Personal Orchestra Second Edition

The Garritan Personal Orchestra library has become the industry standard with a full set of orchestra samples and includes the Native Instrument KONTAKT Player. It encompasses all the major instruments of the orchestra: strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and keyboards. Garritan Studio works with notation programs available for download.

Highest quality sounds: This sound collection includes all the instruments for a virtual symphony orchestra”strings,
brass, woodwinds, and percussion”plus a Steinway concert grand piano; Stradivarius, Guarneri, and Gagliano solo violins; Wurlitzer and Venus concert harps; Haynes flutes; Heckel bassoons; a Mustel celesta; a von Beckerath concert pipe organ; a harpsichord;
and many more fine instruments. It even includes multiple solo instruments”everything one needs to create orchestrations of any size.

Build your orchestrations one virtual instrument at a time: Build ensembles one instrument at a time from individual solo instrument samples. This simple and flexible approach represents a paradigm shift in MIDI orchestration. No need to use predetermined section sizes. Personal Orchestra lets you construct ensembles and sections of different sizes from specially designed instruments. Build wind, brass, and string ensembles of any size and variety”solos, duos, quartets, majestic sectional unisons, intimate divisi parts”or larger ensembles and sections as you see fit.

An easy to use sample library: Streamlined and standardized controls let you become familiar with the library quickly and master all the instruments easily. Play articulations in realtime and get expressive human-sounding performances. Create realistic sounding orchestral
music quickly and easily, right out of the box. Personal Orchestra sound collection makes it easy to express your musical ideas in record time. Just load an instrument sample and play it.

Performance controls: Garritan Personal Orchestra is one of the most versatile, controllable, and musical sample libraries currently available. Unparalleled control combined with high-quality samples provide almost endless possibilities for musical expression. By using the various controllers on your keyboard, you can emulate many of the techniques that real string players employ. Garritan sample libraries has introduced many advanced features to the software sampling world such as Legato tools, alternation, automatic variability, and more.

Works with notation programs: Personal Orchestra works with popular music notation programs. It can be integrated with Finale 2006 and there is also a special edition available for Sibleius users. Using GPO Studio you can use GPO with most other notation programs. GPO Studio Personal Orchestra Studio manages eight instances of the Personal Orchestra VST plug-in so that you can play up
to 64 instruments simultaneously from your MIDI program. You can save sessions, load them again, and load pre-configured templates designed for typical orchestral needs.

Universal Format: The Personal Orchestra sample library will run on Mac OS and Windows platforms as a standalone program or a plug-in (supporting VST, DXi, RTAS, and OS X AudioUnits). Personal Orchestra instruments will also load into KONTAKT, Native Instruments' flagship sampler. An entire orchestra can be loaded on a single PC or laptop and is designed to run completely in RAM.

Whether you're a professional film composer who needs to produce orchestral mockups at a moment's notice, a hobbyist who wants to create great sounding orchestral music, or a student who is studying the art and craft of orchestration, Garritan Personal Orchestra will simplify creative work at a price that won't break the bank.