Mataraman

Mataraman, used in Gamelan Pelog Salendro compositions, is derived from the Salendro scale. This theoretically based tuning is usually used by the soloist rebab (stringed instrument) or singers (Sinden) during "multi-scale" performance where the gamelan ensemble plays in Salendro and the solo melody plays using this separate but related scale.

This Mataraman scale uses five tones with the names La-Ti-Na-Mi-Da. This scale is also called "Degung Tri Suara” because there are three tones that are the same as Salendro tones, namely: Na=Tugu, Ti=Loloran, and Da=Galimer. See A Guide to Sundanese Gamelan Tuning‍ for more information about how it is derived.

The Ableton tuning library includes examples based on two Pelog Salendro gamelans. The base note of Gamelan Pelog Salendro TBN, tuned in a Javanese style, is Tugu=472Hz, while Gamelan Kyai Kangjeng Fatahillah from Bandung (KF) is tuned lower in a more traditional Sundanese style with Tugu=451Hz. A reminder, "Tugu" from Salendro is the same note as "Na" in Mataraman.

Gamelan to-be-named (TBN)

Gamelan Kyai Kangjeng Fatahillah (KF)

The above will match the black keys on a MIDI piano if using "Black Keys Only" in a Track's MIDI Controller Layout within Live.

An example of the use of the Mataraman scale in gamelan Salendro can be heard in the video link: Nyungsi Asih‍. In that example, the rebab and singers use the Mataraman scale, while the gamelan accompaniment uses the Salendro scale.

Today the Degung Tri Suara/Dwi Suara, Mataraman, Madenda and Wisaya scales based on the Salendro scale are not only played/sung by soloists. Many gamelan groups have created variations of the scale that have come to be referred to as "Gamelan Selap" or “Gamelan Multi Laras”. An example can be heard in the video link: Karatagan Wayang Sunda‍.