sizes.

Version 1.1 (June 1996)

• First public release

Version 1.0
• Private release