I switched from Finale last year. I am resetting a score I did in Finale in Dorico from scratch. In Finale I easily managed to assign Garritan for Finale’s Upright Bass KS sound which automatically plays back pizzicato (Noteperformer doesn’t have an equivalent to get that jazzy bass sound) to a dou…

I think this post might help you. [image] How to use Garritan instruments for just one instrument? Dorico Createa new empty Dorico project. Apply the Silent Playback Template. Add an Alto Flute instrument to a Single Player. In the VST and MIDI tab of Play mode, press th…

Ah. Thanks so much. I will definitely give this a try.

I presume you’re using the GIFF (Finale bundled Garritan) library? You’ll need an expression map for the Key switches of the Upright Bass. You could make one yourself, following the copious instructions in the documentation for GPO5 that I’ve produced; or you could wait a bit, as I might be doing so…

Have you ever tried the upright basses of Halion Sonic? For example the mic’d upright bass sounds quite well.

Will it be any easier to assign to one instrument when all the rest of the sounds I’m using are Noteperformer? Would a similar process than what TonH suggest above be needed? Sorry, I’m new to Dorico after 30 years with Finale. I’ve switched to Noteperformer a couple years back and it has been plug…

I am using the bundled Garritan, yes. As I’ve mentioned to Vadian, I’m keen to learn more in terms of playback where up until now, my main focus was notation. But it’s a week-end hobby for me, so I would appreciate any help that can save me time whilst still being prepare to do things for myself as …

Is mixing Noteperformer and Garitan playback sounds possible?

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TonH April 30, 2025, 8:30am 2

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