
Originally Posted by
Dane Grant
I start out loading a preset ensemble and I only do this because the ambience effect refuses to work if I load instruments individually.
This is a design choice; Since reverb level depends on the context and user taste, ARIA leaves the user the opportunity to save his/her own Ensembles with sends levels.

Originally Posted by
Dane Grant
I load a string ensemble and then when I want to add a harp and some percussion to last 3 empty slots sometimes they just don't work. On the track in Sonar I've made sure that the output is Auria and it's set to the proper channel. I click notes on the staff of the particular track in Sonar yet I hear nothing. When I open up Auria the piano keys are not moving. Here's what's really strange. Just today I put percussion on track 15 and the keys WERE moving but to the notes of another track. I checked the track properties and there's no reason for it to have done that. Everything was assigned properly in Sonar. I'm pretty sure the problem is the Auria player.
1- Make sure you uncheck the box “Zero controllers when play stops” in the MIDI Out tab of the Project Options menu. Many Instruments in GPO have their volume/ velocity controlled by the mod wheel and by default, Sonar shuts it down on stopping playback.
2- Do you use the multi-out version of the plugin? Make sure that the output of the instruments you can't hear are routed to an active audio track in Sonar. The audio outs are selectable in the grey bar under the instrument's name. They're arranged in pairs and look like 1/2, 3/4 etc.
3- The slot number and channel number can be different. If you want an instrument in slot 15 to respond to MIDI chan. 15, make sure it's set accordingly in the grey bar under the instrument's name. This is often overlooked

Originally Posted by
Dane Grant
The attack is way too strong and the only solution for someone who doesn't play piano is to manually change the velocity of every single note. Even still no matter how hard I try some of the attacks are way too strong on the viola and no matter how low I set it's velocity it still sounds choppy.
Don't forget to use the mod wheel again. It can smooth things out for you. Instead of individually changing the velocity of every note, try selecting a bunch of notes and use Scale Velocity of the Process menu. Enter the same value in the Begin and End boxes for a constant control or a bigger value in the End box for a crescendo or vice versa for a decrescendo.
Hope this helps!
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