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1. Double Bass section played short bow style Keyswitch for bow direction control e D 1 automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 E 1 bow stroke 2 Basses Short Bows instrument with more aggressive sound controlled by velocity Keyswitch for bow direction control e D 1 automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 E 1 bow stroke 2 Bass section strings that combine characteristics of both long and short bows into single instruments Basses Sustain Short instrument with more aggressive sound controlled by the mod wheel controller CC 1 Same as above played Sordino with the mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Vel vol VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 WWwW americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description wo dadia Basses KS A keyswitch instrument containing all Bass instruments SusLeg MW Vel C 1 Sustai Port VAR 1 VAR Sustain C 1 Sustain mute 2 KS Alt Length D 1 Automatically alternating D 1 Upbows E 1 Downbows F 1 Pizzicato F 1 Playable tremolo mute G 1 Playable tremolo Basses Tremolo Double Bass section played tremolo SusLeg M
2. More information about the woodwind instruments in Personal Orchestra including specific tutori als can be found at www garritan com THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS The brass instruments in a modern orchestra in clude variations of the French horn the trum pet the trombone and the tuba Each possesses a unique color and range from the bright piercing sound of the trumpet to the deep dark tones of the tuba The brass section is typically seated between the woodwind and percussion sections Similar to the woodwind instruments sounds are produced by air being blown into a funnel shaped mouthpiece connected to a hollow metal tubing that terminates in a bell Holes in the tubes are opened and closed by valves or a slide which produce changes in pitch The vibrating lips of the player have the same function as the reeds in the woodwind instruments THE BRASS FAMILY The brass instruments in Garritan Personal Orchestra Pictured left to right Piccolo Trumpet Bb Trumpets French Horn Tenor Trombone Alto Trombone Bass Trombone Tuba and Contratuba WWwW americanmusical com PITCH RANGES BRASS INSTRUMENTS The chart below shows the typical ranges of the individual brass instruments as they correspond to a piano keyboard These ranges are not absolute and virtuoso players can often play beyond the typical upper range of the instrument Good brass players can also play pedal tones Pedal tones are notes that l
3. Trumpet 1 Plr3 A keyswitch version of Trumpet 1 Player 3 SusLeg MW Vel KS e Open Port VAR 1 VAR D2 Mutes 2 KS Length Trumpet 2 Solo 2nd Solo Trumpet A different trumpet with a brighter sound SusLeg MW Vel than Trumpet 1 Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib Trumpet 2 Plr1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd Trumpet Instrument Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Trumpet 2 Plr2 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd SusLeg MW Vel player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd Trumpet Instru Port VAR 1 VAR ment 2 Length ARIA name TRUMPETS Trumpet 2 Plr3 Trumpet Piccolo NV Solo Trumpet Piccolo V Solo Trumpet Solo Straight Mute Trumpet Plr1 Straight Mute Trumpet Plr2 Straight Mute Trumpet Plr3 Straight Mute Trumpet Over lay Trumpet Over lay AG SAM Trumpet ele IRS SAM Trumpet Plr 2 KS WWwW americanmusical com THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd Trumpet Instru ment Piccolo Trumpet played with no vibrato Made by Bach Stradi varius Piccolo Trumpet played with vibrato Principal Trumpet played with a Straight Mute Sordino Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the M
4. beautiful bell sounding instrument while the rare glass armonica is a sound unique unto itself Basic Programming Velocity Note Attack Velocity only controls the note attack on the celeste and glass armonica Sustain Pedal Controller CC 64 Dampening When this controller is used in legato mode this controller acts to dampen the notes played on the celeste and glass armonica www americanmusical com LIST OF INSTRUMENTS WWw americanmusical com Directory of Instruments in Personal Orchestra The following directory gives the name and a brief description of the orchestral instrument sounds contained in Garritan Personal Orchestra There is also a chart of the controllers available for each Personal Orchestra instrument CONTROLLERS Sas a ve m Player Instrument Note Plr instruments are lighter versions and do not share samples with each ce J other but must not be used with the solo instruments from which they are de rived to avoid phasing problems e g don t use Flute 1 Plr1 Plr2 or Plr3 with Flute Solo instruments For detailed information about the controllers please refer to the chapter entitled Playing Personal Orchestra Instruments as well as the individual instrument sections in this guide ARIA name FLUTES Alto Flute Solo Alto Flute Plr1 Alto Flute Plr2 Alto Flute Plr3 Bass Flute Solo Vib Bass Flute Solo NV Bass Flute Plr1
5. Aria Engine Activation ed Gartan Personal Orchestra 4 is now activated for John Doe John Doe JohnDoe mydomain com New Media Productions Toronto ON CANADA You Are Now Registered and Activated The Activation will take place automatically and will bring up the following message Garritan Personal Orchestra is now activated for your name Ensembte GARRITAN A RMA i Basic n empty T empty T empty M empty T empty empty T empty empty mpm empty i empty Tar empty eee EE a 42 empty 0 empty empty empty MIXER CONTROLS EFFECTS U STE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE Oe DE DE ME DE ee SETTINGS Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 is now activated for John Doe OK r aaam anama sasan LAL UML AL Aa fll Al ii YY MOD KEYSWITCHES ba kk hul k ta Sve JOBE m EF t Extremely Important The png file contains your sensitive encrypted personal information Carefully protect this file DO NOT GIVE THIS FILE TO ANYONE OR DISTRIBUTE IT IN ANY WAY OR YOUR PER SONAL INFORMATION WILL BE COMPROMISED IF THE FILE BECOMES PUBLIC THE CARD NUMBER WILL BE BLACKLISTED AND THE CARD REVOKED WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU GIVE YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS TO A THIRD PARTY IF THE CARD IS STOLEN CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY Without a valid card you will also not be able to obtain critical updates to the program You are allowed a maximum of four 4 installations If you
6. Setup Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 ole Installing Please wait while Setup installs Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 on your computer Finishing installation WWwW americanmusical com 2 The ARIA Engine Installer e You will be automatically prompted to install the ARIA Engine Component j5 Setup ARIA Engine Welcome to the ARIA Engine Setup Wizard This will install ARIA Engine v1 0 7 1 on pour computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Cancel Follow the prompts in the ARIA Engine Setup Wizard the Next button for the Information dialog License and Installation After completion you will see a screen Completing the ARIA Engine Setup Wizard Click Finish to exit the ARIA Engine Setup and continue installation 3 The ARIA Player Installer e After completing the ARIA Engine Installer you will be automatically prompted to install the ARIA Player ml Setup Garritan ARIA Player Welcome to the Garritan ARIA Player Setup Wizard This will install Garritan ARIA Player v1 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup E Cancel www americanmusical com GARRITAN Follow the prompts and select where you want the program plug in component e g Aria Play er VST shortcu
7. Solo Bass Clarinet Plr1 Bass Clarinet Plr2 Bass Clarinet Plr3 Bb Clarinet Solo Bb Clarinet Plr1 Bb Clarinet Plr2 Bb Clarinet Plr3 Contrabass Clarinet Solo Eb Clarinet Solo WWwW americanmusical com THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS Description Principal Bass clarinet Plays one octave lower than a con ventional clarinet The 3rd clarinetist often will play the bass clarinet when needed Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bass Clarinet Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bass Clarinet Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bass Clarinet Instrument Principal Solo Bb Clarinet Made by Buffet Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bb Clarinet Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bb Clarinet Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bb Clarinet Instrument Principal Contrabass Clarinet Plays an octave lower than the bass clarinet Principal Eb Solo Clarinet Plays four notes higher than the Bb Clarinet SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2
8. SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib WWwW americanmusical com THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description FLUTES Flute Solo Flutter Flute Plr1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Flute Instru ment Flute Plr2 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Flute Instru ment Flute Plr3 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Flute Instru ment Piccolo Vib Solo Principal Piccolo played with vibrato Plays one octave higher than a conventional flute Made by Hammig Principal Solo Flute Played flutter tongue Piccolo NV Solo Principal Piccolo played without vibrato Piccolo Solo KS A keyswitch version of the Piccolo Solo instrument C3 Vibrato D3 Non vibrato E3 Flutter Piccolo Flutter Principal piccolo playe
9. Woodwinds 197 9 MB s fr Flutes 42 5 MB j Oboes fr Enalish Horns Current selection requires at least 2 035 7 MB of disk space Note If you use GPO for live play or with a sequencer choose the Standard version If you use Finale Sibelius or other supported notation program select the Notation version Select both if you have both a sequencer and a supported notation program In case of doubt install both Standard and No tation it takes less than 100kb for both The only reason we make it optional is so that people who only need one type can opt to have only that one type show in the instrument selection tree The installer will allow you to select or deselect specific instruments during your installation Most will choose the default and install all the instruments Click Next to continue You will then be prompted to Select your Samples Directory Select the location into which you wish to install Garritan Personal Orchestra The default location is recommended for most e You will be asked to select a Start Menu folder The default is recommended Click Next and you are ready to install the samples e The instrument sound files will then be copied to your hard drive You will see screens flash by with status bars for each of the instruments being loaded www americanmusical com GARRITAN Completing the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Setup Wizard Setup has finished install
10. overlaps and applies changes to the attack and decay characteristics of the note transitions There is one control button On Off button This activates disables Auto Legato The button lights when activated This switch can also be controlled using CC 102 This control also provides auto trills This is an extremely convenient way to create trills From a MIDI keyboard just hold the first note of the trill while pressing and lifting the second note of the trill and the two notes will alternate Please note that Auto Legato works monophonically and can cause loss of that instrument s ability to play chords polyphonically Auto Legato is mainly for use as an easier way to achieve legato You may get better results with manual techniques though they take more effort Stereo Stage Controls When Stereo Stage is turned off instruments can be panned from left to right in the usual way This positions instruments left to right by relative left right volume intensity only When Stereo Stage is turned e103 on it adds calculations that simulate the arrival times from the posi i tion of the instrumental sound source to a pair of virtual stereo micro phones plus the first reflections from side walls rear walls and ceiling This can create a more three dimensional image for positioning instruments on the stereo stage both left to right and front to back especially for monaural instruments e g solo instruments that lack rec
11. scl E temperament_ordinaire_II scl E werckmeisterIII scl f young_1799 scl My Network Places File name v Files of type SCL File scl v Cancel The Scala Center box allows you to select the base note or center of your scale www americanmusical com PLAYING GARRITAN INSTRUMENTS Playing Garritan Instruments Garritan provides stellar tools to transform high quality instrument sounds into stunningly realistic performances The ARIA Player offers an easy intuitive and standardized control system to enable you to play and shape the orchestral instrument sounds either in real time or through a sequencer or notation program The controls for one family of instruments generally carry over to other sec tions so that you feel at home with the entire soundset and the system is streamlined so that you can make great music quickly With little practice you can perform several tasks simultaneously as a real musician does so you can hear the musical results as you play This chapter introduces you to the performance controllers that offer you a wide range of possibilities for musical expression Basic Controls Brass Wind and String Instruments from Personal Orchestra GARRI1 Garritan Instruments Note Velocity Controls attacks and As Key Switching accentuation Change articulations in Sustain Pedal Controls volume and expression The Real Time Control System for Brass Winds and Str
12. you will almost certainly need to readjust these settings Call up the Preferences setup dialog from the Tools menu on the Garritan Aria standalone interface You ll see drop down menus for MIDI Device Audio Devices Stereo Pair Sample Rate and Buffer Size Sample Rate aa 00 Hz z Buffer Size 512 X MIDI Device Menu All supported and installed MIDI interfaces are available in this drop down list Select the desired MIDI device from the list Audio Device Menu All supported and installed audio interfaces are available in this drop down list Select the desired audio device from the list Stereo Pair Here you can define which of the stereo outputs should be used It is normal to have one stereo pair available labeled 1 2 However many pro audio devices have multiple out puts available in which case you may choose the one that you would like Personal Orchestra to output through Sample Rate Depending on the sound card and driver you are using various sample rates are available Set the desired sample rate here Choose 44100Hz if available for best results Buffer Size The buffer size setting will determine the delay between pressing a key on your MIDI keyboard and hearing the sound aka latency The default buffer size of 512 samples typically works well but smaller buffer sizes will give a faster response lower latency and high er buffer sizes will give better audio performance more
13. 16 Tosin Gana re ona ORNE ac EU E Tn tet EE AA ee EEN 17 Mac Setup For Windows Setup see next Section 17 Windows SS sece cg ese ee E 21 1 The Garritan Personal Orchestra Setup Wizard 21 2 The ARIA Engine Installer 544 gts acetate gates apt ae clan natant 25 3 The ARIA Player Installer 25 4 The Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Sound Library Installer 26 NL ON ec csp eee cen es ct eect eee eee 30 Activating Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 31 Log onto the Garritan Registration Site 32 Product Registration Enter Your Serial Number 00234 EEN 33 fe a E E ce 116 Heer ener nen E ree ener ee Te 35 Final Step Activating Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 a iecsas seusascaiisieit ASAA Ab PU SANDE SAS EEN atic 35 Updating to Latest Version En 38 HOW TO USE GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA um 40 How to Use Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Playing the Garritan Personal Orchestra as a Standalone Application Live Play 4 Launching the Garritan Personal Orchestra in Standalone Mode 41 Basic Setup Information for Standalone Mode 4 File Menu for Loading and Saving Presets in the Standalone 43 Tools Menu Standalone Mode ONLY usus 43 MIDI File Player and Audio Recorder Standalone Version Only 45 Using Garritan Personal Orchestra as an Instrument Plug In 46 Basic Setup Information for Using the Garritan Personal Orchestra as a Plug In Instrument 47 Using Garritan Personal Orchestra in a Specific Music Program or Sequence
14. A The standard keyswitches G thru B give the user control over half step and whole step trills plus their muted counterparts The cc 16 controller extends switching to intervals from a half step to as wide as a major third using the following values 0 32 half step 33 64 whole step 65 96 minor third 97 127 major third WWwW americanmusical com GARRITA PN DA t Keyswitch Assignments for the Solo String Keyswitch patches B 8ve Playable whole step trills A 8ve Playable whole step muted trills A sve Playable trills with 1 2 step as default intervals selectable with cc16 G 8ve Playable 1 2 step muted trills as default intervals selectable with cc16 mmm G sve Playable tremolo F sve Playable tremolo mute F 8ve Pizzicato E sve Downbows D 8ve Upbows D sve Automatically alternating up and downbows C 8ve Sustain mute legato with sustain pedal C sve Sustain legato with sustain pedal Keyswitch Assignments for Solo and Section String Keyswitch patches Note When using the short bow patches in Garritan Personal Orchestra there are hidden keyswitches that allow the user to use the precise bow direction needed If control over bow direction is needed or de sired this is attainable with these keyswitches The mapping for this function is as follows E sve bow stroke 2 D 8ve bow stroke 1 D 8ve automatic
15. Bass Flute Plr2 Bass Flute Plr3 Flute Solo Vib Flute Solo NV Flute Solo KS THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS Description Principal Alto Flute The Alto flute plays four notes lower than a conventional flute Made by M nnig Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Alto Flute Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Alto Flute Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Alto Flute Instrument Principal Bass Flute played with vibrato Plays one octave lower than a conventional flute Principal Bass Flute played without vibrato Plays one octave lower than a conventional flute Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bass Flute Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bass Flute Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bass Flute Instrument Principal Solo Flute Played Vibrato Made by Haynes Principal Solo Flute Played Non Vibrato A keyswitch version of the Flute Solo instrument C2 Vibrato D2 Non vibrato E2 Flutter SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length
16. Bassoon Instru ment Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd Bassoon Instru ment Principal Contrabassoon Plays one octave lower than a conven tional bassoon and lower than any instrument in the orchestra 2ns Contrabassoon Has a wider note range and a different tone quality Made by Schreiber SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib WWwW americanmusical com THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description French horn 1 Principal Solo French Horn SusLeg MW Vel Solo Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib French horn 1 A keyswitch version of the French Horn 1 Solo instrument SusLeg MW Vel Solo KS s Ch Open Port VAR 1 VAR e DO Mutes 2 KS Length Vib French horn 1 The same as French Horn 1 Solo but with a more aggressive SusLeg MW Vel Solo AG sound Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib AG French horn 1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel Plr1 player in an ensemb
17. Course Open To All Without Charge We are pleased to make available to you to the Interactive Edition of Principles of Orchestration based upon Nikolay Rimsky Korsakov s celebrated text With Garritan Personal Orchestra you now have a fine orchestra at your fingertips A well crafted orchestration is a thing of beauty and it is important for a well rounded musician to possess a basic knowledge of orchestration As with composing or arranging for a real orchestra knowledge and experience is essential for producing success ful results One of the the most effective ways to learn orchestration is by listening and simultaneously seeing it on the score Live playback of the score examples imparts an added dimension converying concepts far more clearly and im mediately than simply viewing what s on a printed page In this Interactive Edition we have provided exactly that facility score excerpts which allow the learner to simul taneously listen and visually follow There are some 275 animated scores that are embedded within the relevant portions of the text The ability to hear various orchestral realizations of the different examples from Rimsky Korsakov s works on demand is invaluable and books alone cannot provide this level of instruction To get started go to the www garritan com website and follow the links to the course This course is completely free and can be an invaluable resource as your embark on your musical journe
18. Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 1 ARIA Engine if not installed or if current version is older 2 Garritan ARIA Player Standalone YST plug in ATAS plug in 3 Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Library 3 1 Samples decompression of selected instruments www americanmusical com e You will also be prompted for the folder into which the Garritan Personal Orchestra application and support files should be installed and where the shortcuts and icons should be placed You will be asked later where you want the samples to be installed For most instances use the default Unless you have a more sophisticated setup the default location is recommended To continue click Next 35 Setup Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Select Destination Location Where should Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 be installed a Setup will install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse D Program Files Garritan ARIA Played At least 0 0 MB of free disk space is required e The setup lets you select which plug in formats you require These plug in formats allow Gar ritan Personal Orchestra 4 in addition to standalone use to run as a virtual instrument plug in that seamlessly integrates into your favorite music software program or sequencer assuming that it accepts such instrument plug ins Please refer to the chapter Using G
19. New Zealand and the Czech Republic who have played for this collection I wish space permitted to list you all Thanks for endur ing the endless scales sore fingers and numb lips Thanks to Pauline Kim for her performance on the Stradivari violin Thanks to the University of British Columbia and McGill University for providing some of the facilities and sounds used in this collection Special thanks go to Joyce Hinton Director at the Chan Center for the Performing Arts and to David Simpson Director of Recording amp Audio University of British Columbia I am grateful to Frank Opolko and Joel Wapnick of the McGill University Faculty of Music for their invaluable help and for paving the way They are the pioneers in chromatic orchestral sampling Thanks to Jim Bredouw for the use of this Steinway Thanks to Petr Pololanik for conducting instrumentalists in the Czech Republic and for his advice and insights And thanks Crispin Hands for conducting in Vancouver I wish to acknowledge Paul Gilreath author of The Guide to MIDI Orchestration for providing valuable insights The custom made ARIA sample engine for Personal Orchestra was developed by David Viens of Plogue Art et Technologie Inc David Viens and his team took up the task brilliantly and brought forth the super charged and technologically stunning Aria sample engine used for this project Thanks also to Sebastien Beaulieu Eric Patenaude and Pascal Maheux for assisting with the develop
20. Personal Orchestra s solo and ensemble brass samples and how it is activated with common midi controllers Basic Programming Velocity Attack Velocity is used to control the initial note on attack strength on all sustained legato solo and ensemble brass patches This attack equates into how forcefully the player releases the air col umn to begin the note Modulation Controller CC 1 Volume Timbre This controller is used to the control volume and timbre characteristics of all sustained legato solo and ensemble brass patches Playable with the mod wheel or external controller surface or can also be drawn in your sequencer by hand Legato Controller CC 64 This controller is used to create properly articulated tongued and slurred lines You can use and external sustain pedal to control the legato function or it can be entered in your sequencer by hand Pedal up CC64 0 63 is tongued pedal down CC64 64 127 for legato Alternatively the Auto Legato feature can be used Portamento Controller CC 20 This controller is used to create portamento during legato passages based on note intervals and CC value The closer the notes the higher the portamento value used Inversely the larger the interval between notes the lower the portamento value used Notes further than an octave apart typically do not use portamento This controller can be used only in conjunction with legato playing when the sustain pedal control
21. Stradivarius Guarneri Gagliano Montagnana and Pallotta Playing Personal Orchestra Strings Aside from being sampled from some of the world s finest instruments the string patches in Garritan Personal Orchestra are programmed in a way that allows for playability and customization The solo patches of each member of the string family are included in the library as well as keyswitch patches The keyswitch patches incorporate the most commonly used string articulations into one patch with the articulations activated by a key outside the playable range of the instrument Aside from the stan dard solo patches and keyswitch patches Garritan Personal Orchestra includes multiple ensemble string patches each programmed in a way that allows you to build custom string sections These ensemble patches are useful in creating unison and divisi lines where control over each instrument in the section is desired There are buildable ensembles for each member of the string family For more information on ensemble building see the previous section on Building Sections from Individual Instruments in this manual Garritan Personal Orchestra also includes prebuilt string sections for every member of the strings family These section samples include sustained legato pizzicato trills tremolo muted and short bow articulations There are also keyswitch instruments that combine these articulations into one patch The articulations in the keyswitc
22. Sus Short AG Violas Sustain Short with more aggressive sound con SusLeg MW Vel trolled by the mod wheel controller or CC 1 Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG Violas Sus Short Same as above played Sordino with the mutes SusLeg MW Vel Mutes Port Violas Tremolo Viola section played tremolo SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violas Trills Half Viola section played half step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violas Trills Whole Viola section played whole step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 WWwW americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description VIOLA SECTION Violas KS A keyswitch instrument containing all Viola instruments SusLeg MW Vel C1 Sus short legato with sustain pedal Port en l iin C 1 Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal 2 KS Alt Lengt D1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows E1 Downbows F1 Pizzicato F 1 Tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal G1 Tremolo legato with sustain pedal G 1 Half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal Al Half step trills legato with sustain pedal A 1 Whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal B1 Whole step trills legato with sustain pedal GARRITA ARIA name CELLO SECTION Cellos Lush Cellos Lush Mutes www americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description A lush sustain with strong vibr
23. Trumpet Solo KS THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the SAM Trumpet Solo KS instrument e C2 Open e D2 Mutes Keyswitched Bb Trumpet Section 3 C2 Open e D2 Mutes Keyswitched SAM solo Bb trumpet e C2 Open e D2 Mutes Keyswitched SAM solo piccolo trumpet e C2 Open e D2 Mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib WWwW americanmusical com THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description TROMBONES Bass Trombone Principal Bass Trombone Plays one octave lower than a con SusLeg MW Vel 1 Solo ventional trombone Made by Bach Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib Bass Irombone 2nd Bass Trombone A different bass trombone with a brighter SusLeg MW Vel 2 Solo tone Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib Bass Trombone Same as Bass Trombone 2 Solo but programmed for a more SusLeg MW Vel 2 Solo AG aggressive sound Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib AG Trombone Solo Principal Solo Tenor Trombone Made vy Conn SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib Trombone Solo A keyswitch version of the Trombone Solo instrument SusLeg MW Vel ES e Cl Open Port VAR 1 VAR e D1 Mutes 2 KS Length Vib Trombone Solo The same as
24. Welcome to the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Installer Introduction You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software License amp Destinatior amp Installation d yp li vi Installation 7 Go Back a FA If the setup screen does not automatically appear Use the Apple Finder Mac to open the installation DVD or for Download users Double click on MAC Garritan Personal Orches tra 4 mpkg then double click the Installer Icon You will then be asked to fill out your name and to read and accept the End User License Agree ment before proceeding with the installation f Install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Software License Agreement Introduction License Destinatior Installation ryge Installagion 57 Summary computer you acknowledge that you English S End User Software License Agreement Part 1 Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Please read the terms of the following software licensing agreement before using this sample collection By installing and loading these products on your have read this license agreement understand the agreement and agree to its terms and conditions If you do not agree to these terms and conditions do not install or use the sounds contained herein This is the complete agreement between you and Garritan Corporation that supersedes any other representations or prior agreements whether ora
25. file Render Once the files are in place there is just one more step sa a Audio file Re verie Render button Click on the Render button The audio file will be rendered to the specified location Note An alternate way to record Audio from Aria is outlined below for users who would prefer to hear MIDI playback during the recording process www americanmusical com MIDI File Player and Audio Recorder Standalone Version Only Bola ka kee Arce sue Nol JE Empty ARAON AAA Play stop Load Goto Progress Record stop Name file beginning bar The standalone version of the player includes a MIDI File Player and Audio Recorder They are located at the bottom of the standalone window These features enable the user to load and play a standard MIDI file and render an Audio file from it The MIDI controls are located on the left hand side and the Audio controls on the right To load and play a MIDI file 1 Click on the Load button 2 Choose the file you wish to load 3 Click on the Play button The MIDI file will play back using the presently loaded instrument and any other features e g Am bience reverb activated in the player The progress bar will move to the right as the file is played To start the file from the beginning click on the Go to Beginning button The file can be stopped at any time by clicking on the Stop button To record your playback to an audio file 1 Cl
26. from detached non legato playing to legato playing This controller switches the instrument to a layer that does not re spond to pitchbend data This gives you the flexibility to draw pitchbend data between two notes that only has effect on the second note of the pair when carefully placed CC 19 data has also been added to the track This can be used to help solve certain kinds of portamento problems Hidden Playable Trills Wider Interval Tremolo Controller CC 15 Strings The Solo String Keyswitch instruments use CC 15 to control an alternative switching system for trills on Key switch notes G and A The standard Keyswitches G thru B give you control over half step and whole step trills plus their muted counterparts The CC 15 controller extends trill intervals from a half step to as wide as a major third using the following v e 0 32 half step e 33 04 whole step e 65 96 minor third e 97 127 major third There are advanced controls for the various instruments detailed in the following sections Putting It All Together for a Real Time Performance The basic system is to use your right hand to control the attack of each note Mod Wheel in the left hand to control dynamics and the sustain pedal with your foot to connect the notes It couldn t be easier With the more advanced controls you can fine tune your performance This approach lets you play your articulations in real time in much the same manner as a playe
27. have samples Vel vol Sus sus Duo 1 amp Duo2 in common They can be used in piano duos WWwW americanmusical com THE PIPE ORGAN ARIA name Description CONCERT jk PIPE ORGAN ity Baroque Plenum The pipe organ is a German Baroque organ built by Rudolf von MW vol FD Beckerath This is the Baroque Plenum Stop FL FF for the Pipe Organ Baroque Plen The Baroque Pleumn Reed stop for the pedals MW vol FD Reed Pedal FL FF Baroque Plen Baroque Plenum Reed Stop MW vol FD Reeds FL FF Baroque Plenum Baroque Plenum stop for the pedals MW vol FD Pedal FL FF Brustwerk All Bruchwerk stop all stops MW vol FD stops FL FF Cornet Cornet stop MW vol FD FL FF Flutes Flutes stop MW vol FD FL FF Full Organ Full Organ stops MW vol FD FL FF Haupt Mix Hauptwek Mix of stops MW vol FD FL FF Hauptwerk All Hauptwerk All Stops MW vol FD Stops FL FF Prinzipal Prinzipal stop MW vol FD FL FF Scharf IV Scharf IV stop MW vol FD FL FF Symphonic Symphonic Plenum stop MW vol FD Plenum FL FF THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS Description SOLO VIOLIN Violin 1 Solo Gagliano Solo Violin Principal Violin Combines charac teristics of both long and short bows Violin 1 KS Solo C1 Sustain C 1 Sustain mute D1 Automatically alter nating up and downbows D 1 Upbows El Downbows F1 Pizzicato A ke
28. have special circumstances or require ad ditional licensing please contact us www americanmusical com GARRIT a if Updating to Latest Version Be sure to check the Garritan Web site for any possible updates that have occurred since the time your software was manufactured Software is frequently updated and a more recent version may be available After the library has been installed it needs to be activated You are given a 30 day grace period for each library before activation is required but it is recommended that you activate as soon as possible Www americanmusical com www americanmusical com HOW TO USE GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA www americanmusical com How to Use Garritan Personal Orchestra Once installed and authorized it s time to get started with the Garritan Personal Orchestra There are three ways to use the Garritan Personal Orchestra as a plug in within a sequencer with a supported notation program or you can play it live as a standalone application Playing Garritan Personal Orchestra as a Standalone Application Live Play Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 can be launched by itself and played live via MIDI keyboard or other MIDI controller The standalone version of the Garritan Personal Orchestra effectively makes your computer audio hardware and MIDI keyboard into a virtual orchestra that can be played inde pendently of other programs This mode is ideal for practicing solo
29. her system meets the recommended requirements There are no refunds whatsoever on downloadable products What This Package Includes This 4 Edition of Personal Orchestra includes the following e Download file or 1 DVD containing the complete Personal Orchestra software and inte grated ARIA Advanced Instrument Engine e A unique serial number so that you can register the product Don t lose this store it in a safe place e A complete PDF User s Manual and a Getting Started Guide Before you begin installation make sure you have read the End User License Agreement in the pages that follow By installing the software you are indicating you agree to the terms of the license D The goal of this manual is to help you learn how to use Garritan Personal Orchestra Although many How to Use This Manual dislike reading manuals if you wish to get the most out of this new library it is absolutely essential to read this manual Doing so will help you understand how to use this software library The operation of many of the essential features is not obvious in casual use and we realize many users are not music technologists We ll do our best to make this easier for you We have attempted to make this manual easy to read and have provided information about the various instruments playing techniques and modes of control And of course by no means can orchestration or performance techniques be taught from this or any other manual
30. in the Keyswitch area the ARIA Player loads the corresponding articulation into the playing area of the keyboard The Keyswitched notes are dis played on the player keyboard in yellow and brown All patches load using the first Keyswitch as the default Keyswitches remain active until another Keyswitch message is received When the appropri ate note on the Garritan Personal Orchestra ARIA Player is pressed it automatically switches to the corresponding articulation Here is an example of a typical Keyswitch layout for section strings Nb hh i aN LL i a B Whole p trills legato wi sustain pedal A Whole step trills mutes legato with am pedal Halfstep trills le ato wi qaty pedal G Half in nil mutes legato with pei pedal G Tremolo legato with sustain pedal Fit Tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal ample Press the F Keyswitch Pizzicato Downbow Shortbow Upbow Shortbow alee atenalng upe and downbows Sus short mutes lenao with sustain pedal Sus short legato with sustain pedal Keyswitch Tips e Always put the Keyswitching note for the particular instrument before the first note of the articulation you want to play not at the same time e Ifyou transpose your score you must be sure not to transpose the KS notes Any transposition to these notes will change or eliminate their function Although it may be tempting to use your mouse to trigger one of the displayed Keyswitches i
31. instruments silent play and live playing The limitation is that you can usually play only one instrument at a time Unlike using it as a plug in within a sequencer your recording ability is limited and you cannot edit your performance though you can use various audio software programs for this Launching Garritan Personal Orchestra in Standalone Mode First make sure that you have followed the instructions in the installation section of this manual Be certain that your audio sound interface and MIDI hardware interfaces are properly connected to the computer your speakers or headphones are connected and everything is powered up To launch Garritan Personal Orchestra as a standalone application click on the Garritan ARIA logo on your desktop or go to the Program Files or Applications folder and launch Garritan ARIA Player Basic Setup Information for Standalone Mode To use the standalone version you have to configure the Audio and MIDI settings in the Garritan Aria Player dialog box found in the Tools menu before you can play When used as a plug in the host sequencer or notation program has already set up its audio and MIDI connections and the Garritan Personal Orchestra plugs in to them However with standalone operation Garritan Personal Orchestra communicates directly with your audio and MIDI interface Setup for Mac and Windows computers is similar except where indicated Note that if you change your audio interface
32. is needed for practice e Rehearsal before a performance e Live performance e A portable instrument for playing with friends or on stage Our goal is to bring the rich sound of an orchestra to as many musicians as we can with the high est degree of realism possible on current home computer hardware We believe however that no matter how tech nologically advanced software instruments may become no virtual simulation can ever replace a real orchestra It is our hope that this software orchestra will lead people to consider working with real orchestras and real musicians www americanmusical com End User License Agreement Please read the terms of the following software licensing agreement before using this software By installing and loading these products on your computer you acknowledge that you have read this license agreement under stand the agreement and agree to its terms and conditions If you do not agree to these terms and conditions do not install or use the sounds contained herein This is the complete agreement between you and Garritan Corporation that supersedes any other representations or prior agreements whether oral or in writing An important thing to understand is that YOU ARE OBTAINING A LICENSE FOR YOUR USE ONLY THE SOUNDS DO NOT BELONG TO YOU The implications are described below The sounds samples and programming in the Garritan Personal Orchestra remain the sole property of Garritan Corp and
33. it feels to conduct an orchestra or how our music would sound in the hands of a capable orchestra New computing and sampling technology now makes this possible With Personal Orchestra the grandeur of a symphony is at your command Personal Orchestra has become a standard in the industry and has brought digital orchestration with in reach of almost all musicians We are pleased to offer this fourth edition with the new ARIA sample engine new instruments including the renowned Project SAM Brass and new programming Garritan Personal Orchestra is a dynamic library that is evolving and growing Please check our website at www garritan com for the latest up to date information updates FAQs troubleshooting helpful hints and tutorials My goal is to bring the power and majesty of a full symphony orchestra into the hands of any musi cian who has wanted to enhance their music It is my hope that Personal Orchestra will enable you to make great music and that it will enrich your life Yours in music VSSE www americanmusical com Features of the Garritan Personal Orchestra 1 A Complete Orchestra at your Fingertips Garritan Personal Orchestra is an award winning orchestral library that has become the industry standard Affordable easy to use and compre hensive It includes all the major instruments of the orchestra strings brass woodwinds percussion and keyboards 2 Highest Quality Orchestral Instruments inclu
34. legato mode you can dampen the plucked notes of the chromatic harp by inserting pedal down data into your sequencer or when playing live Additional Programming Glissando Harp MIDI Data Packets The Glissando Harp instrument maps notes to the white keys of the keyboard and uses MIDI data packets to emulate the pedal positions of a harp The white keys of the keyboard can be strummed to achieve realistic glissandi The Glissando MIDI data files contain a wide range of harp scales and chord types in all keys that will allow you to play runs and glissandi They are easy to use just copy a packet to a secondary track with the same MIDI channel as the harp Place each packet slightly in advance of the position of the desired scale or chord change Glis sandi played from the keyboard will change automatically at the packet position The Harp Keyswitch Assignments e C 8ve Chromatic harp D 8ve Glissando harp e FE 8ve Harmonics www americanmusical com GARRITAN a y THE CONCERT PIPE ORGAN The organ does not use velocity to control the volume timbre characteristics of the instrument Since the pipe organ is controlled by wind pressure from the bellows this works quite well and lends to a more satisfying experience when playing live There numerous organ patches in Personal Orchestra all have a unique and particular sound Extra controls have been added to the pipe organ instruments to increase tonal possibiliti
35. manipulated without direct written consent from Garritan Corporation Disclaimers and Conditions A right to use the Garritan Personal Orchestra is granted to the original end user only and this license is not transferable unless there is written consent from Garritan Corporation and pay ment of an additional fee The sounds of the Garritan Personal Orchestra will only work with the bundled Garritan ARIA Player and will not work with any other sampler Licensor will not be responsible if the content of this disc does not fit the particular purpose of the Licensee Please make sure before installing this item that it meets your needs Information contained herein is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Garritan Corporation The sounds are licensed as is without warranties of any kind Neither Garritan Corporation nor any agent or distributor can be held responsible for any direct or indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of this product in whatever form The Aria Engine is covered by the installer s End User License Agreement and is incorporated by reference The Garritan Personal Orchestra may not be returned for any reason other than manufacturing defects The terms of this license shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the United States of America and the State of Washington The user agrees to read the manual before seeking technical support and to make sure his or
36. pedal G1 Tremolo legato with sustain pedal G 1 Half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal A1 Half step trills legato with sustain pedal A 1 Whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal B1 Whole step trills legato with sustain pedal www americanmusical com GARRITA THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description VIOLA SECTION Violas Lush A lush sustain with strong vibrato played by a ten player SusLeg MW Vel viola section Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violas Lush Mutes Same as above played Sordino with the mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violas Pizzicato Viola section played pizzicato Velocity controls volume Vel vol VAR 1 level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities VAR 2 Length Violas Short Bows KS Viola section played short bow style Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Keyswitch for bow direction control e DI automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 e El bow stroke 2 Violas Short Bows KS Violas Short Bows instrument with more aggressive Vel vol KS AG sound controlled by velocity Length VAR 1 Keyswitch for bow direction control VAR 2 AG e DI automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 e El bow stroke 2 Violas Sus Short Viola section strings that combine characteristics of both SusLeg MW Vel long and short bows into single instruments Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violas
37. please check your spam folder Physical Boxed Products If you purchased a physical boxed product the Serial Number will be affixed in the DVD case just above the DVD disc The Activation Keycard Once the serial number is entered and you click Register an Activation Keycard will be generated in your name You can now download the Activation Keycard for this Garritan product The Ac tivation keycard is an image resembling a typical credit card This image contains your registration and profile details encoded within the Keycard image It will look like this jp A lah a A John Doe JohnDoe mydomain com New Media Productions Toronto ON CANADA After you have an account and have entered your Serial Number you will receive an email with your Activation Keycard The email will contain your keycard as an attachment png file and the message will say www americanmusical com Dear Customer Attached you can find the product activation key for Personal Orchestra 4 Please save this email in a safe place or save the attached product key on your hard drive Your Activation Keycard is also available online at any time Go to Activation Keycards under the Registration amp Downloads tab and download the Activation Keycard for Garritan Personal Orches tra 4 You can now save the Activation keycard png image file to your hard drive keep it in a safe place For convenience we rec
38. s programming is also simple yet effective On top of the simple programming all the stops are available on one patch through a keyswitch Basic Programming Velocity Note Attack and Volume The harpsichord note attack and volume is controlled by velocity You have the full spectrum of dynamics attainable through this controller from ppp to fff The Harpsichord Keyswitch Assignments The harpsichord uses a keyswitch to select between its different stops The instrument loads defaulted to the 8 Stop The A 5 8 Stop B 5 8 Stop and C 6 Buff Stop Below are the keyswitch assignments and what stops they represent l CH Miled Saund asm Sound AS Brighter Sound www americanmusical com THE Harps Because of the way a harp is played Garritan Personal Orchestra offers different types of harp patches There are the standard chromatic harp instruments for single plucked notes the glissando harps to emulate harp glissandos the harp harmonics patches for harp effects to add realism and the harp keyswitch instruments so that the user has access to all these types of patches in one convenient in strument Basic Programming Velocity Note Attack and Volume The harp note attack and volume is controlled by velocity You have the full spectrum of dy namics attainable through this controller from ppp to ff Sustain Pedal Controller CC 64 Damping When using the sustain pedal controller in
39. settings for that instrument WWwW americanmusical com 3 MIDI Channel Assignment Click the number to the right of the Instrument field to select the channel for the instrument empty you have loaded If an instrument is assigned to that channel you 9 5 empty should see its pitch range represented on the virtual keyboard at ke the bottom of the window empty empty 4 Tune The Tune Control will allow you to make tuning ad 9 justments to each instrument Tuning controls are adjusted by 10 11 12 13 14 15 English 572 Solo l click and drag horizontal movements to the right make the pitch sharp Tuning range is 100 cents 5 Output Assignment Here you can assign outputs English Horn 258 The default is channel 1 and 2 stereo 6 Sends The Send Knob controls the amount of sig nal sent to the Ambience reverb for each corresponding channel a 7 Pan Control This slider controls the left to right balance of the audio of the corresponding channel Also see Stereo Stage control information Note You can CTRL click Command Click on OSX a knob to put it back to its default position www americanmusical com GARRITAN 8 Keyboard The bottom of the window features a virtual onscreen keyboard that indicates the range of notes that can be played on that instrument When a channel with an instrument assigned to it is selected a section of t
40. triple tonguing in the brass On most wind string and some percussion instruments this is used to introduce note to note variations in intonation Used during repeated note passages to help prevent the machine gun effect For all Organ patches this is used for filter strength this control is to be used along with CC 23 When used with Personal Orchestra s vibra phone controls the tremolo level To be used with CC 23 www americanmusical com CC Description Use Variability 2 Sets random variations VAR 2 in instrument timbre from note to note Filter Center Also used to control the Frequency Shown center frequency for FILTFQ filtering Filtering organ Tremolo Speed Continuously variable Shown TRMSPD tremolo speed control 2 6 Sustain Legato Controls legato switch ing damping and Damping percus standard sustain sion After Hidden Vibrato Controls vibrato touch Intensity Control intensity for affected ler woodwind and brass solo patches Velocity Velocity Controls note on velocity for all instru ments in Personal Orchestra Pitch Pitch Bend Allows a note s pitch to Bend be shifted in a con trolled manner usually to a maximum of two semitones up or down 3 vibraphone 4 Instruments Affected On most wind string and some percussion instruments this is used for timbre variations Again useful for repeated note passages to p
41. 1 Sustain 2 KS Alt Length C 1 Sustain mute D 1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows E 1 Downbows F 1 Pizzicato F 1 Playable tremolo mute G 1 Playable tremolo G 1 Playable muted trills extended intervals selectable with cc16 A 1 Playable trills extended intervals selectable with cc16 A 1 Playable whole step muted trills B 1 Playable whole step trills Double Bass Plr1 Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Double Bass Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Double Bass Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Double Bass Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Double Bass Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Double Bass Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Double Bass Pizz Solo Solo Double Bass played pizzicato Velocity controls Vel vol VAR 1 volume level and timbre changes brighter at higher VAR 2 Length velocities www americanmusical com GARRITA THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description SECTION adgsse Violins 1 Lush A lush sustain with strong vibrato played by a twelve SusLeg MW Vel player 1st violin section Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 1 Lush Mutes Same as above played Sordino with the mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 1 Pizzicato lst Violin section played pizzicato Velocity controls Vel vol VAR 1 volume level and timbre
42. 47 Saving Personal Orchestra Parameters in a Music Program or Sequence 48 VST Expressi Sup 3 0 deen et na ne enn Een E net ee Onn Dt Oa eine Tn eter wear 49 Using Garritan Personal Orchestra with a Notation Program 49 www americanmusical com HOW THE ARIA PLAYER WORKS E en 50 How the Garritan Aria Player Works ccccssssnnnnnnntnnstsninnnnntntnisnnninnsnsisisisniniansnsnsnnnnanananenneee 51 The Basic Interface and the View Screens mn 51 The Mixer Window EEEE EEEn 52 Controls gets see oeni a aa aE arc betes REEE 53 Effects Window soeren A a Eee Settings Window 62 PLAYING GARRITAN INSTRUMENT G E 64 Playme Garnie Tastre nts saena a EEEa GEESTEN 63 Basic Controls Brass Wind and String Instruments from Personal Orchestra 63 The Real Time Control System for Brass Winds and Strings 63 1 Modulation Wheel Control Volume and Expression for Sustain Instruments 64 2 Note Velocity Attack for Sustain Instruments Volume for Percussive Instruments 68 3 Sustain Pedal Legato for Sustain Instruments Sustain for Percussive Instruments 68 4 Keyswitching Changing Articulations and Techniques In Real Time P 5 Other Controls rn 72 Putting It All Together for a Real Time Performance somrene en 74 By ite eri iS kom Individual STUN soa aa dn he RE ES gg 75 An Overview of the Orchestra ns 76 String NStrUMENTS 78 The Woodwind Instruments rn 83 The Brass Instruments 88 The Per
43. AM Trombone Solo KS SAM Bass Trom bone Solo KS THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Tenor Trombone Muted Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Tenor Trombone Muted Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Tenor Trombone Muted Instrument A different Solo Trombone played forte and intended to be layered with other trombones to create a fuller section sound The same as Trombone Overlay but programmed for a more ageressive sound Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the SAM Trombone KS instrument e Cl Open e DI Mutes Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the SAM Trombone KS instrument e CI Open e D1 Mutes Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the SAM Trombone KS instrument e CI Open e DI Mutes Keyswitched Trombone Section 3 e C0 Open e D0 Mutes Keyswitched SAM solo trombone e CI Open e DI Mutes Keyswitched SAM solo bass trombone e C0 Open e DO Mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Leng
44. Attack For the vibraphone this controller controls the vibraphone s attack speed This allows con tinuous control of the vibraphone s attack speed from hard to bowed attacks This control ler will be labeled as ATTACK on the ARIA Player interface Controller CC 22 Tremolo Level For the vibraphone this controller controls the level of tremolo and allows control of the vibraphone s tremolo level This controller is to be used in tandem with CC 23 tremolo speed This controller will be labeled as TRMLEV on the ARIA Player interface Controller CC 23 Tremolo Speed For the vibraphone this controller controls the speed of the tremolo This allows continuous control of the vibraphone s tremolo speed This controller is to be used in tandem with CC 22 tremolo level This controller will be labeled as TRMSPD on the ARIA Player interface The Keyswitch Percussion Instruments As discussed earlier almost all of Personal Orchestra s percussion patches are keyswitch instruments The instruments load defaulted to single hits but when the D keyswitch is activated the notes play followed by a release trigger of the same note making it possible to play single note rolls These rolls can be played in realtime and timing and speed can be varied according to need It is recommended that when using this function that the variability controllers are used as well to reduce the machine gun effect Exceptions to
45. Controller CC 64 Dampening In most other instruments in Personal Orchestra this controller is used either for legato or note sustaining Percussive instruments use the sustain pedal for standard sustain while in Pedal mode 2 The vibraphone adds a second instrument choice that can function in standard Pedal mode 1 at the expense of keyswitching Variability Controllers CC s 22 amp 23 CC 22 controls the intonation of the notes and is useful during repeated note phrases This control should be used in moderation CC 23 controls variations in timbre volume for the affected percussion patches and is useful in repeated note phrases to reduce the appearance of the machine gun effect Note Not all percussion instruments use these controllers Instrument Specific Programming Bass Drum Controller CC 20 Bass Drum Fundamental Although the bass drum is an instrument of indefinite pitch its tone is very deep and booming and capable of being adjusted The bass drum in Personal Orchestra has an ad justable fundamental that is controlled by a knob designated BDFund in the controller section of the ARIA Player This control can add a great deal of energy to extremely low frequencies so use it with care Controller cc 16 Aggressive Brightness Advancing this controller can give the impression of harder mallets being played aggres sively www americanmusical com Vibraphone Controller CC 20
46. Downbows F1 Pizzicato F 1 Playable tremolo mute G1 Playable tremolo G 1 Playable muted trills extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A1 Playable trills extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A 1 Playable whole step muted trills B1 Playable whole step trills Violin 2 Plr1 Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Concertmas SusLeg MW Vel ter Violin Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Violin 2 Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Concert SusLeg MW Vel master Violin Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Violin 2 Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Concertmas SusLeg MW Vel ter Violin Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Violin 2 Pizz Solo Solo Stradivari played pizzicato Velocity controls volume Vel vol VAR 1 level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities VAR 2 Length Violin 3 Solo Guarneri Solo Violin Associate Principal Combines SusLeg MW Vel characteristics of both long and short bows Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS Description SOLO VIOLIN Violin 3 Solo KS A keyswitch version of the Violin 3 Solo instrument SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR C1 Sustain i T C 1 Sustain mute KS Alt Lengt D1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows El Downbows F1 Pizzicato F 1 Playable tremolo mute G1 Playable tremolo G 1 Playable muted trills extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A1 Playable tri
47. F 1 Tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal G 1 Tremolo legato with sustain pedal G 1 Half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal A 1 Half step trills legato with sustain pedal A 1 Whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal B 1 Whole step trills legato with sustain pedal Full Strings section played tremolo SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 WWwW americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description iiit FULL STRING iA pii ihiihi iid SECTION ikid ii ig Full Strings Trills Half Full Strings section played half step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Full Strings Trills Full Strings section played whole step trills SusLeg MW Vel Whole Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 THE CHOIR INSTRUMENTS Description Full Choir Lite KS A full choir of soprano alto tenor and bass sections SusLeg MW Vel combined Port Length VAR e CO0 Abhs 1 VAR 2 KS e D0 Oohs WWwW americanmusical com GARRITAN Ensembles Files Presets Load Ensemble Presets Easily The GPO ARIA installation includes a folder directory called Ensembles that contains a collection of useful pre configured instrumental combinations for the convenience of the user Loading an Ensemble can give you a quick head start to setting up a group of instruments Each file loads a se lection of instruments e g String Quartet along with pan level and other sett
48. Large French Horn Section French Horn 1 Plr1 KS French Horn 1 Plr2 KS French Horn 1 Plr3 KS French Horn 2 Plr1 French Horn 2 Plr2 French Horn 2 Plr3 French Horn Overlay f French Horn Overlay ff 09 Large Trumpet Trombone amp Trumpet 1 Plr1 KS Trumpet 1 Plr2 KS Trumpet 1 Plr3 KS Trumpet Tuba Sections Overlay Trombone Plr1 KS Trombone Plr2 KS Trombone Plr3 KS TBone Overlay Tuba 1 Solo Tuba 2 Solo Tuba Overlay 10 Percussion Section Bass Drum Timpani KS Snares KS Cymbals Percussion Toys KS Xylophone KS Glockenspiel KS Celesta Tubular Bells KS Vibraphone Standard Ped Marimba KS 15 Pipe Organ Baroque Plenum Reed Pedal Baroque Plenum Pedal Baroque Plenum Reeds Baroque Plenum Brustwerk All Stops Cornet Flutes Full Or gan Haupt Mix Hauptwerk All Stops Prinzipal Scharf IV Symphonic 16 String Quartet Violin 1 Solo KS Violin 2 Solo KS Viola Solo KS Cello 3 Solo KS 17 Brass Quintet Trumpet 1 Solo KS SAM Trumpet Solo KS French Horn 1 Solo KS Trombone Solo KS SAM Tuba Solo KS 18 Chamber Orchestra Violin 1 Solo KS Violin 2 Solo KS Violin 3 Plr1 Violin 3 Plr2 Violin 3 Plr3 Viola Plr1 Viola Plr2 Viola Pizz Solo Cello 1 Solo KS Cello 2 Solo KS Cello 3 Solo KS Double Bass Plr1 Double Bass Plr2 Double Bass Pizz Solo French Horn 1 Solo KS French Horn 2 Solo www americanmusical com GARRITA PN _ i ENSEMBLES 19 String Sections Violins 1 KS Violins 2 KS Viol
49. Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR om Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR Ds Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib www americanmusical com GARRITA PN hf f BASSOONS Bassoon 1 Solo Bassoon 2 Solo Bassoon 1 Plr1 Bassoon 1 Plr2 Bassoon 1 Plr3 Bassoon 2 Plr1 Bassoon 2 Plr2 Bassoon 2 Plr3 Contrabassoon 1 Solo Contrabassoon 2 Solo THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS Description Principal Solo Bassoon Made by Heckel 2nd Bassoon A different bassoon with a different tone Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bassoon Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bassoon Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Bassoon Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd Bassoon Instru ment Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd
50. Music Sibelius a trademark of Avid Corporation Stein way is trademark of Steinway amp Sons and any other trademarks of third party programs are trade marks of their respective owners No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded for any purpose without prior written permission by Garritan Corporation The information contained herein may change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Garritan Corporation Garritan Personal Orchestra Garritan Corporation PO Box 400 Orcas WA 98280 USA e mail info garritan com Visit us on the World Wide Web at www garritan com Table of Contents Welcome to Personal Ven antag dese a E renee totaal E 6 Features of the Garritan Personal Orchestra eeenatvoennonscisicarsnaeosagensawiteaysel eee Si e a A 8 Uses forthe Garritan Personal Orchesta aendre hr ne et eee rT 8 End User License Agreement esencan E e E AE SEN 9 Whats TIVE OU snnnd aeaaea ER pA Ann AGREE er nn Nun rer ERORAR Ea egen NRE EEEE 10 Howto Use This LM cites ater icon ESEE 10 Further Docter tation and ReS Ces rarere SE S a ma meninges 11 Specifications amp Computer System Requirements ascendens spe brad born Eels er DE 11 Regarding Sound Cards amp Midi Interfaces 13 Regarding Speakers Amplification and Headphones 14 Regatding 64 bit Computing a er a iesen ne nn ete es een eee nee te ge 14 NS FA LEA MN E gee eee erg eps ene een ease eee eee E E
51. W Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 GARRITA FULL STRING SECTION Full Strings Pizz Full Strings Short Bows KS Full Strings Sus Short Full Strings Sus Short AG Full Strings Sus Short Mutes Full Strings KS Full Strings Tremolo www americanmusical com 3 THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS i MUYUN Description Aaland bia y i iiiiii iig Full String section played pizzicato Velocity controls Vel vol VAR 1 volume level and timbre changes brighter at higher VAR 2 Length velocities Full String section played short bow style Vel vol KS Hidden keyswitch for bow direction control o VAR 1 e D 1 automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 e E 1 bow stroke 2 Full String section that combine characteristics of both SusLeg MW Vel long and short bows into single instruments Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Full Strings Sustain Short instrument with more aggres SusLeg MW Vel sive sound controlled by the mod wheel controller CC 1 Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG Same as above played Sordino with the mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 A keyswitch instrument containing all Full Strings instru SusLeg MW Vel ments Port VAR 1 VAR C 1 Sus short legato with sustain pedal 2 KS Alt Length C 1 Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal D 1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows E 1 Downbows F 1 Pizzicato
52. W americanmusical com www americanmusical com INSTALLATION www americanmusical com Installing Garritan Personal Orchestra Installing Garritan Personal Orchestra is easy Before you begin make sure your system meets or exceeds the system requirements and that there is enough room on your hard drive to contain all the samples The full installation requires approximately three gigabytes of free hard disk space Instal lation involves installing the Personal Orchestra instrument samples as well as the advanced ARIA instrument engine A setup program will guide you through the process step by step 3 Steps for Installing Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 e Step 1 ARIA Engine Installation e Step 2 ARIA Player Installation e Step 3 GPO4 Sound Library Installation Mac Setup For Windows Setup See Next Section e First make sure your audio and MIDI hardware are set up and working with your computer Also close any programs you are running e For the Download version of Personal Orchestra the Mac Archive Utility will unpack this to your default downloads directory e Double click on MAC Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 mpkg Accept the defaults on the in staller For DVD versions of Personal Orchestra take the Installation disc out of its case put it into your DVD drive in the computer and close the drive tray e Double click on the DVD icon then on the installer f Install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4
53. You can refer to this manual whenever you wish This manual is provided in digital form as an Adobe Acrobat document file also known as a PDF which can be viewed on a computer monitor or printed If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader it is available free from www adobe com A digital manual is eco friendly and can be easily updated If you have a desire to have a paper copy you can print this document A printed copy can be a handy reference The easiest way of obtaining the information you seek is to use the Bookmarks pane along the left side of this PDF document By opening the Bookmarks pane you can go to the various topics from the section names With a PDF document you can also zoom in to make the page larger to see more details or zoom out to see multiple pages at once www americanmusical com Further Documentation and Resources For the latest information including updated documentation pleasevisit our support pages at www garritan com There you can find updated information corrections or additions to this manual FAQ pages answering common questions suggestions from the users of Garritan software and news about upcoming Garritan releases You can also visit the Garritan Forums for up to date information The address is www garritan com forums Please send any reports of errors in this manual or suggestions for improvement to info garritan com Specifications amp Computer System Requirements The following
54. ally alternating bow strokes Keyswitch assignments for the Section and Full String keyswitch patches B sve Whole step trills legato with sustain pedal A 8ve Whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal A sve Half step trills legato with sustain pedal G 8ve Half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal G sve Tremolo legato with sustain pedal F 8ve Tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal F sve Pizzicato E 8ve Downbows l D 8ve Upbows D sve Automatically alternating up and downbows C sve Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal C sve Sus short legato with sustain pedal www americanmusical com Note The keyswitch assignments will vary depending on instrument Solo string keyswitch assignments are similar with the exception of the tremolos and trills which are playable and do not contain the extra cc 16 controller for larger intervals B sve Playable whole step trills legato with sustain pedal A sve Playable whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal A 8ve Playable half step trills legato with sustain pedal G 8ve Playable half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal G 8ve Playable tremolo legato with sustain pedal F sve Playable tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal F sve Pizzicato E 8ve Downbows D 8ve Upbows D ve Automatically
55. alternating up and downbows C 8ve Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal C sve Sus short legato with sustain pedal 8ve represents the octave always below the range of the instrument e Pitch Bend This controller can be used to add scoops or drops to the solo violin at the beginning or end ing of notes or passages Especially useful for fiddling Can be used in conjunction with the portamento controller CC 20 More information about the stringed instruments in Personal Orchestra including specific tutorials can be found at www garritan com The Woodwind family consists of a wide variety of instru ments each with its own unique sound These instruments include varieties of flutes oboes clarinets and bassoons Quality woodwind instruments sampled in Personal Orches tra include Haynes flutes Selmer clarinets and Heckel bas soons Most of the woodwind instruments really are made of wood and some are made of metal the flutes historically were made of wood but are now made with metal Woodwind instruments produce their sound by having air blown through a hollow tube Holes along the length of the body are opened or closed using the fingers or small pads that are part of a keyworks mechanism producing varying pitches With the exception of the flute family woodwind instru ments require reeds to produce their sound Whereas the four members of the string family produce sounds in a
56. an Personal Orchestra sounds using effect plug ins in a music soft ware program e Saving and recalling of all plug in settings when the music software program or sequencer file is reloaded e Integration with other instruments into a virtual studio MIDI sequencing is akin to the old self playing pianos As the player pianos used mechanical tech niques to reproduce performance by associating key presses and durations with holes in paper MIDI sequencers use electronic data to record and reproduce performances When you play a note on a MIDI keyboard you are instructing the MIDI keyboard to play a note for a period of time as well as how soft or loud that note will sound The MIDI Sequencer will record and play back this data A major advantage to using a sequencer is that all settings are saved together with the song files and are totally retained and recalled upon reload WWw americanmusical com A great thing about plug ins is that they work with a large variety of compatible music programs For example Garritan Personal Orchestra can be used as a VST plug in in many DAWs music programs sequencers supported notation programs and hosts Personal Orchestra can also be used as an Audio Units plug in or as an RTAS plug in Here is a chart describing these three plug in standards Plug in Standard Description Windows The VST plug in stands for Virtual Studio Technol X X ogy and was developed by Steinberg the makers of t
57. are licensed not sold to you What You May Do You can use these sounds in recordings music productions public performances and other reasonable musical purposes within musical compositions You can use these sounds in your own musi cal compositions as much as you like without any need to pay Garritan Corporation or obtain further permis sion If you do use these sounds we ask that in any written materials or credits accompanying your music that utilizes material from the Garritan Personal Orchestra CD booklet film credits etc that you include the fol lowing courtesy credits Instrument samples used in this recording are from the Garritan Personal Orchestra or a similar credit where practicable You are allowed a maximum of four 4 installations per purchase What You May Not Do The enclosed sounds cannot be re used in any commercial sample library or competi tive product You are absolutely forbidden to duplicate copy distribute transfer upload download trade or loan this software or any of the contents in any way to anyone You cannot redistribute this product in whole or in part through an archive collection through the Internet or a binaries group newsgroup or any type of removable media or through a network You cannot resell the product without written permission and pay ment of an additional fee The sounds and samples contained within this software cannot be edited modified digitally altered re synthesized or
58. aries For playability there are keyswitch versions of the flute and piccolo flute In order to obtain the best results when using Garritan Personal Orchestra it is imperative to use the built in programming for the samples While the samples are certainly playable without understanding the programming behind them it is only when the programming is understood and utilized that your woodwind passages will truly come alive Listed here is the programming included in Personal Orches tras solo and ensemble woodwind samples and how it is activated with common midi controllers Basic Programming Velocity Attack Velocity is used to control the initial note on attack on all sustained legato solo and ensemble woodwind patches This attack equates into how forceful the instrument is played Note Ve locity is only active on the pedal up layer of the instrument The pedal dowr layer has no attack on the note start Modulation Controller CC 1 Volume Timbre This controller is used to the control volume and timbre characteristics of all sustained legato solo and ensemble woodwind patches Playable with your keyboard s mod wheel or external controller surface or can also be drawn in your sequencer by hand Slurred Legato Controller CC 64 This controller is used to create properly articulated tongued and slurred lines You can use an external sustain pedal to control the slur legato function or it can be entered in y
59. arritan Personal Orchestra as an Instrument Plug In for further information e The choices are VST amp RTAS BB Setup Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Garritan RIA Player Standalone Garritan ARIA Player VST plug in C Garritan ARIA Player ATAS plug in Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Current selection requires at least 12 7 MB of disk space e Setup is now ready to begin installing Garritan Personal Orchestra Click on Install to begin the installation process Installing library files is very resource intensive and it may take some time to install all the samples Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location D Program Files Garritan ARIA Player Selected components Garritan ARIA Player Garritan ARIA Player Standalone Garritan ARIA Player VST plug in Garritan ARIA Player RTAS plug in Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 e After a few moments a dialog box will notify you that the setup wizard has finished installing the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Main Installer on your computer 15
60. as KS Cellos KS Basses KS 20 String Sections VInL_R Violins 1 KS Violins 2 KS Violas KS Cellos KS Basses KS 21 Aggressive String Sections 22 Aggressive String Sections VInL R 23 All String Sections amp Solos 24 All String Sections amp Solos VINL R 25 Lush Strings 26 Lush Strings VInL R 27 Strings Harp Perc 28 Strings Harp Perc VInL_R Note Violins 1 Sus Short AG Violins 1 Short Bows KS AG Violins 2 Sus Short AG Violins 2 Short Bows KS AG Violas Sus Short AG Violas Short Bows KS AG Cellos Sus Short AG Cellos Short Bows KS AG Basses Sus Short AG Basses Short Bows KS AG Violins 1 Sus Short AG Violins 1 Short Bows KS AG Violins 2 Sus Short AG Violins 2 Short Bows KS AG Violas Sus Short AG Violas Short Bows KS AG Cellos Sus Short AG Cellos Short Bows KS AG Basses Sus Short AG Basses Short Bows KS AG Violins 1 KS Violins 2 KS Violin 1 Solo KS Violin 2 Solo KS Violin 3 Solo KS Violas KS Viola 1 Solo KS Cellos KS Cello 1 Solo KS Cello 2 Solo KS Cello 3 Solo KS Basses KS Double Bass 1 Solo KS Violins 1 KS Violins 2 KS Violin 1 Solo KS Violin 2 Solo KS Violin 3 Solo KS Violas KS Viola 1 Solo KS Cellos KS Cello 1 Solo KS Cello 2 Solo KS Cello 3 Solo KS Basses KS Double Bass 1 Solo KS Violins 1 Lush Violins 1 Lush Mutes Violins 2 Lush Violins 2 Lush Mutes Violas Lush Violas Lush Mutes Cellos Lush Cellos Lush Mutes Basses Lush Basses Lush Mutes Violins 1 Lus
61. ato for Sustain Instruments Sustain for Percussive Instruments W Legato Playing Smoothly and Evenly So far we have focused on aspects of performance that are controlled with your fingers but an im portant part of your performance comes from your foot Most keyboards include a sustain pedal Instruments that can play sustained notes string sustains woodwinds and brass use the sustain pedal to activate the legato playing techniques Legato literally means connected and directs the performer to play smoother transitions between notes instead of accenting each one Legato is achieved by holding the sustain pedal down for the desired group of notes Whenever you depress the sustain pedal the attack portion of the sample is removed to create much smoother tran sitions between notes Just like note velocity accents notes to make them sound detached the legato feature blends notes into an unbroken seamless musical phrase To get an idea of what the legato sustain function does consider the following illustration This is what the waveforms of a musical phrase looks like when played on a typical sampler i i Notice the Discontinuity _ Notice how disconnected the notes are Using the Sustain Pedal removes the attack portion of the sample and connects the notes for smoother sounding effect Using Mono Mode makes sure there are no overlaps The result is a phrase that sounds like a real legato phrase The no
62. ato played by an eight player cello section Same as above played Sordino with the mutes dddiiddiii SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Cellos Pizzicato Cello section played pizzicato Velocity controls volume Vel vol VAR 1 level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities VAR 2 Length Cellos Short Bows KS Cellos Short Bows KS AG Cellos Sus Short Cellos Sus Short AG Cellos Sus Short Mutes Cellos Tremolo Cellos Trills Half Cellos Trills Whole Cello section played short bow style Keyswitch for bow direction control e DO automatically alternating bow strokes e D 0 bow stroke 1 e EO bow stroke 2 Cellos Short Bows instrument with a more aggressive sound controlled by velocity Keyswitch for bow direc tion control e DO automatically alternating bow strokes e D 0 bow stroke 1 E0 bow stroke 2 Cello section strings that combine characteristics of both long and short bows into single instruments The Cellos Sustain Short instrument with a more aggres sive sound controlled by the mod wheel controller CC 1 Same as above played Sordino with the mutes Cello section played tremolo Cello section played half step trills Cello section played whole step trills Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Ve
63. ayable muted trills extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A1 Playable trills extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A 1 Playable whole step muted trills B1 Playable whole step trills Viola Plrl Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Viola Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Viola Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Viola Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Viola Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Viola Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Viola Pizz Solo Solo Viola played pizzicato Velocity controls volume Vel vol VAR 1 level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities VAR 2 Length THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS Description SOLO CELLO SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR Cello 1 Solo Vuillaume Solo Cello Principal Cello Combines charac teristics of both long and short bows 2 Length CO Sustain Port VAR 1 VAR C 0 Sustain mute 2 KS Alt Length DO Automatically alternating up and downbows D 0 Upbows EO Downbows FO Pizzicato F 0 Playable tremolo mute GO Playable tremolo G 0 Playable muted trills extended intervals can be chosen with ccl6 AO Playable trills extended intervals can be chosen with ccl6 A 0 Playable whole step muted trills BO Playable whole step trills Cello 1 Plr1 Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Cello Por
64. bles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the SAM French Horn Solo KS instrument e CO Open e DO Mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length AG SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SAM French Horn Pir 3 KS SAM French Horn Section KS SAM French Horn Solo KS WWwW americanmusical com THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the SAM French Horn Solo KS instrument e CO Open e DO Mutes Keyswitched French Horn Section 4 horns e C 1 Open e D 1 Mutes Keyswitched SAM solo French Horn e C0 Open e DO Mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib Plr instruments do not share samples with each other but must not be used with the solo instruments from which they are derived to avoid phasing problems e g don t use French ho
65. bout the problem you are having We do ask you to read this guide thoroughly and exhaust the other avenues of support before contacting us Regarding Third Party Customer Service Please do not call Garritan for technical support regarding any third party application Please contact the respective companies for support For the Latest Garritan Personal Orchestra is a dynamic library that is evolving and growing Please check the support area of our website at www garritan com for the latest up to date informa tion troubleshooting FAQs helpful hints and tutorials Another resource is the support forums where you can discuss problems directly with other users and with experts from Garritan moderating the forum WWwW americanmusical com The Garritan Community Learn Share Music and Stay up to date I invite you to join the Garritan Community Owning Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 gives you much more than a product One of the most valu able benefits is membership into the Garritan community of musicians The Garritan Forum is where Garritan users from around the world come to discuss everything re lated to soundware and music It s the perfect way to find the latest news and announcements ask questions and share your music made with the Garritan Personal Orchestra If you want to browse share your music share your thoughts about the sounds impart knowledge listen to demos learn and interact with other users thi
66. changes brighter at higher VAR 2 velocities Violins 1 Short Bows 1st Violin section played short bow style Vel vol KS ae Keyswitch for bow direction control Tes VAR 1 e D1 automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 e El bow stroke 2 Violins 1 Short Bows Violins 1 Short Bows with more aggressive sound con Vel vol KS KS AG trolled by velocity Keyswitch for bow direction control Length VAR 1 e D1 automatically alternating bow strokes VAR 2 AG e D 1 bow stroke 1 e El bow stroke 2 Violins 1 Sus Short Ist Violin section strings that combine characteristics of SusLeg MW Vel both long and short bows into single instruments Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 1 Sus Short Violins 1 Sustain Short with more aggressive sound SusLeg MW Vel AG controlled by the mod wheel controller or CC 1 Port AG Violins 1 Sus Short Same as above played Sordino with the mutes SusLeg MW Vel Mutes Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 1 Tremolo Ist Violin section played tremolo SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 1 Trills Half Ist Violin section played half step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 1 Trills Whole 1st Violin section played whole step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 WWw americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description SECTION adesse Violins 1 KS A keyswitch instrument containing all 1st V
67. cussion Instruments nn 93 The Keyboard Instruments and the Harp 98 LIST OF INSTRUMEN G ne ene ee ee ere 103 Directory of Instruments in Personal Orchestra 105 Ensemble Files o oo cccccccssscssscsssssssssssssssnsssnesssssssessnsssanssseavanssnnasneasansaneasnnasanesensannensssnasanianensssessasssaneseseusasesasesseuseesseneese 146 soccer essen asec cseeeca tec cep ececst rn 150 RAM SN teaches cnr scented oben elena enterprise ey EA AE Fe eee neste 151 C oo el 6 ee ee ee eee eee eee eee eee 152 The Garritan Com M Unity 21212122 153 Acknowledgments 2 cents eerste testis elds enacts BCs atest ber EET a 154 Downloadable Sounds en 155 ADDENDUM E EE 155 Appendix A Quick MIDI Controller Reference Guide for Personal Orchestra 157 Downloadable Sounds and Other Garritan Products nn 160 Free Interactive Orchestration Oo Use TE 161 Welcome to Personal Orchestra We have all cherished the sound of a symphony orchestra Orchestral music is everywhere around us in the movies on television in interactive games live performances radio and in public venues It is hard to escape the power and influence that orchestral music has What makes orchestral music so expressive and vibrant is its wide variety of instruments Each and every instrument has a unique sound capable of expressing the entire range of human emotion When played together the instru ments blend into a wonderful symphony of sound Sometimes we might even wonder how
68. d orchestra itself derives from the Greek and refers to the semi circular space in the front of the theater where performers stood In a modern orchestra the players are seated in a semi circle facing the audience and the conductor The combining of instrumentalists into string brass woodwind and percussion sections is a relatively recent development in the evolution of the orchestra Early orchestras first emerged over 400 years ago hey were often just an ad hoc group of musicians getting together and playing whatever instru ments they had at hand Small orchestras later accompanied operatic and theatrical performances and also played for royalty and the noble classes In the 1600s and 1700s the evolution of instruments www americanmusical com accelerated and by the nineteenth century the variety and number of musical instruments led to the need for a conductor Ihe golden age of the orchestra was born and the orchestra finally emerged from its supporting role into prominence As cities grew the demand for musical performances increased Concert halls were built throughout Europe and North America to showcase the orches tra People traveled for miles to see and hear an orchestra Composers began writing longer more complex works for larger and more varied groups of instruments With a wider array of instrumen tation and a growing body of musical works the orchestra continued to flourish By the twentieth century some orches
69. d flutter tongue SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR Zs Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Plr instruments do not share samples with each other but must not be used with the solo instruments from which they are derived to avoid phasing problems e g don t use Flute 1 Plr1 Plr2 or Plr3 with Flute Solo instruments The same applies to all Plr instruments listed below THE WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS Description OBOES AND ENGLISH HORN English Horn 1 Principal English horn Also referred to as a cor anglais or alto SusLeg MW Vel Solo oboe Plays a fifth below an oboe and sometimes played by the Port VAR 1 VAR third oboist 2 Length English Horn 2 2nd English horn cor anglais with a different tone and more SusLeg MW Vel Solo pronounced vibrato Made by Loree Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length English Horn 1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel Plr1 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal English Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length English Horn 1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd SusLeg MW Vel Plr2 player in an ens
70. depending on interval and controller data added Controls the strength of the lowest frequen cies Continually adjustable attack speed controller Adjustable from hard to bowed attacks Controls the decay release time of the sample Sets random variations in tuning from note to note Controls filter strength Continuously variable tremolo control Instruments Affected Used to control vibrato speed with certain solo woodwinds and brass instruments even ones like French horn and clarinet which do not normally use vibrato in standard practice Note This only affects Non Vibrato NV patches This controller does not affect true vibrato instruments Note Aftertouch con trols vibrato intensity in these instruments All stringed instruments as well as the trom bone Used during passages that move from detache to slurred legato phrasing All Expressive sustained instruments Used during legato slurred passages Only works in legato mode sustain pedal down Adds low frequency strength to the Bass Drum as well as most Organ patches Adjustable attack speed controller on the vibraphone KS patch Controls the decay release time of most instru ments in Personal Orchestra Especially useful with the Short Bow instruments to give shorter bow strokes This is also useful for legato string section passages to smooth transitions with higher values Can be applied to help create double and
71. des the highest quality collection of orches tral instruments ever sampled Quality instruments such as a Steinway grand piano Stradivari and Guarneri violins concert harps celesta concert pipe organ and many other fine instru ments 3 No Sampler Required The entire orchestral library is integrated into the ARIA Player and works as a virtual instrument No need to purchase a separate sampler 4 Easy to Use Create great sounding orchestral music quickly and easily Just load your instru ments and play Standardized controls allow you to become familiar with the library quickly and master all the instruments easily Play articulations in real time and get expressive human sounding performances Express your musical ideas fast and with minimal effort 5 Ensemble Making Garritan Personal Orchestra provides individual instruments from which you can build your own ensembles and sections the way you want Construct solos duos trios quartets chamber groups ensembles sections or a full symphony orchestra 6 Notation Integration to Play from the Score You can play your orchestrations directly from the score of supported notation programs 7 Universal Format Supports all popular formats Mac and PC as a standalone program or as a plug in VST RTAS and OSX AudioUnits and works with supported notation programs An entire orchestra can be loaded on a single PC or laptop 8 Suited for Everybody Professional fi
72. e DI automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 e El bow stroke 2 2nd Violin section strings that combine characteristics of both long and short bows into single instruments Violins 2 Sustain Short with more aggressive sound controlled by the mod wheel controller or CC 1 Same as above played Sordino with the mutes 2nd Violin section played tremolo 2nd Violin section played half step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Vel vol VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Vel vol KS Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 WWwW americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description 2nd VIOLIN SECTION Violins 2 Trills Whole 2nd Violin sectionn played whole step trills SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 Violins 2 KS A keyswitch instrument containing all 2nd Violins instru SusLeg MW Vel ments Port VAR 1 VAR C1 Sus short legato with sustain pedal 2 KS Alt Length C 1 Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal D1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows E1 Downbows F1 Pizzicato F 1 Tremolo mutes legato with sustain
73. e it radiates in all directions When these radi ated sounds hit a surface such as a wall or the ceiling the sound is either reflected or absorbed The first reflected sounds are usually stronger and become more and more diffuse as the sound bounces around the room Our ears and our brain recognize these signals and let us know about the type and size of space we are in Much in the same way as the acoustical space adds a great deal to the music reverb can impart that certain three dimensional ambient sound to an instrument or group of instruments Reverb can also help to smooth out the sounds of the instruments and cause them to blend together in the mix by giving them a sense of space and effectively smoothing the sonic edges Of all the effects that can be applied to music reverb is perhaps the most widely used one which may be because it emulates the sound that s literally heard everywhere around us Personal Orchestra integrates the Ambience Reverb a great sounding reverb that rivals the qual ity of the best commercial reverbs Just as Personal Orchestra is a virtual instrument designed to simulate musical instruments Ambience allows you to simulate the reverberation of a concert hall and many other spaces You can create virtual concert halls ballrooms recital halls parlors audi toriums cathedrals and other spaces Ambience is turned on by default and to deactivate it you must click the ON OFF button It
74. e next chapter When you are finished with installation remove the disc s from your drive and store them in a safe place if you have the DVD version If you purchased the Download version be sure to make a backup copy If anything happens to your computer you can reinstall the Garritan Personal Orchestra from the discs or the backup IMPORTANT Please do not cancel setup after installation begins otherwise a partial broken installation may result www americanmusical com Windows Setup The setup in Windows installs four components 1 The Garritan Personal Orchestra Setup Wizard 2 The ARIA Engine Installer 3 The ARIA Player Installer 4 GPO4 Sound Library Installer The four component installations will be successive and it is recommended that you just select Next for each screen and use the defaults e First make sure your system meets or exceeds the system requirements See the previous section of this manual for the system requirements Also make sure your audio and MIDI hardware is set up and working with your computer e Close any programs you are running e For the Download version of Personal Orchestra after download unzip by double clicking Garritan_Personal Orchestra_4 zip Make sure you fully unzip the entire file Do not run the EXE file through Window s compressed folder or Winzip directly In the downloaded zip file you will see these items ae ge SamplesData MAC Garrik WIM Garritan Pers
75. elocity Attack for Sustain Instruments Volume for Percussive Instruments P Ss Virtually all keyboards made today support a feature called Note Velocity which refers to how fast or hard you strike a given key The harder you press down a key the harder and sharper the attack The gentler you hit the key the softer the attack Applying proper accentuation brings clarity and emphasis to the notes being played It also shapes the rhythm and flow of a piece of music The degree of force you apply to the keys will vary depending on the instrument selected and the musical context With brass and woodwinds accents are made by tongu ing to emphasize certain notes With strings notes are emphasized by how hard the player digs the bow into the string Whenever you feel that a note should be accented do it by striking the key harder It is important to note that this control relates to attack strength for the most part independent of volume Most instruments in Garritan Personal Orchestra brass woodwinds and most strings have volume controlled by the Mod Wheel So don t always try to play notes louder by banging on the keyboard or the result may be a heavily accented note that you did not intend Percussive instru ments including the piano and pizzicato strings do use note velocity for volume and volume related timbre changes in addition to attacks The Mod Wheel won t do anything for those instruments 3 Sustain Pedal Leg
76. emble derived from the Principal English Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length English Horn 1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd SusLeg MW Vel Plr3 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal English Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length Oboe 1 Modern Principal Solo Oboe SusLeg MW Vel Solo Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Oboe 2 Modern 2nd Solo Oboe with a little more vibrato Made by P chner SusLeg MW Vel Solo Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Oboe 3 Modern 3rd Solo Oboe with a slightly different tone and more pro SusLeg MW Vel Solo nounced vibrato Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Oboe 1 Modern Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel Plr1 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Oboe Instru Port VAR 1 VAR ment 2 Length Oboe 1 Modern Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd SusLeg MW Vel Plr2 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Oboe Instru Port VAR 1 VAR ment 2 Length Oboe 1 Modern Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd SusLeg MW Vel Plr3 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Oboe Instru Port VAR 1 VAR ment 2 Length Oboe Classical th solo oboe Older vintage instrument with a different tone SusLeg MW Vel Solo quality Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Oboe D Amore Solo Oboe D Amore SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length CLARINETS Bass Clarinet
77. er 600 years after first appearing in organs and later the clavichord harpsichord and piano In Garritan Personal Orchestra high quality keyboard instruments were sampled A Steinway Con cert Grand Piano was sampled at two dynamic levels Steinway name used by permission The harp sichord is a double manual French harpsichord built by Hubbard and the celesta was manufactured by Mustel The Concert Pipe Organ is a German Baroque pipe organ built by Rudolf von Beckerath It has three manuals and pedals containing 11 individual stops THE KEYBOARDS AND HARP Keyboards and Harps in Garritan Personal Orchestra ita a Pictured left to right Concert Grand Harp Steinway Concert Grand Piano Harpsichord Celeste Rudolf von Beckerath Concert Pipe Organ WWwW americanmusical com PITCH RANGES KEYBOARD AND HARP INSTRUMENTS The keyboards can have the widest range in an orchestra The chart below shows the ranges of the key board instruments of Personal Orchestra as they correspond to a piano keyboard Middle C ee Concert Harp ST n 0 050 n e SCO mmm Ts Concert Pipe Organ sm S Steinway Concert Grand Piano sms Playing the Personal Orchestra Keyboard amp Harp Instruments It has been said that the keyboard and harp instruments included in Garritan Personal Orchestra could stand alone in libraries of their own It is true that these instruments are among the finest qual ity and complete this l
78. er is a custom made player developed specifically for Garritan libraries such as Personal Orchestra It constitutes the best sounding and most powerful sample engine available built from the ground up for high performance and exceptional quality The Aria Player enables you to load Garritan Personal Orchestra instrument sounds control various parameters for playback and do a number of other things The software engine was custom designed and programmed by Plogue Art et Technologie Inc The Aria Player has various view screens or windows that are accessed by the four view tabs to the right Those screens consist of the Mixer window the Controls window the Effects window and the Settings window E empty T empty T empty T empty empty empty T empty TE empty T eee a m en ee empty aso empty empty gt empty CONTROLS EFFECTS SETTINGS p e z p s p s 2 ULD UUUDUUN www americanmusical com GARRITAN A GUIDE TO GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA The Mixer Window 1 Slot 1 16 You can have up to sixteen instruments loaded in each instance of the ARIA Player 2 Load Instrument Click here to load an instrument in the corresponding channel Clicking the instrument slots brings up a dialog box from which you can load the instrument s of your choosing The instruments will be grouped
79. ernal MIDI fader or drawn as graphic data in your sequencer of choice Portamento is off by default In general slides between smaller intervals require greater values than slides between larger intervals It is best to draw the data manually for any specific notes that require slides in your sequencer or to assign this feature to a separate hardware controller CC 20 for real time control Length Control The default length is the natural release decay length of the sample As you adjust MIDI controller CC 21 the length of the release decay of the sample can be varied over a useful range This can be used along with MIDI note length data and velocity strength to give a wider variety of articulation types ranging from very short and light to accented and forceful With strings this can help simulate bow strokes from light sautille to strong marcato It can also give control of note releases in legato situations by lengthening releases for smoother overlaps With pizzicato patches very short values can give the impression of a damped pizzicato With wind instruments very short staccato notes can help create the illusion of double and triple tonguing www americanmusical com ao Vibrato Control Non vibrato NonVib solo woodwind and brass instruments have vibrato control There are two vibrato controllers Aftertouch controls vibrato intensity and Controller CC 17 controls the vibrato speed Using these controls vibrato can be added
80. es Using the programming listed below you should be able to create con vincing organ pieces quickly and efficiently Basic Programming Velocity Note Attack Velocity only controls the note attack on the organ Modulation Controller CC 1 Volume Timbre The modulation controller MW controls the volume and timbre dynamics of the organ This affords greater dynamic control of the organ This controller can be played in live or drawn in a sequencing program Organ Fundamental Controller CC 20 This controller controls the fundamental strength of the organ patches This controller is especially useful in the pedal instruments This controller works similarly to the Bass Fundamental control ler for the Bass Drum This controller will be labeled FUND on the ARIA Player interface Organ Filter Strength Controller CC 22 This controller when used in conjunction with CC 23 filter frequency allows the user to boost certain frequencies of the organ This controller will be labeled FILTLV in the ARIA Player Organ Filter Frequency Controller CC 23 This controller when used in conjunction with CC 22 filter strength allows the user to boost certain frequencies of the organ This controller will be labeled FILTFQ in the ARIA Player FitLv CC22 Filttg cc237 www americanmusical com THE CELESTA AND GLASS ARMONICA These two instruments share similar programming but give entirely different sounds The celeste is a
81. ferred Internet connection for download version DVD ROM drive required for boxed version installation Monitor with 1 024x768 resolution or better A sound card compatible with ASIO DirectSound or MME Keyboard A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI keyboard Some keyboards use USB The Mod Wheel on the keyboard controls volume so make sure to move it up to an au dible level If you do not have a Mod Wheel then have the ability to assign the controller within your notation program or sequencer or to an external controller High quality speakers and amplifier or high quality headphones Internet connection for download updates and online registration Mac Intel 2 8 Ghz CPU Pentium 4 or better 2 0 Ghz Core 2 Duo or better recommended 2 GB RAM recommended to play the entire orchestra There is a direct correlation between the number of instruments that can be loaded and the amount of available RAM 3 5 GB of free hard drive space Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM preferred Internet connection for download version DVD ROM drive required for boxed version installation Monitor with 1 024x768 resolution or better A sound card compatible with Core Audio A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI key board Some keyboards use USB The Mod Wheel on the keyboard controls volume so make sure to move it up to an audible level If you do not have a Mod Wheel then have the ability to assign the controlle
82. gary e Setup is now ready to begin installing Garritan Personal Orchestra Click on Install to begin the installation process Installing library files is very resource intensive and it may take some time to install all the samples Standard Install on Macintosh HD This will take 2 0 GB of space on your computer Click Install to perform a standard installation of this software on the volume Macintosh HD Change Install Location GoBack Install f Install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Installing Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Introduction License Destinatio Installation Ty e Installation SY Installing GPO STB STD amp Sumragry i i aoe 4 A 5 Writing package receipt Install time remaining Less than a minute e After a few moments a dialog box will notify you that the setup wizard has finished installing the Garritan Personal Orchestra on your computer AAA Install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Installation completed successfully Introduction License Destinatio Installation T Installation 77 Install Succeeded Summary i j TTL Naa panung g 5 The software was successfully installed a F A d y i A To ak EA When sample installation is complete you will need to authorize your current copy of the Garritan Personal Orchestra This procedure is described in th
83. h www americanmusical com GARRIT a 7 RB THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description SOLO CELLO Coo ain Port VAR 1 VAR C 0 Sustain mute 2 KS Alt Length DO Automatically alternating up and downbows D 0 Upbows E0 Downbows FO Pizzicato F 0 Playable tremolo mute GO Playable tremolo G 0 Playable muted trills extended intervals select able with cc16 AO Playable trills extended intervals selectable with ccl6 A 0 Playable whole step muted trills BO Playable whole step trills Cello 3 Plr1 Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Assistant SusLeg MW Vel Principal Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cellon EI 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Assistant SusLeg MW Vel Principal Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello 3 Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Assistant SusLeg MW Vel Principal Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello Pizz Solo Solo Cello played pizzicato Velocity controls volume Vel vol VAR 1 level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities VAR 2 Length WWwW americanmusical com THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS Description SOLO DOUBLE BASS Double Bass Solo 18th Century Solo Double Bass Principal Combines SusLeg MW Vel characteristics of both long and short bows Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Double Bass Solo KS A keyswitch version of the Double Bass Solo instrument SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR C
84. h Violins 1 Lush Mutes Violins 2 Lush Violins 2 Lush Mutes Violas Lush Violas Lush Mutes Cellos Lush Cellos Lush Mutes Basses Lush Basses Lush Mutes Violins 1 KS Violins 2 KS Violin 3 Solo KS Violas KS Viola Solo KS Cellos KS Cello 3 Solo KS Basses KS Double Bass Solo KS Harp 2 KS Basic Orch Percussion Percussion Toys KS Violins 1 KS Violins 2 KS Violin 3 Solo KS Violas KS Viola Solo KS Cellos KS Cello 3 Solo KS Basses KS Double Bass Solo KS Harp 2 KS Basic Orch Percussion Percussion Toys KS Strings that are identified with VInL_R in the file name offer an alternative seating arrangement that places 1st violins on the left and 2nd Violins on the right Www americanmusical com www americanmusical com CODA www americanmusical com Conclusion We have presented a general picture of Personal Orchestra in this guide We have outlined how to install and use the ARIA player the various instruments controls and other salient information You now have a virtual orchestra at your fingertips The next move is up to you We cordially invite you to share the music you make with Garritan Personal Orchestra with us and with others Feel free to post your orchestral work on our forum or submit it for inclusion in our demo pages May you make wonderful music Getting Help The first place to look for a solution to any problem you may be experiencing is in this manual Please read the ma
85. h patches are activated by a key outside the normal range of these instruments Also included in Personal Orchestra are full section patches that include all stringed family instruments grouped together as a way to audition sounds without loading each instrument section separately Aggressive patches for the short bow and sustained string patches are included for when a more aggressive sound is needed These patches should be used when a brighter or harder articulation is desired as the sound of the attack is greater with these instruments In order to obtain the best results when using Garritan Personal Orchestra it is imperative to use the built in programming for the samples While the samples are certainly playable without understand ing the programming behind them it is only when the programming is understood and utilized that your string solo and ensemble passages will truly come alive Listed here is the programming included in Personal Orchestras solo and ensemble string samples and how it is activated with common midi controllers Basic Controls Velocity Attack and Volume non sustain only Velocity is used to control the initial note on attack strength on all sustained legato solo and ensemble string patches This attack equates into how hard the bow strikes the string Velocity is also used to control volume timbre on short bow and pizzicato patches Modulation Controller CC 1 Volume sustain only This contro
86. he Cubase family of audio programs It is also used by Cakewalk Sonar Mackie Tracktion Nuendo Magix Samplitude FL Studio and other sequencers The Audio Units AU plug in standard was devel X oped by Apple Inc for Core Audio under Mac OS X Audio Units is the preferred plug in format on Mac OSX and is used by Apple GarageBand amp Log ic and MOTU Digital Performer RTAS plug ins Real Time Audio Suite are designed X X to work in the Digidesign Pro Tools environment Pro Tools hardware and software are used extensively in the pro audio and post production communities Basic Setup Information for Using Garritan Personal Orchestra as a Plug In Instrument To use Garritan Personal Orchestra as a plug in instrument you simply launch your host music application sequencer first and then launch the Garritan Personal Orchestra from within it Make sure that your sequencing host program is properly installed and configured and that it is producing sound properly Used as a plug in Personal Orchestras audio and MIDI data is managed by the host music software application Using Garritan Personal Orchestra in a Specific Music Program or Sequencer Garritan Personal Orchestra works as a plug in instrument within many popular music software pro grams Each music software application has its own approach to handling plug in instruments Each has a different method of installation as well as differing means of loading and acce
87. he keyboard will be highlighted Keys that are being played will be shown in real time 9 Keyswitch Identification This section identi fies the keyswitches being used Keyswitches are Pizzicato used to change between techniques and articula ENAC KEYSWITCHES tions without the need to load separate patches The keyswitches are displayed below the instrument s range using the color pink The selected key switch is displayed with a yellow color and the represented patch is identified in the window to the left of the keyswitches Note In the Notation instruments all keyswitches are located in the very bottom octave This location is below the display range of the virtual keyboard However the keyswitches can still be seen and chosen for test ing by clicking in the space where the keyswitch name is shown This will open a menu of the available keyswitches You can choose a keyswitch from the menu 10 Volume Control Sliders amp Solo Mute Buttons This slider controls the relative vol ume level of the corresponding channel Above the volume control sliders are the solo and mute buttons 11 Window Selection Mixer Controls Effects Settings These four tabs allow you to select between Mixer Controls Effects and Settings Windows 12 Load Ensembles Click here to load ensemble presets EEE www americanmusical com Controls Window GARRITAN A RW Steinway Piano em
88. ibraries vision of offering an orchestra for every musician THE STEINWAY GRAND PIANO This is perhaps the easiest instrument to play of Garritan Personal Orchestra The programming is the easiest to grasp and allows for a fully functional concert piano experience Included in Garritan Per sonal Orchestra is a Steinway Grand piano patch as well as two piano duo instruments that are meant for duo piano pieces as well as a lite version of the full piano patch when instrument auditioning is needed For those who wish to have a more detailed concert grand piano the Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano may be of interest The Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano was developed in partnership with Steinway amp Sons and provides many more features than the piano in Personal Orchestra For more information about the Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano go the www garritan com Steinway html www americanmusical com GARRITA Basic Programming Velocity Note Attack and Volume The pianos note attack and volume is controlled by velocity You have the full spectrum of dynamics attainable through this controller from ppp to fff Sustain Pedal Controller CC 64 When using the Sustain Pedal Controller you are able to play the piano with sustains just like a real piano This controller will only work when the proper options are enabled within Gar ritan Personal Orchestra THE HARPSICHORD The harpsichord
89. ick on the Name File button Name the file and specify its desired location Click on the Record button 2 3 4 Start playback by clicking on the MIDI Play button 5 When playback finishes click on the MIDI Stop button 6 Click on the Audio Stop button The audio file will be located on your drive in the location you specified Note There is also an offline rendering feature explained previously that is located in the Tools menu of the standalone version Using the Audio Recorder as explained above the MIDI file being recorded will be heard during the recording process Using Garritan Personal Orchestra as an Instrument Plug In When used as a plug in Garritan Personal Orchestra is not a standalone program but rather a vir tual instrument module that is seamlessly integrated into your favorite music software program or sequencer assuming that it accepts such instrument plug ins They are called plug ins because these are modular software applications that run inside a host music application ze a sequencer or notation program typically There are various uses as a plug in e MIDI recording and sequencing of Garritan Personal Orchestra e Audio mixing of Garritan Personal Orchestra with other instrument tracks within a single program e Easy automation of Garritan Personal Orchestra parameters in the music software program e Effect processing of Garrit
90. ie below the natural range of an instrument and take a great deal of control to produce Piccolo Trumpet mn C Trumpet Bb Trumpet French Horn Alto Trombone Trombone Bass Trombone Tuba wows Contrabass Tuba Playing Personal Orchestra Brass Instruments The brass in Garritan Personal Orchestra has been exquisitely captured and allows for a very dynamic brass section in your midi orchestration In addition to the standard solo patches included in Per sonal Orchestra there are also ensemble patches that allow the midi orchestrator to custom size his brass section to meet the need of the composition In addition to these ensemble instruments there are brass overlays mutes as well as aggressive patches The overlays are used to create a larger brass sound while the aggressive patches are useful in adding a punch to the brass section by increasing the hardness of the attack For more information about the ensemble building feature of Garritan Personal Orchestra see the previous section on Building Sections from Individual Instruments in this manual In order to obtain the best results when using Garritan Personal Orchestra it is imperative to use the built in programming for the samples While the samples are certainly playable without understand ing the programming behind them it is only when the programming is understood and utilized that your brass passages will truly come alive Listed here is the programming included in
91. ign but has some limitations Those limitations are related to the way it handles polyphony Its detection of overlapping notes and automatically stopping the first of the overlapping notes in favor of the second means that it functions in what is commonly known as mono mode This gives automatic transition control and the ability to do easy trills but it can only play one note at a time This means it works well with any single line parts It wont work for polyphonic parts where more than one note is played at a time This means it is best applied to individual instrumental parts like solos or section parts that don t use divisi or otherwise split the section into playing chords from a single MIDI track In contrast using CC 64 is more flexible and can potentially give superior results but requires more work on the part of the user It is up to the user to place the CC 64 switch data in the MIDI tracks as needed It is also up to the user to precisely determine note overlaps since the amount of note overlap wont be automatically determined as with Auto Legato This gives the user great flexibility in adjusting the sound of the note transitions but requires considerable attention to detail to get the best results Usually a combination of carefully chosen note overlaps CC 64 switching and CC 21 release decay data will allow the user to craft the smoothest legato note transitions Sometimes in section string parts it may even be advi
92. in Garritan Personal Orchestra including specific tutorials can be found at www garritan com www americanmusical com Project Sam Brass This newest version of Garritan Personal Orchestra now has more brass instruments A selection of Project SAM brass samples are now included Project SAM is the most respected orchestra brass samples on the market Included are samples from SAM Horns SAM Trombones SAM Trumpets and SAM Solo Sessions Known for its ambient cinematic sound Project SAM Brass instruments are regularly used in film TV and music For Personal Orchestra the Project SAM brass sections and solo instruments were streamlined and programming modified to blend with the other Personal Orchestra instruments and were then optimized for the ARIA player Special pricing is available to Personal Orchestra users who want to upgrade to the full Project SAM Orchestral Brass Classic WWw americanmusical com GARRITA bs i i THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS The Percussion instruments are often the loudest mem bers of the orchestra and are seated at the back of the orchestra The instruments of the percussion family are played by being hit shaken or scraped Percussion liter ally means hitting of one body against another The percussion section provides a variety of rhythms and tonal textures in an orchestra It is also the most varied section and since there are many different percussion in str
93. in a simple hierarchical menu by Garritan Library You can choose your instruments by instrument group Woodwinds Brass Percussion Harps Key boards Pipe Organ Solo Strings Section Strings and Choir RA PUWVER empty Ensemble ave GARRITAN A Alto Fri empty TE empty empty import reload empty empty i empty 1 empty empty eet Notation R French Horns French Horn Overlay F 3 Percussion 2 Trumpets French Horn Overlay FAG 4 Harps rk 3 Trombones b French Horn Overlay FF 5 Keyboards r 4 Tubas b French Horn 1 Plri KS 6 Pipe Organ i x E French Horn 1 Flri 7 Solo Strings E SEND French Horn 1 Plr KS 8 Section Strings EM sally French Horn 1 Plrz 9 Choir Baie French Horn 1 Pira KS pa pa DE DE pa pa ME B EEN SWITCHES French Horn 1 Plra French Horn 1 Solo French Horn 1 Solo AG French Horn 1 Solo KS French Horn z Piri French Horn 2 Plr2 French Horn 2 Plrs French Horn 2 Solo French Horn Plri Mute French Horn Plr2 Mute French Horn Plea Mute French Horn Solo Mute SAM French Horn Fli KS SAM French Horn Plre KS SAM French Horn Fla KS SAM French Horn Solo KS SAM French Horn Section KS Choosing Empty will remove an assigned instrument from a channel Choosing Import will al low you to load an sfz file a patch to use as an instrument sound Choosing Reload will restore y p g the default parameter
94. ing Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 on your computer Click Finish to exit Setup m Garritan Personal Orchestra should now be installed You can verify this by launching Personal Orchestra Once installation is complete and verified you will need to activate your current copy of Garritan Personal Orchestra This procedure is described in the next chapter When you are finished with the installation remove the disc s from your drive and store them in a safe place if you have the DVD version If you purchased the Download version be sure to make a backup copy of the original file you downloaded If anything happens to your computer you can reinstall the Garritan Personal Orchestra from the discs or the backup file IMPORTANT Please do not cancel setup after installation begins otherwise a partial broken installation may result Www americanmusical com WWw americanmusical com ACTIVATION WWwW americanmusical com Activating Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 After Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 is installed you will need to activate it You will notice that when launching Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 for the first time the following pop up message appears Your Personal Orchestra 4 is not activated Do you want to start online activation now x GARRITAN A RMM A PIF RYER empty 7 empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty 3 empty empty empty KEYSWITCHES a
95. ings With a MIDI keyboard it is possible to start making music within minutes of installing GPO The four basic controls are shown above Play the keyboard with your right hand The sharpness of an instrument s attack is controlled by how hard you strike the key With your left hand use the modu lation wheel to control dynamics and special keyswitch notes that will alter the playing style of the samples like turning brass mutes on and off The sustain pedal connects the notes allowing you to make slurs and legato transitions In addition to these four basic controls Personal Orchestra features other controls for greater control over your instruments all of which are user adjustable Automatic Variability imparts subtle changes in tuning and timbre and portamento controls let you continuously glide between notes like string or trombone players With this controller based approach you play your articulations in real time in much the same manner as a real player does Note Instruments which do not sustain their sounds such as pianos and drums follow the General MIDI convention using note velocity for dynamic and sustain pedal for sustains 1 Modulation Wheel Control Volume and Expression for Sustain Instruments Shaping Dynamics amp Playing Expressively One thing that makes an orchestra sound great is dynamic contrast Every phrase and the notes them selves have unwritten dynamics and nuances that players interp
96. ings Harp Pere 28 Strings Harp Perc Wini _A Note that in Standalone mode the supplied ensemble files can be customized and saved by the user The user can also design and save custom ensemble files by loading the ARIA player with instruments configuring level pan send and other settings as desired and saving them as aria files in the File menu File Save As www americanmusical com ENSEMBLES Ensemble Name Instruments Included 01 Woodwind Quintet Flute Solo KS Oboe 1 Modern Solo Bb Clarinet Solo Bassoon 1 Solo French Horn 1 Solo 02 Woodwind Section One Flute Solo KS Oboe 3 Modern Solo Bb Clarinet Solo Bass Clarinet Solo Bassoon 1 Solo 03 Woodwind Section Two Flute Solo KS Oboe 1 Modern Solo Oboe 2 Modern Solo Bb Clarinet Plr1 Bb Clarinet Plr2 Bass Clarinet Solo Bassoon 1 Solo Bassoon 2 Solo 04 Flute and Harp Flute Solo KS Harp 2 KS 05 Flute and Piano Flute Solo KS Steinway Piano 06 Brass Sections French Horn 1 Plr1 KS French Horn 1 Plr2 KS French Horn 1 Plr3 KS French Horn Overlay f French Horn Overlay ff Trumpet 1 Plr1 KS Trumpet 1 Plr2 KS Trumpet 1 Plr3 KS Trumpet Overlay Trom bone Plr 1 KS Trombone Plr 1 KS Trombone Plr 3 KS Bass Trom bone 1 Solo TBone Overlay Tuba 1 Solo Tuba Overalay 07 Aggressive Brass French Horn 1 Solo AG French Horn Overlay f AG Trumpet 1 Solo AG Trumpet Overlay AG Trombone Solo AG TBone Overlay AG Tuba 2 Solo AG Tuba Overlay AG 08
97. ings Ihe Ensembles folder can be found in this location Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Ensembles Loading Ensemble Files There are several ways to load Ensemble preset files Load from the Ensemble Manager in the upper left box of the ARIA interface Drag and Drop or Load from the File menu File Load The Ensemble Manager slot is an easy way to load ensembles When you click on the slot in the Ensemble Manager in the upper left corner of the ARIA interface you will see a JABB drop down menu which will contail all of the Ensemble presets Alternatively you can open the Ensembles folder directory to display the numbered collection of ensemble files Using the mouse button click and drag the file you wish to load The instruments and their configurations will load automatically eS ee Di Woodwind Quintet 02 Woodwind Section Ora 03 Woodwind Secten Two 04 Flute and Earp i O05 Flute ane Fane 06 Brass secioni OF Aggressive Brass S Large French Ham Seddon 09 Large Trumpet Trombone Toba Sections LO Percuigion Section 11 Hang Dvd 12 Pang Bue 13 ane Tris 14 Honky Terk pjang 15 Pige Organ 18 String Quartet 17 Brace Quintet 16 Chamber Orchestre 19 String Sections ti String iecore iin i H Agppinhe tiap Pectin 22 Aggressive String etan inL LA 23 All Mring Sections 6 Salas 24 All ering Sectors amp Solos Vin A 2S Lush Sings 26 Luih Strings vini_ amp 27 Str
98. io EAE L EEE TY A www garritan com www americanmusical com A Guide to GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA Version 4 WWw americanmusical com GARRITAN A Guide to GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA Version 4 Including the ARIA Player And including ProjectSAM sounds Copyright 2010 by Garritan Corp All rights reserved This guide written by Gary Garritan and Tom Hopkins Produced by Gary Garritan Director of Programming Tom Hopkins ARIA Engine Development Plogue Art et Technologie Inc Additional Programming Eric Patenaude Jeff Hurchalla Document Editing David Sosnowski and the Extraordinary Team of Beta Testers MIDI Programming Markleford Friedman Art Direction James Mireau Project Management Max Deland Select Brass Samples Project SAM Garritan Personal Orchestra is a registered trademark of Garritan Corp Use of the Garritan Personal Orchestra library and the contents herein are subject to the terms and conditions of the license agree ment distributed with the library You should carefully read the license agreement before using this product The sounds presented in Garritan Personal Orchestra are protected by copyright and cannot be distributed whether modified or unmodified The Guide to Garritan Personal Orchestra and instrument lists contained herein are also covered by copyright ARIA is a trademark of Garritan and Plogue Art et Technologie Inc Finale is a trademark of Make
99. iolin Viola Cello Double Bass Note Basses sound an octave lower than written PITCH RANGES STRINGED INSTRUMENTS It is important to be aware of the range the highest and lowest notes available of each instrument Each stringed instrument has a particular pitch range The chart below shows the typical ranges of the individ ual stringed instruments as they correspond to a piano keyboard Virtuoso players can often play beyond the typical upper range of the instrument Violin Cello Double Bass i Middle C www americanmusical com THE EXQUISITE STRINGED INSTRUMENTS IN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA The stringed instruments in Garritan Personal Orchestra includes a pair of Stradivaris a Guarneri several Gaglianos two Pierrays two Montagnana cellos a Testore a Pallota viola a Calcanius a Klotz a Vaillant and a Betts all of which were made in the seventeenth century Visit www garritan com for a complete list of the stringed instruments in this collection Amazingly these stringed instruments have lasted hun dreds of years and still have such a powerful and beautiful sound The stringed instruments in the Garri tan Personal Orchestra library are collectively worth millions of dollars although the true value of any fine stringed instrument is in its sound which is priceless The sounds of these exquisite stringed instruments are now at your command Pictured above A few of the actual Stringed Instruments Sampled in this Library
100. iolins instru SusLeg MW Vel ments Port VAR 1 VAR C1 Sus short legato with sustain pedal 2 KS Alt Length C 1 Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal D1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows E1 Downbows F1 Pizzicato F 1 Tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal G1 Tremolo legato with sustain pedal G 1 Half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal Al Half step trills legato with sustain pedal A 1 Whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal B1 Whole step trills legato with sustain pedal GARRITA 2nd VIOLIN SECTION Violins 2 Lush Violins 2 Lush Mutes Violins 2 Pizzicato Violins 2 Short Bows KS Violins 2 Short Bows KS AG Violins 2 Sustain Short Violins 2 Sus Short AG Violins 2 Sus Short Mutes Violins 2 Tremolo Violins 2 Trills Half www americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description A lush sustain with strong vibrato played by a ten player 2nd violin section Same as above played Sordino with the mutes 2nd Violin section played pizzicato Velocity controls volume level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities 2nd Violin section played short bow style Keyswitch for bow direction control e DI automatically alternating bow strokes e D 1 bow stroke 1 e El bow stroke 2 Violins 1 Short Bows with more aggressive sound con trolled by velocity Keyswitch for bow direction control
101. is often not desirable to use Ambience reverb if you have your own reverb or convolution program Ambience has a number of performing space presets to choose from These presets have been custom made for Garritan Personal Orchestra and it is rec age Ballroom 1 Ballroom 1 ommended you first try out these presets Presents include Ballroom 1 amp 2 Ballroom 2 Cathedral Cathedral Concert Hall 1 amp 2 Jazz Club 1 amp 2 Parlor Piano Hall 1 amp 2 ja lub and Recital Hall 1 amp 2 You can also edit these presets or experiment with the eae i i i Parlor various settings to customize the acoustical environment as needed Piano Hall 1 Piano Hall 2 Recital Hall 1 Recital Hall 2 There are a number of main knobs in the Ambience control panel The most important parameters are reverb time the time for the reverb to fade away size the size of the room and the pre delay time Below is a description of the relevant controls in Ambience www americanmusical com GARRITAN DIFFUSION SIZE PREDELAY Pa WIDTH QUALITY VARIATION LEVEL Note To control the amount of reverb for each instrument use the Sends in the Mixer window e DECAY This controls the time it takes for the reverb reflections to fade away into silence e DIFFUSION Diffusion is the reflecting surface s ability to spread the reverb out This con trol has a subtle effect on the sound and is especially noticeable
102. ith a Notation Program Notation is a fundamental part of music creation Notation programs allow you to easily create and print sheet music with your computer Until recently it was not possible to play realistic sounds from notation programs but Garritan has pioneered the use of notation software programs with samples There are two ways to use Garritan Personal Orchestra with notation programs One is to use it di rectly from within a notation program that is capable of hosting plug in instruments The other is to use the ARIA Player in Standalone mode and route MIDI output from the notation application to the player Recent advances in notation technology will allow you to play Personal Orchestra sounds directly from within certain notation programs Note Some notation programs may not support software instrument plug ins And some older versions may also lack plug in support Please check your notation program to make sure it supports VST or Audio Units software instrument plug ins There are many resources concerning the specifics of how to use Garritan Personal Orchestra with various notation programs on the www garritan info website including tutorials notation files tips techniques plug ins special programming troubleshooting advice and informative links www americanmusical com HOW THE ARIA PLAYER WORKS FORE BETE O How the Garritan Aria Player Works The Basic Interface and the View Screens The Aria Play
103. izetcur 4096 Quality pormal hermita Aria v1 092 vvindows x86 BSize max 4036 International 440 c72009 Garritan Corp CONTROLS RAM DIRECT 1 44 MB InstPoly 32 c 2009 Ploque Art et Technologie Inc RAMLOOP 0 00 ME Note Ons RAM STAM 110 47 MB Used layers 0 EEN RAM STRMX 2 62 MB Used fiters O GET MORE SOUNDS GET HELP RAM TOTAL 1452 MB UsedEGs lt 0 SETTING EYN MAX 256 ME Used LFS 0 SCALA Disk 0 000 Disk Loss oD EFFECTS 5 ET 01 equal sel scala center Lo i i i i i i i i i i I Il Mi I i i i i i i i i Bayh fey HR MOD KEYS WITCHES Luk ha l Aad bin Lad bed i mm E E Im yy bol lal MI mmm e Dyn Max Determines the threshold for RAM usage by the software The default is 256 MB and the other choices are 128 and 512 e Pre Caching Determines how many samples of an instrument the software will process before playing them A higher setting will result in longer initial load times though you should in crease this setting if you are using a slower computer The default is 32 Kb e Quality Determines audio quality of the playback and recording The default is Normal Hermite e Tuning System Determines the tuning system of the instrument in Engish pitchpipe 380 1720 Handel forki 409 1780 the software There are different tunings for regions throughout the Baroque 415 Handel Fork 422 5 1740 world but to start we rec
104. l Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 AG SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 SusLeg MW Vel Port Length VAR 1 VAR 2 www americanmusical com THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description mon gede Cellos KS A keyswitch instrument containing all Cello instruments SusLeg MW Vel CO Sus short legato with sustain pedal Port oe l kan C 0 Sus short mutes legato with sustain pedal 2 KS Alt Lengt D0 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 0 Upbows E0 Downbows FO Pizzicato F 0 Tremolo mutes legato with sustain pedal G0 Tremolo legato with sustain pedal G 0 Half step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal AO Half step trills legato with sustain pedal A 0 Whole step trills mutes legato with sustain pedal BO Whole step trills legato with sustain pedal DOUBLE BASS SECTION Basses Lush Basses Lush Mutes Basses Pizzicato Basses Short Bows KS Basses Short Bows KS AG Basses Sus Short Basses Sus Short AG Basses Sus Short Mutes THE STRING SECTION INSTRUMENTS Description Tye A lush sustain with strong vibrato played by a seven play er double bass section Same as above played Sordino with the mutes Double Bass section played pizzicato Velocity controls volume level and timbre changes brighter at higher velocities
105. l or in writing An important thing to understand is that YOU ARE OBTAINING A a The setup lets you select which plug in formats you require These plug in formats allow Gar ritan Personal Orchestra in addition to standalone use to run as a virtual instrument plug in that seamlessly integrates into your favorite music software program or sequencer assuming that it accepts such instrument plug ins Please refer to the chapter Using Garritan Personal Orchestra as an Instrument Plug In for further information The choices are Audio Units RTAS and VST f Install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Introduction License Destination Sel Installation Type installan amp Sumngary Custom Install on Macintosh HD Package Name Location gt M Garritan ARIA Player l Applications gt M Garritan Personal Applications gt Action Size 6 9 MB 2 0 GB space yiathed 2 0 GB Remaining 134 GB e You can select the folder into which the Garritan Personal Orchestra application and support files should be installed For most instances use the default If you prefer to in stall Garritan Personal Orchestra in a location other than the default click on Change Install Location GoBack Continue f Install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Introduction gt License Destination Selec Installation Type Installasion l amp Sumr
106. le derived from the Principal French Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length French horn 1 A keyswitch version of French horn 1 Plr1 SusLeg MW Vel Plr1 KS i CO Open ye a e DO Mutes ak ae oh French horn 1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd SusLeg MW Vel Plr2 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal French Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length French horn 1 A keyswitch version of French horn 1 Plr2 SusLeg MW Vel Plr2 KS Kg CO Open Port VAR 1 VAR i Pees 2 KS Length French horn 1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd SusLeg MW Vel Plr3 player in an ensemble derived from the Principal French Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length French horn 1 A keyswitch version of French horn 1 Plr3 SusLeg MW Vel Plr3 KS CO Open Port VAR 1 VAR e D Mute 2 KS Length French horn 2 2nd French Horn A different French horn with a different tone SusLeg MW Vel Solo quality Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib French horn 2 The same as French Horn 2 Solo but programmed for a more SusLeg MW Vel Solo AG aggressive sound Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib AG French horn 2 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel Plr1 player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd French Horn Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length French horn 2 Plr2 French horn 2 Plr3 French Horn Solo Mute French Horn Plr1 Mute F
107. ler is active Length Controller CC 21 This controller is used to shorten or lengthen the release or decay of the samples This control ler is useful for creating Sforzando articulations when using the aggressive brass patches or for getting a staccato sound It can also be valuable in helping to create convincing double and triple tonguing passages Variability Controllers CC s 22 amp 23 CC 22 controls the intonation of the notes and is useful during repeated note phrases This control should be used in moderation CC 23 controls variations in timbre volume for the solo and ensemble patches and is useful in repeated note phrases to reduce the appearance of the machine gun effect WWwW americanmusical com Additional Programming Hidden Vibrato Intensity Controller Aftertouch Many of the non vibrato solo brass instruments have a hidden vibrato intensity controller to allow the user to apply the level of vibrato to the instrument The intensity controller controls the level of vibrato This controller does not apply to the instruments that contain natural vi brato and only applies to instruments that have a non vibrato choice This controller has also been added to some instruments that do not normally have vibrato French horn To be used along with the Vibrato Speed controller CC 17 This controller can be drawn in by hand or can be activated with a keyboard that has aftertouch sensitivity Vibrato Speed Cont
108. llal H Empty mm FA Empty Click Yes if this computer has an internet connection and you wish to start the easy activation process At any time you can open your browser and go to www garritan biz to access our registra tion server You will be presented with the Login screen If this computer does not have an internet connection you can register your Garritan product with any online computer and simply copy the Activation Keycard to a removable USB drive or any other method to transfer the Keycard to this computer If you ordered or updated online you will have already created an account You simply need to log in and activate with the user name and password you used when you made your purchase If you ordered a physical boxed product you will need to create a new account www americanmusical com GARRITAN A GUIDE TO GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA Versi Log onto the Garritan Registration Site Log onto www garritan biz and enter the same username and password that you used when you made your purchase especially Download customers GARRITAN SHOP N F SOFTWARE REGISTRATION s GARRITAN forgotten paze ond Create account mu can sap up for one Reminders Forgotten your password Mo problem just diek the pees od reset page e Creating an Account If you have purchased a boxed product or have not created an account previously you need to create an account You
109. ller is used to the control volume and timbre characteristics of all sustained legato solo ensemble section and full string patches Playable with your keyboard s mod wheel or external controller surface Can also be drawn in your sequencer tracks by hand Legato Controller CC 64 Legato This controller is used to create legato lines You can use and external sustain pedal to control the legato function or it can be entered in your sequencer by hand Pedal up CC64 0 63 is detache pedal down CC64 64 127 for legato Alternatively you could use the Auto Legato feature Portamento Controller CC 20 This controller is used to create portamento during legato passages based on note intervals and CC value The closer the notes the higher the portamento value used Inversely the larger the interval between notes the lower the portamento value used Notes further than an octave apart typically do not use portamento This controller can be used only in conjunction with legato playing when the sustain pedal controller is active www americanmusical com Length Controller CC 21 This controller is used to shorten or lengthen the release decay of the samples When used with the short bow patches this controller is useful for creating the effect of marcato articulations or can inversely give the effect of lighter bowstrokes in a sautille fashion When using this control ler with sustained strings higher values of cc 21 can useful for getti
110. lls extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A 1 Playable whole step muted trills B1 Playable whole step trills Violin 3 Plr1 Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Associate SusLeg MW Vel Principal Violin Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Violin 3 Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Associate SusLeg MW Vel Principal Violin Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Violin 3 Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Associate SusLeg MW Vel Principal Violin Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Violin 3 Pizz Solo Solo Guarneri Violin played pizzicato Velocity controls Vel vol VAR 1 volume level and timbre changes brighter at higher VAR 2 Length velocities Plr instruments do not share samples with each other but must not be used with the solo instruments from which they are derived to avoid phasing problems e g don t use Violin 2 Plr1 Plr2 or Plr3 with Violin 2 Solo instruments The same applies to al Plr instruments listed below WWwW americanmusical com THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description SOLO VIOLA Viola Solo 18th Century Solo Viola Principal Viola Combines SusLeg MW Vel characteristics of both long and short bows Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length C1 Sustai Port VAR 1 VAR Sustain C 1 Sustain mute 2 KS Alt Length D1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows El Downbows F1 Pizzicato F 1 Playable tremolo mute G1 Playable tremolo G 1 Pl
111. lm composers can use this collection for quick orches tral sketches and capturing creative ideas Hobbyists can use it for adding orchestrations to their tracks Educators and students can use it for scoring projects or studying orchestration Imagine orchestrating at the beach or on a plane or anywhere WWwW americanmusical com GARRITA p 9 d 4 What is Personal Orchestra Garritan Personal Orchestra is state of the art software that reproduces the sounds of a symphony orchestra It has set the standard for orchestral sample libraries At its core Garritan Personal Orchestra contains samples of many meticulously recorded orchestral instruments Personal Orchestra integrates a uniquely powerful and high performance specialized software sampler designed by Plogue Art et Technologie Inc More than just sampling the ARIA in strument engine includes specially tailored acoustic programming designed to reproduce the sounds of real orchestral instruments The included ARIA player can work as a standalone or as a plug in for most major sequencing audio programs and supported notation programs Uses for the Garritan Personal Orchestra e Music composition and arrangement e Home and project recording studios to provide symphonic orchestral sounds e A tool with which to learn orchestration in schools music colleges and conservatories e Working on scores and parts before committing to a real orchestra e When accompaniment
112. m Glockenspiel KS PERCUSSION THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS Description C1 bass drum hit C41 bass drum roll mod wheel D1 thru G2 timpani hit left hand G 2 side drum hit left hand A2 side drum hit right hand A 2 side drum roll mod wheel B2 snare drum hit left hand C3 snare drum hit right hand C 3 snare drum roll mod wheel D3 thru G timpani hit right hand G 4 large gong A4 medium gong 1 A 4 tam tam B4 medium gong 2 C5 piatti cymbal 1 Vel vol C 5 piatti cymbal 2 D5 piatti cymbal 3 D 5 crash cymbal E5 choke cymbal F5 cymbal hit ping left hand F 5 cymbal hit ping right hand G5 cymbal hit ping choke G 5 cymbal roll mod wheel A5 cymbal roll mod wheel with release hit A 5 cymbal roll crescendo B5 triangle long C6 triangle short The bass drum is the largest drum in the orchestra C1 is a bass drum hit BDE Vel C 1 is a bass drum roll controlled by the mod wheel cc 1 The Bass vol VAR Drum has a tunable fundamental controllable by CC 20 Made by 1 VAR 2 Ludwig AG Crotales resemble small cymbals and produce a definite pitch Vel vol Playable rolls keyswitch e C2 Standard single hits e D2 Playable release trigger rolls KS VAR 1 VAR 2 Cymbals are large thin metal discs that are played by being struck to Vel vol gether G 4 large gong A4 medium gong 1 A 4 tam tam B4 medium go
113. ment of the engine And a special thanks to Max Deland for managing this huge project I wish to thank Mag nus Jonsson for providing a special edition of Ambience reverb Thanks to Maarten Spruijt Vincent Beijer and Marco Deegenaars from Project SAM for the oputstanding brass samples www americanmusical com A special thanks goes to Jeff Hurchalla And hats off to the League of Extraordinary Beta testers I wish to thank Prof Jim Williams Dan Kury Bill DeWitt Jack Cannon Robert Davis David Sos nowski Pat Azzarello Jim Ortner Trond Bjornard Ph D Rick Schneblin Randy Bowser Jeremy amp Julian Soule Houston Haynes Mike Moscariello Kevin Gates Danny Williams Peter O Regan Francesco Marchetti Colton Provias Sean Hannifan and Alan Belkin And thanks to James Mireau for the fantastic GUI work for ARIA and graphics Thanks Crispin and Jeremy Soule for your help and friendship Thanks to Frank Spitznagel for his diligent work and efforts that laid the cornerstone for developing this library Thanks to Mark Simon and David Burnett for providing Northern Sounds Forums to exchange ideas and support one another I would also like to thank Stephen Croes Dean of Music Technol ogy and Kurt Biederwolf Chair of the Music Synthesis Department at Berklee College of Music Stephen and Kurt were very helpful in discussing many of the problems facing music students which led to the development of this library as a creative soluti
114. mulate the individual players in an orchestra through a process called Ensemble Building You build instrumental sections one instrument at a time exactly the way you want You can position the players in almost any arrangement on the stage You can play separate lines or play in unison you can add more section instruments progressively for a climax and do divisi lines You can change the layout for a symphony orchestra a baroque orchestra or a chamber orchestra Smaller groups such as concerto layouts duos trios and quartets are also possible This is a unique and intuitive approach to MIDI orchestration When you create a section from separate instruments performed and recorded individually with variations in timing and expression achieving a very realistic performance becomes much easier Garritan Personal Orchestra includes a very great number of instruments that can be employed as individual players in a section environment Most instruments brass woodwinds and solo strings have derivative ensemble player Plr instruments These are solo instruments designed for building ensemble sections The Plr instruments can be used to create custom sized ensembles while keeping resource demands to a minimum Ensemble instruments are panned to slightly different seating posi tions but can be changed according to the wishes of the user The ensemble player Plr instruments do not share samples with each other and can therefore be pla
115. n please refer to your sequencer s notation program s or hosts manual Similarly any MIDI interface the manufacturer supports for your system should work with Garritan Personal Orchestra Regarding Speakers Amplification and Headphones Amplifiers and speakers or headphones are needed to listen to the audio output that Garritan Per sonal Orchestra produces through the computer s audio or sound card s The quality of the audio amplifiers and speakers is extremely important there is little point in ex pending a great deal on high end computer systems and an audio interface and using inferior personal computer speakers Regarding 64 bit Computing Garritan Personal Orchestra is 64 bit compatible and takes full advantage of the new 64 bit operat ing systems processors and hardware that are now available The Garritan ARIA Player is also fully 32 bit compatible At this writing 64 bit computing is entering the marketplace but 64 bit hosts audio and MIDI drivers have not fully penetrated the market To be true 64 bit the entire audio path must be 64 bit including sampler host operating system audio and MIDI hardware As more hosts operating systems and hardware become 64 bit enabled Garritan Personal Orchestra will work with those 64 bit platforms Please also consult the Garritan website for further information and updated recommendations Currently GPO4 works with Windows 64 bit but not yet with Mac 64 bit OS WWw
116. n the ARIA Player it is seldom recommended The Player s graphic representation of keys wheels and knobs are primarily there for auditioning sounds 5 Additional Controls In addition to the four basic controls there are many other ways you can fine tune your Personal Orchestra performances Ge Pitch Bend Wheel This control bends the pitch of a note You can add scoops slides or drops to solo strings or the trombone at the beginning or ending of notes and passages Automatic Variability Controls These controls automatically create tuning and timbre vari ability from note to note The VAR 1 knob controls intonation with random tuning variations adjustable from a few cents to an entire semitone The VAR2 knob introduces random variations in timbre quality by adjusting a filter on the instrument The combination of both controls proves a more human result in the quality of the sound The VAR 1 and VAR 2 controls can also be adjusted or varied throughout a piece by using MIDI controllers CC 22 and CC 23 respectively See the chapter on ARIA Player Operation for additional information on this feature o are sLIDE Portamento Control This control lets you slide from one note to another It is particularly helpful with some instruments such as the trombone and the strings There is a knob that adjusts the portamento for instruments that use this function Additionally MIDI controller CC 20 can be assigned to an ext
117. ng 2 C5 piatti cymbal 1 C 5 piatti cymbal 2 D5 piatti cymbal 3 D 5 crash cymbal The Glockenspiel is another name for orchestral bells and consists of tuned metal bars that are struck with a hard beater Playable rolls keyswitch e C4 Standard single hits VAR 1 E5 choke cymbal ae F5 cymbal hit ping left hand F 5 cymbal hit ping right hand G5 cymbal hit ping choke G 5 cymbal roll mod wheel A5 cymbal roll mod wheel with release hit A 5 cymbal roll crescendo Vel vol KS VAR 1 VAR 2 e D4 Playable release trigger rolls WWwW americanmusical com THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description PERCUSSION The Orchestral Marimba has two rows of wooden bars that are played Vel vol phonic Marimba with beaters mallets SusDp KS Playable rolls keyswitch oe e CO Standard single hits i e DO Playable release trigger rolls Handbells KS Handbells are sets of brass bells each tuned to a particular note of the Vel vol scale KS VAR Playable rolls keyswitch l VAR 2 e C2 Standard single hits e D2 Playable release trigger rolls Percussion Toys Assorted percussion instruments family commonly known as toys KS A 2 cowbell 1 E4 clave 1 B2 cowbell 2 F4 clave 2 C3 cowbell 3 F 4 ratchet C 3 gourd 1 G4 sleigh bells D3 gourd 2 G 4 marktree D 3 shaker 1 A4 triangle short sustain pedal E3 shaker 2 down for damped C4 tambourine
118. ng smoother legato lines by increasing note overlap due to sample release times being increased Most instruments load with this controller set to a moderate level by default Variability Controllers CC s 22 amp 23 CC 22 controls the intonation of the notes and is useful during repeated note phrases This control should be used in moderation CC 23 controls variations in timbre volume for the solo and ensemble patches and is useful in repeated note phrases to reduce the appearance of the machine gun effect Additional Programming Hidden Pitchbend Defeat Controller CC 19 This controller is used on all sustained string samples to aid the creation of portamento effect when going from detached non legato playing to legato playing This controller switches to a layer that does not respond to pitchbend data This gives the user the flexibility to draw pitchbend data between two notes but only having an effect on the second note of the pair when carefully placed cc 19 data has been added to the track This helps solve certain kinds of portamento problems Hidden Playable Trills Bow Noise Controller CC 16 This controller has two functions that are patch specific When used with the AG aggressive short bow patches this controller controls bow noise and can be used to add grit to the sound of the patch The Solo keyswitch strings use cc 16 to control an alternative switching system for trills on keyswitch notes G and
119. notes play then the basic configuration is complete and you are ready to use Garritan Personal Orchestra File Menu for Loading and Saving Presets in the Standalone Configuration presets for Personal Orchestra can be saved and loaded This NE ile Tools gives the user the ability to customize instruments to suit personal preferences toad Nm Save and save configurations for convenient future use The File Menu choices are Save as default e Load any saved configuration preset files in Aria format can be loaded by clicking on this choice and selecting the desired file e Save any configuration can be saved by clicking on this choice typing a name for the custom preset and saving to a desired location e Save as default any settings can be saved as part of the default to be loaded automatically each time the Aria Player is booted in standalone mode Tools Menu Standalone Mode ONLY Tools The Tools menu includes Render offline e Preferences as described in the basic setup information above e Render offline MIDI files can be rendered to audio offline using this feature To use the Render Offline feature 1 Click on the Load MIDI file button 2 Select the desired MIDI file 3 Click on the Name audio file button 4 Name the Audio File and specify its location WWwW americanmusical com GARRITA PN _ i Render Offline ere selection Load MIDI file Name audio
120. nsumer grade sound card and we recommend that you get a good quality sound interface beyond that which is built into your computer Older SoundBlaster sound cards which do not support multiple sample rates and gamer oriented or home system sound cards may be prob lematic It is not possible for us to test all built in or third party sound cards and some interfaces do have problems on some platforms so please see the specifications page on the Garritan website if you are considering buying a new sound card to run Garritan Personal Orchestra g buying Technical Info A low latency audio interface with ASIO 2 0 or WDM WaveRT Windows or Core Audio Mac drivers is required for Personal Orchestra to work as a standalone program These drivers are nor mally installed with the audio interface or the most recent versions can be acquired from the man ufacturers website Contact the manufacturer of your interface for more information The drivers should be set to a buffer size of 256 samples optimal or 512 more latency but less CPU load and 44100Hz Sampling Rate www americanmusical com GARRITA P l Please note When Garritan Personal Orchestra is running as a plug in it uses the audio driver selected by the host s setup If the host typically your sequencer or notation program is set up properly and works well then the Personal Orchestra plug in should pass through the same audio and MIDI setup For this informatio
121. nt patches are keyswitch instruments with the ex ception of the cymbals wind machine and the basic orchestral percussion combo patch The combo patch combines the commonly used orchestral percussion into one patch The programming in Personal Orchestras percussion is not as involved as that as of the sustained instruments due to the nature of these instruments Some of these controllers are universal across all percussion instruments while some pertain to select instruments or types of instruments Basic Programming Velocity Attack Volume All percussion instruments included in Garritan Personal Orchestra use velocity for attack and volume control www americanmusical com GARRITA PR i ER Length Controller CC 21 Sample Length This continuous controller allows the user to manually adjust sample release decay time This controller is not available for all percussion instruments Modulation Controller CC 1 Percussion Roll Volume for actual recorded rolls The modulation control for the percussion instruments that use it works in a similar manner as the sustained instruments There are four percussion instruments in Personal Orchestra that use the mod wheel for rolled crescendos decresendos when the proper note is played These are the cymbals snare drum and bass drum The wind machine also uses mod wheel control of volume The more mod wheel data applied to these instruments the louder the roll
122. nual before contacting support Next check the readme files if any which contain im portant information and all last minute changes that haven t been available when creating this guide Whenever you encounter problems you should also check if you have installed the latest updates The version number of your software is displayed in the Settings tab Updates are released regularly to fix known problems and to improve the software Selecting the Get Help button in the Settings tab will link di rectly to the Garritan Support site The front end will ask you for all information about your hardware and software environment to better assist you In your descrip tion you should include a description of the problem the steps you have taken to try to remedy the problem the specs of your computer and a description of your software and hardware If there is a severe technical issue crash empty UI please go the Report Technical Issue For Win dows the link is in the Start Menu and for Mac users you can find the ARIA Reporter in the Garritan folder The ARIA Reporter will create a log on your desktop Please attach the log to an e mail and send it to us That will help us identify the issue so we can get back to you If you can t find a solution to your problem by any of the above methods please email us at support garritan com Ihe best way to get the help you need is by giving us plenty of detailed information a
123. olls Vibraphone KS The Vibraphone has two rows of metal bars with electric resonators that Vel vol produce a distinctive vibrato or throbbing effect The sustain pedal acti Sus KS vates sustain but uses pedal mode 2 Length At TL Playable rolls keyswitch TS e Cl Standard single hits e D1 Playable release trigger rolls Vibraphone std The Vibraphone has two rows of metal bars with electric resonators that Vel vol pedal produce a distinctive vibrato or throbbing effect Uses Standard sustain Sus pedal Does not include KS playable rolls Length At TL TS Wind Machine A wind machine is an effects instrument that emulates the sound of MW vol wind Xylophone KS The Xylophone has two rows of graduated wooden bars mounted in a Vel vol frame that are played with beaters mallets SusDp Playable rolls keyswitch KS e C3 Standard single hits e D3 Playable release trigger rolls WWwW americanmusical com THE HARP INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description Chromatic Venus Harp with a mellow sound Vel vol SusDp Harp 1 Chromatic A lite version of the Chromatic Harp 1 instrument Vel vol SusDp Harp 1 Lite Chromatic Wurlitzer Harp with a clearer sound Vel vol SusDp Harp 2 Chromatic A lite version of the Chromatic Harp 2 instrument Vel vol SusDp Harp 2 Lite Glissando Maps Harp 1 samples to the white notes of the keyboard Simu MIDI maps are Harp 1 late harp glissandos in real
124. ommend that you initially save the png file to your desktop Final Step Activating Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Locate the license card image where you saved it on your hard drive Open the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 software application If you saved the png file to your desk top or a folder of your choosing simply click and hold on the file drag the file icon or Activation Key image directly onto the GPO ARIA Player application and release Drag and Drop the PNG file from the desktop onto the Garritan Personal Orchestra ARIA Player Drag and Drop PNG file from the Desktop onto the Garritan Personal Orchestra ARIA Application A REA PLWYE s 3 3 personal orche stra 4 pnQ fehe stra 4 pnq HAD sj www americanmusical com G RRITAN Alternative Drag and Drop the Activation Key As an alternative you can also drag the picture from the web page onto the ARIA Player itself and it will register in most cases Please note that not all browsers will allow drag and drop actions from within the program This is another reason it is best to save the png file to your desktop and drag and drop it from there Drag and Drop Card Image from the Registration Server onto the Garritan Personal Orchestra ARIA Application GARR i yt SOFTWARE R Fraseri Aegeveter amp Das nes t an AMUA Player oe dut regelen Oowntoeds B Updetes Activetion K GARRITAN An RNA ALL Product Activation Keycards
125. ommend the default International 440 Dresden opera 423 2 1815 French Law 435 1859 British Phil 439 1896 International 440 European 442 e Inst Poly Determines the amount of polyphony multiple notes Germany China 445 La Scala in Milan 451 18th Other choices are shown on the right sounding simultaneously each instrument can play A higher setting will allow for greater polyphony but also increase CPU usage The default is 32 Get More Sounds Button Clicking this button will bring you to a GET MORE SOUNDS Web page where you will be able to download more instruments and sounds Get Help Button Clicking this button will bring you to a Garritan Support web page where you will be able to obtain help Scala Import Button The import button provides a variety of other tunings that can be imported and used with Personal Or Bf Saar Se 11 equalscl chestra The scala file import feature enables the use of thousands Scala center 5 of other tunings if desired The following menu appears when the Import button is clicked Please select Scala file Look in Scales mi EJ E 01 equal scl f broadwood_best scl My Recent E carlos_alpha24 scl Documents E carlos_circular scl Fifth_comma_meantone scl E just intonation scl kellner_bach scl E kirnbergerIII scl E lehman bach scl E pythagorean scl E quarter_comma_meantone scl E rameau scl feo sixth_comma_meantone
126. on for students Many thanks to Steinway amp Sons And a special thank you to Wendy Carlos WWw americanmusical com ADDENDUM WWwW americanmusical com Appendix A Quick MIDI Controller Reference Guide for Personal Orchestra Description MIDI Expression Controls the volume timbre of expressive instruments Alternate controller for volume timbre of ex pressive instruments Turned off by default Turned off by default Alternate controller for volume timbre of ex pressive instruments Controls the interval of the trills when using the Solo String KS patches Hidden Trills Interval Controller KS solo strings Controls bow noise high frequency content and saturation Aggressive Con troller strings brass as well as bass drum Instruments Affected All Expressive sustained instruments Does not affect most percussion keyed harp short bow or pizzicato string instruments Mirrors cc 1 All Expressive sustained instruments Does not affect most percussion keyed harp short bow or pizzicato string instruments Volume controller CC 7 used for static volume changes in contrast to modulation control CC 1 which is used for dynamic volume timbre changes You must activate it in the ARIA player options panel Since all the instruments in Personal Orches tra are pre panned based on their place in the orchestra this is turned off by default If y
127. onal Orc hestra 4 exe Note If unzipping is unsuccessful with the Windows utility you may want to try Winzip or another free unzipping utility www americanmusical com GARRITAN 1 The Garritan Personal Orchestra Setup Wizard e Run WIN Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 exe from the location where you extracted the files For DVD versions of Personal Orchestra take the Installation disc out of the case place it into your DVD drive in the computer and close the drive tray You should see a Welcome Screen i5 Setup Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Welcome to the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Setup Wizard This will install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 0 on your computer lt is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Cancel e If the setup screen does not automatically appear Use Windows Explorer to open the in stallation DVD or for Download users WIN_Garritan_PersonalOrchestra_4 exe Then start the Sample Manager by double clicking Install Personal Orchestra setup exe e You will next see an Information screen letting you know if you have other versions of ARIA installed or other Garritan libraries Click Next fe Setup Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Information Please read the following information before continuing When you are ready to continue with Setup click Next Installation steps of
128. orded stereo information There are two controls visible on the Controls page of the interface for Stereo Stage 1 On Off button This activates disables Stereo Stage The button lights when activated This switch can be also be controlled using CC 103 2 Depth This sets the position of the instrument front to back on the stereo stage Small percent age numbers place instruments closer to the microphones larger percentages place instruments farther back on the stage 100 being near the back wall of the stage The Depth parameter can also be controlled with CC436 When Stereo Stage is activated the panning knobs in the mixer section of ARIA still control the left to right positioning Note As in real life instruments that are placed near the microphones will display greater separation from left to right than instruments that are positioned near the back wall of the stage Instrument Controls The control parameters available in this sec Var 2 CC23 tion will vary from instrument to instrument Some instruments may have few controls and igs some may have many depending on the pro VibSpd cct Moc yall gramming of each instrument These controls fe ee usually correspond to CC MIDI controller numbers and load with default settings www americanmusical com Effects Window The Effects tab brings up the control settings for Ambience reverb Ambience can be used with the send knob
129. ote slides are common This controller is used to create scoops or drops at the beginning or end of a note or passage Can be used with trombone to simulate slide movements during sustained notes Can be used along with cc 19 to solve difficult portamento situations WWw americanmusical com GARRITA bs i i Downloadable Sounds ere Get More Sounds Instantly and Easily It will soon be possible to download sounds quickly and easily to expand your palette of Simply go to the Settings tab in the ARIA Player and click on the Get More Sounds button You ll be taken to the Garritan Download shop when you will be able to download additional sounds or order complete libraries Please be sure to check the Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Jazz amp Big Band Concert amp Marching Band World Instruments and other new soundware products There will also be special upgrade pricing to Project Sam Brass Classic at the www project sam com website For information on all the Garritan libraries and upcoming new products visit our website at www garritan com More Products from Garritan Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano Jazz amp Big Band Concert amp Marching Band World Instruments upcoming Pipe Organs upcoming Orchestral Strings upcoming Reason Refills and Microsoft Songsmith Packs www americanmusical com R Free Interactive Orchestration
130. ou wish Personal Orchestra to respond to automated panning adjustments sent by your controller or sequencer you must turn this op tion on in the ARIA player options panel Mirrors cc 1 All Expressive sustained instruments Does not affect most percussion keyed harp short bow or pizzicato string instruments All Solo String KS patches This controller gives an alternate way of choosing the interval with an extended range beyond the key switches Values as they relate to trill intervals 0 32 half step 33 64 whole step 65 96 minor third 97 127 major third This controller also adjusts bow noise in the aggressive string patches as well as a more forceful sound to the aggressive brass and bass drum patches Can be used to add more force fulness and grit to these patches sound Vibrato Speed Controller solo woodwinds and brass Hidden Portamen to Aid pitchbend disabled layer Portamento Bass Drum Funda mental Shown BDFUND Attack Speed Shown ATTACK vibraphone only Variability 1 VAR 1 Frequency Fil tering Shown FILTLV organ Tremolo Level Shown TRMLEV vibraphone Used to control vibrato speed on affected solo woodwind and brass instruments Defeats pitchbend so that pitchbend data can be used effectively be tween abutted or over lapped sustain pedal up notes where standard portamento cc 20 will not function Adds portamento to notes
131. our se quencer by hand Pedal up CC64 0 64 is tongued pedal down CC64 65 127 for slurred legato Alternatively the Auto Legato feature can be used Portamento Controller CC 20 This controller is used to create portamento during legato passages based on note intervals and CC value The closer the notes the higher the portamento value used Inversely the larger the interval between notes the lower the portamento value used Notes further than an octave apart typically do not use portamento This controller can be used only in conjunction with legato playing when the sustain pedal controller is active Length Controller CC 21 This controller is used to shorten or lengthen the release decay of the samples This control ler can be used to improve emulation of double and triple tonguing in the woodwinds Most instruments load with this controller set to a moderate level by default Variability Controllers CC s 22 amp 23 CC 22 controls the random variability of intonation of the notes and is useful during re peated note phrases This control should be used in moderation CC 23 controls random variations in timbre for the solo and ensemble patches and is useful in repeated note phrases to reduce the appearance of the machine gun effect Additional Programming Hidden Vibrato Intensity Controller Aftertouch Many of the non vibrato solo woodwinds have a hidden vibrato intensity controller to allow the user to appl
132. polyphony and higher fidelity Most modern computers and audio interfaces can handle a buffer size of 512 samples without a sig nificant reduction in polyphony If the sound is breaking up or crackling when a note sounds first make sure that the audio connections and wiring are good then try a larger audio buffer size setting Please note that there is typically a trade off between higher buffer sizes polyphony and sound fidelity and lower buffer sizes faster response or lower latency Also note that the sound card buffer size settings determine latency rather than Garritan Aria Player itself www americanmusical com Once you have your Audio and MIDI set up and have loaded one of the instrument patches you can begin playing Personal Orchestra Press use your mouse to click on a key on the on screen piano keyboard on the Garritan ARIA Player interface If you can hear the selected instrument try playing a key on your MIDI keyboard If the MIDI and Audio configurations are correct you should hear the corresponding instrument If not check the MIDI connections and wiring and the MIDI out put channel of your MIDI keyboard Also check that the MIDI channel for the loaded instrument is specified correctly By clicking the number at the far right of each instrument slot in Aria you may choose any desired MIDI channel or OM for Omni in which case the instrument will respond to any and all MIDI channels If you are hearing the
133. pop A 4 triangle long sustain pedal C 4 tambourine shake down for damped Playable rolls keyswitch e C2 Standard single hits e D2 Playable release trigger rolls amp Marimba KS Snares KS Orchestral snare drum with amp without snares engaged including snare rolls e G 2 side drum hit played with the left hand A2 side drum hit played with the right hand A 2 side drum roll mod wheel B2 snare drum hit played with the left hand C3 snare drum hit played with the right hand C 3 snare drum roll mod wheel Playable rolls keyswitch e C2 Standard single hits e D2 Playable release trigger rolls www americanmusical com GARRITA THE PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS Description PERCUSSION Timpani KS Also known as the Kettledrums being shaped like huge copper kettles Vel vol and are easily noticeable onstage KS VAR e D1 thru G2 timpani hits played with the left hand 1 VAR 2 e D3 thru G4 timpani hits played with the right hand Playable rolls keyswitch playable with right hand hits only e CO Standard single hits DO Playable release trigger rolls Tubular Bells KS Tubular Bells are also known as Orchestral Chimes and consist of a series Vel vol of lightweight metal tubes of varying length that are hung vertically ina SusDp frame and struck with a mallet KS VAR Playable rolls keyswitch 1 VAR 2 e C2 Standard single hits e D2 Playable release trigger r
134. pty empty empty empty T empty FE empty empty empty empty empty empty empty i empty TE empty HEE empty on off EQUALIZER low mig T freq gain CONTROLS EFFECTS 4000 Hz 0 dB SETTINGS STEREO STAGE onjotf depht 20103 UO RETS WITCHES Ml il Ili il ii ae zo mm L L All virtual knobs in the Controls Window can be adjusted by holding down the left button of your mouse and moving it up or down rather than in a circle in the direction of the knob Release the button to set the level You can CTRL click Command Click on OSX a knob to put it back to its default position The numerical text below the knob will give a measurement reading Equalizer Controls The EQ section is a three band equalizer with each band having a separate gain knob 24dB to 24 dB The Low controls the filter s gain for the bottom of the spectrum the Mid for the midrange frequencies and the High controls the EQUALIZER top end of the frequency spectrum Ad ole i fe gwi mid high just by placing your cursor over the de freg ai sired knob left click hold and move the k a mouse forward or backward Release the Jr IODOHz 04 tae mouse button at the desired number WWwW americanmusical com GARRITAN Auto Legato Controls including auto trills Auto Legato is a convenient way to create smooth legato note transitions whenever note overlaps are present This feature automatically detects note Be
135. r of the actual instrument does Using both hands and feet to perform the different tasks simultaneously requires some coordination The key is to start simple and to realize that you do not have to do it perfectly the first time The best way to learn is to practice playing just the notes with one hand Learn the fingerings for the notes and apply the accents where appropriate Once you are acquainted with the notes and the accentuation scheme gradually add the other controllers For example play a melody with the right hand After a few practice runs try riding the Mod Wheel for expression too Then add the sustain pedal for legato phrasing Soon you ll develop coordination and by combining the different controls in real time youll have an unlimited amount of expressive capabilities Once you get the hang of it you can play almost anything that comes to your musical imagination Create ensembles of your choosing with individual instruments By using the real time performance controls to play each instrument with expressiveness the final result can be extraordinary WWwW americanmusical com In orchestral scores composers often write multiple parts for one type of instrument to achieve chords and harmony With the larger sections such as the strings there can be many players on a single part However each individual player will still have his or her unique style and phrasing With Garritan Personal Orchestra it is possible to si
136. r within your notation program or sequencer or to an external controller High quality speakers and amplifier or hig quality headphones Internet connection for download update s and online registration www americanmusical com The stated requirements represent minimum guidelines for the Standalone Garritan Aria Player If you are using the Garritan Personal Orchestra within a host music program then there may be other ad ditional resource requirements Please also observe the system requirements of your host application notation program and or sequencing program if applicable The demands of various other processing software including the sequencer audio and effects processors other plug ins and so on can affect functionality Regarding Sound Cards amp MIDI Interfaces The quality of the audio interface will have a significant effect on the quality of the sound you will hear from Garritan Personal Orchestra It will also have a substantial effect on performance both latency and polyphony Therefore a good sound card is one of the most important components in optimizing the sound and performance of Garritan Personal Orchestra In theory any audio or sound interface which the manufacturer supports for your operating system and computer and that has good drivers should work However you are unlikely to get the best sonic results from a sound card designed for computer games or system sounds Most computers come with a co
137. rench Horn Plr2 Mute French Horn Plr3 Mute French Horn Overlay f French Horn Overlay f AG French Horn ff Overlay SAM French Horn Plr 1 KS SAM French Horn Plr 2 KS THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd French Horn Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the 2nd French Horn Instrument Principal French Horn played with a Straight Mute Sordino Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the French Horn Muted Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the French Horn Muted Instrument Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the French Horn Muted Instrument A different Solo French Horn played forte and intended to be layered with other horns to create a fuller section sound The same as French Horn f Overlay but programmed for a more aggressive sound A different Solo French Horn played fortissimo and intended to be layered with other horns to create a brassier section sound Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the SAM French Horn Solo KS instrument e CO Open e DO Mutes Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensem
138. ret Without dynamics music lacks its depth of expression Dynamics and expression in Garritan Personal Orchestra are achieved through the Mod Wheel Normally this controller is mounted on the left side of the keyboard and is played with the left hand With Personal Orchestra the Mod Wheel simultaneously controls both Volume ppp to fff and Timbre brightness or tone for all non percussive instruments Especially with the brass instruments louder levels produce a brighter sound Get to Know Your Mod Wheel for expressive sustaining instruments like winds and most strings The Mod Wheel controls the dynamic ebb and flow of volume and timbre changes In the case of a sequencer make sure to record a nudge of the Mod Wheel at the beginning of every MIDI track so that GPO instruments will start with the correct volume upon playback Remember that in GPO the Mod Wheel is not a set and forget controller It is intended to be used as an expressive controller that is in nearly constant motion shaping the volume and timbre of a passage It is analogous to the air being blown through a wind instrument or a bow being drawn across the strings in a stringed instrument www americanmusical com You will discover that using the Mod Wheel Control adds a new dimension of feeling and expres sion to your performances making them all the more believable Try experimenting with the Mod Wheel to develop control over the dynamics As you play a melody a
139. revent the machine gun effect For all Organ patches this is used to control the center frequency of the filter Used along with CC 22 For vibraphone this controller is used to con trol the tremolo speed To be used with CC 22 to control tremolo levels and speed Controls legato mode on all sustained string brass and woodwind instruments Will also control damping on those percussion instru ments that use this function and has standard sustain pedal behavior on instruments like the piano celesta some vibraphone choices harp sichord and glass armonica Note Legato mode can also be accomplished by using the Auto legato feature Used to control vibrato intensity with certain solo woodwinds and brass instruments even ones like French horn and clarinet which do not normally use vibrato in standard practice Note Only affects Non Vibrato NV patches This controller does not affect instruments actually recorded with vibrato Some control ler keyboards e g M Audio allow the user to assign cc 131 to the function of aftertouch The keyboard will output Aftertouch data when a slider assigned to cc 131 is moved Controls the initial attack strength of all Ex pressive mod wheel controlled instruments in Personal Orchestra Note For all Percus sive keyed percussion or non sustained patches this controls volume timbre This controller is useful for instruments like strings and trombone where n
140. rn 1 Plr1 Plr2 or Plr3 with French horn 1 solo The same applies to all Plr instruments listed below www americanmusical com GARRITA PN hf f THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description TRUMPETS Trumpet 1 Solo Principal Solo C Trumpet SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib Trumpet 1 Solo A keyswitch version of the Trumpet 1 Solo instrument SusLeg MW Vel KS Port VAR 1 VAR e C2 Open gt VA D2 Mutes 2 KS Length Vib The same as Trumpet 1 Solo but programmed for a more ag SusLeg MW Vel gressive sound Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib AG Trumpet 1 Plr1 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Trumpet Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length Trumpet 1 Plrl A keyswitch version of Trumpet 1 Plr1 SusLeg MW Vel KS C Open nee a ria e D2 Mutes ona Gains Trumpet 1 Plr2 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Trumpet Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length Trumpet 1 Plr2 A keyswitch version of Trumpet 1 Plr2 SusLeg MW Vel KS e C2 Open ae ae es e 2 Mutes o a Trumpet 1 Plr3 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Trumpet Instrument Trumpet 1 Solo AG SusLeg MW Vel SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length
141. roller CC 17 This controller when used in conjunction with the vibrato intensity controller will vary the vibrato speed of those instruments that normally contain no vibrato As before this would not affect instruments that have natural vibrato and will apply only to non vibrato patches To be used along with the Vibrato Intensity Controller Aftertouch Hidden Pitchbend Defeat Controller CC 19 This controller is used on the solo trombone samples to aid the creation of portamento when go ing from detached non legato playing to legato playing This controller switches to a layer that does not respond to pitchbend data This gives the user the flexibility to draw pitchbend data be tween two notes but only having an effect on the second note of the pair when carefully placed cc 19 data has been added to the track This helps solve certain kinds of portamento problems Saturation Controller CC 16 This controller is used in conjunction with the aggressive brass patches denoted AG to add more forcefulness and grit to the sound of these patches Pitch Bend This controller can be effectively used with the solo trombone patches to create scoops or drops at the beginning of notes or passages Can be used in conjunction with the other por tamento controllers CC 20 amp 19 Keyswitch Assignments for the Brass Keyswitch patches Keyswitches in the brass give the user the ability to switch between open and muted ver
142. s to apply flexible room reverb to the sound of the Personal Orchestra Instruments GARRITAN AR A PEET Steinway Piano empty 1 empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty empty gt empty MIXER AMBIENCE N amp ios DIFFUSION PREDELAY 510 SIZ ED Ballroom 1 EFFECTS i SETTINGS QUALITY VARIATION LEVEL a 0 a The acoustic environment is integral to the overall sound of an orchestra How the instruments blend and project to the listener can be vital to the musical performance itself Natural reverberation or am bience is very noticeable in live orchestral performances From the early cathedrals which were once a focal point for musical performance the sound of reverberation seems to impart a sense of awe and wonder Today s orchestras are often heard in a concert hall which also can elicit the same emotional response as it wraps and captivates the listener in sound Concert halls have their own unique ambi ent sound and no two concert halls sound exactly the same Many of the greatest halls such as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Symphony Hall in Boston or the Great Music Hall in Vienna were built more than 100 years ago before the advent of modern acoustic science yet hearing an orchestra in those spaces is breathtaking Reverberation describes the phenomenon that occurs whenever a sound is made in an ambient space Whenever a sound is produced in an enclosed spac
143. s is the place You can also communicate privately with other mu sicians respond to polls participate in real time chats read how to tutorials and receive support and help from others There is a wealth of information among the tens of thousands of posts in the forum and a convenient search feature to find what you are looking for The Garritan forum can be accessed at http www garritan com forum html You dont have to register to browse posts but before you can post you will have to sign up Registra tion is fast simple and absolutely free so please join our community today In addition to the official Garritan Forum there are other independent Garritan Communities where you can find valuable information and interact with other users I urge you to contribute and be a part of the Garritan Community where you will find an indispensable resource for musicians VISIT THE GPO FORUM wrw parritan com forum html Acknowledgments Producing the Garritan Personal Orchestra would not have been possible without the combined help talent and support of many extraordinary people I am grateful to those who have contributed and would like to thank them all I especially wish to thank Tom Hopkins for transforming these samples into a masterpiece This library would not have been possible without Tom s programming magic Again Tom has done miracles I am extremely grateful to the musicians from the US Canada the UK
144. sable to avoid using CC 64 and just overlap the notes to best effect It all depends on the type of transition the user desires Experimentation is the key Most users will probably find themselves using a combination of the two types of legato the choice dictated by the requirements of the track and the specific instruments being used in the composition In the case of single line parts the user may wish to begin by using the convenient Auto Legato and only changing the approach to CC 64 if Auto Legato is insufficient for the desired results If poly phonic parts are needed then CC 64 is the correct choice One more thing to keep in mind The MIDI controller CC 102 switches Auto Legato on and off O off 127 on This lets you place data in your tracks to activate Auto Legato conveniently for single lines and turn it off for manual control during polyphonic or special case situations www americanmusical com 4 Keyswitching Changing Articulations and Techniques In Real Time a Keyswitching is a feature that allows you to change articulations quickly while playing With a simple touch of a key located on the keyboard below normal range of the instruments you can move be tween different playing styles of an instrument without having to load multiple patches in multiple slots in the ARIA player Many instruments in Garritan Personal Orchestra have Keyswitch patches denoted KS next to their name When you press a key
145. sen folder during installation of the library to the appropriate VS T compatible host application s VST folder Please refer to your particular application s user s guide and the Garritan support site for more information Regarding 64 bit hosts Some hosts have one common VST folder for both x64 and 32 bit plug ins please only use the version of the plug in that is native to your host e g x64 bit version of Sonar use the ARIA Player VST_x64 dll Mac OSX has standard folders for both VST and AudioUnits plug ins and do not require this extra step An additional copy of the VST plug in is available within the main Garritan ARIA Player appli cations folder in the VST subfolder Please don t use this folder as your main vstplugins folder www americanmusical com Please note that a saved sequence in one music application may not be useable in other music applications as each application generally has its own proprietary format VST Expression Support Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 supports VST Expression a new system that dramatically simplifies handling of articulations and expressions with sample libraries within Steinberg s Cubase The new technology makes recording and editing articulation commands much easier with all articulation data displayed separately in both track inspector and editor windows More information about VST Expression can be found at the Steinberg website Using Garritan Personal Orchestra w
146. similar fashion woodwinds pro duce their sound differently from one another As a result the bassoon has a very different tone than a flute and neither resembles the sound ofa clarinet THE WOODWIND FAMILY The woodwind instruments in Garritan Personal Orchestra Pictured left to right Piccolo Concert Flute Alto Flute Bass Flute Oboe English Horn Eb Clarinet Bb Clarinet Bass Clarinet Contrabass Clarinet Bassoon Contrabassoon WWwW americanmusical com PITCH RANGES WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS The chart below shows some of the typical ranges of the individual woodwind instruments as they cor respond to a piano keyboard These ranges are not absolute and virtuoso players can often play beyond the typical upper range of the instrument Middle C Piccolo Flute Alfa Flufe Bass Flute Oboe English Horn Eb Clarinet Bb Clarinet Bass Clarinet Contrabass Clarinet Bassoon Conrabassoon Playing Personal Orchestra Woodwind Instruments The wind instruments samples in Garritan Personal Orchestra are expressive and beautiful Whether you choose to use them in a solo context in small intimate ensembles or in vast orchestral pieces they are built to suit your every need quickly and painlessly Included in the library are solo and en semble versions of all the major instruments in the wind instrument family with some surprises that you would expect from larger more expensive libr
147. sions of the instruments These keyswitches are as follows C 8ve Open D 8ve Muted 8ve represents the octave always below the range of the instrument Note The keyswitch assignments will vary depending on instrument The Overlays The brass instruments have Overlay instruments sampled at the for fflevel that can be layered with the solo and ensemble instruments to achieve a fuller more massive section sound The trumpets trombones and tubas each have one Overlay instrument and the French horns have two In general the Overlay instruments can be used to e Add body and resonance to the sound of a brass section This can affect the apparent size of the section making it sound larger e Increase the contrast in timbre from soft to loud The contrast increases as you add more Overlay The soft end of the spectrum becomes mellower the loud end becomes brighter and brassier e Give the impression of a larger section size while using fewer resources consuming fewer instrument slots within a Personal Orchestra instance e Give greater control over strong articulations The French horns have two Overlay instru ments fand ff because the horns often require a large range of timbre variation in typical orchestral writing The combination of Solo and Player Plr instruments with either or both Overlays can create a large variety of characteristics More information about the brass instruments
148. ssing plug ins It is important to make sure that you refer to the instructions in your music software application s manual regarding the loading and operation of plug in instruments Typically when using VSTs the dll files dynamic link libraries associated with software instruments will all be kept in one VST folder which the host application uses to locate all available instruments more information below Although it is not within the scope of this manual to delve into how plug ins work for the various music applications there will be tutorials on how to use the Garritan Personal Orchestra with the various music software programs Please refer to the Support WIKI pages on the Garritan website at www gatritan info Saving Personal Orchestra Parameters in a Music Program or Sequencer While using Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 with a host music application when you save a se quence or project with the host program all of Garritan Personal Orchestras parameters will be au tomatically saved as well You need do nothing in the ARIA Player interface for this to happen When you re load your host music project the Garritan Personal Orchestra settings will revert to the state in which they were when you saved your project file Important Technical Notes Windows VST applications only To use Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 with more than one VST application you need to manually copy the ARIA Player VST_x86 dll installed into the cho
149. t VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello 1 Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello 1 Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal SusLeg MW Vel Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello 2 Solo Montagnana Solo Cello Assistant Principal Combines SusLeg MW Vel characteristics of both long and short bows Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length WWw americanmusical com THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS Description SOLO CELLO CO Sustain Port VAR 1 VAR C 0 Sustain mute 2 KS Alt Length DO Automatically alternating up and downbows D 0 Upbows E0 Downbows FO Pizzicato F 0 Playable tremolo mute GO Playable tremolo G 0 Playable muted trills extended intervals select able w cc16 AO Playable trills extended intervals selectable with ccl6 A 0 Playable whole step muted trills BO Playable whole step trills Gallo Piri Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Assistant SusLeg MW Vel Principal Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello 2 Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Assistant SusLeg MW Vel Principal Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Calo ES 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Assistant SusLeg MW Vel Principal Cello Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Cello 3 Solo Gofriller Solo Cello Associate Principal Combines char SusLeg MW Vel acteristics of both long and short bows Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Lengt
150. table lists the computer and hardware requirements for using the Garritan Personal Orchestra You can use the Garritan Personal Orchestra on most any modern personal computer that meets the specifications listed below The specifications provide the minimum standards For optimal functioning it is recommended you have a powerful enough computer with a fast CPU processor a fast hard drive and a large amount of RAM The ARIA audio engine is designed to make use of the processing power of your computers CPU The powerful and complex algorithms of the ARIA Player work best on modern CPUs We think that s a small price to pay for the results you will get Please also observe the systems requirements of your host application notation program and or sequencing program if applicable Please see the Garritan forum or website if you are looking for recommenda tions or for more information Computer System Requirementsts Windows Microsoft Windows XP PC SP2 or SP3 recommended Microsoft Windows Vista 32 Microsoft Windows Vista G4 WinXP WinVista Mac OS X 10 4 minimum universal binary minimum Mac 2 8 Ghz CPU Pentium 4 or better 2 0 Ghz Core 2 Duo or better recommended 1 GB Minimum 2 GB RAM recommended to play the entire orchestra There is a direct correlation between the number of instruments that can be loaded and the amount of available RAM 3 5 GB of free hard drive space Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM pre
151. tes are now smoothly connected In the case of brass and woodwind instruments notes are tongued when you have your foot off the Sustain pedal Slurs between notes occur when you hold down the pedal For section strings d tach notes are activated when the sustain pedal is up and legato notes are triggered when the pedal is down You can also depress the sustain pedal to emulate same string note changes which are used in rapid scale passages Some instruments such as the harp and triangle use the sustain pedal to switch be tween the standard full decay of notes and damped notes For instruments actually possessing sustain pedals pianos it functions as you would expect Note Strings brass and woodwinds can also be used with the Auto Legato feature as an alternative to using the sustain pedal This feature automatically detects note overlaps and applies changes to the attack and decay characteristics of the note transitions Auto legato is located in the Control tab on the ARIA Player WWw americanmusical com GARRITAN T Choosing Between Auto Legato and Sustain Pedal Legato CC 64 Since Garritan Personal Orchestra gives two choices for legato creation the question arises Which should I use The answer is It depends Here are the main differences so that you can make an informed choice Auto Legato is the most convenient method to use and can give good results when it is applied to take advantage of its intended des
152. th SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length AG SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib WWwW americanmusical com THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS Description Contratuba Solo Tuba 2 Solo Tuba 2 Solo AG Tuba Overlay A different Solo Tuba played forte and intended to be layered or played solo for a fuller sound Tuba Overlay AG Principal Contratuba Plays lower than a conventional tuba Specially made by Melton 2nd Solo Bass Tuba with a different tone The same as Tuba 2 Solo but programmed for a more aggressive sound The same as Tuba Overlay but programmed for a more aggres sive sound Keyswitched SAM solo tuba e C 1 Open e D 1 Mutes SAM Tuba Solo KS SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib AG SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length AG SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib Basic Orchestral Percussion Bass Drum Crotales KS Cymbals includes Gong amp Tam Ta
153. the Trombone Solo but programmed for a more SusLeg MW Vel AG ageressive sound Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib AG Trombone Plrl Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st SusLeg MW Vel player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Trombone Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length Trombone Plrl A keyswitch version of Trombone Plr1 SusLeg MW Vel KS e Cl Open Port VAR 1 VAR e D1 Mutes 2 KS Length Trombone Plr2 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd SusLeg MW Vel player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Trombone Port VAR 1 VAR Instrument 2 Length A keyswitch version of Trombone Plr2 SusLeg MW Vel gt Cla Open Port VAR 1 VAR Dl Mutes 2 KS Length Trombone Plr3 Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd Trombone Plr2 KS SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Trombone Instrument Trombone Plr3 A keyswitch version of Trombone Plr3 SusLeg MW Vel KS Port VAR 1 VAR e Cl Open 2 KS Length e DI Mutes Trombone Solo Principal Tenor Trombone played with a Straight Mute Sor SusLeg MW Vel Mute dino Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length TROMBONES Trombone Mute Plr1 Trombone Mute Plr2 Trombone Mute Plr3 Trombone Overlay Trombone Over lay AG SAM Trombone Plr 1 KS SAM Trombone Plr 2 KS SAM Trombone Plr 3 KS SAM Tbone Section KS S
154. this are instruments that normally do not play rolls These keyswitch patch es are activated as follows C x standard single hits as before D x playable release trigger rolls In addition to this the timpani patch in Personal Orchestra has left and right hand samples that allow the user to play in rolls The left and right hand samples are the same pitches but an octave apart More information about the percussion instruments in Personal Orchestra including specific tutori als can be found at www garritan com The harp is an ancient instrument that dates back to antiquity Many keyboard instruments evolved from the harp The harp consists of a series of strings stretched over a triangular frame The harp is played by plucking the strings with the fingertips The concert harp has seven pedals each one representing a note of the scale The pedals adjust the length of the strings with all its octaves either a semitone up or down The harp can have a range of up to seven octaves Harps are known for rapid arpeggiated runs and glissandi which create distinctive color The two harps that are included in the Garritan Personal Orchestra collection are a Venus Grand Concert harp and a Wurlitzer Concert harp circa 1920s Various keyboard instruments are often included in orchestras Keyboards have a standard chromatic key arrangement of black and white keys playing notes a semitone apart Keyboards have been with us for ov
155. time by running your finger up and used to emulate the down the white notes pedals Glissando Maps Harp 2 samples to the white notes of the keyboard Same MIDI maps are Harp as above but uses the Wurlitzer harp samples used to emulate the pedals Harp 1 KS A keyswitch instrument containing all the Harp 1 instruments Vel vol SusDp e C 1 Chromatic Harp e D 1 Glissando Harp e E 1 Harp Harmonics Harp 2 KS A keyswitch instrument containing all the Harp 2 instruments Vel vol SusDp e C 1 Chromatic Harp e D 1 Glissando Harp e E 1 Harp Harmonics Harp Venus Harp playing harmonics SusDp Harmonics 1 Harp Wurlitzer Harp playing harmonics SusDp Harmonics 2 THE KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description Celesta The celesta is a keyboard percussion instrument which produces Vel vol SusDp very soft crystalline bell like tones Made by Mustel Sus sus Emulation of a glass armonica Vel vol Harpsichord KS The harpsichord is a double manual French harpsichord made Keyswitch by Hubbard The stops are selected by keyswitches as follows Vel vol Sus sus e C0 8 Stop Brighter Sound e DO 8 amp 4 Stop Mellow Sound e EO Buff Stop Muted Sound Steinway Concert Grand Piano Chromatic with 2 dynamics Vel vol Sus sus Steinway Piano Steinway Concert Grand Piano 2 dynamics fewer samples Vel vol Sus sus Lite Steinway Piano The Keyboard is mapped so two keyboards do not
156. to a solo part with natural variations in entrance timing speed variations and intensity e Hidden Aftertouch aka Channel Pressure Vibrato Intensity Many keyboards send Af tertouch data when finger pressure on a key is varied while the key is held Aftertouch data is used to adjust the vibrato intensity of an NonVib instrument This controller data can also be drawn into MIDI tracks manually e Vibrato Speed Controller CC 17 This controller when used in conjunction with After touch will vary the vibrato speed CC 17 can be assigned to an available slider or knob on a hardware keyboard to give real time control This controller data can also be drawn into MIDI tracks manually It is important to be aware that the vibrato features do not apply to any instruments with naturally recorded vibrato in the samples such as stringed instruments Instruments that have vibrato control will display a knob labeled VibSpd CC17 in the Instrument Controls on the Controls tab of the interface Note M Audio and some other keyboards often use CC 131 as a substitute for Aftertouch when the keyboard model doesn t have Aftertouch sensitivity built in A programmable slider on the keyboard can be as signed to CC 131 and the keyboard will output Aftertouch data Hidden Pitchbend Defeat Controller CC 19 This controller is used on sustained string samples and the trombone to aid the creation of portamento effects when going
157. tras comprised more than 100 full time professional musicians Today most of the world s major cities have their own symphony orchestra which has become a symbol of cultural pride The finest orchestras tour foreign countries and serve as musical ambassadors for their respec tive countries Contemporary composers write orchestral music for television film and interactive media as well as the concert hall There are four main families of musical instrument in the modern orchestra the strings the wood winds the brass and the percussion Instruments within each family share common attributes and produce their sounds in a similar fashion The strings are played with a bow or are plucked the brass and woodwinds are blown and the percussion instruments are struck The strings consist of four instruments violin viola cello and double bass and are grouped into sections bearing the names of the instruments The stringed instruments look very similar but differ in size and tone Violins have the highest voices and the brightest tone basses have the lowest voices and darkest tones and the cellos and violas fall in between The stringed instruments all have four strings and produce sound the same way by drawing a bow across the strings or by plucking with the fingers THE STRING FAMILY The four individual strings of each stringed instru ment are each tuned as follows Cello Double Bass V
158. ts and icons installed Setup will then be ready to begin installing the Garritan ARIA Player Click Install After completion you will see a screen Completing the ARIA Player Setup Wizard Click Finish to exit the ARIA Player Setup and continue installation 4 The Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Sound Library Installer e After completing the ARIA Player Installer you will be automatically prompted to install the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Library sound files This installs all the SFZ files banks and the actual instrument sample files 15 Setup Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Welcome to the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Setup Wizard This will install Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 0 on your computer Ibis recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Nest to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Cancel Follow the prompts in the Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 Setup Wizard the Next button for the License Agreement Next for the desired folder destination location and Next for selec tion of Standard and or Notation options and the instruments you want to install Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Nest when you are ready to continue Standard and Notation er O Standard 00 Notation Gartan Personal Orchestra 4 2033 6 MB E
159. ttempt a gradual crescendo or decrescendo instead of going suddenly from soft to loud or loud to soft crave Ae i i gl od vh nod Ale s ce Trove brighter As shown above the Modulation Wheel allows you to simulate a surging crescendo diminuendo Exercise Play a melody with your right hand only and notice how there is little variation at all It doesn t sing as it should Now imagine how you would sing the tune Where is the peak of the phrase Where would you make a crescendo and a diminuendo Now as you play the melody attempt those crescendos or decre scendos with the Mod Wheel Listen to the effect as you make gradual changes adjusting the dynamics to suit your musical sensibilities IMPORTANT Even though instruments in ARIA load with a default value it is best to always record Mod Wheel data at the beginning of every MIDI sequence track in order to start with the correct initial volume Note In addition to the Mod Wheel CC 1 GPO will also respond to breath control CC 2 and MIDI expression CC 11 to control the function of expressive volume timbre Be careful to use only one at a time or the data between these controllers will cause interference It is not necessary for the user to take any steps to activate these extra controllers They are always active In typical General MIDI soundsets the Mod Wheel is used for its typical function to add modulation or vibrato to the sound 2 Note V
160. uments players often master a variety of instruments THE PERCUSSION FAMILY The pitched percussion instruments in Personal Orchestra Pictured left to right Timpani Tubular Bells Glockenspiel Xylophone Vibraphone Grand Concert Marimba Some of the unpitched percussion in Personal Orchestra Pictured left to right Bass Drum Gong Toms Mark Tree Snare Drum Triangle Orchestral Cymbals Handbells Maracas Tambourine Castanets www americanmusical com PITCH RANGES PITCHED PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS Percussion instruments are divided into two groups pitched and unpitched Unpitched instruments have an indefinite tone like a hand clap or thud such as the bass drum snare drum maracas cymbals or gong to name but a few Pitched instruments such as the xylophone timpani marimba tubular bells and others play specific pitches The chart below shows the ranges of the individual pitched percussion instruments as they correspond to a piano keyboard Unlike the other instruments of the orchestra these ranges are absolute and players cannot usually play beyond the range of the instrument Middle C m G ockenspiel en mm X yho mss ct Vibraphone Tutte eee Ubular Bells Crotales Grand Marimba me Pan Playing Personal Orchestra Percussion Instruments Garritan Personal Orchestra has a varied collection of percussion instruments at your disposal Al most all of Personal Orchestra s percussion instrume
161. uted Trumpet Instru ment Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Muted Trumpet Instru ment Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Muted Trumpet Instru ment A different Solo Trumpet played forte and intended to be lay ered with other trumpets to create a fuller section sound The same as Trumpet Overlay but programmed for a more ag gressive sound Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 1st player in an ensemble derived from the SAM Trumpet Solo KS instrument e C2 Open e D2 Mutes Associate Ensemble Instrument for building ensembles 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the SAM Trumpet Solo KS instrument e C2 Open e D2 Mutes SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR Des Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR pa Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR PA Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length AG SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Length Vib ARIA name TRUMPETS SAM Trumpet Plr 3 KS SAM Trumpet Section KS SAM Trumpet Solo KS SAM Picc
162. will need to choose a user name and password and enter your email address er JAR ET LAM W I JE ma ai SOFTWARE REGISTRATION og Account creation GARRITAN You will then have an opportunity to enter your Profile Details Once you do this you can amend your details at any time Privacy Policy All personal information will be kept strictly confidential Your information will not be shared with or divulged to any third parties for any purpose Product Registration Enter Your Serial Number You will be asked to enter your serial number in order to register your product GARRITAN 7 SOFTWARE REGISTRATLON se ss Frode Reg tretion te Doss Opn OER Product Registration GARRI TAN Easy activation steps Eyes m aE ee een Laer eil Easy Activation ke ENE ORE here for more mfommeom om hor fo ectnate your prut Where to Find Your Serial Number Online Purchases and Updates If you purchased a product or update online your serial number will be mailed to you immediately after purchase www americanmusical com F rr P i UTAN PERSONAL ongin mn ie gt i Wi Ta Thank you for shopping at http www garritan biz Please save this email for further reference it contains the serial numbers of the products you have just bought Personal Orchestra 4 40000 11111 22222 33333 44444 Note If you have not received your serial number via email
163. with small room sizes e SIZE This controls the size of the room Note that long reverb time and small room sizes do not mix well For natural sounds a large room size such as a concert hall should be accompa nied by a long reverb time and vice verse e PREDELAY This controls the amount of time between the direct sound and the first of the reverb reflections It is pre delay that defines our perception of the size of the room e WIDTH This controls the stereo spread from mono 0 all the way to a wide stereo 100 It is recommended this be set close to 100 e QUALITY This knob allows you to trade off reverb quality for CPU usage High quality equates to high CPU usage You can make fun effects if you set it very low try it If there is too much CPU demand on your machine try turning down the quality e VARIATION This control creates a new variant of the same room e LEVEL This controls the amount of the processed reverberant sound WWwW americanmusical com Tip Try using different Ambience levels for different instrument groups try assigning one level to the strings and a different level for the brass Often instruments toward the back of the stage such as brass and per cussion may need more reverberation than say the strings or woodwinds Use the effects Send in the Mixer window to control the levels Be judicious and try to avoid drowning the orchestra in too much reverb or mudd
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165. y the level of vibrato to the instrument The intensity controller controls the level of vibrato This controller does not apply to the instruments that contain natural vibrato and only applies to instruments that have a non vibrato choice shown NV This controller has also been added to some instruments that do not normally have vibrato the clarinet or www americanmusical com French horn To be used along with the Vibrato Speed controller CC 17 This controller can be drawn in by hand or can be activated with a keyboard that has Aftertouch sensitivity Vibrato Speed Controller CC 17 This controller when used in conjunction with the vibrato intensity controller will vary the vibrato speed of those instruments that normally contain no vibrato As before this would not affect instruments that have natural vibrato and will apply only to non vibrato patches shown NV To be used along with the Vibrato Intensity Controller aftertouch Keyswitch Assignments for the Woodwinds Keyswitch patches There are only two keyswitch patches in the woodwind library the flute and piccolo flute This allows the user to switch between the natural vibrato and non vibrato choices of these instru ments on the fly These keyswitches are as follows C sve Vibrato D 8ve Non vibrato E 8ve Flutter sve represents the octave always below the range of the instrument Note The keyswitch assignments will vary depending on instrument
166. yed together without phasing problems avoid mixing Solo and Plr patches of the same instrument however Personal Orchestras large string section patches can often be convenient to use rather than building a large string section of your own Nevertheless multiple solo Plr string instruments will also allow you to create string sections of vari OUS SIZES Example If you want a Horn section load in the first second and third ensemble player Plr horns to get your section A second set of Plr horns will provide the fourth fifth and sixth players The overlays can also be used to make the section sound even bigger with greater control over brightness at loud levels Thus you can create your section playing in unison playing separate parts or playing divisi with unique expression and phrasing from each loaded instrument When you start building sections from separate instruments with all the instruments playing indi vidually it will sound incredibly realistic To learn more see the Ensemble Building tutorials on the Garritan website at www garritan com An Overview of the Orchestra The orchestra as we know it today took centuries to evolve Since the first cavemen learned how to produce sound musicians have organized themselves into groups An orchestra is a group of instrumentalists who play music together The term is commonly used to describe a large ensemble composed of strings woodwinds brass and percussion The wor
167. ying the sound with delay trails Remember in some smaller spaces instruments can be fairly intimate Ambient effects should blend as part of the sound without being perceived as something that was added Careful and proper use of panning and equalization will also help to keep the various sections from interfering with one another The effort to make your virtual performance spaces sound just right will prove invaluable Note It is important to bypass the on board reverb of the ARIA Player when using Reverb or Convolution in your sequencer or host program Otherwise you will have two simultaneous reverbs and it will sound very muddy TS I TT LTT Text Gal sees 33 me WWwW americanmusical com Settings Window The Settings tab brings up additional information about the ARIA Player This screen displays the version of the software and its copyright information as well as information about how the ARIA sample engine is performing The information in the two left hand columns indicates the software s current CPU and RAM usage disc efficiency and current MIDI events and settings You may adjust some of the settings in this window by clicking on the box to reveal a drop down menu Ersembie 7 7 GARRITAN ARMA PURVER Steinway Piano empty empty 7 empty empty oo empty 0 empty empty a ERE empty empty i empty mar empty E FE empty T empty i empty SampleRate 44100 Pre Caching 32 Kb ARIA Player 1 04 BS
168. yswitch version of the Violin Gagliano Solo instrument F 1 Playable tremolo mute G1 Playable tremolo G 1 Playable muted trills extended in tervals can be chosen with cc16 A1 Playable trills extended intervals can be chosen with cc16 A 1 Playable whole step muted trills B1 Playable whole step trills Violin 1 Plr1 Ist player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Violin Violin 1 Plr2 2nd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Violin Violin 1 Plr3 3rd player in an ensemble derived from the Principal Violin Violin 1 Pizz Solo velocities Solo Gagliano Violin played pizzicato Velocity controls volume level and timbre changes brighter at higher Violin 2 Solo Stradivari Solo Violin Concertmaster Combines charac teristics of both long and short bows SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 KS Alt Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length Vel vol VAR 1 VAR 2 Length SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR 2 Length THE SOLO STRINGS INSTRUMENTS ARIA name Description SOLO VIOLIN Violin 2 Solo KS A keyswitch version of the Violin 2 Solo instrument SusLeg MW Vel Port VAR 1 VAR C1 Sustain ee i C 1 Sustain mute K9 cut Lengt D1 Automatically alternating up and downbows D 1 Upbows El

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