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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... ]

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... ]

Announcing the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand

May 12, 2014 | Fred Flowerday

It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of the Garritan Abbey Road Studios CFX Concert Grand. Every aspect of this inspiring new virtual instrument – the piano, the studio acoustics, the recording process – represents the very highest quality available. The Piano The mighty CFX concert Grand is Yamaha’s flagship piano. It [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Ancestry

May 8, 2014 | Baseball Beth

The Garritan Weekend Challenge begins with a blog post, written in a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, but receives original music responses from composers around the globe. This weekend, we’re challenging you to write music that represents you, or your ancestry. Give us a sample of the music you grew up with. Or, perhaps you [more... ]

Blending Textures with Instant Orchestra

April 29, 2014 | Scott Yoho

Are you familiar with the orchestration technique that sounds like one ensemble is melding into another? This effect is easily accomplished in Instant Orchestra through the use of Blending Textures, a set of instrument patches designed to seamlessly fade from one orchestral texture to another. The mod wheel on your MIDI keyboard is the slick [more... ]

Important Security Notice from MakeMusic

April 24, 2014 | Baseball Beth

On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 23, an attempted intrusion to MakeMusic’s computer systems was detected and as an utmost precaution, all of our systems were taken offline. As a customer of SmartMusic, Finale or Garritan products, your access and/or software performance may have been affected. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. [more... ]

Composer Spotlight – Arun Sol

April 23, 2014 | Baseball Beth

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/27996807″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] This week MakeMusic and the Garritan Blog interviews composer Arun Sol. Arun describes how he recommitted himself to his writing while working in a rather un-inspirational warehouse, and how he now makes time every morning to compose… MM: Tells us where you’re from! AS: I was born in Melbourne, [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Fresh Air and Warmer Days

April 18, 2014 | Baseball Beth

Did you miss this Weekend Challenge? It’s never too late to submit. Create music, post to SoundCloud, and send us the link using the comments section below. We’ll promote your composition as well as add your music to this playlist. Find a short description of this challenge, inspired by Beethoven’s love of the outdoors, [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – April Fools

March 28, 2014 | Baseball Beth

What better way to celebrate April Fools day than with a Garritan Weekend Challenge celebrating Joseph Haydn and PDQ Bach? If you’re not a music history buff, you may be scratching your head at the connection. Haydn is famed for his sense of humor. His compositions contain many little musical jokes within their measures. Haydn’s [more... ]

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