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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... ]

Peter James Reviews the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand

April 19, 2019 | Garritan Official

Peter James is a pianist/keyboardist from Sydney, Australia. He’s a session musician, songwriter, instrumental/film-score composer, sound designer, and touring performing artist. He’s also well known for his work with Hillsong Church – having been a keyboard player and programmer on more than 45 Hillsong albums – and for his software review videos on YouTube. Peter [more... ]

Announcing the Garritan Anthology

January 24, 2019 | Garritan Official

Have you ever discovered – in the middle of a project – that you don’t have the right equipment for the job? Whether you’re baking a cake, painting a seascape, or fixing the car, it can be frustrating to not have all the ingredients, colors, or tools at hand. It’s no different with music creation. [more... ]

Using Garritan Libraries and Finale’s Human Playback in Logic Pro X

January 9, 2019 | Jon Burr

In a DAW, Human Playback equals Mix Automation Creating a compelling performance with MIDI data in a DAW depends on the manipulation of Continuous Controller Data (“CC”) and MIDI Key Switches (“KS”) for dynamics and articulation. In Finale, this data is created automatically from score markings when Human Playback is turned on. The conventional wisdom [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... ]

Combine GPO 5 with Reaper for Ultimate Flexibility

May 17, 2018 | Chad Johnson

It’s a brave new world in music production today. The tools available to the common musician, which would have been unimaginable a few decades ago, have leveled the playing field like never before. With a little knowledge and attention to detail, we can create stunningly life-like soundscapes that rival the pros in all aspects. And [more... ]

New Garritan Installers

April 10, 2018 | Garritan Official

We are currently in the process of updating the software used to install Garritan sample libraries. The updates don’t impact the sounds of the instruments in any way – they only improve the process of placing the software on your computer. The updates address two main issues: Mac compatibility and Finale integration. Mac Compatibility First [more... ]

Using Garritan Sounds in Ableton Live 9

September 29, 2017 | Nick Morris

If you own a Garritan sound library (including the one that comes with Finale), and are new to Ableton Live 9, this post is for you. We’ll share some tips to help you get started in Live with the ARIA Player you have, regardless of whether you own Live or are using the free trial. [more... ]

Garritan Update: August 2017

August 31, 2017 | Jon Tschiggfrie

When Gary Garritan released the original Personal Orchestra in 2004, he set a lofty goal: to “bring the power and majesty of the orchestra to every musician.” Over the ensuing 12 years, the delivery of further sample libraries – each an achievement in its own right – continually reinforced the Garritan name as synonymous with [more... ]

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