![]() ![]() The last claim at least is beyond dispute - the library retails in the UK for only £179. By squeezing the entire orchestra into a 2GB package and giving users the tools to play it effectively, Garritan Personal Orchestra (or GPO) aims to combat 'sample bloat' and restore 'simplicity, sanity, and affordability'. For one man, this has all gone too far: US sample supremo Gary Garritan, the brain behind GigaHarp and Garritan Orchestral Strings, adopts a 'small is beautiful' philosophy with his latest title. ![]() ![]() While these collections are bigger and better than their predecessors, their huge sizes (235GB and 67GB respectively) demand more computer resources, more disk drives, more MIDI ports, and more hunting through lists of performances to find the right sound. The age of the sampled orchestral super-library is upon us, as grandly named titles like Vienna Symphonic Library's Pro Edition and East West/Quantum Leap's Symphonic Orchestra testify. Gary Garritan takes on the orchestral behemoths with a small but perfectly formed library packed with extra features. ![]()
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