Garritan World Instruments is a new collection of over 350 expressive and exotic instruments from around the world. The world has such a beautiful and rich music heritage expressed through a myriad of diverse instruments. Here is a world of instruments waiting for you to explore and take your music in new and exciting directions.

With over 350 individually sampled ethnic instruments, Garritan World Instruments offers more individually sampled instruments than any other ethnic sample library. Create various sections and groupings - Oriental orchestras, Ewe ensembles, Taiko ensembles, drumming circles, or many groupingss and ensembles of your choosing.

Garritan World Instruments is affordable, eco-friendly, and available on demand. Simply download and play. There's no shipping, no waiting, and no box to discard. Downloadable instruments represent a small step toward a better earth - but a giant step for creativity.

World Instruments now includes the advanced new ARIA engine. There is no need to purchase a separate sampler. This highly-optimized sample player is efficient, fast loading, and has a low CPU demand. ARIA supports Mac (OS 10.5 and higher) and Windows (XP & higher). It runs standalone, as a plug-in (VST, Audio Units, RTAS), and with supported notation programs. Iti s compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit systems and powered with Conexant's Endless Wave streaming technology.

Access various ensembles and groupings, from traditional Chinese orchestras, Gamelan ensembles, Taiko groups, drumming circles to eclectic Bollywood bands, folk bands, or create any group of your choosing. The Ensemble Manager makes it easy to load pre-configured and user-created templates.

The Garritan World Instruments Library is designed with playability and expressive control in mind. It features controls for dynamics, vibrato, keyswitched bends and tremolos, rolls, arpeggios, airflow noises, legato, auto-variability, auto-portamento, trills and more that make these samples realistic and expressive. Many of the controls in Garritan World Instruments are streamlined and standardized so that users can quickly become familiar with the library.

Garritan World Instruments is unique in its full support for Scala files, a standard format that allows instruments to play in various temperaments and scales. World Instruments includes many instrument and region-specific tunings, and users can also add their own.

MPN: GG-WORLD-H

• Core 2 Duo CPU or better recommended - Mac and PC.
  
• 2 GB RAM recommended to play the complex ethnic ensembles.
  
• 3 GB of free hard drive space
  
• Hard drive speed of at least 5400 RPM
  
• Internet connection for download version, updates and online registration.
  
• DVD ROM drive required for boxed version installation.
  
• Monitor with 1,024 x 768 resolution or better
  
• A sound card compatible with ASIO, DirectSound, or MME
  
• MIDI or USB Interface: A MIDI interface may be required if you are using a MIDI keyboard. Many keyboards now use USB. The Mod Wheel on the keyboard controls volume (on winds and bowed strings) so make sure to move it up to an audible level. If you do not have a Mod Wheel, then have the ability to assign the controller within your music program or sequencer
  
• High quality speakers and amplifier, or high quality headphones.
  
• Note: Sibelius does not have a soundset for World Instruments. Many ethnic instruments do not use conventional notation.