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Garritan Personal Orchestra & Human Playback Tutorial

Garritan virtual instrument libraries are acclaimed for their unprecedented realism and control over playback. Whether you use Garritan Personal Orchestra Finale Edition with the integrated Aria Player, the full version of GPO, or Garritan Jazz and Big Band (JABB), these Garritan instruments are seamlessly integrated into your Finale documents using the latest audio plug-in technology.

Finale's Human Playback is designed to take maximum advantage of the power and flexibility of Garritan instruments. Hairpins, articulations, expressions, and performance techniques like pizz. and arco are automatically interpreted. Human Playback uses the expressive potential of the Garritan instruments to bring your score to life.

In this tutorial, you will learn more about some of the advanced features of Finale 2012, Human Playback, and Garrtian instruments, and how you can use them together to create the most realistic and nuanced playback of your score.

This tutorial assumes that you are already somewhat familiar with the basics of Finale 2012 - using the Setup Wizard, entering music, creating custom expressions, articulations and smart shapes, using the playback controls, etc. If you are unfamiliar with these subjects, a run through the Finale Tutorials is highly recommended.

If, after reading this tutorial, you still have questions about any aspect of Finale, Human Playback, or Garritan Instruments for Finale, you can contact MakeMusic Customer Support on the web at http://support.makemusic.com.

If you have questions about the full version of Garritan Personal Orchestra or Garritan Jazz and Big Band, you can contact Garritan Customer Service at support@garritan.com. There are also extremely helpful online support forums for both Finale and Garritan instruments:

After finishing this tutorial you will be equipped to get the very best results from Finale, Human Playback, and Garritan instruments.

 

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Garritan Instrument Setup

Human Playback Preferences

Human Playback Style

Keyswitches

MIDI Channels, Garritan Instruments, and the Aria Player

Controllers

GPO, the Mixer, and Studio View

Ambience Reverb

Player Variations

Drums and Percussion

AU/VST Playback vs. MIDI Playback

Performance Tips

Jazz and Big Band

 

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