ARIA XML files

The ARIA engine library uses XML files to describe the structure and functioning of both application and instrument products.

The information in this documentation was extracted from the XML data in Plogue products using the ARIA engine, like Alter/Ego, chipsounds, sforzando or Garritan ARIA Player and various free sfz based audio sample libraries.

AriaSetup.xml

Defines the application based on ARIA engine and loads the default bank, e.g. sforzando.bank.xml and GUI, e.g. GUI/gui.xml.

*.bank.xml

This file is used for both applications and instruments products, and it can define audio, MIDI and/or GUI aspects of a product, depending on the properties they use.

In case of instruments, it loads the related sfz file(s). It's digitally signed and should not be altered, but users who want to modify instruments can edit the .sfz and .xml files this file points to.

*.ariax presets

TODO