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Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 Coming Soon

February 2, 2016 | Garritan Official

At the 2016 NAMM show, we announced that Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 (GPO 5) would be coming soon, and simultaneously placed a “Coming in February 2016” message at garritan.com. We’ve been delighted with the volume of interest (and questions) this advance information has produced. While we will release GPO 5 before the end of February, we [more... ]

Using Your Tablet to Control the ARIA Player

November 16, 2015 | Michelle Jones and Nick Morris

Do you use Garritan sounds and the ARIA Player in your music? What if you could control various parameters in ARIA, in real-time, using your hands on your tablet (instead of clicking with your mouse)? There are many options available on the market for MIDI controller applications for iPad/iPhone, Android, Chrome OS, and Mac/PC, and [more... ]

Share the 11th Annual Garritan Community Christmas CD

December 4, 2014 | Carol Spenillo

The holidays are upon us once again. I am very pleased to announce that the members of the Garritan Community have come together to produce the 11th annual Garritan Community Christmas album! Download and share the music today! As always, it is a pleasure to work with such wonderful, talented and passionate musicians that create [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 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 – 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... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Celtic Music

March 14, 2014 | Baseball Beth

Welcome to another Garritan Weekend Challenge! St. Patricks day is just around the corner, and we’re challenging you to try your hand at composing celtic music. If you’ve been curious about the Garritan World Instruments library, there is certainly room for it in this challenge. The Garritan World Instruments library includes several irish flutes, including [more... ]

Using Garritan in the Classroom – Marshall Shaw

March 5, 2014 | Baseball Beth

5th grade students study composition using Garritan, GarageBand, and Finale. Photo courtesy of Marshall Shaw. March is Music in our Schools Month, and we’re delighted to welcome educator Marshall Shaw to the Garritan blog. Today Marshall tells us how he uses Garritan libraries in partnership with programs like GarageBand, Logic, and Finale, to enhance his lesson [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Valentines Day

February 7, 2014 | Baseball Beth

It’s time for another Garritan Weekend Challenge! In the spirit of Valentines day, we’d like you to compose the perfect valentines day music. Your version of romantic music could be light and funny, or serious with lush strings, or perhaps the classic sultry bass and drums groove fits your valentines day. I invite you to [more... ]

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