by
- Gary Garritan
Sample CD
UNCOMPROMISING QUALITY
- The Very Finest Stringed Instruments were sampled - Including Stradivarius, Guarneri, Montagnana, Testore, Gagliano, Vuillaume Calcanius, and many Rare & Exquisite Instruments
- Distinguished, World-Class and Virtuoso Players.
- Recorded at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Unique and Innovative Programming
- High-Resolution State-of-the-Art 24bit Digital Recording for the utmost accuracy and audio fidelity.
- Go Here for a list of the Extraordinary Instruments in this collection
UNPARALLELED CHOICES
- Over 9,000 captivating sampled string sounds on 18 discs (or 2 DVDs)
- Over 900 different instrument patches & combinations.
- Comprehensive Articulations & Bowings. A myriad of Playing Techniques & Effects unmatched by any other library
- Chromatic Sampling for complete coverage of the entire range of the sections...
- Multiple Dynamics - Up to 4 dynamics levels (p, mp, mf, f) sampled for almost all articulations, bowings and playing techniques
- Inclusion of 1st and 2nd and Full Violin Sections.
- Viola, Cello and Double Bass Sections and Full String Orchestra also Included
- Go HereHere for a representative list of the Comprehensive Articulations in this collection
UTMOST CONTROL
Unique Versatility - Advanced Programming makes this a Revolutionary and truly 'Playable' library.
MaestroToolsTM Auto-Alternator - An exclusive feature that alternates automatically between up & down bows or alternative samples.
MaestroToolsTM Legato Mode - An exclusive feature developed just for the Garritan Complete String Orchestra to help achieve more realistic legato phrasing.
Release Trigger Samples for the Sustain Instruments - These high-quality release trigger samples capture the subtle release of the bow coming off the string, the body resonance of the instrument, and the ambience of the recording hall.
EXP Expression Control, Dynamics Control, Vibrato Control, Attack and Release Controls and other controls that use multi-velocity cross-fading between samples.
Variability Short Bow Instruments - Inventive programming that produces small variations for repeated tones within rapid short-bow passages. The user can control the intonation, character, brightness, attack and other parameters.
Key Switching allows for easy and quick selection of various string articulations at the touch of a key.
Light Versions for quick access and loading.
Impulse Response Samples (Concert Hall 1, Concert Hall 2 & Vintage Hollywood) - These are samples of actual halls for use in Sound Forge, Samplitude, Cool Edit and other programs. These effectively place GOS and other sounds in the same acoustic space. Benefit: Consistency of sound!
Performance Setups for the GigaStudio DSP Station - These setups pre-pan GOS string ensembles within GigaStudio and apply GigaStudio's NFX Reverb.
Ambient Noise Samples - Contained within a single .gig file, these are samples of the "air" of a concert hall, as well as low-level murmurs, body & chair movements, instrument muffles, coughs, rustling, and other common sounds in a concert hall.
Warmth Control makes it easy to add warmth and richness.
Changing Bowstrokes - One can play Up and Down Bowings - manually or automatically
Alternative Takes, Bowings, & Finger Positions (sul G) sampled.
Phrases with grace notes, runs, scales, pickups, arpeggios and other ornaments can be played with individual notes - no pitch-shifting played passages are necessary.
An actual hardcopy 150 page manual to guide you.
Go Here for a representative list of the Performance Controls in this collection
FREE UPDATES - Free upgrades are what make Garritan Orchestral Strings unique and set it apart from other sample libraries. The most remarkable benefit of owning the Garritan Orchestral Strings library is that your investment is protected with free updates to the library. GOS is an 'open source' type library that is continually evolving with user input. Go Here to view some of the recent Updates.
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