Garritan Purchases Giga!

[Garritan]

We're very pleased to announce that we have acquired the Technology Assets relating to GigaStudio, Gigasampler, GVI, Gigapulse and all Giga products.

We're really excited about this acquisition and we'll be announcing plans for the assets in the coming months.

Gary Garritan

[Tony Monaghan]

Nice try Gary. April Fools to you too! ;)

[DPDAN]

That is a huge April fools joke,

Afterall, there is only one company that could give giga something it has never had....

SERVICE

Too good to be true I suppose. After reading about Etlux's purchase of Garritan Corp.,
maybe Gary is using David's money to buy Gigastudio hmmmm?????

Happy April everyone!

Dan

[etLux]

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[Garritan]

Now would I kid you? ;)

[yairhol]

We're very pleased to announce that we have acquired the Technology Assets relating to GigaStudio, Gigasampler, GVI, Gigapulse and all Giga products.

We're really excited about this acquisition and we'll be announcing plans for the assets in the coming months.

Gary Garritan

A better one would be: "Garritan is delaying the release of GPO ARIA by a couple of months".......ahhhh.....wait a second......

[yairhol]

double post.

[yairhol]

For my triple post: this just in
http://www.kvraudio.com/news/11285.html

so maybe it's true after all.

[swinkler]

If it is an April Fool's joke it's pretty elaborate.

Congrats Gary.

Steve Winkler

[kbaccki]

Just saw the headline on KVR... this is huge, and unexpected. Not huge for me personally, but I'm sure for the many thousands of giga users left out in the cold with recent events. Now they at least have a respectable name in the biz protecting their investments. So... congratulations on the growth of your company... and, er, good luck with that giga thing. :p

[Houston Haynes]

Nice April Fool's joke - I *wish* it were true.

[JonFairhurst]

This is no joke!

http://tascam.com/article;34,2034,3746.html

Wow! As a Giga user, I'm thrilled!

Congrats, Gary!

[RobertTewes]

This is a pleasant and most welcome surprise. How will the Giga support affect the ARIA platform, if at all, or will the two formats be supported simultaneously?? Will the Giga 4 and GVI 2 platforms proceed as had been intended before TASCAM discontinued the projects last summer?? So many questions...such an interesting bit of news!!

Congrats, Gary!

[Tony Monaghan]

Gary pulled this before. A couple years ago it was Garritan buys Microsoft. ~|

[Styxx]

Gary pulled this before. A couple years ago it was Garritan buys Microsoft. ~| Ever notice how Bill Gates could pass for Gary's older brother? Just put a Fedora on Bill. ;):Dhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Bill_Gates_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2008_nu mber3.jpg/255px-Bill_Gates_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2008_nu mber3.jpg

[Reegs]

Ever notice how Bill Gates could pass for Gary's older brother? Just put a Fedora on Bill. ;):Dhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Bill_Gates_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2008_nu mber3.jpg/255px-Bill_Gates_-_World_Economic_Forum_Annual_Meeting_Davos_2008_nu mber3.jpg

I never noticed that before!


But yes, this is definitely the most elaborate one Gary has pulled yet. (Good one, Gary!)

Gary Garritan Goes and Gets Giga. Good Golly!

Clearly he did it for alliterative purposes.

Reegs

[tradivoro]

So, I guess now, we're going to have a new forum... :) I for one am presently only looking to upgrade to GVI 2... Giga 4 down the pike...

[Hannes_F]

Yay! DEF is alive! DEF is alive! DEF is alive!

Great news, thank you.

[belbin]

So, I guess now, we're going to have a new forum... :) I for one am presently only looking to upgrade to GVI 2... Giga 4 down the pike...

This is great news! But what's all this talk of GVI 2? The first version was GVI3....

Belbin

[wrayer]

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My sentiments exactly!

Bill

[wrayer]

Gary pulled this before. A couple years ago it was Garritan buys Microsoft. ~|

Hmm, I thought Gary did own Microsoft (isn't that a toilet paper company?)

[tradivoro]

This is great news! But what's all this talk of GVI 2? The first version was GVI3....

Belbin

Of course, I stand corrected... :) I meant in my head, the second version of it, and or course, I forget that it was gvi 3... And now 4... But yes, the new version...

[SteveMitchell]

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GARRITAN PURCHASES GIGA TECHNOLOGY ASSETS FROM TASCAM




Orcas Island, WA and Montebello, CA (April 1, 2009): TASCAM, a division of TEAC America, Inc. and Garritan Corporation announced the completion of the sale of technology assets relating to GigaStudio, Gigasampler, GVI, GigaPulse and all Giga products.
Gigasampler revolutionized the music industry when it was introduced in 1999 and its importance in the music world cannot be overstated. Giga products enjoy exclusive rights to Endless Wave technology, a patented system which allows large samples to be streamed directly from the hard drive with low latency. Giga became the professional's sampler of choice for many film, game and television composers, including many high-profile musicians. Giga has led the industry throughout the past decade. Garritan also has a history with Giga, and the Giga technology fits into Garritan's mission to revolutionize music technology and provide musicians with the tools needed to make great music.
"After reviewing over twenty companies, we believe that Garritan is the best candidate to carry on development of the Giga platform", stated Derek Davis, EVP/COO of TEAC America, Inc. "Garritan has demonstrated a sincere interest in building on the present Giga technology and taking it to the next level."
"We're very excited about this opportunity and proud to own some of the very best sampling technologies on the planet," said Gary Garritan, CEO of Garritan Corporation. "Acquiring the Giga technology helps us achieve our vision of providing the best tools to make great music available to all musicians."
Garritan will be announcing its plan for the assets in the coming months. For more details, FAQs and information please visit http://www.garritan.com (http://www.garritan.com/).

TASCAM is the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation and produces the most comprehensive line of audio recorders, mixers and related equipment in the pro audio industry. TASCAM has offices in the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Latin America. For additional information, contact:

TASCAM • 7733 Telegraph Road • Montebello, CA 90640 USA
(323) 726-0303 • www.tascam.com (http://www.tascam.com)

[bosone]

a well "orchestrated" and joint april fool's day!?

[Garritan]

We just posted an FAQ at www.gigastudio.com (http://www.gigastudio.com/)


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[Serge]

Congrats Gary, Good news for Giga and users. SergeD

[LFO]

This is a brilliant move. Congratulations Gary! There are so many possibilities created through this asset acquisition it is dizzying.

-Kevin

[Sonare Coeli]

...Or maybe the joke is that this is NOT a joke? :n:



;););)


Happy April 1st everyone!


Tyler

[Royced57]

Outstanding news!

But... I'm basically selfish, so I'm wondering how this will impact the release date for GPO 4. :rolleyes:

I'm HUNGRY for GPO4!

[SteveMitchell]

Heh, makes me wonder if I should have given my Garritan Strings away. You're welcome Conrad! ~|

Stevemitchell

[GrahamKeitch]

We're very pleased to announce that we have acquired the Technology Assets relating to GigaStudio, Gigasampler, GVI, Gigapulse and all Giga products.

We're really excited about this acquisition and we'll be announcing plans for the assets in the coming months.

Gary Garritan

Congrats Gary,

While I'm not familiar with the Giga samples, I do know they have a great reputation and I would say they have landed in safe hands!

Good luck with this going forward.

Regards,

Graham

[Leaf]

Congrats Gary! )(~

I have never used Giga, but the number of Giga fans out there makes me think it must have been great.


David

[Houston Haynes]

Hmmm - I suppose that April 1 could be a significant date since some corps and other companies start their business year in April - so perhaps just good timing, to look like a joke that's *not* a joke is the *ULTIMATE* gag!!

:)

In either case, the possibilities are pretty intriguing.

[bosone]

indeed, the 1st of april was the wrong (or right!??!?!) day for such an announcement!!! :)

[pianodoc]

Gary:

I have been a long time user of Gigastudio and more recently GVI. I admit that recently I have been using mostly Garritan products - but I am thrilled to hear about this purchase and look forward to continuing news about developments with this product.

Great!

David Mauney

[bosone]

btw, i just remebered that i have a gigaSAMPLER special edition with gigapiano somewhere... not working with winXP.
will there be some upgrade path!? :D

[rbowser-]

-----This is simply---incredible! wow wow wow.

Randy

[KeithW]

I knew this wasn't an "April Fools" joke because Gary mentioned something was going to happen a few Chatners ago...

Congratulations, Gary!

Keith Walls

[RichR]

Mega congrats to a well deserving and hard working Giga-Gary!!!

[NDEE]

I just got the news about this Gary GIGAtan guy, very cool.

I also heard that he's somehow related to Gary GARIAtan, have you ever heard of him ???

;o)

NDEE

[Garritan]

I knew this wasn't an "April Fools" joke because Gary mentioned something was going to happen a few Chatners ago...That's right I did mention a few chats ago we were engaging in an elaborate April Fools joke! :D

[GDG]

Here's another (http://mail.google.com/mail/help/autopilot/index.html). Be sure to follow all the links :D

[Garritan]

etLux predicted Swine Flew weeks earlier!



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[rolifer]

etLux predicted Swine Flew weeks earlier!

I do love Pink Floyd.

Pigs on a wing