Thanks, that will keep me going till the funds allow the next step! Phil.
At 08:14 PM 2/22/2013, you wrote: >The Garritan for Finale library does contain >saxes, and no, installing GPO will not erase >anything. You'll then have your choice of which >library to draw from for each individual instrument in your score. > >On Feb 22, 2013, at 4:23 PM, Phil Buglass wrote: > > > Thank you for the input. Most people didn't seem > > to understand the question, I don't think. Here's another question... > > > > I am going to get GPO, I think. But will > > loading that remover the 'Garritan for Finale' > > library? I ask because I probably will do some > > wind band stuff, and I can't afford the Concert > > band library for a while just yet, and the GPO > > does not include saxophones. Or euphoniums for > > that matter, although they can pretend to be trombones! > > > > Having asked this, I realise that I am not at all > > sure if the freeby library includes saxes either! > > > > Phil. > > > > At 12:45 PM 2/20/2013, you wrote: > >> Hi, Phil... > >> The two libraries GPO and IO are entirely different. > >> > >> If you are using Finale, you will likely prefer GPO. > >> > >> It consists of traditional orchestra sections > >> and solo instruments, so you can set up a total > >> virtual full orchestra, chamber ensemble, etc. > >> > >> It's more usable with Finale in terms of > "What you write is what you hear." > >> > >> IO consists of sections, pre-defined chords, > >> preset moods, etc, and takes more work to use > >> with Finale if you want the score to match the > >> sound. It is really designed for quick-sketching > >> a movie scene or some programmatic music. > >> > >> I would suggest that you go to YouTube and look for the IO demo series. > >> > >> If you are doing "traditional" orchestral music > >> or chamber ensembles, then Finale + GPO is the way to go. > >> > >> The "Garritan Instruments for Finale" is a small > >> sampling of sounds from the jazz collection, the > >> orchestra collection, and the wind band set, > >> etc. GPO is a full orchestra and then > >> some--section strings, solo strings, brass, > >> woodwinds, percussion, keyboards, etc. > >> > >> Also of interest, depending on what type of > >> music you do, would be the jazz band set and > the concert & marching band set. > >> > >> Jim > >> > >> Sent from my iPad, so pardon the typos. > >> > >> On Feb 20, 2013, at 12:07 PM, "Phil Buglass" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> I have been looking at the orchestral sound > >>> libraries they have on offer, but I need a bit > >>> more infor before plonking down that kind of money... > >>> > >>> Can anyone tell me what the difference is between > >>> "Instant Orchestra" and "Personal Orchestra". I > >>> cannot imagine anyone wanting 2 sets of > >> orchestral sounds, so what is the deal? > >>> > >>> Is one significantly better than the other? > >>> Also, what is the advantage over the > Garritan sounds included with Finale? > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance... > >>> > >>> Phil. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. > >>> Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Finale mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Finale mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. > > Inside of a dog its too dark to read. Groucho Marx > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > >Lon Price >[email protected] >http://www.txstnr.com/ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Finale mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read. Groucho Marx _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
