Question

What is the difference between the sound of a sitar and a tabla?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tabla is a percussion instrument while sitar is string instrument. - Tabla is played by tapping the drum (stretched membrane) and sitar is played by plucking the strings (stretched strings). - As the mechanism of sound production is different in them, quality i.e. tone & amber of sound also differs.

Answer 2

Answer:

1) The stretched diaphragm of tabla when strucked produces vibrations which generates the sound .2) the stretched string of a sitar when plucked produces vibrations which generates the sound.3) In this way ,due to the difference in the vibrating object, the frequency of vibrations from both the object is different, and the pitch of sound is also different, thus, the sound generated by a tabla and a sitar is different.