Compared to its cousins, the vibraphone is a little bit more complex: not only do you play it with 4 mallets (just like the marimba btw) but it also has pedals, a bit like a piano. Finally, the biggest difference between the vibraphone and other mallet percussion stands in its very name: the vibrato effect.Compared to its cousins, the vibraphone is a little bit more complex: not only do you play it with 4 mallets (just like the marimba btw) but it also has pedals, a bit like a piano. Finally, the biggest difference between the vibraphone and other mallet percussion stands in its very name: the vibrato effect.Compared to its cousins, the vibraphone is a little bit more complex: not only do you play it with 4 mallets (just like the marimba btw) but it also has pedals, a bit like a piano. Finally, the biggest difference between the vibraphone and other mallet percussion stands in its very name: the vibrato effect.
