Garritan Instruments for Finale Instrument Details

The following table lists ranges for each GPO instrument included with Finale. Pitches notated outside of an instrument’s range will not sound if GPO is selected as the Playback device. Ranges are stated as they appear in the Aria Player (MIDI Note 60=C3 instead of the standard C4).

GPO Instrument	Range
Flute Solo	B2-D6
Flute Plr1	B2-D6
Flute Plr2	B2-D6
Flute Plr3	B2-D6
Piccolo Solo	D4-C7
Oboe Solo	A#2-G5
Oboe Plr1	A#2-G5
Oboe Plr2	A#2-G5
Oboe Plr3	A#2-G5
English Horn Solo	E2-C5
Bb Clarinet Solo	D2-G5
Bb Clarinet Plr1	D2-G5
Bb Clarinet Plr2	D2-G5
Bb Clarinet Plr3	D2-G5
Bass Clarinet Solo	B0-F4
Bassoon Solo	A#0-E4
Bassoon Plr1	A#0-E4
Bassoon Plr2	A#0-E4
Bassoon Plr3	A#0-E4
Contrabassoon Solo	A#-1-G#2
French Horn Solo	D1-F4
French Horn Plr1	D1-F4
French Horn Plr2	D1-F4
French Horn Plr3	D1-F4
Trumpet Solo	F#2-F5
Trumpet Plr1	F#2-F5
Trumpet Plr2	F#2-F5
Trumpet Plr3	F#2-F5
Trombone Solo	E1-F4
Trombone Plr1	E1-F4
Trombone Plr2	E1-F4
Trombone Plr3	E1-F4
Tuba Solo	E0-G3
Glockenspiel	G4-C7
Marimba	G#1-C6
Xylophone	F3-C7
Harp KS - Range (pluck):	C0-G6
Harp KS - Range (harmonics):	C2-C6
Steinway Piano	A1-C7
Harpsichord (8'stop)	F0-E5
Hauptwerk All Stops	C1-G5
Violin Solo	G2-D6
Violin Plr1	G2-D6
Violin Plr2	G2-D6
Violin Plr3	G2-D6
Violin Solo KS 1	G2-D6
Violin Solo KS 2	G2-D6
Viola Solo	C2-C6
Viola Plr1	C2-C6
Viola Plr2	C2-C6
Viola Plr3	C2-C6
Viola Solo KS	C2-C6
Cello Solo	C1-C5
Cello Plr1	C1-C5
Cello Plr2	C1-C5
Cello Plr3	C1-C5
Cello Solo KS	C1-C5
Dbl Bass Solo	C0-E3
Dbl Bass Plr1	C0-E3
Dbl Bass Plr2	C0-E3
Dbl Bass Plr3	C0-E3
Dbl Bass Solo KS	C0-E3
Violins Arco	G2-D6
Violins Pizzicato	G2-D6
Violins Tremolo	G2-D6
Violins KS	G2-D6
Violas Arco	C2-C5
Violas Pizzicato	C2-C5
Violas Tremolo	C2-C5
Violas KS	C2-C5
Cellos Arco	C1-C5
Cellos Pizzicato	C1-C5
Cellos Tremolo	C1-C5
Cellos KS	C1-C5
Basses Arco	C0-E3
Basses Pizzicato	C0-E3
Basses Tremolo	C0-E3
Basses KS	C0-E3
Full Strings Arco	C0-D6
Full Strings Pizzicato	C0-D6
Full Strings Tremolo	C0-D6
Full Strings KS	C0-D6

If you are using the Kontakt Player, it should be set for sustain pedal mode 1 (standard sustain operation) for all instruments to function properly.

General controllers for all wind instruments
Volume/timbre:	cc#1 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Tongue/slur:	cc#68 (switched - tongue=0; slur=127; default=0)
Attack strength:	velocity
Portamento:	cc#20 (continuous 0-127; default=0) only functions during slurs - cc68=127; default=0
Length:	cc#21 (continuous 0-127; default=64)
Random intonation variability:	cc#22 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Random timbre variability:	cc#23 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Pitchbend range:	+/-12 semitones (default=0)
Trombones have an extra controller as a suppliment to cc#20 portamento control to help with the slide simulation. This controller is only active for tongued notes. Switchable pitchbend:	cc#19 (pitchbend on=0; pitchbend off=127)

General controllers for all strings
Volume/timbre:	cc#1 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Standard arco/legato:	cc#68 (switched - standard=0; legato=127; default=0)
Attack strength:	velocity
Switchable pitchbend:	cc#19 (pitchbend on=0; pitchbend off=127) only functions during standard arco - cc68=0; default=0
Portamento:	cc#20 (continuous 0-127; default=0) only functions during legato - cc68=127; default=0
Length:	cc#21 (continuous 0-127; default=64)
Random intonation variability:	cc#22 (continuous 0-127; default=0) applies only to pizzicato in section strings
Random timbre variability:	cc#23 (continuous 0-127; default=0) Applies only to pizzicato in section strings
Pitchbend range:	+/-12 semitones (default=0)

General controllers for Percussion
Standard sustain pedal response. (for Glockenspiel, Marimba, and Xylophone)	cc#64
Volume/timbre:	Velocity (except where noted)
Random intonation variability	cc#22 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Random timbre variability:	cc#23 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Bass drum hit volume	Velocity
Bass drum hit brightness	cc#16 (continuous 0-127; default 0)
Bass drum hit fundamental strength	cc#20 (continuous 0-127; default 10)

Controllers for Pipe Organ: (The pipe organ features these controllers for creating custom timbre variations)
Filter level:	cc#22 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Filter center frequency:	cc#23 (continuous 0-127; default=0)
Fundamental strength:	cc#20 (continuous 0-127; default=0)

Keyswitches consistently reside in the lowest octave for all instruments. All keyswitched instruments are designated with a "KS" in their name. The following pitches are represented in MIDI Note numbers. The following MIDI notes are well below the range of the instrument, and will not sound, only apply the patch change. See MIDI Note to Pitch Table for equivalents. (Also note that MIDI Note 60=C3 when displayed in the Kontakt Player for Finale, instead of the standard C4).

Keyswitches for Strings
0	Arco
5	Pizzicato
7	Tremolo

Keyswitches for Harp
0	Open Pluck
1	Hand stopped pluck
2	Open harmonics
3	Hand stopped harmonics

Keyswitches for Timpani
0	Full ring
2	Hand damped

Orchestral Percussion Instrument Mapping
35	Bass drum hit left hand
36	Bass drum hit right hand
37	Bass drum roll (cc#1 controls volume)
56	Side drum hit left hand
57	Side drum hit right hand
58	Side drum roll (cc#1 controls volume)
59	Snare drum left hand
60	Snare drum right hand
61	Snare drum roll (cc#1 controls volume)
80	Large gong
81	Medium gong 1
82	Tam tam
83	Medium bong 2
84	Piatti cymbal 1
85	Piatti cymbal 2
86	Piatti cymbal 3
87	Crash cymbal
88	Choke cymbal
89	Cymbal hit (ping)
90	Cymbal hit (ping)
91	Cymbal hit (ping) choke
92	Cymbal hit (ping) choke
93	Cymbal roll with release (cc#1 controls volume)
94	Cymbal roll crescendo and decay
95	Triangle damped
96	Triangle open

Any instrument with "KS" in its name (as shown in the Setup Wizard or Aria Player) includes alternate sounds relating to a special type of performance technique for that instrument. For example, all "KS" string instruments can play in an arco (bowed), pizzicato (plucked), or tremolo (in rapid succession) style. To invoke a keyswitch conventionally, a note can be added outside the range of the instrument as described above under Keyswitches and Instrument Mapping. Alternatively, when using Human Playback, text expressions or Smart Shape text can be added to "trigger" keyswitches as part of HP’s interpretation. The following are a list of triggers that can be used to change the playback sound of any GPO instrument that supports keyswitches.

Note: An expression intended for use with HP should not include a playback definition - HP looks for the text only. Make sure Type is set to None under the Playback tab of the Expression Designer dialog box. Also, Note-Attached expressions are recommended for keyswitch expressions.

HP Keyswitch Triggers - Garritan Instruments for Finale

Instrument Name

Keyswitch

MIDI #

Trigger Text

Timpani

l.v.

Hand-dampened

Unmarked note

Expression or Smart Shape line w/text: "damped", "damp.", "dampen", "étouffé", "étouffés", "étouffées", "étoufféz", "dämpfen", "velare", "coprire"

Harp

Open pluck (ordinaro)
Hand-stopped pluck

Open harmonic

Hand-stopped harmonic

Unmarked note

Expression or Smart Shape line w/text: "damped", "damp", "dampen", "stopped", "étouffé", "étouffés", "sons étouffés", "étoufféz", "dämpfen", "velare", "coprire", "sec", "secco", , , ; articulation:
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