oud, stringed musical instrument well known in medieval and contemporary Islamic music. It's the father or mother of the eu lute. The oud provides a deep pear-shaped entire body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and rather fewer acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's https://epic-quiet-music-bossanov92479.blogdeazar.com/37023476/music-audio-indicator-vu-meter-for-dummies