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MakeMusic and NAMM 2015

January 21, 2015 | Scott Yoho

Do you know the feeling of putting everything you’ve got into preparations for a recital or concert? That’s what the NAMM Show is to folks who make musical instruments, software, and accessories. Each January around 100,000 people from around the world wind up in a convention center in Anaheim, California to be the first to [more... ]

Using Garritan Keyswitches

January 16, 2015 | Steven Ruud

Musicians know there is more than one way to produce sound out of any instrument. When studying orchestration and arranging, we learn the idiosyncrasies of each individual instrument and how to best leverage them. Garritan libraries have a number of instruments that use multiple techniques – a violin can bow or pluck, a cello section [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... ]

MakeMusic joins Peaksware

August 6, 2014 | Fred Flowerday

Today MakeMusic announced that it will join Peaksware, the umbrella company owned by LaunchEquity Partners, the investment company that took MakeMusic private in 2013. You can learn more about Peaksware and view the press release at http://peaksware.com/. Peaksware is also the home of TrainingPeaks, a complete web, mobile and desktop solution for enabling smart and effective [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Twelve Tone Serialism

July 18, 2014 | Baseball Beth

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/44217687″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] This Weekend Challenge is truly challenging. During our Weekend Challenge – Piano I included a little trivia about the Fibonacci Sequence and it’s relationship to the piano. Riding that wave of nerdy bliss, I’m motivated this week to challenge you to compose twelve tone music. Don’t roll your [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

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/41068530″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] In celebration of the first day of summer, we simply have to have a Garritan Weekend Challenge. Summer to me means creating as many lesson plans that can be taught outdoors. I like to set up the drum sets on the grass outside of my usual teaching classroom. [more... ]

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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