After installing the latest ARIA Player, Finale and PrintMusic users need to configure the ARIA Player Audio Units plug-in (Mac) or VST plug-in (Windows) for use with those notation programs. Please choose your platform and follow the steps below:
- Quit Finale or PrintMusic.
- In Finder, press SHIFT + COMMAND + G to open the Go to Folder dialog box.
- Type "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components" and click Go.
- Confirm that the file ARIA Player AU.component is present. If so, continue to the next step. If not, quit all applications and reinstall the ARIA Player using the link above.
- Launch Finale or PrintMusic and choose the appropriate dialog box for your program version (listed below):
- Finale 2012 through v26: MIDI/Audio > Audio Units Banks & Effects
- Finale 2009 through 2011: MIDI/Audio > Instrument Setup > Audio Units Instruments
- PrintMusic 2014 and 2014.5: MIDI > Audio Units Banks & Effects
- PrintMusic 2010 through 2011: MIDI > Instrument Setup > Audio Units Instruments
- The ARIA Player is available in the Instrument column.
Note: Finale 2014.5 requires at least Windows 7 and Finale (Version 25) requires at least Windows 7 Service Pack 1 in order to run properly.
- Exit Finale or PrintMusic.
- On your keyboard, press the WINDOWS key + R to open the Run dialog box.
- Type "C:\Program Files\Garritan\ARIA Player\VST" and click OK.
- Copy the file name "ARIA Player VST_x86.dll". Note: Finale (Version 25) needs the "ARIA Player VST_x64" instead.
- Press the WINDOWS key + R again.
- Type the appropriate file path below, based on your program version and click OK:
- Finale (v25 and v26): C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2\Garritan
- Finale 2011 through 2014: C:\ProgramData\MakeMusic\Finale [your version number]\VST Support
- Finale 2009 through 2010: C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale [your version number]\FinaleVST
32-bit users: replace "Program Files (x86)" with "Program Files" - PrintMusic 2011 through 2014: C:\ProgramData\MakeMusic\Finale PrintMusic [your version number]\VST Support
- PrintMusic 2010: C:\Program Files (x86)\Finale PrintMusic 2010\FinaleVST
32-bit users: replace "Program Files (x86)" with "Program Files"
- Paste the file ARIA Player VST_x86.dll" into the appropriate destination folder. If the folder destination listed above does not exist on your system, then you may need to create new blank folders to create the filepath.
- Launch Finale or PrintMusic and choose the appropriate dialog box for your program version (listed below):
- Finale 2012 through v 26: MIDI/Audio > VST Banks & Effects
- Finale 2009 through 2011: MIDI/Audio > Instrument Setup > VST Instruments
- PrintMusic 2014: MIDI > VST Banks & Effects
- PrintMusic 2010 through 2011: MIDI > Instrument Setup > VST Instruments
- The ARIA Player is available in the Instrument column.
To set up specific Garritan libraries for use with Finale or PrintMusic, click here.