oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and somewhat less acutely bent-back pegbox than the ecu lute. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee matter parts https://hectorh3197.sharebyblog.com/36740604/music-audio-indicator-vu-meter-for-dummies