Inspired by posts here asking for a complete "how to" tutorial, here is the first chapter of "Blast Off with Instant Orchestra."

Starting at square one, and with the neophyte in mind, an action/adventure music cue is created using Garritan Instant Orchestra.

Part One: "Setup" - Installing Aria and Instant Orchestra, setting up a project file, seeing how Aria and IO interact with recording software.

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 Coming next - The Instant Orchestra Control Panel.

The only things assumed:

--The viewer either has Instant Orchestra, or is contemplating getting it.

--Has recording software he/she knows how to use.

--Knows that a "VST" is a plug-in used for creating digital audio, and can be either a software instrument, or a software audio processor.

--That to install Aria and IO, one just clicks the installer and pays attention to the various windows that come up during installation.

The tutorial series is aimed at users of "sequencer" software, otherwise referred to as "DAW" (digital audio workstation) software. Sonar 8.5 is used in the video, but it's made clear that the same principals apply to all brands of recording software.

How the information presented applies to notation software is only implied. The focus is on using IO in a conventional audio/MIDI recording program.

Each cliff-hanging chapter of the tutorial is approximately 4 minutes long. At that length, even though a lot of information is covered, the viewer won't be overwhelmed by too much information at a time.

By the end of this short series of tutorials, all newcomers will be able to create music with Instant Orchestra they can be proud of!

Click the rocket ship to blast off to the full, widescreen video - AND be sure to have the quality settings (gears at lower bottom right) set to 1080 for high resoluton playback. You'll be able to read every word on the screen and follow along easily.

PART TWO  PART THREE

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