Garritan PERSONAL ORCHESTRA

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http://www.garritan.com/

cuz they is holdin' a sale. $139. and there's a good chance I'll get a fair bit of use out of it.

Hmm....

[Robert J]

That's a great price. I remember (OK it was in the 80s) when samples like this cost a fortune. Because, of course, sampled sound was going to replace every live orchestra player in the country! (sounds funny but I remember seeing statements like this in my Musician's Union newsletters - wasn't there a propoal that would require you to record (say) a violinist's sound at scale if you needed a sample, or am I nuts?).

Are you using this just through your keyboard or will you trigger the sounds from your guitar as well?

[7/4]

Are you using this just through your keyboard or will you trigger the sounds from your guitar as well?

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Just for programing with a midi keyboard. I need some decent sounds to compose & score with. I might have an opportunity to write some more "classical" music and my old Proteus/2 orchestral synth isn't flexable enough.

I'm 99% sure I'm buying GPO.

[Robert J]

So David, you typically keep the synths and the guitars apart (in composing and performing) then? (ie, no MIDI interface)

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That's a great price. I remember (OK it was in the 80s) when samples like this cost a fortune.

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I haven't checked lately, but I think they still do.

Check the demo player on their web site. Nice sounds...

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So David, you typically keep the synths and the guitars apart (in composing and performing) then? (ie, no MIDI interface)

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I don't use any midi in performance now. Last time was June 2001, then I started to play the microtonal guitar in public. Improvisations turned into compositions. I've started a piece for Cello and Microtonal Guitar that I'm writing on the guitar.

I wrote a string qt. last year at the computer with a Korg MS2000 and started another one a few months ago. Someone is suggesting I write for a larger group.

So it really depends on what I'm working on.