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Garritan Personal Orchestra
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Published on 06/28/07 at 05:12
Very simple as that either GPO or EWQSL

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Hyperthreading Pentium 4 3GHz - 1GB RAM
Runs flawlessly

OVERALL OPINION

Here is the big test that took me some time on GPO vs EWQSL basically the reality of a band against that of hollywood!

What I noticed right away (I am not a professional plug-ins or orchestral orchestral writing): GPO in several sections contain a very small volume (for my part I had to put the volume to almost 0db to hear properly, it is often to 13db)
EWQSL sounds very sharp, metal (as if everything was filtered with a slight resonance)
EWQSL can make a sound very grandiose only work if all effects turned on .. it sounds too gross and finishes sound are not unlike GPO bcp more subtle but over and for once sorely lacking punch

TEST the instrument by instrument:

TRUMPET ** **
EWQSL: unrealistic, 4 variations
GPO: realistic, 15 variations

** ** FRENCH HORN
EWQSL: qqs less realistic but very convincing and impressive effects
GPO: more realistic, but difficult to master

** ** TROMBONE
EQSL: three variations, but the quality is great bcp lower and breath is present in the higher octaves
GPO: 11 variations, better quality of sample (very regular on the extended keyboard)

TUBA ** **
EWQSL: three variations, is doing well, still very great,
GPO: 4 variations, more realistic, softer

** ** HARP
EWQSL: a variation, but too pretty gross, with effects (delay) but it is remarkable distance from the realism
GPO: 8 variations, should win big, very good for two harps

** ** CELESTA
EWQSL I have not seen
GPO: pretty (but somewhat difficult to virtualize anyway)

** ** HARPSICHORD
EWQSL I have not seen
GPO: pretty but not exceptional either (without reverb sounds pretty bad)

** PIANO **
EWQSL: three variations, the piano is more regular and in my opinion the best bill
GPO: 4 variations, I was disappointed in the sense or capture sound leaves too reflected the recording of a grand piano in particular (mechanical noise when it plays the note increases the sensation of the sample)

** ** PERCUSSION
EWQSL: a superb range of drums!
GPO: only two drums: (

** ** CROTALE
EWQSL: unbearable and screaming
GPO: quality and subtlety

** ** MARIMBA
EWQSL: no marimba
GPO: very nice and realistic (including a large symphonic marimba)

** ** Timpani
EWQSL: grandiose!
GPO: superb

** ** XYLOPHONE
EWQSL: criada and so tiring and disappointing
GPO: pretty and realistic

ORGANS ** **
EWQSL: very pretty (reverb on) but GPO is a notch more variety and quality
GPO: more realistic

** LOW **
EWQSL: EWQSL we feel that is more comfortable in this kind of raw sound, the bass is certainly more "sampling" sound they make their effect! Hollywood here I am
GPO: more realistic but too "soft" in this category, the bass lacks depth and this

** ** VIOLAS & VIOLINS
EWQSL: its strength lies in this type of sound, we really do in a band just after having loaded the bank settled without
GPO: despite the presence of combos, the sound is rather flat for a class like this one, it requires some work to get sound (if you wish) made a more "efficient"

CHOIR ** **
GPO does not propose changes EWQSL 5 but that does not cover a range wide enough for a choir not really usable

** ** BASSOON
EWQSL & GPO: both hold sound but different

** ** CLARINET
EWQSL: pretty grim
GPO: realistic
FLUTE ** **
both are pretty bad, GPO fare better overall, against special mention by the "thrill" in EWQSL very nice but a little "dirty"! and the concert flute also quite qualitative (tjs Hollywood certainly in the spirit)

FRANÇAIS ** HORN **
EWQSL: they have one but it was useless!
GPO: realistic

OBOE ** **
both hold, for the benefit of tjs GPO