I think GPO's woodwinds are some of the best sounding woodwind samples out there, and I tend to use them first and foremost.

I still use GPO, but I like to layer the solo and section sounds underneath Notion in the mix (to give the strings a little more depth).Ģ. Notion's strings (especially with the expansion sounds) go a lot further than GPO. I think that GPO's strings (apart from the harps) are the weakest part of the library (the harps sound great I think I read somewhere that Gary Garritan was or is a harpist, but I'm not sure). The rules in their current form can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1285 I actually have update my rules slightly (and have a few more ideas), so I'll post an update in the not too distant future (as time allows). I have uploaded my own rules and instrument default files to the forum that better utilize GPO's legato features as well as a few other less common techniques. The default rules, in my opinion, fall a little bit short. Pre-orders now being taken.Just to give you fair warning, I ramble a little bit in this response. An Upgrade path will also be available for GPO 4 users priced £37.95 GBP. GPO 5 will be available as a boxed USB or a download from 1st February 2016 priced £99.00 GBP. I’m excited that this new GPO 5 is a huge leap forward and will continue this revolution in a major way.” “The original Personal Orchestra revolutionized virtual orchestration and became the industry standard. “A press release simply cannot convey the magnitude of GPO 5,” said Gary Garritan, MakeMusic’s director of instrumental sciences. Whether you´re arranging music, learning or teaching orchestration, needing an orchestral accompaniment for practise, rehearsing before a performance, or working on scores and parts, GPO 5 is the ultimate and affordable orchestral solution. GPO 5 also incorporates Sonic Morphing, an innovative technology that produces seamless dynamics ranging from the very quietest pianissimo to the loudest, most audacious forte sounds – with a continuous variety of timbre changes along the way. Completely new harp instruments with harp pedaling emulation, a custom organ console for expanded pipe organ control, more than 16 new impulse response presets, and much more.Two new concert grand pianos: a legendary 9’ Model D and a 7’ Model B.Updated brass instruments from the renowned ProjectSAM.6 additional choir groups with 24 patches, including boys’ and children’s choirs as well as sopranos, altos, tenors and basses.

77 new section string articulations and 24 new solo string articulations with new techniques, special effects, and body instrument resonances.

Currently slated for release on 1st February, Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 features a complete orchestra with strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion and keyboards and is five times larger than its predecessor with more than 500 instruments now included.

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