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chipsounds 1.5 Released !

Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:22

The most advanced 8-bit sound chip emulator is doing even more to save endangered sound chip species!

In addition to having a totally new Interface and improved sound authenticity, Plogue is saving 3 new sound chips from extinction and adds many additional features.

Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 14:33 Read more...

Garritan Releases Concert & Marching Band 2

Tuesday, 08 June 2010 00:00

Downloadable Version ($149.95 or $49.95 Upgrade)

The new Garritan Concert & Marching Band 2 is now available for download!

Garritan Concert & Marching Band 2 is state-of-the-art software that reproduces the sounds of the musical instruments in concert and marching bands, right from your computer. This collection is the first library of its kind and fills a major void in the world of sample libraries.

Concert & Marching Band 2 features and array of trumpets, cornets, trombones, mellophones, euphoniums, baritones, tubas, sousaphones, clarinets, piccolos, flutes, saxophones, marching percussion (including drumline from Virtual Drumline 2 by Tapspace), and much more. Ideal for educators teaching band, band students, Band Directors who write drill routines, or for musicians who want to add band instrument sounds to their tracks.

Of course, Concert & Marching 2 now includes the advanced new ARIA engine, our highly-optimized sample player featuring efficient performance, fast sample loading, and low CPU-demand. It works as a Standalone, Plug-in (VST - AudioUnits - RTAS), and with supported notation programs.

Last Updated on Friday, 27 August 2010 14:35

GARRITAN RELEASES JAZZ & BIG BAND 3.0

Tuesday, 20 April 2010 00:00

GARRITAN RELEASES JAZZ & BIG BAND 3.0 – Download Version

Now featuring the new ARIA Sample Player and additional instruments

Orcas Island, USA (April 21, 2010) — Garritan has announced that the new 3rd edition of its Jazz & Big Band collection is available in a download version. The world’s most popular jazz & big band sample library just got better! Garritan Jazz & Big Band 3 is now powered by the ARIA Instrument Engine and adds new features, new instrument sounds and updated programming at a lower price. Existing users of previous versions of Jazz & Big Band 3 can download the upgrade for only $49.95. New customers can purchase and get it for $149.95.

Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 08:48 Read more...

Finale 2011 Adapts to the Way Musicians Want to Work

Thursday, 03 June 2010 12:53

MakeMusic releases upgrade to the worldwide standard in music notation software

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS - News) announced today that Finale 2011 is now shipping. Finale has remained the worldwide standard in music notation software for more than 20 years by offering musicians the power to create any music they can imagine. Finale 2011 builds upon that power with new flexibility that transforms the creative process.

“Finale 2011 adapts to the way musicians work,” stated Ron Raup, MakeMusic’s CEO. “We believe that musicians who are used to adjusting the way they create to accommodate music software will be delighted with the flexibility and freedom Finale 2011 offers. We’ve worked closely with a broad range of our customers to ensure that these enhancements benefit both those new to putting music on the printed page as well as those who are using Finale to create Pulitzer-, Grammy- and Oscar-winning scores.”

Finale 2011 takes care of the details and allows musicians to focus on creating their music:

New Staff Layout capabilities make it simple and intuitive to hide, move and edit staves, groups and brackets. Musicians are now free to work in any order they wish.
Lyrics are more easily entered, instantly appear exactly as they’ll print out and are automatically spaced with even greater precision.

Finale 2011 also includes nearly 400 world-class instrument sounds from the makers of Garritan Personal Orchestra. An updated Garritan Aria player offers sophisticated control over these sounds with an integrated Ambiance reverb and a powerful new Ensemble feature. Those writing for percussion will welcome new music fonts that include a comprehensive collection of percussion, mallet and handbell graphics, as well as enhanced percussion playback capabilities.

Last Updated on Thursday, 03 June 2010 13:09 Read more...

Garritan update GPO4 to GPO4.02

Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:00

Garritan update flagship product GPO4 to GPO4.02

This update contains:

- ARIA Engine 1.093 (previous was 1.076 released in july 2009)
- ARIA player 1.02 (previous was 1.01 released in august 2009)
- Added GPO Ensembles
- Few instruments improvements

To get this update, log into your Garritan account at www.garritan.com

Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 08:50

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