Standalone

If you have installed the standalone version of an ARIA product you can find it in your Applications folder. ARIA will attempt to determine the best audio playback configuration to use on your machine. You can access the engine’s playback system from the Tools > Preferences menu.

To use a MIDI keyboard with your ARIA product, make sure to have the device drivers installed and the unit turned on before starting your ARIA product in Standalone. Your MIDI control device should appear in the MIDIInput devices menu of the Preferences dialog.

The File>Load command allows you to use preconfigured or user-created templates, such as a string quartet or a chamber orchestra. Using existing templates or creating your own saves a lot of time setting up. You can load instruments yourself and use the File>Savecommand. The File>Save as Default command will automatically load all settings and instruments that are currently present each time you start the program.

The Standalone program also features a MIDI and audio recording system located on the bottom of the screen. With these controls you can load existing MIDI files for your ARIA product to play back as well as record yourself playing live.

Loading your ARIA product as a VST, AU, or RTAS Plug-in

Depending on your system and the options you selected at installation, you may have one or more of these plug-in formats available.

Configuring VST

At installation you will be prompted for the vstplugins folder directory. The installer will attempt to locate an existing vstplugins folder, or you can specify your own. You can always find the VST in the vendor's VST directory (ex.: 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 your ARIA Product VST appear in the list of software instruments.

From there, just load your ARIA product and go! You will find the VST listed as ARIA Product VST.dll, which contains a single stereo output, and ARIA Player Multi VST.dll, which allows you to assign up to 16 stereo outputs.

Important Notes for PC Users:

To use an ARIA Product with more than one VST application, you need to manually

Ex.: copy the ARIA Player VST_x86.dll, installed into the chosen folder during installation of the library, to the appropriate VST-compatible host application’s VST folder. Please refer to your particular application’s user’s guide and the Garritan support site for more information. Regarding 64-bit hosts: Some hosts have one common VST folder for both x64 and 32-bit plug-ins, please only use the version of the plug-in that is native to your host, e.g.: x64 bit version of Sonar, use the ARIA Player VST_x64.dll. Mac OSX has standard folders for both VST and Audio Units plug-ins and do not require this extra step.

Configuring AU (Mac Only)

The ARIA Product will install into the default Mac OSX AU plug-ins folder, after which it will be readily available to your applications.

Configuring RTAS (Pro Tools systems only)

The ARIA Product will automatically install the RTAS plug-in to its proper location to work with Pro Tools.