Notation Composer with GPO 4?

[Sherry C]

Hi,

Originally Posted by wolf2272

I really wish to say thank you!

I was finally able to get GPO and Notation working together!

You're very welcome, and that's great that things are coming together!

It is now only matter of adjusting the details (I'm getting REALLY low volume and the "Ambience" engine is not working)

The new Aria engine is a bit "smarter" in that it does assign a default Mod Wheel setting on loading an instrument, so that you don't get total silence (like one did with the older Kontakt player if one forgot to set a Mod Wheel value!) However, you might want to play around with entering a Mod Wheel value in each staff in Notation Composer as a start, so that you'll at least get a decent sound from each instrument.

1. Graph Over Notes
2. Click the Staff Select button for the first staff
3. Click the "Ctl" button that has the red "?" on it, and select "Mod wheel" in the list. Click Ok.
4. Now click the "96" palette toolbar button, and enter a value. Click ok.
5. Click the next staff's Staff Select button.
6. Click the "96" button and enter a value. Click Ok.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for any remaining staves.

Of course later you can use the Graph Over Notes graphing tools to draw a more dynamic Mod Wheel curve over the instruments to make better use of the instrument dynamics that are a large part of the Garritan Libraries. If you want a really nice performance, then it's definitely worth experimenting with this, as well as the other MIDI controllers that are used for various performance nuances such as the automatic variability controllers CC 22 and CC 23, which give the performance a more "humanized" touch.

Have fun!
Sherry