Garritan Personal Orchestra 4th Edition
Personal Orchestra 4 is state-of-the-art software that reproduces the sounds of the musical instruments in a symphony orchestra, right from your computer. This award-winning collection has set the standard for orchestral sample libraries.
Create lush symphonic music with this collection of software instruments. There are over 150 software orchestral instruments - delicious strings, intimate woodwinds, joyous brass, powerful percussion, a Steinway virtual piano, a glorious concert organ, heavenly harps and more.
What's New in GPO 4.0
- The best-selling orchestral sample collection is now even better.
- ARIA Advanced Instrument Engine
- ARIA is our new, highly-optimized instrument engine that goes beyond ordinary samplers. It is easy to use, efficient, loads instruments quickly, and has low CPU-demands.
- Additional Sounds,
Project SAM Brass & Ensemble Presets
GPO4 includes select brass samples from Project SAM that strengthen Personal Orchestra's brass section to add punch and excitement to your musical compositions. GPO4 also includes choir sounds, extended ranges for select instruments as well as Ensemble Presets.
Auto Legato
GPO4's new Auto Legato intelligently detects when you are playing a smooth line with overlapping notes and automatically applies correct legato transitions between notes. Creating realistic phrasing has never been easier. Auto Legato also makes playable trills extremely easy.
Integrated Ambience & Stereo Stage
GPO4 now integrates the high quality Ambience reverb with the ARIA Player and has individual mixing sends for each instrument. Stereo Stage imparts spacious stereo imagery for the GPO4 instruments.
MIDI Playback and Recording Features
The Standalone ARIA Player allows you to load and playback MIDI files. You can also produce audio recordings of the MIDI file or record yourself playing live!
Designed for Compatibility
GPO4 runs on both Macintosh and Windows and a variety of formats to fit your workstation and your workflow (VST, Pro Tools RTAS, and OSX Audio Units). It natively supports 64-bit platforms (Windows only), works with Windows 7, and is programmed for Steinberg's new VST Expression, which simplifies the use of musical articulations. GPO4 is further optimized for use with the AKAI EWI Wind Controllers and integrates with popular notation programs such as Finale 2010.
Tunings and Scala File Support
Put GPO4 exactly in tune with your ideas. The ARIA Instrument Engine supports control over individual instrument tuning, the frequency serving as the overall pitch standard, and Scala definition files, a standardized format for scale degree tunings.
Graceful & Easy Authorization
ARIA authorization employs a personalized digital keycard. Simply drag and drop the personalized graphic card onto the ARIA Instrument Engine to authorize it and get playing in seconds.
Features
A Complete Orchestra at your Fingertips
Includes all the major instruments of the orchestra - strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and keyboards. An entire orchestra can be loaded on a single PC, Mac or laptop.
Highest Quality Orchestral Instruments at an Affordable Price
GPO4 has the highest quality collection of orchestral instruments at an affordable price. The instruments recorded were made by fine instrument makers such as Steinway, Stradivari, Guarneri, Haynes and others.
Easy-to-Use
Create great sounding orchestral music quickly and easily. Just load your instruments and play. Standardized controls allow you to become familiar with the library quickly and master all the instruments easily.
Orchestrate in the Fast Lane - Real-time Playable Instruments
Designed to be played in real-time. No tedious piecing together of samples. Play your instruments with their nuances quickly and in real-time for expressive human-sounding performances.
ARIA Instrument Engine Included - No Sampler Required
GPO integrates the ARIA high-performance instrument engine. This instrument engine, developed in collaboration with Plogue Art et Technologie Inc., goes beyond typical samplers. ARIA's specially tailored programming is designed to emulate the performances of real orchestral instruments. The reliable ARIA engine is in use in Microsoft Songsmith, SONY Acid Pro, AKAI EWI USB and Finale 2009/10.
Ensemble Making - Creating Your Own 'Personal' Orchestra
GPO provides individual instruments from which you build your own ensembles and sections. Construct solos, duos, trios, quartets, chamber groups, ensembles, sections or a full symphony orchestra - the way you want.
Notation Integration: Play from the Score - Finale and Sibelius Optimized.
GPO is designed specifically to work with notation programs in addition to sequencers. Play your orchestrations directly from the score of supported notation programs. GPO4 automatically interprets performance indications such as articulation marks, slurs, playing techniques, dynamics, etc. to provide an life-like performance from the score. GPO4 has unique integration with Finale and Sibelius.
Universal Format
Supports all popular formats, Mac and PC, as a standalone program or as a plug-in (VST, RTAS, and OSX Audio Units), works with supported notation programs and works in 64-bit operating systems (Windows only).
Suited for Everybody
Professional film composers can use this collection for quick orchestral sketches and capturing creative ideas. Hobbyists can use it for adding orchestrations to their tracks. Educators and students can use it for scoring projects or studying orchestration. Imagine orchestrating at the beach, or on a plane, or anywhere. Personal Orchestra is for every musician.
System Requirements
- Running Personal Orchestra is dependent on the speed of your computer. The faster the processor the better.
- 1.8 Ghz Core 2 Duo MacIntel or better; 2.8 Ghz CPU Pentium 4 or better (single core CPU). Users report G5 PPC Macs work, but no guarantee as you will not get optimal performance.
- 2 GB RAM Recommended
- 3.5 GB of free hard drive space
- Hard drive speed of at least 7200 RPM
- 64bit on Windows only
- Internet connection for download version, DVD ROM drive required for boxed version installation.
- Monitor with 1,024 x 768 resolution or better
- A sound card compatible with ASIO, DirectSound, or MME
- MIDI: A MIDI or USB interface may be required if you are using a n electronic keyboard (88-key full-sized MIDI keyboard recommended). A keyboard with Mod Wheel is highly recommended.
- High quality speakers and amplifier, or high quality headphones
- Internet connection for updates and online registration
