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Composer Spotlight – Arun Sol

[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

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... ]

Z-Fest Film Festival Trailer Contest

The Z-Fest Film Festival is an annual event in Minnesota where dozens of teams write, shoot, produce, and show short films. The films are around seven minutes long and cover a wide range of subject matter. There is always something for everyone. Every team submits a film and a 30 second trailer. Before the first screening, [more... ]

The Garritan Community Christmas album is here!

The Garritan Community Christmas album has become a tradition for our Community.  The holidays are a time of giving and, for the past ten years, members of our community from around the world have freely given their time and talent to produce our annual Christmas albums.  It’s always astounding to experience the talent and creativity [more... ]

Welcome to the new Garritan Forum!

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

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... ]

Composer Spotlight – Adam Weiss

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/users/28180419″ width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] This week the Garritan Blog interviews composer Adam Weiss, a 17 year old high school student with an impressive list of completed works. If you’re interested in learning more about how younger generations are using virtual instrument software as a part of their career development, this post is for [more... ]

Using Garritan in Digital Performer 8

Welcome to the next in our series of blog posts about using Garritan libraries in other software programs. Today we’ll explore using Garritan in Digital Performer 8. Digital Performer’s particularly strong MIDI toolset and scoring-to-picture capabilities make Garritan sounds a perfect complement to this industry standard DAW. Garritan instruments are used in Digital Performer by opening the [more... ]

Garritan Weekend Challenge – Breaking News

It’s time for another Garritan Weekend Challenge. This weekend, we’re challenging you to write 30 seconds of Breaking News music. We’ve all heard that opening blast of music on network television, or been held in exciting suspense during the average daily weather report. The world needs more Breaking News music, and we think you’re the [more... ]

Garritan Instant Orchestra Sale

Announcing a Sale on Garritan Instant Orchestra Offer expires 10/31/2013 Now, for a limited time, we are offering Garritan Instant Orchestra downloads for $134.96 – that’s 25% off our everyday price. You may have heard about this library and asked yourself what the difference is between Garritan Instant Orchestra and Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 (GPO4). [more... ]

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