Also, the 'Solo' instrument should never be used along side any of the 'Plr' instruments if a unison occurs in the score. Only the 'Solo' instruments are intended to be used in a solo context. For their designed function, these instruments work well together, despite the samples sometimes sounding less than ideal if played by themselves.

This allows all three instruments to be applied to unison ensemble lines without having common samples for any given pitch. C, C#, D) and uses every third sample in the mapping. Each Player instrument has been mapped starting with a different note (e.g. These Player instruments are derived from the corresponding 'Solo' instrument and constructed so that none of the three numbered Player instruments have any samples in common with one another. The Player ('Plr') designation in a Garritan instrument name indicates that it has been designed exclusively for use in an ensemble setting. Choosing the appropriate Garritan sound (Player vs. Tip: See Garritan and Human Playback Tutorial for detailed guidance on using Garritan Instruments for Finale and the full version of GPO along side Finale.

All sound assignments can be viewed and individually edited in the ScoreManager. Sound Maps are ranked in order of priority in the Sound Map Priority dialog box. Finale does this using Sound Maps, which link each instrument with the most appropriate Garritan sound. Whenever you start a new document or add an instrument to your score with the ScoreManager, Finale loads the included Garritan sounds automatically (so long as Play Finale Through Audio Units is checked under the MIDI/Audio menu). These steps are not necessary for the included Garritan Instruments for Finale. Noteman says: For the best experience in using a standalone Garritan library with Finale, see Setting up Garritan sound libraries in Finale in our Knowledge Base. These instruments are professionally recorded sound samples designed to offer the highest quality playback.

Included with Finale is an integrated collection of instrument sounds from Garritan Personal Orchestra (also known as GPO) and other Garritan libraries.

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