This is because Kontakt Player 1-based instruments default to a modulation wheel setting of 0 - i.e., the softest possible note. However, when you first do this, it's possible the playback will be extremely faint, maybe even impossible to hear, especially if you are using a library that uses the Kontakt Player 1 (as of this writing, Full GPO and JABB). However, there is one situation where the modulation wheel requires your attention - if you are using a MIDI keyboard for entry (like, for instance, MIDI-based Speedy Entry) and you have MIDI Thru set to Smart:Ĭhoosing Smart allows you to hear the appropriate instrument as you enter it - for instance, if you click on a flute staff with the Speedy Entry Tool (or Simple Entry Tool when using MIDI-based Simple Entry) and play some notes on your MIDI keyboard, you will hear flute playback. Provided these options are set correctly, Human Playback automatically sends modulation wheel data to the Garritan instruments during playback to shape phrases, realize dynamics, crescendos and diminuendos, etc. When using Garritan instruments with Finale, you will generally not have to worry about the modulation wheel so long as Human Playback is turned on and Dynamic Approach for Sustaining Instruments is set to Automatic in your Human Playback Preferences. Using the modulation wheel, you will get extremely realistic timbral shifts as instruments get louder and softer. Because the modulation wheel controls both volume and timbre, crescendos don’t just sound like someone turning up the volume dial on a stereo system - as the dynamic level increases, brass instruments get brassier, string instruments get brighter, and so on. (By "sustaining instruments," we mean wind and bowed string instruments). MIDI Controller #1 - The Modulation Wheelīy far the most important controller in Garritan instrument libraries is the modulation wheel (MIDI controller #1), which is used to control the volume and timbre of all sustaining Garritan instruments.
This is by no means an exhaustive list - consult the documentation for your Garritan instrument library for information on some of the advanced controller techniques supported by Garritan instruments. In this tutorial, we will concentrate on those MIDI controllers that have a direct impact on Finale and Human Playback. You can also use Finale’s MIDI Tool to tweak controllers during Finale playback - for more information on manipulating MIDI controllers from within Finale, see “MIDI Tool” in the Finale User Manual. Whenever possible, Human Playback takes advantage of these controllers to create a more realistic performance. Garritan instruments depend on the use of many MIDI controllers - for instance, the modulation wheel (MIDI controller #1) - to shape the sound of each instrument.
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