User Manual
7A User’s Guide to Garritan World Instruments
Garritan World Instruments At a Glance
ank you for choosing Garritan World Instruments. Garritan World Instruments puts an entire
world of musical instruments at your ngertips. e following list presents some of the outstanding
features of the Garritan World Instruments library:
• A Comprehensive World Instrument Collection—Garritan World Instruments is a com-
plete collection of instruments from around the world, oering more individually sampled
instruments than any other ethnic sample library.
• No Sampler Required—e entire World Instruments library is integrated into the ARIA
Player and works as a virtual instrument. ere is no need to purchase a separate sampler. e
Garritan ARIA Player features Conexant’s EndlessWave™ technology for hard disc streaming.
• Intuitive Controls—e controls in Garritan World Instruments are streamlined and stan-
dardized, so that you can quickly become familiar with the library. Advanced functions such as
auto-legato, keyswitched bends and tremolos, alternation, air noises, rolls, arpeggios, and other
controls provide realistic results with minimal eort.
• Ensembles and Groups—Create various sections and groupings—from traditional Chinese
orchestras, Gamelan ensembles, Taiko groups, drumming circles—to eclectic Bollywood bands,
folk bands, or any group of your choosing. e Ensemble Manager makes it easy to load vari-
ous precongured or user-created templates.
• Play from the Score of your Notation Program—You can create great-sounding World In-
struments sounds directly from the score of major notation programs. Check your notation
program for integrated support for the Garritan World Instruments library.
• Universal Format—Garritan World Instruments supports all popular formats, both on Mac
and PC, as a standalone program or as a plug-in (VST, RTAS, and OSX AudioUnits), and
works with supported notation programs. Garritan World Instruments can transform your
computer into an ethnomusicologist’s dream.
• World Tunings—A unique feature of Garritan World Instruments is its support for Scala les
to adjust to dierent temperaments and tunings. While many ethnic sample libraries use equal
temperament based on Western tuning, Garritan World Instruments supports Scala, a standard
le format for musical tunings supporting hundreds of dierent scales. With Scala support,
musicians can play an instrument in its native form.
• Suited for Every Musician—Professional composers can use this collection for quickly sketch-
ing parts involving ethnic instruments and to capture creative ideas. Hobbyists can use it to
explore the world of world instrumentation. Students can use it to score projects and to study
world music and ethnomusicology. e instruments in this collection can also be used to
supplement the Garritan Personal Orchestra and Jazz & Big Band libraries.