EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Greetings All,

Any recommendations for realistic sounding/feeling string section 
sample sets that won't break the bank (under $300)?  Any suggestions 
would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!  John F.

On 16.03.2006, at 17:53, jfifieldus wrote:

> Any recommendations for realistic sounding/feeling string section
> sample sets that won't break the bank (under $300)?  Any suggestions
> would be appreciated.

Garritan Personal Orchestra?
The "Ensemble" function is somehow strange but for small sections one  
can use solo strings too.

__
Peter Ostry

--- jfifieldus <juanitopepito@...> wrote:

> Greetings All,
> 
> Any recommendations for realistic sounding/feeling
> string section 
> sample sets that won't break the bank (under $300)? 
> Any suggestions 
> would be appreciated.
> 

You just missed the $200 closeout sale on Garritan
Orchestral Strings. You could contact Gary Garritan
and see if he has any copies left.
JP

> On 16.03.2006, at 17:53, jfifieldus wrote:
>
> > Any recommendations for realistic sounding/feeling string section
> > sample sets that won't break the bank (under $300)?  Any suggestions
> > would be appreciated.
>
> Garritan Personal Orchestra?
> The "Ensemble" function is somehow strange but for small sections one
> can use solo strings too.
>
> __
> Peter Ostry


Thanks Peter.  I was all set to jump on the GPO until I learned that it
requires an XP operating system for PC.  I am running Windows 2000 w/SP 4.
Although I have been successful in running other XP-only devices on this
system, I spoke to Gary Garritan directly and had an e-mail exchange with
someone else from the company and they both said that there was no guaranty
that the GPO would work with my system.

If there are any users out there with the identical platform running GPO,
please let me know what your experiences have been.

> --- jfifieldus <juanitopepito@...> wrote:
>
> > Greetings All,
> >
> > Any recommendations for realistic sounding/feeling string section
> > sample sets that won't break the bank (under $300)?
> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
>
> You just missed the $200 closeout sale on Garritan
> Orchestral Strings. You could contact Gary Garritan
> and see if he has any copies left.
> JP


Thanks James!  I am in the process of trying to determine if it will be
possible to use the GPO on my Windows 2000 system.

John F.

--- John Fifield <juanitopepito@...> wrote:

> > --- jfifieldus <juanitopepito@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings All,
> > >
> > > Any recommendations for realistic
> sounding/feeling string section
> > > sample sets that won't break the bank (under
> $300)?
> > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > >
> >
> > You just missed the $200 closeout sale on Garritan
> > Orchestral Strings. You could contact Gary
> Garritan
> > and see if he has any copies left.
> > JP
> 
> 
> Thanks James!  I am in the process of trying to
> determine if it will be
> possible to use the GPO on my Windows 2000 system.

I was suggesting GOS not GPO. GOS predates XP and I
would be fairly certain it would work fine on Win
2000. The problem is it may no longer be available.
JP

> > > > Any recommendations for realistic sounding/feeling string section
> > > > sample sets that won't break the bank (under $300)?
> > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > >
> > > You just missed the $200 closeout sale on Garritan
> > > Orchestral Strings. You could contact Gary Garritan
> > > and see if he has any copies left.
> > > JP
> >
> >
> > Thanks James!  I am in the process of trying to determine if it will be
> > possible to use the GPO on my Windows 2000 system.
>
> I was suggesting GOS not GPO. GOS predates XP and I
> would be fairly certain it would work fine on Win
> 2000. The problem is it may no longer be available.
> JP

Thanks James.  Since it appears that I will not be able to go with the GPO,
I will inquire about the GOS set.

John F.

>>I was suggesting GOS not GPO. GOS predates XP and I would be fairly certain it would work fine on Win 2000. The problem is it may no longer be available. 
>>JP
>>    
>>
>Thanks James.  Since it appears that I will not be able to go with the GPO,
>I will inquire about the GOS set.
>
>  
>
Has anyone tried MOTU's Symphonic Instrument?  I've not seen a review 
yet, so I would be interested in knowing what people think.

Regards,
David

James,

I e-mailed Gary Garritan.  The GOS is not available.

John F.

--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, james page <jimmymio@...> wrote:

I was suggesting GOS not GPO. GOS predates XP and I would be fairly 
certain it would work fine on Win 2000. The problem is it may no longer 
be available.

JP

on 3/20/06 2:53 PM, jfifieldus at juanitopepito@... wrote:

> James,
> 
> I e-mailed Gary Garritan.  The GOS is not available.
> 
> John F.
> 

This may be more money than you want to spend, but you could try Sonic
Implants Symphonic Strings Lite:

http://tinyurl.com/o3qwf


It comes in Giga 2 format, which you can then convert with the EXS (or
Translator or CDXtract). The only problem is that you have to use a Windows
PC to unpack the compressed files.


Don

on 3/20/06 2:53 PM, jfifieldus at juanitopepito@... wrote:

> James,
> 
> I e-mailed Gary Garritan.  The GOS is not available.
> 
> John F.
> 

For $179 you can still order the GOS lite Akai version, which you can
convert in the EXS:

http://www.mtlc.net/index.php?page=Product&searchvalue=garritan&pid=3067

Still a great value. I used it for a couple of years before upgrading to the
full GOS library.

Don

on 3/20/06 2:53 PM, jfifieldus at juanitopepito@... wrote:

> James,
> 
> I e-mailed Gary Garritan.  The GOS is not available.
> 
> John F.
> 

Sorry to keep adding messages, but I now see that the GOS lite library can
still be ordered in the Giga version as well:


http://www.mtlc.net/index.php?page=Product&searchvalue=garritan&pid=2757

Don

David,

Interesting you should bring that one up.  I spent a fair amount of time
today checking out the MOTU Symphonic Instrument which appears to be one of
the few options I have available to me, given my system and $ restrictions.
I plan on making a decision in the next few days and if I go with MOTU, I'll
report back once I've been able to give it a test drive.  The audio clips
and Jordan Rudess video demos are pretty impressive.  And the price is right
within my budget.

John F.


----- Original Message -----
From: "amgshaffer" <cedar.bay@...>
To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [EXS] String Section Samples


>
> >>I was suggesting GOS not GPO. GOS predates XP and I would be fairly
certain it would work fine on Win 2000. The problem is it may no longer be
available.
> >>JP
> >>
> >>
> >Thanks James.  Since it appears that I will not be able to go with the
GPO,

> >I will inquire about the GOS set.
> >
> >
> >
> Has anyone tried MOTU's Symphonic Instrument?  I've not seen a review
> yet, so I would be interested in knowing what people think.
>
> Regards,
> David
>
>
>
>
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Cool, thanks Don!  John F.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Newmeyer" <music@...>
To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 7:04 PM
Subject: Re: [EXS] String Section Samples


>
>
>
> on 3/20/06 2:53 PM, jfifieldus at juanitopepito@... wrote:
>
> > James,
> >
> > I e-mailed Gary Garritan.  The GOS is not available.
> >
> > John F.
> >
>
> For $179 you can still order the GOS lite Akai version, which you can
> convert in the EXS:
>
> http://www.mtlc.net/index.php?page=Product&searchvalue=garritan&pid=3067
>
> Still a great value. I used it for a couple of years before upgrading to
the

> full GOS library.
>
> Don
>
>
>
>
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Below is the web address to a blog discussing the MSI.  May be worth 
a read, especially for PC users interested in purchasing this 
software.

http://www.pfiggianimsc.com/blog/?p=116

John F.



--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, amgshaffer <cedar.bay@...> wrote:
>
> 
> >>I was suggesting GOS not GPO. GOS predates XP and I would be 
fairly certain it would work fine on Win 2000. The problem is it may 
no longer be available. 
> >>JP
> >>    
> >>
> >Thanks James.  Since it appears that I will not be able to go with 
the GPO,
> >I will inquire about the GOS set.
> >
> >  
> >
> Has anyone tried MOTU's Symphonic Instrument?  I've not seen a 
review 

> yet, so I would be interested in knowing what people think.
> 
> Regards,
> David
>