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Bicycles and Music

June 8, 2015 | Scott Yoho

June is bike month in Colorado. While MakeMusic will participate in Bike to Work Day on June 24, bikes are a significant part of our world every other day, too. Moderate weather, ample bike paths, and encouragement from our upstairs neighbors at TrainingPeaks all contribute to making our office bike-friendly all year round. That said, when [more... ]

Exploring Velocity Curves in the CFX Concert Grand

March 26, 2015 | Steven Ruud

The Garritan Abbey Road CFX Concert Grand has been getting some wonderful reviews and now has a list price of $199.95. As a result, we’re hearing from more and more people who are using the virtual piano to great effect, and as a result we plan to offer some tips on using the CFX in upcoming [more... ]

Alexandre Desplat on his Imitation Game Score

February 26, 2015 | Scott Yoho

Are you done thinking about the Academy Awards until next year? I thought I was until a coworker shared this fantastic podcast, from Song Exploder, featuring Alexandre Desplat. In it the composer describes the orchestration of the main theme from his Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated “The Imitation Game” score, both in terms of orchestration as [more... ]

CFX Concert Grand Contemporary Perspective

August 27, 2014 | Fred Flowerday

To complement the woody, organic and nuanced detail of the “Classic” perspective, the team wanted to provide contrasting mic perspectives that gave the piano a bright, modern sound capable of a wide dynamic range with plenty of bite. For this “Contemporary” perspective, members of the engineering team at Abbey Road, known for particularly for their [more... ]

CFX Concert Grand microphone perspectives: Classic

July 24, 2014 | Fred Flowerday

One of the goals in developing the CFX Concert Grand was to create not only a beautiful sounding virtual piano, but also to produce a functional and flexible musical tool to suit as many settings and styles as possible. To this end, we tapped into the engineering talent of the Abbey Road Studios team to [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Piano

July 10, 2014 | Baseball Beth

The piano is a very special instrument to me. Here are a few reasons why: First love: For many of us, the piano was the first instrument we learned to play. Versatility: It is an instrument that can be anything composers need it to be. Character: Acoustic pianos are easy to find in our communities, [more... ]

Free Shipping on the Garritan CFX Concert Grand

July 3, 2014 | Scott Yoho

By now you’ve probably heard of the Garritan | Abbey Road CFX Concert Grand. This is the latest Garritan virtual instrument, created by placing the awe-inspiring Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano in Abbey Road Studio 1, where it was captured by award-winning engineers using the world’s greatest mics and equipment. Check out the details on [more... ]

Garritan in Logic: Multiple ARIA Channels

June 30, 2014 | Baseball Beth

Planning to use Garritan instruments in Logic X or Logic 9? In an April blog post we shared two short, silent videos (best viewed in full-screen mode) demonstrating the steps to use one Garritan instrument in a project. This might be great if you’re using our CFX Concert Grand virtual piano. But what if you’re using [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Summer

June 20, 2014 | Baseball Beth

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Composer Spotlight – Jacob Hamil

May 23, 2014 | Baseball Beth

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/136268473″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This week MakeMusic and the Garritan Blog interviews composer Jacob Hamil. In his interview with us, Jacob describes his background, workflows, tips, and inspirations. MM: Tells us where you’re from! JH: I’m originally from Odessa, TX but, now live in Lubbock, TX. MM: What is your background in music? [more... ]

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