Garritan World Instruments User manual
A User’s Guide to
GARRITAN
WORLD INSTRUMENTS
Including the ARIA™ Player
This guide written by Gary Garritan
Produced by: Gary Garritan
Programming: Chad Beckwith, Markleford Friedman
ARIA Engine Development: Plogue Art et Technologie, Inc.
Additional Programming: Eric Patenaude, Tom Hopkins
Document Editing: Jim Williams
MIDI/SFZ Programming: Chad Beckwith, Markleford Friedman
Art Direction: James Mireau
Project Management: Max Deland
Software Development: Je Hurchalla
Manual Layout: Adina Cucicov
Additional Samples: Herman Witkam, Doru Malaia, Jack De
Mello, Gene Nery, McGill University
Garritan World Instruments™ is a trademark of Garritan Corp. Use of the Garritan World Instruments library and
the contents herein are subject to the terms and conditions of the license agreement distributed with the library.
You should carefully read the license agreement before using this product. e sounds presented in Garritan World
Instruments are protected by copyright and may not be distributed, whether modied or unmodied. e Guide
to Garritan World Instruments and instrument lists contained herein are also covered by copyright. ARIA™ is a
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Garritan Corporation.
Garritan World Instruments
Garritan Corporation
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A User’s Guide to
GARRITAN
WORLD INSTRUMENTS
Including the ARIA™ Player
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
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DIRECTORY OF INSTRUMENTS IN GARRITAN WORLD INSTRUMENTS 71
Organization of Instruments 72
e Wind Instruments
Africa 73
China 74
India 76
Japan 78
Other Asian Regions 79
Europe (Flutes, Pennywhistles, Recorders, Shawm, Chanters, & Bagpipes,) 80
Latin America 90
Middle East 92
North America 92
Oceania 94
e Percussion Instruments
Africa 96
China 104
India 107
Japan (Complete Taiko Drum Collection) 112
Other Asian Regions 116
Europe 119
Latin America 120
Middle East 123
North America 126
Oceania (Complete Balinese & Javanese Gamelan, Hawaiian Percussion) 127
e String Instruments
Africa 134
China 136
India 137
Japan 139
Other Asian Regions 140
Europe 140
Latin America 143
Middle East 144
North America 145
Oceania 147
Other Instruments
Asia 148
Europe 149
Latin America 150
North America 151
Conclusion 152
Getting Help 153
e Garritan Community 154
Acknowledgements 155
About Garritan 156
e World of Sampling and Virtual Instruments 157
Downloadable Sounds and Other Garritan Libraries 158
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Welcome to World Instruments!
A New World Order of Music
Music is very important to all peoples around the world. It is an integral part of a people’s identity,
reects who they are, and distinguishes them from other cultures. Many cultures have created a rich
and beautiful musical heritage that they express through unique musical instruments. In the West we
experience only a small fraction of the number of instruments that grace this planet.
Today’s music incorporates cultural cues from all regions of the globe. Every day we hear a cross-pollination of musical instruments in blockbuster movies, television, popular games, Olympic sporting
events, ceremonies, and contemporary music. We are fortunate to live in a time where exposure to
such a diverse palette of sound is so easily accessible.
We produced this World Instruments library to celebrate the wonderful instruments from around
the world. We did our best to capture the essence of these enthralling instruments while providing
the necessary controls to play them expressively. e Garritan World Instruments collection oers
a large variety of beautifully sampled Native American and European utes, bamboo utes, Irish
utes, Chinese and Japanese utes, pan utes, and many other exotic winds from around the globe.
Included is a dynamic array of percussion instruments of all sizes and shapes—Taiko drums, Gamelan
instruments, Ewe and log drums, tablas, cymbals and gongs, mallet instruments, talking drums, steel
drums, a broad selection of Latin percussion, and much, much more. ere are numerous plucked
and bowed strings, including Indian Sitar, Japanese koto and shamisen, African kora, Middle Eastern
oud and santoor, and erhu, to name just a few. It took seven years of searching for these instruments
in order to provide this comprehensive collection, yet it by no means encompasses the vast number of
instruments throughout the world.
We think the world of you and your music. With Garritan World Instruments you need not be an
ethnomusicologist to produce world-class music. Our goal is to take you on a musical journey—to
explore new instruments and new types of music. ere is a world of instruments waiting for you to
discover. It is our hope that these diverse musical instruments from around the globe will allow you
to take your music in new and exciting directions.
Happy Musical Journeys!
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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 various 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.
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End User License Agreement
Please read the terms of the following software licensing agreement before using this software. By installing and
loading these products on your computer you acknowledge that you have read this license agreement, understand the agreement, and agree to its terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions,
do not install or use the sounds contained herein. is is the complete agreement between you and Garritan
Corporation that supersedes any other representations or prior agreements, whether oral or in writing.
An important thing to understand is that YOU ARE OBTAINING A LICENSE FOR YOUR USE ONLY—
THE SOUNDS DO NOT BELONG TO YOU. e implications are described below. e sounds, samples,
and programming in Garritan World Instruments library remain the sole property of Garritan and are licensed
(not sold) to you.
What You May Do: You may use these sounds in recordings, music productions, public performances, and
for other reasonable musical purposes within musical compositions. You may use these sounds in your own
musical compositions as much as you like without any need to pay Garritan Corporation or obtain further
permission. If you do use these sounds, we ask that you include the following credits in any written materials
or credits accompanying your music that utilizes material from Garritan World Instruments (CD booklet, lm
credits, etc.): “Instrument samples used in this recording are from Garritan World Instruments”—or a similar credit
where practicable. You are allowed a maximum of four (4) installations per purchase.
What You May Not Do: e enclosed sounds may not be re-used in any commercial sample library or compet-
itive product. You are absolutely forbidden to duplicate, copy, distribute, transfer, upload, download, trade, or
loan this software or any of the contents in any way to anyone. You may not redistribute this product in whole
or in part through an archive, collection, through the Internet, a binaries group, newsgroup, or any type of media, or through a network. You may not resell the product without written permission from Garritan and payment of an additional fee. e sounds and samples contained within this software may not be edited, modied,
digitally altered, re-synthesized, or manipulated without direct written consent from Garritan Corporation.
ere are no refunds once installed and registered.
Disclaimers and Conditions: A right to use Garritan World Instruments is granted to the original end-user
only, and this license is not transferable unless there is written consent from Garritan Corporation and payment
of an additional fee. e sounds of Garritan World Instruments will only work with the bundled Garritan
ARIA Player and will not work with any other sampler. Licensor will not be responsible if the content of this
product does not t the particular purpose of the Licensee. Please make sure before installing this item that it
meets your needs, as there are no refunds. Information contained herein is subject to change without notice
and does not represent a commitment on the part of Garritan Corporation. e sounds are licensed “as is”
without warranties of any kind. Neither Garritan Corporation, nor any agent or distributor, can be held responsible for any direct or indirect or consequential loss arising from the use of this product in whatever form. e
ARIA Player is covered by the installer’s End User License Agreement and is incorporated by reference. Garritan
World Instruments may not be returned for any reason other than manufacturing defects. e terms of this
license shall be construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the United States of America and the State
of Washington. e user agrees to read the manual before seeking technical support and to make sure his or her
system meets or exceeds the recommended requirements. Garritan
any reason other than manufacturing defects. Again, there are no refunds once installed and registered.
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World Instruments
may not be returned for
What the World Instruments Package Includes
is World Instruments library includes the following:
• e “Garritan ARIA Player” installer le that contains the ARIA Player software and the ARIA
User’s Manual in PDF form. *
• e “Garritan World Instruments” installer le that contains the Garritan World Instruments
sound library and World Instruments User’s Guide in PDF form.
• If you have not received an Activation Keycard by e-mail, a unique serial number is provided
so that you can register the product and receive a keycard. Don’t lose this—store it in a safe
place! You may have received this serial number through a reseller if you ordered a download
version through them.
* Note: Please make sure to get the latest ARIA Player update. Periodic updates are always being
made. Log onto your account at www.garritan.com to get the very latest.
Before you begin the installation, make sure you have read the End User License Agreement in the
preceding pages. By installing the software you are indicating you agree to the terms of the license.
How to Use is Manual
e goal of this manual is to help you learn how to use the various instruments contained in the
Garritan World Instruments library and use the controls to play the instruments. Although many
dislike reading manuals, if you wish to get the most out of this new library it is essential to read this
manual. Doing so will help you understand how to use this software library. e operation of many
of the essential features is not obvious and many of the conventions that ethnic music uses are dierent in this library.
e ARIA Player has a separate manual that can be found in the same directory as this le. Please
refer to the separate ARIA Player User’s Guide to nd out how to register, activate, and use ARIA.
e ARIA User’s Guide is an important part of the documentation.
We’ll do our best to make it easy for you to use this manual and to provide information about the
various instruments, playing techniques, and modes of control. And, of course, by no means can
playing organ music or specic techniques be taught from this or any other manual. Individual study
and research will enhance your ability to use this library.
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You can refer to this manual whenever you wish. It is provided in digital form as an Adobe Acrobat
document le (also known as a PDF) that can be viewed on a computer monitor or printed. If you
do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, it is available free from www.adobe.com. A digital manual is
eco-friendly and can be easily updated. If you need to have a paper copy, you can print this document
or order one at www.lulu.com. A printed copy can be a handy reference.
e easiest way to obtain the information you seek is to use the Bookmarks pane along the left side
of this PDF document. By opening the Bookmarks pane, you can go to the various topics from the
section names. With a PDF document, you can also zoom in to make the page larger to see more
details or zoom out to see multiple pages at once.
Further Documentation
For the latest information, including additional documentation and updates, visit our support pages
at www.garritan.com/support. ere you can nd updated information provided after the manual
was written, corrections or additions to this manual, FAQ pages with answers to common questions,
suggestions from the users of Garritan software, and news about upcoming Garritan releases. Please
also refer to the separate ARIA Player manual that contains important information about using the
ARIA Player. You can also visit the Garritan Forums for up-to-date information at: www.garritan.
com/forum.html.
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Specications & Computer System Requirements
e following table lists the computer and hardware requirements for using Garritan World Instruments. You can use Garritan World Instruments on most modern personal computers that meet the
specications listed below. ese specications provide the minimum standards. For optimal functioning, we recommend you have a powerful enough computer with a fast CPU (Core 2 Duo or more
recommended), a fast hard drive, and a sucient amount of RAM. Please also observe the system
requirements of your host application, notation program, and/or sequencing program, if applicable.
See the Garritan forum or website if you are looking for recommendations or more information.
Computer System Requirements
Computer Operating System Hardware
Windows PCMicrosoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows XP
(SP3 required)
Microsoft Windows Vista 32
Microsoft Windows Vista 64
• Core 2 Duo CPU or better recommended
• 1 GB Minimum, 2 GB RAM recommended to play the complex
ethnic ensembles. ere is a direct correlation between the number of
instruments that can be loaded and the amount of available RAM.
• 3 GB of free hard drive space
• Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM preferred
• Internet connection for download version, DVD-ROM drive required
for boxed version installation
• Monitor with 1,024x768 resolution or better
• A sound card compatible with ASIO 2
• Keyboard: A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI
keyboard. Many keyboards now use USB. e Mod Wheel on the
keyboard controls volume so make sure to move it up to an audible
level. If you do not have a Mod Wheel, then have the ability to assign
the controller within your music program or sequencer.
• High-quality speakers and amplier, or high-quality headphones.
• Internet connection for downloads, updates, and online registration.
Mac Mac OS X 10.6 minimum
• Mac Intel CPU or better, Mac OS X 10.6 minimum
• 2 GB RAM recommended to play complex ethnic ensembles. ere
is a direct correlation between the number of instruments that can be
loaded and the amount of available RAM.
• 3 GB of free hard drive space
• Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM preferred
• Internet connection for download version, DVD-ROM drive
required for boxed version installation
• Monitor with 1,024x768 resolution or better
• A sound card compatible with Core Audio
• A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI keyboard.
Many keyboards now use USB. e Mod Wheel on the keyboard
controls volume so make sure to move it up to an audible level. If
you do not have a Mod Wheel, then have the ability to assign the
controller within your music program or sequencer.
• High-quality speakers and amplier, or high-quality headphones.
• Internet connection for downloads, updates, and online registration.
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If you are using Garritan World Instruments within a host music program (such as a notation pro-
gram, DAW, and/or sequencing program), there may be additional resource requirements. Please also
observe the system requirements of your host application, if applicable. e demands of various other
processing software (including the sequencer, audio and eects processors, other plug-ins, and so on)
can aect functionality.
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Regarding Sound Cards, Audio & MIDI Interfaces
e quality of the audio interface will have a signicant eect on the quality of the sound you will
hear from Garritan World Instruments. It will also have a substantial eect on performance (both
latency and polyphony). erefore, a good sound card is one of the most important components in
optimizing the sound and performance of Garritan World Instruments.
In theory, any audio or sound interface that the manufacturer supports for your operating system and
computer, and that has good drivers should work. However, you are unlikely to get the best sonic re-
sults from a sound card designed for computer games or system sounds. Most computers come with a
consumer-grade sound card, and we recommend that you get a good quality sound interface beyond
the one built into your computer. Older SoundBlaster sound cards (that do not support multiple
sample rates) and gamer-oriented or home system sound cards may be problematic. It is not possible
for us to test all built-in or third-party sound cards, and some interfaces do have problems on some
platforms, so please see the specications page on the Garritan website if you are considering buying
a new sound card to run Garritan World Instruments.
A low-latency audio interface with ASIO 2.0 or WDM/WaveRT drivers (Windows) or Core Audio
drivers (Mac) is required for World Instruments to work as a standalone program. ese drivers are
normally installed with the audio interface, or the most recent versions can be acquired from the
manufacturer’s website. Contact the manufacturer of your sound card for more information.
Any MIDI interface the manufacturer supports for your system should also work with Garritan
World Instruments.
Please note:
When Garritan World Instruments is running as a plug-in, it uses the audio driver selected by the
host’s setup. If the host (typically your sequencer or notation program) is set up properly and works
well, then the ARIA Player plug-in should pass through the same audio and MIDI setup. For this
information, please refer to your sequencer’s, notation program’s, or host’s manual.
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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.
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INSTALLATION
and ACTIVATION
Quick Reference Installation
Below is just a quick reference for installing Garritan World Instruments. For a complete reference
and guide to installing the ARIAPlayer, please refer to the separate ARIA User’s Guide included
with Garritan World Instruments.
Installing World Instruments is a three-part process:
3 Steps for Installing Garritan World Instruments:
• Step 1. ARIA Installation
• Step 2. Sound Library Installation
• Step 3. Activation
Installing the ARIA Player and the sound library are now two separate processes. ARIA rst is in-
stalled, then the World Instrument sound library.
PC Setup: To begin, extract the contents of the zip le you downloaded to a folder of your choos-
ing, then click on the .exe application icon and follow the on-screen prompts. If you have the
DVD version just double-click the .exe le.
Mac Setup: To begin, open up the mpkg installer from the installation zip le and follow the on-
screen prompts. If you have the DVD version, double-click on the installer icon.
You will be given the option to install several components:
• Standalone will load the Garritan ARIA Player as its own software program. You can play instruments,
record basic MIDI, and render audio les.
• VST Plug-in will let you load Garritan ARIA Player as a VST plug-in to use with sequencers such as
Cubase, Sonar, and Reaper, as well as notation programs such as Finale.
• AU Plug-in (Mac only) will let you load Garritan ARIA Player as an Audio Units plug-in within hosts
such as Logic and Digital Performer.
• RTAS Plug-in will let you use Garritan ARIA Player in Pro Tools M-Powered, LE, and HD.
Once you have selected your plug-in installation options, you can specify which parts of the library
you want installed. We recommend you install the entire library.
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At this point, you can sit back and let the installer do the work. If you have the download version,
you can delete the extraction folder once Garritan World Instruments is successfully installed. Before
doing so, however, we suggest you make a backup copy of the installation zip le and put it in a safe
place. If anything happens to your computer, you can reinstall Garritan World Instruments from the
discs or the backup le.
IMPORTANT!
Please do not cancel setup after installation begins, otherwise a partial, broken installation may result.
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Quick Reference Activation
Garritan World Instruments features an innovative Drag and Drop authorization system. Upon
launching Garritan World Instruments for the rst time you will be asked to activate it. Clicking
yes will launch your browser and bring you to the www.garritan.com website. Here are the steps to
activate Garritan World Instruments:
• Create an account on www.garritan.com if you have not already done so, and log in to your
account. (Note: If you have purchased Garritan World Instruments directly through Garritan
you already have an account and received a keycard.)
• A unique serial number is provided by your reseller (if you did not buy direct), so that you can
register the product and retrieve your activation keycard PNG image. Follow the on-screen
instructions to enter your serial number and proceed to download your keycard.
• Save the keycard PNG to your desktop and launch the ARIA Player in standalone mode.
• With ARIA Player’s screen open, literally click and drag the PNG icon from the desktop onto
the ARIA Player screen. You will see the successful authorization!
Drag and Drop Keycard PNG icon from the Desktop onto the Garritan World Instruments ARIA Player
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Another Alternative: Drag and Drop from the Browser
Another method would be to drag and drop the personalized keycard PNG image from your browser
(when logged into your account) onto the ARIA Player. Dragging and dropping your keycard may
not work with all browsers and you should rst try the previous method.
Another Alternative: Use the File Menu
You can also go to the File Menu, open the PNG le from there, and ARIA will activate.
Note: You can transfer your keycard PNG image le to a ash drive if your music computer does
not have internet access. It will also be e-mailed to you.
IMPORTANT!
e keycard has your personal information. Don’t lose this—we recommend saving your personalized
keycard to a safe place for future installations.
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ARIA PLAYER
BASICS
Getting Around the ARIA Player Interface
1. e active instrument light shows you which instrument’s parameters you are changing. Click
this area on another instrument to change the focus of the controls.
2. e instrument display features a drop-down menu for loading that appears when the eld
is clicked.
3. MIDI channel assignment is quick and clear.
4. Tuning controls help you to control ne tuning.
5. Stereo output assignment allows you to route instruments to as many as 16 unique stereo
output channels when ARIA Player runs as a plug-in.
6. Per-instrument sends let you apply the perfect amount of reverb to each instrument.
7. Mute and solo buttons allow you to silence or solo the individual channels so you hear only
certain parts in a mix.
8. A keyboard shows the range of notes that can be played on that instrument (indicated by the
white notes), keyswitches in pink, and the selected keyswitch in beige color.
9. Keyswitch window displays the active keyswitch.
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10. Graphical faders give you a quick idea of an instrument’s presence in the mix. e faders re-
spond to CC#7 commands.
11. Window Selection allows you to select between the Mixer, Controls, Eects, and Settings
windows.
12. Ensemble Presets allow you to quickly load instrumental groups and ensembles. Please refer
to the section on Ensembles later in this manual for a list of presets.
For more information about the features of the ARIA Player, please refer to the separate ARIA
User’s Manual.
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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
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nd the VST in the Garritan/ARIA Player/VST directory. e VST plug-in ends in a .dll
extension. In your host’s VST plug-in conguration menu, ensure that the specied installa-
tion directory is included in the list of VST directories. You may need to re-scan the folders
to have ARIA Player VST appear in the list of software instruments.
From there, just load the ARIA Player and go! You will nd the VST listed as ARIA Player
VST.dll, which contains a single stereo output, and ARIA Player Multi VST.dll, which allows
you to assign up to 16 stereo outputs.
Important Notes for PC Users:
To use the ARIA Player with more than one VST application, you need to manually copy the ARIA
Player VST_x86.dll, installed into the chosen folder during installation of the library, to the appropriate VST-compatible host application’s VST folder. Please refer to your particular application’s user’s
guide and the Garritan support site for more information.
Regarding 64-bit hosts: Some hosts have one common VST folder for both x64 and 32-bit plug-ins;
please only use the version of the plug-in that is native to your host, e.g. for the x64-bit version of Sonar, use the ARIA Player VST_x64.dll. Mac OSX has standard folders for both VST and Audio Units
plug-ins and does not require this extra step.
Conguring AU (Audio Units—Mac Only)
e ARIA Player will install into the default Mac OSX AU plug-ins folder, after which it will
be readily available to your applications.
Conguring RTAS (Pro Tools systems only)
e ARIA Player will automatically install the RTAS plug-in to its proper location to work
with Pro Tools.
For more information about using the ARIA Player, please refer to the ARIA User’s Manual.
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Notation Version of Garritan World Instruments
Garritan World Instruments contains a separate Notation folder with instruments that are pro-
grammed with important dierences that make them more compatible with the way supported
notation programs such as Finale™ handle MIDI data.
e programming dierences are:
• Legato mode—controlled by CC#68 rather than CC#64. is dierence applies to all sus-
taining string and wind instruments.
• Pitchbend range—extended to +/-12 semitones for all instruments.
• Keyswitches—All notation version keyswitches consistently reside in the bottom octave of the
MIDI spec (between C-2 and B-2) for all instruments.
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A WORLD of INSTRUMENTS
e Music and Instruments of Africa
Africa is the second most populous and second largest continent, and is believed to be the place where
mankind rst appeared. Anthropologists conjecture that it is also where music most likely originated.
As the ancient birthplace of mankind, Africa remains home to numerous cultures and peoples, and
its music reects its rich and varied heritage.
A characteristic of African music is that much of it is percussion-oriented. African music also often
uses polyrhythms, where dierent rhythmic patterns that are played together to create intricate met-
ric interactions. A master drummer often leads a group of drummers in a village.
Percussion instruments are also sometimes used to mimic words and to communicate. Most African
languages are tonal, so by producing dierent sounds at dierent pitches on the drum, the drummer
can imitate the tones of the language. is is heard in the various African “talking” drums. Call-
and-response is a popular form—with a leader calling, or playing a musical phrase, and the group
responding. In some cultures, percussion instruments carry actual messages from one village to an-
other. An entire community may join together to create rhythmic tapestries of sound – in Africa, it
takes a village to make music.
Musicologically, Africa can be categorized into ve regions: North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa,
East Africa, and Southern Africa. Within each region there may be many dierent styles and varia-
tions in music and instrumentation.
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North African countries, including Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, Morocco, and Western Sa-
hara, are strongly inuenced by Middle Eastern culture, and their music and instrumentation reect
that. For example, the Arghul and Mijwiz are North African reed instruments that have similarities
to their Middle Eastern counterparts.
West Africa, or sub-Saharan Africa, is equally rich in its musical heritage. Mali, Senegal, Nigeria,
Ghana, and Guinea provide some of the most sophisticated and complex musical traditions in all of
Africa. e Ewe peoples of West Africa (Ghana, Togo, and Benin) are renowned for their experience
and excellence in drumming and have developed a deep tradition based on the Ewe drums. e deli-
cate 21-string Kora harp is also popular in West African communities, and the other-worldly sounds
of Udu drums can be heard among certain tribes in the region, particularly in Nigeria.
Central and Middle Africa, dominated by the Congo River, display a mixture of European and Cu-
ban inuences. Congolese rumba is quite popular, not only in Africa, but also throughout the world.
In addition to numerous drums, the gentler, more delicate side of the Congo is reected in the small
Donnu harp.
East African countries are strongly inuenced by Islamic traditions, yet also evolved their own unique-
ly avored styles. Ethiopia and the surrounding regions have musical traditions dating back well over
a millennium—and Kenya enjoys its own special Benga music. e begana, which resembles a large
lyre, is one of numerous instruments commonly heard in East Africa.
South Africa, long the economic center of the continent, has largely led the recording, broadcasting,
and media industries in Africa. e region has evolved a musical sound and style of its own by fusing
homegrown jazz, jive, gumboot music, the Soweto beat, Zulu choir, and many other stylistic and
formal elements.
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e Music and Instruments of India
With well over one billion people and ancient roots, India is profoundly endowed with a multiplic-
ity of musical traditions, the product of numerous ethnic groups, dialects, cultures and peoples. An
almost endless palette of types and forms and genres, the music of India includes folk, popular, Indi-
pop, traditional and, recently, Bollywood-style music. India’s rich classical music tradition, spanning
thousands of years, continues to this day to inspire students, composers, and listeners worldwide. e
array of instruments in India is equally varied. Some instruments are used in North Indian music
(Hindustani) and some are used in the music of Southern India (Carnatic). ere are also various
instruments used in Indian folk music.
Perhaps the most familiar form of Indian music is the Raga. A that is a seven-note interval pattern
based on twelve notes to the octave, although tuned dierently that the western chromatic scale.
Because of the uneven intervals, each that has a dierent feeling and avor. A single line melody is
established using a raga, which governs which notes from the that are used in the song and how scales
ascend and descend. A tala or rhythm is established to accompany the melody. e skill of a musician
is demonstrated by an ability to improvise on melodic ideas from the raga.
ere is a traditional system often used for the classication of Indian instruments. e ve classes of
instruments, including some representative instruments included in Garritan World Instruments, are:
• Wind Blown (Sushir): Bansuri, Harmonium, Nadaswaram, Pungi Snake Charmer, Shenai,
Shiva Whistle
• Non-Membranous Percussion (Ghan): Chimta, Chippli, Ghatam, Ghungharu, Hatheli, Khartal,
Maneera, Murchang
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