oud, stringed musical instrument outstanding in medieval and fashionable Islamic music. It is the father or mother of the eu lute. The oud provides a deep pear-formed overall body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and rather fewer acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's https://johnathanvpvsu.shotblogs.com/music-audio-indicator-vu-meter-for-dummies-50924538