While the use of synthesizers has become routine in many types of music, they continue to be controversial when used as a replacement for a traditional orchestra. Kiku Enomoto and her six colleagues at the Opera Company of Brooklyn, members of the local musician’ union, refused to play with the OCB last February when it… Read More Brooklyn Musicians Fight Virtual Orchestras
Alexander Publishing, has released the first of two training programs: Writing For Strings/Living Music Book Level 1. This new course is based on 30 lessons and includes QuickTime videos, MIDI files, a sample library, recorded audio examples, PDF scores, a thesaurus of Orchestral Devices, a text on Orchestration, and can be supplemented by a mentor… Read More Alexander Releases Writing For Strings Training Program
Kirk Hunter, a leading U.S. developer of orchestral sample libraries, has announced the release of his new Concert Strings/Brass/Winds, the first ever orchestral library created for the GigaStudio 2.54 format with musicians recorded in their onstage seated positions with both close and far microphone placement. On completion, Strings/Brass/Winds is projected at 180GB in size, with… Read More New Strings/Brass/Winds Orchestral Library for GigaStudio Announced
Tascam has joined with Vienna Symphonic Library, creators of their critically acclaimed orchestral library, to create Vienna Giga Symphony, an exclusive new collection to be included free with copies of GigaStudio 3 Orchestra. The new library has been produced at 24-bit resolution and recorded in the Vienna Symphonic Library’s custom-built Silent Stage in Vienna .… Read More NAMM Update: Tascam Includes Vienna Giga Symphony in GigaStudio 3 Orchestra
