Originally, keyswitched instruments were designed to be playable in real time - in other words, someone recording a GPO violin part could easily and instantly switch from arco to pizz by pressing a key on his MIDI keyboard - called a 'keyswitch' - that triggers pizzicato playing.įinale users quickly discovered that GPO’s keyswitches were also useful for Finale playback, not just live playing. To put it simply, a keyswitch is a MIDI note that triggers a different playing technique for a Garritan instrument - for instance, pizzicato on a violin, or harmonics on a harp. However, if you are exploring Garritan Instruments for Finale or another Garritan instrument library for the first time, you may well be wondering what a 'keyswitch' is, and what it has to do with Garritan instrument playback. If you are an experienced Garritan instrument user, you are probably already familiar with the concept of keyswitches. You are here: Finale Tutorials > Garritan and HP Tutorial > Keyswitches Keyswitches
