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[Don Vercetti]

Hello everyone! I'm a newbie composer.
I just want to know how GPO works. It is VST, right? What really is VST? Does it work with any VST-supporting program? Is there a way to make own VSTs?

Thanks

//D

[Karl Garrett]

Hi, and welcome here.

You’ll be glad you dropped by.

I’ll leave the question of what is VST to someone with more technical expertise than I, but let me just say that You don’t have to have anything other than a reasonably fast computer, Mac or PC, and you can run GPO. Everything you need is in the box. You just load and play. It’s almost that simple. The only problem is that once you get going you will want to spend so much time playing that you will never want to do anything else again, like fill out your tax return, which I should be doing right now. :D

So bye and good luck,

Karl

[Don Vercetti]

Thanks alot ;) !!

I think I'll buy it.
I have 2.6ghz, 768mb RAM and XP Professional edition.
Is that enough?

//D

[cptexas]

Welcome to the forum, Don Vercetti!

VST to my (somewhat small) knowledge, is basiclly a MIDI signal that is routed through a VST instrument (GPO being one of them), the audio that comes through that VST instrument goes into the VST channel mixer, where you can insert audio effects and such, and from there it goes out to your sound card. What's really cool about it is that you get to insert both MIDI and audio effects!
Just imagine: Distortion violins!!!!!! :cool:
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong in my understanding of VST.

There's also DXi, which is like VST, except from the MIDI going to GPO, the audio from GPO goes to an actual audio track in your sequencer. I perfer DXi because it's easier to understand for me.
And don't overlook GPO studio, which is lined up with all your hardware sound modules.

I have no clue as to how to make your own VSTi, but I'm sure you can do it somehow (but not with GPO).

Hope this helps!

Reguards,
Chris

[Styxx]

Vercetti is Sold on This! :D

[cptexas]

I just saw your next post.
That's not quite enough RAM to load the entire Steinway piano, but it'll be good for an orchestra. I would really recomend the full gig of RAM. I have a gig of RAM and I can barely squeeze in there an orchestra in fours (three flutes and a picc, three oboes and an English horn, three clarinets and a bass clarinet.....etc......)

But by all means, buy it!
I have another post in a thread that I just typed up. It's at this section of the GPO forum under the thread entitled 'GPO user feedback'. It's at the top of the list at the moment. I'm post #11 on the second page.

Reguards,
Chris

[cptexas]

V erctti is S old on T his! :D
hahahahahahaha!!!!!!! :D :D

Took me a while, but I got it!
VST!

hahahahahahah!!!!! :D :D :D

[Karl Garrett]

Thanks alot ;) !!

I think I'll buy it.
I have 2.6ghz, 768mb RAM and XP Professional edition.
Is that enough?

//D

A big virtual hand for Don. A little more ram wouldn't hurt. But your computer should be fast enough.

Now it's back to taxes no, it's back to Texas. Ahhhh that's more like it.

Karl

[Don Vercetti]

Hahahahaaa :D

You guys are cool! My first impression of this place couldn't be better! :D

Thank you so much everyone!

//D

[cptexas]

A big virtual hand for Don. A little more ram wouldn't hurt. But your computer should be fast enough.

Now it's back to taxes no, it's back to Texas. Ahhhh that's more like it.

Karl
Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT!!!!

Don't you live in PA?

[Karl Garrett]

Yep I really do, but after doing these taxes all day, hehe, my mind doesn't know what state it's in.

Karl

[Don Vercetti]

I just have to ask.... is it a standalone program?

[Shells]

I just have to ask.... is it a standalone program?

i wanted to ask that question also

[Joseph Burrell]

You can use it standalone or inside a VST Host like Cubase, Sonar, Tracktion, Fruity Loops Studio, and on and on. You can have as many VSTi instances of GPO as your computer/software can handle.

If you use a notation program you can use it with GPO Studio. GPO Studio holds 8 instances of GPO allowing you to send data through 8 midi outs from your notation program. You can also use GPO Studio to host GPO standalone if that is your desire. Its very versatile.

[Shells]

wow...fruity loops? cool!

i'm still waiting for the Garritan Stradivari Violin to be released...any word? :D

[Joseph Burrell]

wow...fruity loops? cool!

i'm still waiting for the Garritan Stradivari Violin to be released...any word? :D

Uhm... Will soon work? :D

[Shells]

Uhm... Will soon work? :D

it will have to...when I saw the demo i fell in love

i played violin for about 7 years when I was a kid...after playing guitar for so long I have forgotten how to play the violin completely...with this i can play again ;)

[rwayland]

I just saw your next post.
That's not quite enough RAM to load the entire Steinway piano, but it'll be good for an orchestra. I would really recomend the full gig of RAM.

Reguards,
Chris

Well, just to be a contrary old fogey, 768 Mb Ram is quite enough to load the GPO Steinway, and more. If you use the VST version, you will be able to load more instruments. The reason is that VST loads only what you want, GPO Studio reserves memory for all eight slots. Actually, this also applies to the DXI and VST. Garritan advises VST rather than DXi because in at least one situation, there is a bug in tempo changes.

I got by with 512 Mb ram for months before I felt the need to upgrade to 1 Gig Ram. Even now because of my style, I do not require anywhere near the full amount of available RAM. I use mostly the 13 organ voices, Steinway, sometimes with solo instrument also.But if you are going to use lots of instruments, uprgrading to 1 gig or more of RAM would be a good idea.

[KevinKauai]

I'll second wayland's remarks vis-a-vis RAM. I started with GPO on a 1 gig system (2.66 gHz) and had an opportunity to get a second (nowprimary) music system with 2 gig RAM (3.2 gHz). Faster and more is better. (Of course, I'm mostly channel Mahler-type orchestrations, so if you're more the Vivaldi type, you will be okay with 768 meg.

Welcome to the happiest composition community on the 'net!

:) KevinKauai

[Jerry W.]

I'll second wayland's remarks vis-a-vis RAM. I started with GPO on a 1 gig system (2.66 gHz) and had an opportunity to get a second (nowprimary) music system with 2 gig RAM (3.2 gHz). Faster and more is better. (Of course, I'm mostly channel Mahler-type orchestrations, so if you're more the Vivaldi type, you will be okay with 768 meg.

Welcome to the happiest composition community on the 'net!

:) KevinKauai

The MAHLER Channel? When did they launch THAT? I want to subscribe!!! ;)

Jerry

[cptexas]

Well, just to be a contrary old fogey, 768 Mb Ram is quite enough to load the GPO Steinway, and more.
Really?
I just barely make it!
I guess it all depends on your system!

Chris