User Manual
48 A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
Playing Garritan World Instruments
Garritan provides stellar tools to transform high-quality instrument sounds into stunningly realistic
performances. e ARIA Player oers an easy, intuitive, and standardized control system to enable
you to play and shape the instrumental sounds, either in real time, or through a sequencer or nota-
tion program. e controls for one family of instruments generally carry over to other families so that
you feel at home with the entire soundset, and the system is streamlined so that you can make great
music quickly. With a little practice, you can perform several tasks simultaneously, as a real musician
does, so you can hear the musical results as you play. is chapter introduces you to the performance
controllers that oer you a wide range of possibilities for musical expression.
Basic Performance Controls:
e Real-Time Control System: (Wind and Bowed String Instruments)
With a MIDI keyboard it is possible to start making music within minutes of installing the Garritan
World Instruments library. e four basic controls are shown above. Play the keyboard with your
right hand. e sharpness of a sustaining instrument’s attack is controlled by how hard you strike the
key. With your left hand, use the modulation wheel to control dynamics and special keyswitch notes
that will alter the playing style of the samples (imparting bends or arpeggiations, for example). e
sustain pedal connects the notes, allowing you to make slurs and legato transitions.