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User’s Guide to GARRITAN JAZZ & BIG BAND Version 3 Including the ARIATM Player This guide written by: Gary Garritan, Chuck Israels, Gary Lindsay and Tom Hopkins Produced by: Gary Garritan & Tom Hopkins Director of Programming: Tom Hopkins ARIA Engine Development: Plogue Art et Technologie Inc.
A User’s Guide to GARRITAN JAZZ & BIG BAND Version 3—Including the ARIATM Player
Table of Contents Welcome to Garritan Jazz & Big Band Garritan Jazz & Big Band At a Glance End User License Agreement What the World Instruments Package Includes How to Use This Manual Further Documentation Specifications & Computer System Requirements Regarding Soundcards & Speakers 6 7 9 10 10 11 12 14 INSTALLATION & ACTIVATION Quick Reference Installation Quick Reference Activation 17 18 20 ARIA PLAYER BASICS Getting Around the ARIA Player Interface Using ARIA Player as a Standalone Using ARIA as a V
Advanced: Specific Instrument Controls Specific Performance Controls for Brass Instruments Additional Features in Just the Trumpets Specific Performance Controls for the Rhythm Section Chart of Performance Controllers for Jazz & Big Band Reference Sheet of Jazz & Big Band Controllers Putting It All Together for a Real-Time Performance 57 57 58 59 66 67 69 ENSEMBLE PRESETS List of Ensemble Presets Loading Ensemble Preset Files 70 71 72 DIRECTORY OF INSTRUMENTS IN JAZZ & BIG BAND Saxes & Woodwinds Clarine
Welcome to Garritan Jazz & Big Band Nothing quite captures the experience of listening to jazz. There is something unique and alive about the interaction of the players, the spontaneous improvisation, and the varied styles. Our aims are to give musicians the tools to play jazz and big band music, to provide information about jazz and big band music to as many people as possible, and to promote and encourage jazz and big band music everywhere. Garritan Jazz & Big Band is the first library of its kind.
Garritan Jazz & Big Band At a Glance Thank you for choosing Garritan Jazz & Big Band. The following list presents some of the outstanding features of the Garritan Jazz and Big Band library: • The First Jazz and Big Band Sample Library—Garritan Jazz & Big Band was the very first sample library devoted to Jazz & Big Band. It is unique in the industry. Garritan Jazz & Big Band is used in many jazz curriculums and it the recipient of major industry awards.
• Notation Integration to Play from the Score—You can create great-sounding jazz and big band sounds directly from the score of major notation programs. Check your notation program for integrated support for the Garritan Jazz & Big Band library. • Universal Format—Supports all popular formats, Mac and PC, as a standalone program or as a plug-in (VST, RTAS, and OSX AudioUnits), and works with supported notation programs. An entire big band can be loaded on a single desktop or laptop computer.
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.
What The Garritan Jazz & Big Band Package Includes This Jazz & Big Band library includes the following: • • • The “Garritan ARIA Player” installer file that contains the ARIA Player software and the ARIA User’s Manual in PDF form. * The “Garritan Jazz & Big Band 2” installer file that contains the Garritan Jazz & Big Band sound library and Garritan Jazz & Big Band User’s Guide in PDF form.
You can refer to this manual whenever you wish. It is is provided in digital form as an Adobe Acrobat document file (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.
Specifications & Computer System Requirements The following table lists the computer and hardware requirements for using Garritan Jazz & Big Band 3. You can use Garritan Jazz & Big Band on most modern personal computers that meet the specifications listed below. These specifications 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 sufficient amount of RAM.
If you are using Garritan Jazz & Big Band within a host music program (such as a notation program, DAW, and/or sequencing program), there may be additional resource requirements. Please also observe the system requirements of your host application, if applicable. The demands of various other processing software (including the sequencer, audio and effects processors, other plug-ins, and so on) can affect functionality.
Regarding Sound Cards, Audio & MIDI Interfaces The quality of the audio interface will have a significant effect on the quality of the sound you will hear from Garritan Jazz & Big Band. It will also have a substantial effect on performance (both latency and polyphony). Therefore, a good sound card is one of the most important components in optimizing the sound and performance of Garritan Jazz & Big Band.
Regarding Speakers, Amplification, and Headphones Amplifiers and speakers or headphones are needed to listen to the audio output that Garritan Jazz & Big Band produces through the computer’s audio or sound card(s). The quality of the audio amplifiers and speakers is extremely important; there is little point in expending a great deal on a high-end computer system and audio interface but using inferior personal computer speakers.
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INSTALLATION and ACTIVATION
Quick Reference Installation Below is just a quick reference for installing Garritan Jazz & Big Band. For a complete reference and guide to installing the ARIA Player, please refer to the separate ARIA User’s Guide included with Garritan Jazz & Big Band. Installing Garritan Jazz & Big Band is a three-part process: 3 Steps for Installing Garritan Jazz & Big Band: • Step 1. ARIA Installation • Step 2. Sound Library Installation • Step 3.
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 Jazz & Big Band is successfully installed. Before doing so, however, we suggest you make a backup copy of the installation zip file and put it in a safe place. If anything happens to your computer, you can reinstall Garritan Jazz & Big Band from the discs or the backup file.
Quick Reference Activation Garritan Jazz & Big Band features an innovative Drag and Drop authorization system. Upon launching Garritan Jazz & Big Band for the first 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 Jazz & Big Band. • • • • Create an account on www.garritan.com if you have not already done so, and log in to your account.
Alternative: Drag and Drop from your 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 first try the previous method. Another Alternative: Use the File Menu You can also go to the File Menu, open the PNG file from there, and ARIA will activate.
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ARIA PLAYER BASICS
Getting Around the ARIA Player Interface 1. The 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. The instrument display features a drop-down menu for loading that appears when the field is clicked. 3. MIDI channel assignment is quick and clear. 4. Tuning controls help you to control fine tuning. 5.
9. Keyswitch window displays the active keyswitch. 10. Graphical faders give you a quick idea of an instrument’s presence in the mix. The faders respond to CC#7 commands. 11. Window Selection allows you to select between the Mixer, Controls, Effects, 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.
Using the ARIA Player Once installed and activated, you can load Garritan Jazz & Big Band into the ARIA Player. There are several ways to use Garritan Jazz & Big Band 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 find it in your Applications folder or Program menu.
find the VST in the Garritan/ARIA Player/VST directory. The VST plug-in ends in a .dll extension. In your host’s VST plug-in configuration menu, ensure that the specified installation 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 find the VST listed as ARIA Player VST.dll, which contains a single stereo output, and ARIA Player Multi VST.
Notation Version of Garritan Jazz & Big Band Garritan Jazz & Big Band contains a separate Notation folder with instruments that are programmed with important differences that make them more compatible with the way supported notation programs such as Finale™ handle MIDI data. The programming differences are: • • • 28 Legato mode—controlled by CC#68 rather than CC#64. This difference applies to all sustaining brass and wind instruments. Pitchbend range—extended to +/-12 semitones for all instruments.
ABOUT JAZZ
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What is Jazz? Ask one hundred people “What is jazz?” and you will probably get one hundred different answers. Part of the reason is because jazz is not predictable like classical music where players must play what is on the printed page without much artistic license. Jazz is a living art form, always changing and evolving, and never the same. The essence of jazz is improvisation.
The Growth of Jazz by Chuck Israels In the late nineteenth century in the United States, the popularity of brass and concert bands, such as those of John Philip Sousa, made trumpets, trombones, flutes, clarinets, saxophones, and drums familiar and easily accessible to young American musicians.
saxophone, and left hand of the piano player as the ideal embodiment of pulse and pitch for propelling the rhythm of this American music. Charlie Christian was the first jazz guitarist to find acceptance and acclaim using an electromagnetic pickup, and his playing remains a template for the electric guitar in jazz. Others have continued to develop this technology, so that the accepted sound of the electric guitar now embraces timbres as diverse as Wes Montgomery’s and Jim Hall’s.
available to those jazz composers/arrangers lucky enough to have access to good musicians to perform their work. For those for whom this access is unavailable, there are sample sounds to use as audio “sketches” to check basic timbres and balances as they experiment and create new music. The Garritan Jazz & Big Band library is intended to serve this purpose.
The most useful guitar range is written from E below the treble clef to G, 3 octaves above middle C (sounding an octave below the written range). Most guitars have fret boards that extend a 4th above that G, but that range becomes a little thin sounding because of the short length of the vibrating string. When writing for the guitar in unison with other instruments, it is often good to keep the guitar range within the staff.
Jazz Arranging Techniques by Gary Lindsay The road from orchestrator to jazz arranger may be navigated more easily if you have the right tools. The most fundamental tool, “jazz concept,” is developed through listening to jazz arrangers and composers and defining the roles of members of a jazz ensemble.
of which will contribute a harmonic, rhythmic, and even melodic (walking bass) element to the proceedings. The drummer, usually using all four limbs, provides rhythmic pulse to the arrangement as defined by the musical style. Listen with “arranger’s ears” to identify the elements of melody, counter-melody, rhythmic and sustained pads, and the role of each member of the rhythm section. Observe how each element is being scored (orchestrated).
Kinds of Jazz Jazz provides many musical opportunities for creative expression in a variety of styles. Although there is no set form of jazz, there are many subcategories within the various styles. Below are some of the most common styles of jazz and some of artists who helped develop them.
ABOUT THE INSTRUMENTS in Garritan Jazz & Big Band
The Saxophone and Woodwind Instruments The Woodwind section consists of several varieties of instruments, each with its own unique sound. These instruments include varieties of flutes, clarinets, and saxophones. There are 16 different saxophones in Garritan Jazz & Big Band ranging from a diminutive sopranino saxophone to a large subcontrabass saxophone.
The Brass Instruments The brass instruments commonly used in a jazz or big band include the trumpet and the trombone. Sounds are produced by the vibration of the lips as air is blown past the lips into a funnel-shaped mouthpiece connected to hollow metal tubing that terminates in a bell. The length of the tubing is modified by valves that re-route the air flow as part of the process to play different pitches.
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The Rhythm Section A good rhythm section is the backbone of a jazz band. The rhythm section usually consists of bass, drums, piano, and guitar. They play different roles than the other instruments of a jazz band. The rhythm section will maintain a steady rhythm or tempo, establish the style and feel of the piece and define the harmonic framework of the music.
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PLAYING GARRITAN JAZZ & BIG BAND INSTRUMENTS
Playing Garritan Jazz & Big Band Instruments Garritan provides stellar tools to transform high-quality instrument sounds into stunningly realistic performances. The ARIA Player offers 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 notation program. The controls for one family of instruments generally carry over to other sections so that you feel at home with the entire soundset.
In addition to these four basic controls, JABB features other controls for greater control over your instruments, all of which are user-adjustable. Automatic Variability imparts subtle changes in tuning and timbre. Portamento controls let you continuously glide between notes like string or trombone players. With this controller-based approach, you play your articulations in real time in much the same manner as a real player does. 1.
As shown above, the Modulation Wheel allows you to simulate a surging crescendo/diminuendo Exercise: Play a melody with your right hand only and notice that there is little variation at all. It doesn’t sing as it should. Now imagine how you would sing the tune. Where is the peak of the phrase? Where would you make a crescendo and a diminuendo? Now, as you play the melody, attempt those crescendos or decrescendos with the Mod Wheel.
2. Note Velocity (Attack for Sustain Instruments/ Volume for Rhythm Instruments) Virtually all keyboards made today support a feature called “Note Velocity” that refers to how hard you strike a given key. The harder you press down a key, the harder and sharper the attack. The more gently you hit the key, the softer the attack. Applying proper accentuation brings clarity and emphasis to the notes being played. It also shapes the rhythm and flow of a piece of music.
3. Sustain Pedal (Legato for Sustain Instruments / Sustain for Rhythm Instruments) Legato—Playing Smoothly and Evenly So far, we have focused on aspects of performance that are controlled with your fingers, but an important part of your performance comes from your foot. Most keyboards include a sustain pedal. Instruments that can play sustained notes (winds, saxes, and brass) use the sustain pedal to activate the legato playing techniques.
Note: Brass, and winds can also be used with the Auto-Legato feature as an alternative to using the sustain pedal. This feature automatically detects note overlaps and applies changes to the attack and decay characteristics of the note transitions. Auto-legato is located in the Control tab of the ARIA Player.
Most users will probably find themselves using a combination of the two types of legato, the choice dictated by convenience, the requirements of the track, and the specific instruments being used in the composition. In the case of single line parts the user may wish to begin by using the convenient Auto-Legato and change the approach to CC#64 only if Auto-Legato is insufficient for the desired results. The two techniques have slightly different sounds.
Although it may be tempting to use your mouse to trigger one of the displayed Keyswitches in the ARIA player, it is seldom recommended. The player’s graphic representations of keys, wheels, and knobs are primarily there for convenient testing.
Automatic Variability Controls (CC#22 & CC#23): These controls automatically create tuning and timbre variability from note to note. The VAR 1 knob controls intonation with random tuning variations, adjustable from a few cents to an entire semitone. The VAR 2 knob introduces random variations in timbre quality by adjusting a filter on the instrument. The combination of both controls provides a more human result in the quality of the sound.
• • Hidden Aftertouch (Channel Pressure) Vibrato Intensity: Many keyboards send Aftertouch data when finger pressure on a key is varied while the key is held. Aftertouch data is used to adjust the vibrato intensity of a NonVib instrument. This controller data can also be “drawn” into MIDI tracks manually. Vibrato Speed Controller (CC#17): This controller, when used in conjunction with Aftertouch, will vary the vibrato speed.
sound to add a little subtle “grit” to the tone. This sound is tied to the amplitude portion of the Vibrato control so that the air flow will pulsate in synchronization with the speed of the Vibrato. The default setting is off. Key Click/Valve Noise (CC#13): MIDI controller CC#13 controls the level of the noise produced by the key or valve mechanism of the wind instrument. A little of this goes a long way. Use it mostly for subtle enhancement of exposed solo work.
Advanced: Specific Instrument Performance Controls Specific Performance Controls for Brass Instruments: Shakes: JABB brass instruments have special shakes programming that can be switched on when needed. It does not automatically create shakes but, rather, supplies a number of controllers that can be used to effectively adjust various elements of the sound to help simulate slurred motion between natural harmonics.
legato! Just hold the first note of the shake while repeatedly playing and releasing the upper note of the intended interval of the shake. Shake behavior will automatically be appropriate for the chosen range and intervals. In sequencing, just place the mid-value CC#102 data prior to the notes you wish to “shake,” place the notes of the shake in your track, and overlap them slightly.
Note: The above features apply to the trumpets but similar effects can apply to the trombones as well. Since trombones usually accomplish falloff and doit-like effects with the slide, pitchbend is used for this purpose in Jazz and Big Band. Trombones do not tend to use kisses on high notes so that feature has been omitted for trombones. Note: The order of brass instruments in JABB (Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, etc.) is of no particular significance.
Additional controllers for the upright acoustic basses: Keyswitches for open strings (only open strings sound) Finger slide noises can be inserted using notes beyond the upper range of the instrument.
The Vintage Electric Piano is one of the most popular suitcase-style instruments. The tremolo effect modulates between stereo speakers in the support base of the keyboard. It uses the following controllers: Velocity Volume/timbre Sustain Pedal (cc64) Standard Sustain Pitchbend Ranges set to“0” by default CC#22 Tremolo level CC#23 Tremolo speed CC#26 Midrange intensity CC#28 Brightness Organs The organ is sometimes used as a substitute for or in addition to the piano.
Velocity Volume/timbre Sustain Pedal (CC#64) Standard Sustain Pitchbend +/-2 semitones Aftertouch Vibrato intensity CC#13 Finger noise intensity CC#17 Vibrato speed CC#20 Portamento CC#21 Length CC#22 VAR 1 CC#23 VAR 2 Keyswitches: C0 standard plucks (guitars only) D0 harmonics (guitars only) Special mapping: C7-D#8 slides, taps, slaps Tip: The guitars (especially the electric guitar) can be used with amp, tube, distortion, and other audio plugins to greatly modify the basic sound
Note: The same Cymbal files are duplicated in each of the drum folders for user convenience. The cymbal files contain a wide variety of cymbals choices for many possible uses. Note: The hi-hat is divided into closed, half open, open and foot closed samples. All of these are assigned to an exclusive group so that any sample in the group will be cut off by another sample in the group.
The Brush Drum Kit: This is a special case. We think you will find the brush drum kit one of the most enjoyable instruments in the Jazz & Big Band library. It has some very intuitive and flexible features. Most of the previous attempts to sample brush drum kits have relied on recording the characteristic snare drum “stirs” at a variety of different tempi and left it up to the user to choose the particular recorded performance that most closely matched the desired tempo.
will even follow continuous changes in tempo if you like. There are virtually no tempo limits, except those that would apply to a real player (if you push the tempo faster than a real player could manage the results will likely sound rather odd.) If you don’t have a keyboard with Aftertouch support, the Aftertouch data can be assigned to a hardware fader or knob. It could also be drawn directly into your snare drum track using the tools in your sequencer.
Directory of Performance Controllers in Garritan Jazz & Big Band The following chart gives the name and a brief description of the Garritan Jazz & Big Band instrument controllers and their abbreviations in the Instrument Directory. There is also a reference chart of the available controllers for each instrument on the following page.
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Putting It All Together for a Real-Time Performance The basic system is to use your right hand to control the attack of each note, the Mod Wheel in the left hand to control dynamics, and play the sustain pedal with your foot to connect the notes. It couldn’t be easier! With the more advanced controls you can fine-tune your performance. This approach lets you play your articulations in real time in much the same manner as a player of the actual instrument does.
ENSEMBLE PRESETS
List of Ensemble Presets The Jazz & Big Band ARIA installation includes a folder/directory called “Ensembles” that contains a collection of useful, pre-configured instrumental combinations for your convenience. Various setups of sections and instrument groupings are listed in the table below. Loading an Ensemble preset can give you a quick “head start” to setting up a group of instruments. Each file loads a selection of instruments along with pan, level, and other settings.
LIST OF ENSEMBLE PRESETS: Ensemble name: 18 Trumpet and Trom bone Sections Lite 19 Vibraphone Quartet 20 Vibraphone Quartet Lite 21 Accordion Trio 22 Accordion Trio Lite 23 Rhythm & Blues Band 24 Rhythm & Blues Band Lite 25 Funk Rhythm Section 26 Funk Rhythm Section Lite 27 Big Band #1 28 Big Band #1 Lite 29 Big Band #2 30 Big Band #2 Lite 31 Big Band #3 32 Big Band #3 Lite 33 Big Band #4 34 Big Band #4 Lite Instruments Included: Trumpet 1 KS Lite; Trumpet 2 KS Lite; Trumpet 3 KS Lite; Trumpet 4 KS Li
Loading Ensemble Preset Files In standalone mode there are two ways to load Ensemble preset files: • Load from the File menu (File/Load) • Drag and Drop When ARIA is used as a plugin from within a host program the Drag and Drop method must be used to load ensemble files. This can be done as follows: With the ARIA player interface displayed, open the “Ensembles” folder/directory to display the numbered collection of ensemble files. Using the mouse button, click and hold on the file you wish to load.
DIRECTORY of JAZZ INSTRUMENTS
List of Instruments in Garritan Jazz & Big Band SAXES & WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: CLARINETS: Bass Clarinet The Bass Clarinet plays one octave lower than the conventional clarinet. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth Bb Clarinet 1 Buffet R-13 wood clarinet; 1st Player. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth Bb Clarinet 2 Buffet clarinet; 2nd Player.
Flute 2 C Flute; 2nd Player. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth Flute 3 C Flute; 3rd Player. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth Piccolo Yamaha ebony piccolo, circa 1970.
SAXES & WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: 76 Bass Sax 2 BBb Bass Saxophone; made by Selmer; uses different microphones than Bass Sax 1. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth C Melody Sax 1 C Melody saxophone; made by Buescher. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth C Melody Sax 2 C Melody saxophone; made by Buescher, uses different microphones than C Melody Sax 1.
HARMONICA: Harmonica A blues harmonica. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: FLUGELHORNS: Flugelhorn 1 Flugelhorn in Bb; made by Getzen Eterna; principal instrument. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Flugelhorn 2 Flugelhorn in Bb; derived instrument.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: TRUMPETS Trumpet 1 Trumpet 1 Open (no mute) Trumpet in Bb with extreme range extension to the “triple high C” (concert Bb) for the open horn; made by King-Golden Flair. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trumpet 1 Straight Mute Trumpet 1 played with the Straight mute.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: Trumpet 2 Cup Mute Trumpet 2 played with the Cup mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trumpet 2 Harmon Mute Trumpet 2 played with the Harmon mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trumpet 2 Bucket Mute Trumpet 2 played with the Bucket mute.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: Trumpet 4 Trumpet 4 Open (no mute) Trumpet in Bb with range extension to the “double high D” (concert C); made by King-Golden Flair. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trumpet 4 Straight Mute Trumpet 4 played with the Straight mute.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: Trumpet 5 Bucket Mute Trumpet 5 played with the Bucket mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trumpet 5 KS Keyswitched combination of open and all mutes.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: Bass Trombone Cup Mute Bass Trombone played with the Cup mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Bass Trombone Harmon Mute Bass Trombone played with the Harmon mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Bass TTrombone Bucket Mute Bass Trombone played with the Bucket mute.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: Keyswitched combination of open and all mutes. • C1 = Trombone 1 Open (no mute) • D1 = Straight Mute • E1 = Cup Mute • F1 = Harmon Mute • G1 = Bucket Mute MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk; KS Trombone 2 Open (no mute) Trombone; made by Holton.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Controls: Trombone 3 Straight Mute Trombone 3 played with the Straight mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trombone 3 Cup Mute Trombone 3 played with the Cup mute. MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Trombone 3 Harmon Mute Trombone 3 played with the Harmon mute.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Trombone 4 Buck- Trombone 4 played with the Bucket mute. et Mute Controls: MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk Keyswitched combination of open and all mutes.
THE BRASS INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: name: Trombone Plunger + Str Mute Controls: Features two mutes – a playable open/closed plunger over a straight mute MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth BBb Tuba MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; RFX; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth; Sk TUBA Tuba THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: GUITARS: 86 Acoustic Guitar KS Oribe nylon 10-s
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: KEYBOARD & VIBRAPHONE INSTRUMENTS: Accordion Petosa jazz accordion, right hand keyboard plus one octave of bass keys. Vel (vol); Bl Steinway Jazz Piano Steinway Model B Grand Piano, chromatic with 2 dynamics. At; Vel (vol); Sus (sus); TQ Vintage Electric Piano Fender Rhodes, circa 1970s, suitcase model with stereo tremolo speakers in the base.
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: BASS INSTRUMENTS: 88 Fretless Bass 1 KS G&L L1000 fretless electric bass. • C0 = Plucked • D0 = Harmonics Vel (vol); Port; Lgth; Vib; VAR 1; VAR 2 Fretless Bass 2 KS Fretless electric bass, circa 1972. • C0 = Plucked • D0 = Harmonics Vel (vol); Port; Lgth; Vib; VAR 1; VAR 2 Jazz Fretted Bass 1 KS Fender Fretted electric bass with flat wound strings.
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS: Brushes: 01 Brush Drum Kit Wire brushes, snare #1; combines bass drum, snare, toms, hi hats, and cymbals into a single instrument. Vel (vol); Brsh; VAR 1; VAR 2 02 Brush Drum Kit Wire brushes, snare #2; combines bass drum, snare, toms, hi hats, and cymbals into a single instrument. Vel (vol); Brsh; VAR 1; VAR 2 Brush Cymbals Wire brush hits on the various cymbals in the brush kit.
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: Sgl-layr-hd Snare Hits on the classic jazz kit snare drum; Ludwig 5 x 14” snare with Remo Renaissance Diplomat head. Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 Sgl-layr-hd Toms Hits on the classic kit toms; 16 x 16” Gretsch floor tom, 9 x 13” Gretsch rack tom, 8 x 12” Gretsch rack tom, Remo coated heads. Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 04 Fusion Drum Kit Double Layer heads for snare, toms, and kick. Does not use General MIDI mapping on all notes.
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: Conga The most important hand drum in Latin music. A tall narrow single-headed drum usually grouped in sets of varying sizes. Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 Cuica A Brazilian friction drum. Sound is produced by rubbing a small stick on the drum’s inside membrane. Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 Djembe A goat skin covered drum shaped like a large goblet and played with bare hands.
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: Shakers Calabash gourds strung with beads, used for percussion. Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 Shekere A hand shaker consisting of a hollowed small gourd with shells or beads attached to it Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 Clave A percussion instrument, consisting of a pair of short, thick wooden dowels hit together to produce a high-pitched sound.
THE RHYTHM SECTION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: Triangles Percussion instruments consisting of a piece of metal in the shape of a triangle open at one angle. Vel (vol); VAR 1; VAR 2 Whistles Small wind instruments for making whistling sounds.
KEYSWITCH (KS) COMBINATION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: KEYSWITCH (KS) COMBINATIONS 94 Alto Sax 1 KS Comb Eb Alto saxophone; made by Buffet • C2 = Alto Sax 1 • D2 = Flute • E2 = Clarinet • F2 = Soprano Sax MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth Alto Sax 2 KS Comb Eb Alto saxophone; made by Selmer, Balanced Action.
KEYSWITCH (KS) COMBINATION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: Tenor Sax 4 KS Comb Bb Tenor saxophone; made by Selmer; a mellower sound.
KEYSWITCH (KS) COMBINATION INSTRUMENTS ARIA Instrument Description: Controls: name: Trumpet 5 KS Comb Trumpet 5 – flugelhorn • C2 = Open • D2 = Straight mute • E2 = Cup mute • F2 = Harmon mute • G2 = Bucket mute • A2 = Flugelhorn MW; Vel; Tng/Slr; AutLeg; AF; KC; Vib; Fltr/Grl; PBd; Port; Lgth; VAR 1; VAR 2; TQ; Brth Keyboards KS Comb All keyboards * • C2 = Steinway Piano • D2 = Vintage Electric Piano • E2 = Organ • F2 = Accordion At; Vel (vol) except organ; MW (vol) for organ only; Sus (sus); TQ; Trm
ADDENDUM
User’s Guide to Garritan Jazz & Big Band—Version 3
The Garritan Community Learn, Share Music, & Stay up to date I invite you to join the Garritan Community. Owning the Garritan Jazz & Big Band gives you much more than a product. One of the most valuable benefits is membership in the Garritan community of musicians. The Garritan Forum is where Garritan users from around the world come to discuss everything related to soundware and music.
Getting Help The first place to look for a solution to any problem you may be experiencing is in this manual. The next best place is the separate ARIA Player manual. Please read these manuals before contacting support. Next, check the readme files (if any) that contain important information and all last-minute changes that were not available when creating this guide. Whenever you encounter problems, you should also check if you have installed the latest updates.
Acknowledgements Producing Garritan Jazz & Big Band would not have been possible without the combined help, talent and support of many extraordinary people. I am grateful to those who have contributed and would like to thank them all. This Jazz and Big Band library has been the vision of Tom Hopkins. Tom has played in jazz bands for over 35 years and this library has been one of his personal goals.
Thanks to Mark Simon and David Burnett, for hosting the Garritan Forums on Northern Sounds to exchange ideas and support one another. I would also like to thank Stephen Croes, Dean of Music Technology, and Kurt Biederwolf, Chair of the Music Synthesis Department at Berklee College of Music, and Gary Lindsay, Director of Studio/Jazz Writing at the University of Miami, who were very helpful in discussing many of the problems facing music students.
Appendix A: Quick Midi Controller Reference Guide CC # DESCRIPTION USE INSTRUMENTS AFFECTED 1 Modulation Controls the volume/ timbre of “Expressive” instruments. All “Expressive” sustained instruments. Does not affect most percussion instruments. 2 Breath Alternate controller for volume/ timbre of “Expressive” instruments. All “Expressive” sustained instruments. Does not affect most percussion instruments. 7 MIDI Volume Turned on by default.
CC # USE INSTRUMENTS AFFECTED 19 Pitchbend disable Turned off by default. Switches to a layer that does not respond to pitchbend. Allows the user to apply pitchbend to selected overlapping notes only. All instruments “expressive” instruments that Sustain. 20 Portamento Adds portamento to notes depending on interval and controller data added. All “Expressive” sustained instruments. Used during legato/slurred passages which require portamento.
CC # 27 DESCRIPTION USE INSTRUMENTS AFFECTED Filter Center Frequency Filtering (organ) Chooses the part of the audio spectrum modified by the Tone Control. Many wind instruments. Percussion level Volume Drum kits High Frequency Control Intensity of high frequencies Many wind instruments and vintage electric piano. Attack control Special attack control for the brass shake layer Trumpets and trombone 64 Tongue/slur and sustain(standard folders) Controls tongue/slur and standard Sustain.
Appendix B: Drum Maps DRUM MAPS 106 MIDI Note # Note Name General MIDI Drum Kits Classic Jazz/ Fusion Drum Kits Brush Drum Kit 34 A# 35 B Bass Drum 1 Bass Drum 1 Bass Drum 1 36 C Bass Drum 2 Bass Drum 2 Bass Drum 2 37 C# Side Stick Rim Shot Snare Stir Aftertouch -direction change) 38 D Snare 1 Snare LH Snare LH 39 D# Hand Clap Snare RH Snare RH 40 E Snare 2 Foot Closed Hi Hat Foot Closed Hi Hat 41 F Low Floor Tom Low Floor Tom Low Tom 42 F# Closed Hi Hat Closed
DRUM MAPS MIDI Note # Note Name General MIDI Drum Kits Classic Jazz/ Fusion Drum Kits 61 C# Low Bongo Splash Cymbal 62 D Mute High Bongo Ride Cymbal 4 63 D# Open High Bongo Crash Cymbal 5 64 E Low Conga Sizzle Cymbal 2 (wood tip) 65 F High Timbale Sizzle Cymbal 2 (nylon tip) 66 F# Low Timbale Sizzle Cymbal 2 (mallet) 67 G High Agogo Sizzle Cymbal 2 (finger) 68 G# Low Agogo Sizzle Cymbal 2 (wood tip BS) 69 A Cabassa Cymbal Scrape 1 70 A# Maracas Cymbal Scrape 2 71
Appendix C: Percussion MAPS PERCUSSION MAPS MIDI Note # 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 108 Note Name C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F Drums Gourds, Blocks, Bells, Misc.
PERCUSSION MAPS MIDI Note # 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 Note Name F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C Drums Gourds, Blocks, Bells, Misc.
Exploring Jazz Arranging Using the Garritan Jazz & Big Band Library With Garritan Jazz & Big Band you now have a fine jazz band and big band at your fingertips. To get the best out of the library, it is important for a well-rounded musician to possess a basic knowledge of jazz arranging. We are pleased to make available an interactive course based upon Chuck Israels’ book “Exploring Jazz Arranging”.
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