Logic Express and Garritan Personal Orchestra

Hi. Please can somebody explain (simply!) how to access Garritan sounds in Logic Express 8.
Many Thanks
Nick

Straight from the Garritan website:
http://www.garritan.com/GPO-features.html
+No Sampler Required:+
+The collection comes integrated with the acclaimed Kontakt Player 2 sample player from Native Instruments and works as a virtual instrument. No need to purchase a separate sampler. You can adjust a number of parameters – variability, tuning and other audio characteristics – so you can control the sound of each instrument individually.+
If you installed GPO, create a Software Instrument track using the Kontakt 2 AU plugin.

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    I'm considering getting Logic Express 8. (Leaving the Win/pc world for my new iMac).
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    Yes...
    This copied from the Garritan Personal Orchestra:
    "MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS (for Kontakt Player & Sound Library)
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    2 GB of free hard disk space.
    CD-ROM or DVD Drive.
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    Mac OS 10.4 or higher (Leopard updates coming soon), G5 is minimum but may not load the full orchestra. To load a full orchestra a Mac Intelis recommended. **The Kontakt audio engine is designed to make use of the processing power of your computer's CPU. The powerful and complex algorithms of the Kontakt Player work best on modern and fast CPUs. Please also observe the systems requirements of your host application.
    The Kontakt Player needs a soundcard for playing the sounds of Personal Orchestra. Standard DirectSound, MME or ASIO drivers required; Windows-compatible MIDI hardware if required.
    A MIDI interface is required if you are using a MIDI keyboard, another MIDI controller or an external sequencer. The MIDI interface integrated in many sound cards can also be used.
    To play the entire orchestra, we recommend 1 GB of RAM or more. There is a direct correlation between the number of instruments that can be loaded and the amount of available RAM. The more RAM available the better."
    http://www.garritan.com/GPO-features.html

  • I am trying to connect Garritan Personal Symphony to Logic Express and Garageband. A dialog box pops up and asks for plugin Garritan-P. Where do I find it and what do I do with it. I can't locate this plugin doing searches on any of the porgrams.

    I am trying to connect Garritan Personal Symphony to Logic Express and Garageband. A dialog box pops up and asks for plugin Garritan-P. Where do I find it and what do I do with it. I can't locate this plugin doing searches on any of the porgrams.

    I'm not sure which version of Garritan Personal Orchestra you have or when you are getting a window pop-up, but check this link for starters:
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    ok, sussed it! install Garritan with the Audio Units option (go to Custom install)
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    Hi all,
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    Hi every body,
    First of all sorry for my bad english I'm from Switzerland
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  • Garritan Personal Orchestra with Logic?

    Is anyone here using the Garritan Personal Orchestra with Logic?
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    Also, how do the solo string instruments sound, realistic or synthy?

    I have absolutely no problems with using the Garritan Personal Orchestra (GPO) with Logic. Currently, the GPO uses Native-Instrument's +Kontakt 2 Player+ as do many, many other instrumental libraries. With that in mind, the other instrumental libraries (powered by +Kontakt 2 Player+ ) work just fine with Logic as well. Very shortly, though, the GPO will be coming out with its own "player" called Aria. To make a somewhat long story short, Aria works just fine with Logic as well.
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    Hi. Does anyone have any idea how to set up Garritan Personal Orchestra on an Intel Mac in Logic 8? Have tried Garritan website but , their info only concerns Logic 7.
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