MakeMusic Announces New Brand Identity and Websites
March 1, 2013 | Carol Spenillo
MakeMusic announced today its launch of redesigned websites and new brand identity for all products. View press release
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Celebrating 20 Years of Garritan Virtual Instrument Libraries
May 8, 2019 | Scott Yoho
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the first Garritan virtual instrument library. While twenty years at any pursuit is a remarkable accomplishment, in the world of music software it represents several lifetimes. To commemorate this milestone I spoke to the company’s founder, Gary Garritan, about his roots, some highlights of the [more... ]
Garritan Spotlight on Composer, Conductor, and Orchestrator Francesco Marchetti
March 14, 2019 | Scott Yoho
Francesco Marchetti is a composer, conductor, and orchestrator who lives in Rome, Italy. In addition to being a long-time user of Garritan libraries, he has also had a long association with the company. Gary Garritan offers this description: Francesco is a conductor, arranger, and orchestrator par excellence; and one of Italy’s best composers. I met [more... ]
The Lowdown on Updated Installers and Downloads
December 13, 2018 | Jon Tschiggfrie
New Installers Earlier this year I reported that we were in the process of updating all Garritan installers, primarily to support current Macintosh operating systems. That work has been completed, for every library, for some time. Since then, however, we have updated all the installers again, this time to improve compatibility with Finale version 26, [more... ]
Compare Garritan Personal Orchestra with Garritan Instant Orchestra
June 7, 2018 | Garritan Official
Garritan offers two high-quality, affordable orchestral libraries: Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 and Garritan Instant Orchestra. If you’re wondering what’s the difference (or are trying to decide which one would be best for you), you’ve come to the right place. Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (GPO 5) gives you everything from pristine solo [more... ]
Garritan Products and macOS High Sierra
October 2, 2017 | Garritan Official
Last week Apple released the new macOS, High Sierra (10.13). A few issues have popped up for Garritan products on computers running the new OS. Garritan Installer Issues in macOS High Sierra With the exception of Abbey Road Studios CFX Lite, the installers included with all current Garritan products can hang during install on [more... ]
“Timbre” Feature in the Garritan CFX Lite and CFX Concert Grand
January 25, 2017 | Scott Yoho
Captured in historic Studio One at Abbey Road Studios, the CFX Lite is a robust subset of the full, glorious CFX Concert Grand piano (compare both products here). Upon its release, the CFX Lite had some additional features and benefits that were not included in the initial CFX Concert Grand release. (This has subsequently been [more... ]
Introducing the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Lite
November 9, 2016 | Garritan Official
The CFX Concert Grand In 2014 we released the most detailed and advanced Garritan project ever: the CFX Concert Grand. It began with Yamaha’s remarkable nine foot concert piano, the development of which took more than 18 years. We placed this no-holds-barred instrument in the most legendary recording space in the world: Studio One at [more... ]
Additional Strings in Garritan Personal Orchestra 5
October 25, 2016 | Peter Flom
As a string player I am most excited about the new strings in Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (GPO 5). With multiple bowing samples for each instrument, a fluid live-friendly playback engine, and the choice between individual, chamber and section string sounds, GPO 5 has a lot to offer those of us who focus on strings. [more... ]
A Beginner’s Guide to Using Garritan Libraries with Cubase
September 30, 2016 | Jon Cielinski
The world of digital audio workstations (DAWs) can be a bit intimidating for newcomers. With a seemingly infinite number to choose from, it can be difficult to even know where to start. Today I’ll share some tips to help you get started using a Garritan library with my favorite DAW, Cubase. There’s no shortage of [more... ]
