User Manual
14 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
Regarding Speakers, Amplication, and Headphones
Ampliers and speakers or headphones are needed to listen to the audio output that Garritan
World Instruments produces through the computer’s audio or sound card(s).
e quality of the audio ampliers and speakers is extremely important; there is little point in ex-
pending a great deal on a high-end computer system and audio interface but using inferior personal
computer speakers.
Regarding 64-bit Computing
Garritan World Instruments with the ARIA Player is 64-bit compatible and takes full advantage of
the new 64-bit operating systems, processors, and hardware that are now available. e Garritan
ARIA Player is also fully 32-bit compatible. At the time of this writing, 64-bit computing is gaining
popularity, but 64-bit hosts, audio, and MIDI drivers have not fully penetrated the entire market. To
be true 64-bit the entire audio path must be 64-bit, including sampler, host, operating system, audio,
and MIDI hardware. As hosts, operating systems, and hardware become 64-bit enabled, Garritan
World Instruments will work with those 64-bit platforms. Please also consult the Garritan website
for further information and updated recommendations.
Updating to Latest Version
Be sure to check the Garritan website 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.