User Manual
4 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
Table of Contents
Welcome to the Garritan World Instruments 6
Garritan World Instruments At a Glance 7
End User License Agreement 8
What the World Instruments Package Includes 9
How to Use is Manual 9
Further Documentation 10
Specications & Computer System Requirements 11
Regarding Soundcards & Speakers 13
INSTALLATION & ACTIVATION 15
Quick Reference Installation 16
Quick Reference Activation 18
ARIA PLAYER BASICS 21
Getting Around the ARIA Player Interface 22
Using ARIA Player as a Standalone 24
Using ARIA as a VST, AU, or RTAS Plug-in 24
Notation Version of Garritan World Instruments 26
A WORLD OF INSTRUMENTS 27
e Music and Instruments of Africa 28
e Music and Instruments of India 30
e Music and Instruments of China 31
e Music and Instruments of Japan 33
e Music and Instruments of Other Asian Regions 35
e Music and Instruments of Europe 36
e Music and Instruments of e Middle East 38
e Music and Instruments of North America 40
e Music and Instruments of Latin America 41
e Music and Instruments of Australia & Oceania 43
Studying World Music and Cultures 44
PLAYING GARRITAN WORLD INSTRUMENTS 47
Basic Performance Controls 48
1. Modulation Wheel Control 49
2. Note Velocity 51
3. Sustain Pedal 52
4. Keyswitching 54
5. Additional Controls 57
6. Instrument-Specic Performance Controls 60
Putting It All Together for a Real-Time Performance 61
Using Scala les—Ethnic and Non-Western Tunings 62
Performance Controllers Chart for Garritan World Instruments 64
ENSEMBLE PRESETS 63
Load Pre-set Ethnic Bands and Ensembles Easily 66
List of Ensemble Presets 66
Loading Ensemble Presets 70