

Using the Jazz & Big Band as a DXi Plug-in. To access the Garritan Plugin in the future to change/load instruments etc., you can simply press the button in the main Band-in-a-Box toolbar. See the section below about using the Kontakt Player for information on how to load and play instruments.Īfter setting up the Garritan Jazz & Big Band (described below), you can close the DirectX window. You will now have the item ‘ Garritan JazzVST’ in your pull-down list. Navigate to the \Program Files\Garritan Jazz Big Band\VSTPlugins folder, and select the Garritan JazzVST.dll file. In the DirectX Window, in the top pull-down menu, click ‘Add VSTi Plugin’. | MIDI Driver Setup, and place a checkmark in the ‘Use DXi Synth’ checkbox. Using the Jazz & Big Band as a VSTi Plug-in (Recommended).

You can use the DXi or VSTi plugin or stand-alone version. There are fewer Band-in-a-Box styles that use only orchestral sounds, although there are some Classical styles like this. You can use the Garritan Personal Orchestra with Band-in-a-Box in the same way, but this would be less common because the Jazz & Big Band has more of the sounds that Band-in-a-Box styles use (such as Drum kits, Guitar, and Sax), whereas the Personal Orchestra library contains instruments specifically for orchestral arrangements. Here is how to use the Garritan Jazz & Big Band with Band-in-a-Box. USING THE GARRITAN JAZZ & BIG BAND WITH BAND-IN-A-BOX
