User Manual
24 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
Using the ARIA Player
Once installed and activated, you can load Garritan World Instruments into the ARIA Player. ere
are several ways to use Garritan World Instruments with the ARIA Player: you can play it “live” as a
standalone application, as a plug-in within a sequencer, or with a supported notation program.
Using ARIA as a Standalone
If you have installed the standalone version of the ARIA Player, you can nd it in your Applications
folder or Program menu. ARIA will attempt to determine the best audio playback conguration to
use on your machine. You can access ARIA’s playback system from the Tools > Preferences menu.
To use a MIDI keyboard with Garritan World Instruments, make sure to have the device drivers in-
stalled and the unit turned on before starting the ARIA Player Standalone. Your MIDI control device
should appear in the MIDI Input Devices menu of the Preferences dialog.
e Ensemble Manager allows you to use precongured or user-created templates, such as a regional
percussion ensemble or a large ethnic instrumental group. Using existing templates or creating your
own can save a lot of setup time. You can also load instruments yourself and use the File>Save com-
mand. e File>Save As Default command will automatically load all settings and instruments that
are currently present each time you start the program.
e Standalone program also features a MIDI and audio recording system located on the bottom of
the screen. With these controls you can load existing MIDI les for the ARIA Player to play back as
well as record yourself playing live.
Using ARIA as a VST, AU, or RTAS Plug-in
Depending on your system and the options you selected at installation, you may have one or more
of these plug-in formats available.
Conguring VST
At installation you will be prompted for the vstplugins folder directory. e installer will at-
tempt to locate an existing vstplugins folder, or you can specify your own. You can always