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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... ]

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... ]

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... ]

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... ]

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... ]

MakeMusic Receives 2014 TI:ME Award

January 31, 2014 | Baseball Beth

The TI:ME award, co-sponsored by the producers of the TEC Awards, recognizes companies that have made exceptional contributions to the evolution of music technology use in the modern music classroom. Companies were nominated by members of TI:ME and from the submissions MakeMusic was selected as the recipient by the TI:ME Board of Directors. MakeMusic [more... ]

Welcome to the new Garritan Forum!

December 6, 2013 | Gary Garritan

Hello Everyone, We have our new Garritan Forum! Over the past twelve years, we have built a very special community together . The Garritan forum was a unique place for inspiration, collaboration, sharing, learning, good will, and fun. In recent years; with the acquisition by MakeMusic and the uncertain state of Northern Sounds, the community [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Holiday Music

December 6, 2013 | Baseball Beth

Welcome to another Garritan Weekend Challenge! We’ll throw out the topic, and you write the music, for no reason other than it’s fun. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Garritan Holiday Album! Since 2004, the Garritan community has celebrated the season by creating an album of holiday-inspired music, free to anyone! Written, produced [more... ]

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