{
  "id": "idakka",
  "name": "Idakka (Kerala hourglass pressure drum)",
  "family": "percussion",
  "class": "membranophone",
  "axes": {
    "pitchFix": -2,
    "sustain": -1,
    "polyphony": -2,
    "harmonicity": 0,
    "register": 0,
    "range": 1,
    "articulation": 2,
    "transduction": -2,
    "dynamics": -1
  },
  "short": "idakka",
  "parts": [
    {
      "id": "idakka_repertoire",
      "name": "Repertoire / context",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_sopanam",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Sopana Sangeetham at the sanctum steps (paired with the chengila gong)",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "intimate",
            "vocal-supportive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "devotional",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "devotional",
            "sacred"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_puja",
          "name": "Solo temple puja (deva vadyam, played alone before the deity)",
          "descriptors": [
            "liturgical",
            "meditative",
            "solemn"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ritual-context",
            "devotional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "ritual",
            "sacred"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_panchavadyam",
          "name": "Panchavadyam ensemble voice (one of the five instruments)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ensemble",
            "processional",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "processional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "ensemble",
            "processional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_dance",
          "name": "Mohiniyattam / Krishnanattam and the Kathakali female-character slot (replacing chenda)",
          "descriptors": [
            "narrative",
            "gesture-tracking",
            "theatrical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "dance-driving",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "dance",
            "stage"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idakka_bend",
      "name": "Squeeze / pitch-bend depth",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_bend_melodic",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Full melodic squeeze (continuous bending across roughly an octave)",
          "descriptors": [
            "melodic",
            "pitch-bending",
            "singing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "microtonal-bend",
            "melodic-lead"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_bend_inflected",
          "name": "Narrow inflection around a centre pitch (ornamental bend only)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ornamented",
            "expressive",
            "subtle"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "microtonal-bend",
            "ornamented"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_bend_static",
          "name": "Near-static lacing tension (fixed drone-like pulse)",
          "descriptors": [
            "droning",
            "steady-pulse",
            "hypnotic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "drone-foundation",
            "steady-pulse"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idakka_stroke",
      "name": "Striking attack",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_stroke_curved_light",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Light touch of the thin curved-end stick (canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "soft-attack",
            "singing",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "sticks",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_stroke_edge_weighted",
          "name": "Harder edge-weighted stroke (more snare rattle and grain)",
          "descriptors": [
            "sharp-attack",
            "buzzy",
            "cutting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "sticks",
            "rattle-buzz"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_stroke_damped",
          "name": "Damped strokes with the striking hand riding the head",
          "descriptors": [
            "muted",
            "dry",
            "clipped"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "sticks",
            "muted"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idakka_build",
      "name": "Heads, snares and shell",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_harmonic_canonical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Jackwood waisted shell, wide hide heads on wooden rings, jeevakol snares tuned into the harmonic regime (canonical Kerala)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ringing",
            "overtone-rich",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "woody",
            "hide-head"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "natural-skin"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_slack_snare",
          "name": "Slackened jeevakol snare setting (buzzier, indefinite pitch)",
          "descriptors": [
            "buzzy",
            "low-tension",
            "earthy"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "rattle-buzz",
            "buzzy-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_podippukal",
          "name": "Full woollen podippukal dressing on the lacing (64 balls, ceremonial)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ceremonial",
            "damped-attack-onset",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ritual-context",
            "woody"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "ceremonial"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_synthetic",
          "name": "Synthetic heads (modern durable build)",
          "descriptors": [
            "synthetic-head",
            "durable",
            "consistent"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "synthetic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern",
            "synthetic"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "_ownParts": [
    {
      "id": "idakka_repertoire",
      "name": "Repertoire / context",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_sopanam",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Sopana Sangeetham at the sanctum steps (paired with the chengila gong)",
          "descriptors": [
            "devotional",
            "intimate",
            "vocal-supportive"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "devotional",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "devotional",
            "sacred"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_puja",
          "name": "Solo temple puja (deva vadyam, played alone before the deity)",
          "descriptors": [
            "liturgical",
            "meditative",
            "solemn"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ritual-context",
            "devotional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "ritual",
            "sacred"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_panchavadyam",
          "name": "Panchavadyam ensemble voice (one of the five instruments)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ensemble",
            "processional",
            "interlocking"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ensemble",
            "processional"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "ensemble",
            "processional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_repertoire_dance",
          "name": "Mohiniyattam / Krishnanattam and the Kathakali female-character slot (replacing chenda)",
          "descriptors": [
            "narrative",
            "gesture-tracking",
            "theatrical"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "dance-driving",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "dance",
            "stage"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idakka_bend",
      "name": "Squeeze / pitch-bend depth",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_bend_melodic",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Full melodic squeeze (continuous bending across roughly an octave)",
          "descriptors": [
            "melodic",
            "pitch-bending",
            "singing"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "microtonal-bend",
            "melodic-lead"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_bend_inflected",
          "name": "Narrow inflection around a centre pitch (ornamental bend only)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ornamented",
            "expressive",
            "subtle"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "microtonal-bend",
            "ornamented"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_bend_static",
          "name": "Near-static lacing tension (fixed drone-like pulse)",
          "descriptors": [
            "droning",
            "steady-pulse",
            "hypnotic"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "drone-foundation",
            "steady-pulse"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idakka_stroke",
      "name": "Striking attack",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_stroke_curved_light",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Light touch of the thin curved-end stick (canonical)",
          "descriptors": [
            "soft-attack",
            "singing",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "sticks",
            "melodic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "traditional"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_stroke_edge_weighted",
          "name": "Harder edge-weighted stroke (more snare rattle and grain)",
          "descriptors": [
            "sharp-attack",
            "buzzy",
            "cutting"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "sticks",
            "rattle-buzz"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_stroke_damped",
          "name": "Damped strokes with the striking hand riding the head",
          "descriptors": [
            "muted",
            "dry",
            "clipped"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "sticks",
            "muted"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idakka_build",
      "name": "Heads, snares and shell",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_harmonic_canonical",
          "default": true,
          "name": "Jackwood waisted shell, wide hide heads on wooden rings, jeevakol snares tuned into the harmonic regime (canonical Kerala)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ringing",
            "overtone-rich",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "woody",
            "hide-head"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "natural-skin"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_slack_snare",
          "name": "Slackened jeevakol snare setting (buzzier, indefinite pitch)",
          "descriptors": [
            "buzzy",
            "low-tension",
            "earthy"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "rattle-buzz",
            "buzzy-tone"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_podippukal",
          "name": "Full woollen podippukal dressing on the lacing (64 balls, ceremonial)",
          "descriptors": [
            "ceremonial",
            "damped-attack-onset",
            "traditional"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "ritual-context",
            "woody"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "south-asian",
            "ceremonial"
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "idakka_build_synthetic",
          "name": "Synthetic heads (modern durable build)",
          "descriptors": [
            "synthetic-head",
            "durable",
            "consistent"
          ],
          "match_tokens": [
            "struck",
            "synthetic"
          ],
          "canonical_tags": [
            "modern",
            "synthetic"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}