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Garritan Finale Edition Instrument Details

Instrument Ranges

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

Instrument Controllers

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 and Instrument Mapping

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

GPO Keyswitch Triggers in Human Playback

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

0

 

2

  • 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

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

0

  • Unmarked note
  • Expression or Smart Shape line w/text: "damped", "damp", "dampen", "stopped", "étouffé", "étouffés", "sons étouffés", "étoufféz", "dämpfen", "velare", "coprire", "sec", "secco", , , ; articulation:
  • , ,
  • Articulation; ,
  •  "dampen" etc. plus harmonic articulation

All "KS Solo Strings and Section Strings

  • Arco

 

 

 

  • Pizzicato

 

  • Tremolo

0

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

7

  • Expression: "arco", "ord.", "ordin.", "natural", "nat.", "normal", "normale", "coll’arco", "con l’arco", "col arco", Bog.", "Bogen"
  • Expression: "pizz.", "pizzicato", "pizzicati"
  • Articulation:

 

 

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