Review of GPO in French - Can someone translate?

[Garritan]

For the FrancoAnglophones out there:

Below is a review that was sent to us was wondering if someone could let me know what it means. Or at least a summary of it. In the Addams' Family, Gomez loved when Morticia spoke French. Perhaps I can be as lucky http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

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GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA
SYMPHONIQUE POUR LE LIVE

C'est un orchestre symphonique de taille relativement modeste (moins de 2,5 Go) que Gary Garritan a voulu concevoir en privilégiant l'accès aux samples et l'économie de ressources machine, sans négliger la diversité et la qualité des instruments.

Si vous êtes un compositeur professionnel qui doit produire des maquettes orchestrales, un amateur qui veut créer la grande musique symphonique, ou un étudiant qui s'exerce au métier de l'orchestration, ''GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA'' simplifiera votre travail de créateur. Dans le studio, à la maison ou sur la route, l'orchestre personnel est pour chaque musicien.

Garritan Personal Orchestra contient les samples des instruments majeurs de cordes, cuivres, bois, et percussions aussi bien que des instruments comme un piano de concert Stenway un violon Stradivarius, des harpes de concert Wurlitzer et Venus, des flûtes Haynes, des bassons Heckel, un céleste Mustel, un orgue d'église Rudolf von Beckerath, un clavecin, et plein d'autres instruments. Il contient aussi de multiples instruments solos.

La philosophie du produit se résume en 3 points :
Taille raisonnable.
''Players'' simple ou multiple très facile d'utilisation
Prix plus qu'attractif 249 €.

GPO (Garritan Personal Orchestra) est livré en coffret 4 CD avec mode d'emploi dédié (en anglais), compatible MAC et PC, avec le moteur ''Kontakt'' de ''Native Instrument''. Pour la composition symphonique 4 logiciels sont fournis.
Tout d'abord : Le GPO Studio Host Application, avec l'interface 8 players, soit la possibilité de jouer 64 instruments simultanément (grosse consommation CPU).
Cubasis VST 4.0 (OEM) pour ceux qui n'auraient pas Cubase ou autre séquenceur.
Ouverture SE logiciel de notation très efficace.
Et enfin la reverb ''Ambience'' de Smartelectronix.

Kontakt a été adapté au besoin de GPO, simple, rapide, chargement de groupe d'instruments. Garritan Personnal Orchestra vous laisse construire avec la fonction ''Ensemble Maker'' vos propres ensembles et sections de différentes tailles à partir d'instruments solos spécialement enregistrés. Chacun comprenant un ensemble unique de samples. Cette fonctionnalité vous permet de créer des duos, trios, quartets ou des ensembles et section plus large, comme vous le désirez.

D'autre part GPO vous permet de créer rapidement et facilement de la musique au son réaliste, dans une solution "prête à l'emploi". Pas de liste d'articulations compliquées, pas d'ensemble de contrôles obscurs, et pas de courbe d'apprentissage exponentielle. Chargez juste un instrument et jouez ! Personal Orchestra vous facilite la vie et vous permet d'exprimer vos idées musicales dans un temps record. GPO est tellement compact qu'on peut l'utiliser sur un ordinateur portable pour les musiciens qui vadrouillent.

Bien sûr il sera difficile de comparer GPO avec les banques de sons d'autres marques qui sont tout simplement énormes (et plus chère), mais GPO propose des outils permettant de jouer en live en misant sur la qualité de l'interprétation et le temps réel. Vous chargez directement votre instrument et jouez dans la foulée, sans avoir a rechercher dans la base de donnés les samples, les multis ou les patches. Si vous avez la possibilité de remplacer la reverb Ambience par une reverb à convolution (gourmande en resources) l'illusion d'un grand orchestre est presque parfaite.

Les contrôles du Garritan Personal Orchestra sont ergonomiques et standardisés, ce qui vous facilite l'apprentissage de l'interface. Ce système optimisé vous permet de maîtriser tous les instruments avec facilité. Des fonctionnalités avancées, tel que les coups d'archers alternatifs et à variation automatique, vous aident à produire des compositions plus réalistes avec moins de prise de tête. Le niveau sonore de l'instrument dépend de la molette de modulation, d'où une extrême facilité a créer des crescendos sur une note tenue. C'est fondamental et redoutablement simple.

D'après Gary Garritan, concepteur de GPO, cet outil est avant tout pédagogique et donc pensé pour ceux qui font de la musique ou qui l'étudient. En allant sur les sites qui parlent de GPO, on apprend que certaines universités, dont le fameux ''Berklee College of Music'', ont adopté le pack complet ''GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA''. Il faut dire aussi que le rapport qualité, musicalité, prix reste très attrayant.

''GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA'' l'offre complète :

Gary Garritan est un pionnier et un musicien avant tout, avec la création de la harpe midi, les premières banques GigaSampler, GigaHarp et Orchestral Strings, il vient de reconsidérer en profondeur l'orchestre symphonique en démocratisant la solution complête ''GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA''.

GPO n'est pas une banque de plus, c'est plutôt une autre voie plus musicale et plus accessible faite pour les musiciens qui ne veulent pas forcément perdre leur énergie créatrice dans les dédales de l'informatique musicale. GPO est fait pour l'apprentissage et pour le professionnel. On charge, on joue. Les banques géantes sont bien sûr beaucoup plus élaborées et étoffées, mais pas de compromis, la qualité est là sans attaquer le portefeuille.

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[Markleford]

You can get the gist through http://babelfish.altavista.com/

My favorite line is at the end: "quality is there without attacking the wallet"! :)

- m

[danpowers]

Here's what Babelfish says:

GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRATED SYMPHONIC FOR THE LIVE
It is a symphony orchestra of relatively modest size (less than 2,5 Go) that Gary Garritan wanted to conceive by privileging the access to the samples and saving in resources machine, without neglecting the diversity and the quality of the instruments.

If you are a professional type-setter who must produce orchestral models, an amateur who wants to create the symphonic classical music, or a student which is exerted with the trade of the orchestration, ' ' GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA' ' will simplify your work of creator. In the studio, at the house or on the road, the personal orchestra is for each musician.

Garritan Personal Orchestra contains the samples major instruments of cords, coppers, wood, and percussions as well as of the instruments like a concert grand Stenway a violin Stradivarius, toothings-stone in Wurlitzer concert and Venus, flutes Haynes, bassoons Heckel, celestial Mustel, an organ of church Rudolf von Beckerath, a harpsichord, and full of other instruments. It contains also multiple instruments solos.

The philosophy of the product is summarized in 3 points:
Reasonable size. ' '
simple or multiple Players' '
very easy to use Price more than gravitational 249?.

GPO (Garritan Personal Orchestrated) is delivered out of box 4 CD with dedicated instructions (in English), compatible MAC and PC, with the engine ' ' Kontakt' ' of ' ' Native Instrument' '. For the symphonic composition 4 software is provided. First of all: The GPO Studio Host Application, with interface 8 players, is the possibility of playing 64 instruments simultaneously (large consumption CPU). Cubasis VST 4.0 (OEM) for those which would not have Cubase or another sequencer. Software opening SE of very effective notation. And finally the reverb ' ' Ambience' ' of Smartelectronix.

Kontakt was adapted to the need for GPO, simple, fast, loading of group of instruments. Garritan Personnal Orchestra lets to you build with the function ' ' Unit Maker' ' your own sets and sections of various sizes starting from instruments especially recorded solos. Each one including/understanding a single unit of samples. This functionality enables you to create duets, trios, four-bit bytes or sets and broader section, as you wish it.

In addition GPO enables you to create quickly and easily music with the realistic sound, in a solution "ready with employment". No the list of articulations complicated, not overall of obscure controls, and not of exponential learning curve. Charge just an instrument and play! Personal Orchestra facilitates the life to you and allows you to express your musical ideas in a time record. GPO is so compact that one can use it on a portable computer for the musicians who vadrouillent.

Of course it will be difficult to compare GPO with the banks of sounds of other marks which are quite simply enormous (and more expensive), but GPO proposes tools making it possible to play into live while misant over the quality of interpretation and the real time. You charge your instrument directly and play in the tread, without having has to seek in the base of given the samples, the multis or the patches. If you have the possibility of replacing the reverb Ambience by a reverb with convolution (greedy in resources) the illusion of a full orchestra is almost perfect.

Controls of Garritan Personal Orchestra ergonomic and are standardized, which facilitates the training of the interface to you. This optimized system enables you to control all the instruments with facility. Advanced functionalities, such as the blows of alternate archers and with automatic variation, help you to produce more realistic compositions with less catch of head. The noise level of the instrument depends on the serrated roller of modulation, from where an extreme facility has to create crescendos on a held note. It is fundamental and terribly simple.

According to Gary Garritan, originator of GPO, this tool before very teaching and are thus thought for those which make music or which study it. While going on the sites which speak about GPO, one learns that certain universities, whose famous ' ' Berklee College of Music' ', adopted complete pack ' ' GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA' '. It should be also said that the quality report/ratio, musical quality, price remain very attractive. ' '

GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA' ' the complete offer: Gary Garritan is a pioneer and a musician above all, with the creation of the toothing-stone midday, the first GigaSampler banks, GigaHarp and Orchestral Strings, it comes to reconsider in-depth the symphony orchestra by democratizing the solution complête ' ' GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA' '.

GPO is not a bank moreover, it is rather another more musical and more accessible way made for the musicians who do not want inevitably to lose their creative energy in the mazes of musical data processing. GPO is made for the training and the professional. One charges, one plays. The giant banks of course are worked out much and packed, but not of compromise, quality is there without attacking the wallet.

[danpowers]

I like the idea of an orchestra of "cords, coppers" and a Wurlitzer "toothing-stone" :D

[Garritan]

Here's what Babelfish says:

"Gary Garritan ... a musician above all, with the creation of the toothing-stone midday"

What does that mean? And where did I leave my toothing-stone this midday afternoon?

[scalp]

I'm french, but I speak english like a spanish cow.... :o
Tell me if you still have troubles with the general meaning.

[bmtl]

Hi Garry,

My problem is almost the same, I have some problems to translate french into english, but I'll try...
This article describes how GPO works and insist on the fact that it's a great product:
- easy to use
- it's a "small" library (only 2,5 Go) and easily transpotable
- even it's a small library, it's a good quality
- every musicien beguiner or pro would be satisfied
- it's a very low price compare to the others library

All I can say, this article tells only good things about GPO, and that's what I think too. Where did you find this?

Regards.
Laurent

[Robert P]

I have never seen anything more hilarious than automatic translation! More than Buster Keaton and Woody Allen together.

Anyway, Gary, this is a very positive review, although I think the reviewer hasn't tried the product very much (just my personal impression).

I have re-translated the translation back to French, and then back to English again, using the same BabelFish:


SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRATED PERSONAL of GARRITAN FOR OF PHASE

it is an orchestra of relatively modest symphony of size (less than 2.5 disappear) that this Gary Garritan wanted to conceive by supporting the access to the samples and by saving it in the machine of resources, without neglecting the diversity and the quality of the instruments.

If you are a professional type-setter which must produce the orchestral models, an amateur who wants to create the symphonic classical music, or a student which is exerted with the trade of the orchestration, ' ' the PERSONAL ORCHESTRA of GARRITAN ' ' will simplify your work of creator. In the studio, at the house or on the road, the personal orchestra is for each musician.

The personal orchestra of Garritan contains the pilot principal instruments of the cords, coppers, wood, and of the percussions as well as of the instruments like large a Stenway concert a Stradivarius violin, teeth-stone in the concert of Wurlitzer and Venus, Haynes grooves, let us bassoons Heckel, celestial Mustel, a body of von Beckerath de Rudolf of church, a harpsichord, and full of other instruments. It also contains multiple solos of instruments.

The philosophy of the product is recapitulated in 3 points:
Reasonable size
simple or multiple players very easy to employ
price 249 more than gravity

GPO (personal of orchestrated Garritan) is delivered out of CD of box 4 with the devoted instructions (in English), the compatible IMPER and PC, with the engine Kontakt of the indigenous instrument. For the symphonic composition 4 the software is given. First of all: The application of host centre of studio of GPO, with players of interface 8, is the possibility of playing 64 instruments simultaneously (great central processing unit of treatment of consumption).
Cubasis VST 4.0 (OEM) for those which would not have Cubase or a different sequential meter.
Of opening of very effective software of notation.
And finally the reverb '' Environment '' of Smartelectronix.

Kontakt was adapted to the need for GPO, simple, fast, loading of the group of instruments. The orchestra of Garritan Personnal leaves with you construction with the function ' ' manufacturer of unit ' ' your own sets and sections of various sizes starting from the recorded solos of instruments particularly. Each one including/arrangement a simple unit of the samples. This functionality enables you to create duets, trios, bytes or sets of four bits and a broader section, as you wish it.

Moreover GPO enables you to create quickly and easily the music with the realistic noise, in a solution "prepare with employment". The no list of complicated articulations, not combination of the obscure orders, and not of curve of exponential study. Charge just an instrument and a play! The personal orchestra facilitates the life with you and allows you to express your musical ideas in disc of time. GPO is so compact that one can employ it on a portable computer for the musicians who vadrouillent.

Naturally it will be difficult to compare GPO with the banks of the noises of other marks which are quite simply enormous (and more expensive), but GPO proposes tools making it possible to play in phase while misant above the quality of interpretation and the real time. You charge your instrument directly and play in the tread, without having must seek in the base of given the samples, the multis or the parts brought back. If you have the possibility of replacing the Environment of reverb by a reverb with the convolution (avid in the resources) the illusion of a full orchestra is almost perfect.

Orders of the personal orchestra of ergonomic Garritan and are standardized, which facilitates the formation of the interface to you. This optimized system enables you to order all the instruments with the service. The avançées functionalities, such as the blows of the alternate archers and with the automatic variation, help you to produce more realistic compositions with less hook of head. The level of noise of the instrument depends on the notched roller of the modulation, from where an extreme service must create crescendos on a held note. It is fundamental and terribly simple.

According to Gary Garritan, one thus thinks the creator of GPO, this tool before very teacher and for those what make the music or which study it. While going on the sites which speak about GPO, one learns that certain universities, of which the ' ' university celebrates of Berklee of the music '', complete package adoptee ' ' ORCHESTRA PERSONAL of GARRITAN ' '. It should also say that report/ratio quality, musical quality, prices remain very attractive.
'' PERSONAL ORCHESTRA of GARRITAN ' ' the complete offer:
Gary Garritan is a pioneer and a musician especially, with the creation of midday of teeth-stone, the first banks of GigaSampler, GigaHarp and the orchestral cords, it comes to reconsider detailed the orchestra of symphony by democratizing the complête ' ' ORCHESTRA PERSONAL of solution of GARRITAN ' '.

GPO is not a bank besides, it is a rather other more musical and more accessible manner made for the musicians who do not want to inevitably lose their creative energy in the labyrinths of musical data processing. GPO is made for the formation and the professional. One charges, a cheek. The giant banks naturally are established much and packed, but not of the compromise, quality is there without attacking the small pocket.
:D :D :D :D :D

[southportJim]

"Advanced functionalities, such as the blows of alternate archers and with automatic variation, help you to produce more realistic compositions with less catch of head."

That pretty well sums up the reason I bought GPO!

;-)

[SeanHannifin]

Can we expect your toothing-stone to be sampled in GPOA? I really need one, I'm having a big catch of head . . .

:D :D :D

[GerardR]

OK... now I'm REALLY confused. This is from an article about Edouard Michael.

He composed a great number of orchestral works amongst which was a Mass for mixed choruses, two string orchestras, celesta, toothing-stone, glockenspiel and percussions.

From what I can find out it seems to be some sort of plucked stringed instrument originally from Peru. Can anyone else find out anything about it?

Tom

I searched Google for "toothing-stone" and had 162 hits. It is a harp, that's clear and IMHO it is a celtic harp. Interesting subject. I wonder why Babel has chosen for "toothing-stone" as translation for "harp"!

Gerard

[fmfgs]

What does that mean? And where did I leave my toothing-stone this midday afternoon?

Maybe a german speaker can help:

Gary Garritan is a pioneer and before all a musician. He created the midi harp and the first samples for the gigasampler: GigaHarp and Orchestral strings.

Not so funny but more accurate.
rené

[Joseph Burrell]

"Advanced functionalities, such as the blows of alternate archers and with automatic variation, help you to produce more realistic compositions with less catch of head."

That pretty well sums up the reason I bought GPO!

;-)

That's hillarious. :p

[loogoo]

I think my favorite part is "let us bassoons heckel" - Can we have that as a new articulation in GPOA? :D

[SteveMitchell]

I think my favorite part is "let us bassoons heckel" - Can we have that as a new articulation in GPOA? Ya think he was he referring to a heckelphone (a woodwind instrument with the fingering of an oboe, pitched an octave lower, and is about 4 feet long)? R. Strauss used them a lot.

Stevemitchell

[Styxx]

Gee, wish I could help but, I took French in college and had to drop it after the first few sessions. Every time the instructor would say "wee wee" I had to run out to the men's room right away! :D

[Christopher Duncan]

I'm french, but I speak english like a spanish cow.... http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/images/smilies/redface.gif
Tell me if you still have troubles with the general meaning.
Okay, now I'm really embarrassed. Apparently, even Spanish cows speak more languages than I do. http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

Scalp, you're way ahead of me in the language department. As for our bovine friends, you can at least take comfort in the fact that they have a better chance of ending up as a McDonalds Happy Meal than you do. http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif

[scalp]

I'm not tasty ... :D

[Garritan]

"Oh Cara Mia" - This is funny stuff. "Price more than gravitational",
"instruments of cords, coppers, wood", "enables you to create...four-bit bytes", "the blows of alternate archers".. http://www.northernsounds.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Gomez: "Tisch..."
Morticia: "Gomez..."
Morticia: "Il me perce comme un poignard!"
Gomez: "That´s french! When you speak French you drive me wild.