This release includes a full orchestral sample library, Native Instrument KONTAKT Player, GenieSoft Overture SE notation program, Steinberg Cubasis VST 4.0 (PC/OEM), Ambience Reverb, and GPO Studio, a new VSTi host application that works with notation programs. All this in a 4CD set.

Highest Quality Sounds:
This library includes all the instruments of a symphony orchestra - strings,
brass, woodwinds, and percussion - plus a Steinway® concert grand piano,
Stradivarius, Guarneri and Gagliano solo violins, Wurlitzer and
Venus concert harps, Haynes flutes, Heckel bassoons, a Mustel celesta,
a von Beckerath concert pipe organ, a harpsichord, and many more fine
instruments. It even includes multiple solo instruments. Everything one
needs to create orchestrations of any size!

Build Your Orchestrations One Instrument at a Time.
Build ensembles, one instrument at a time, from individual solo instruments.
This simple and flexible approach represents a paradigm shift in
MIDI orchestration. No need to use predetermined section sizes.
Personal Orchestra lets you construct ensembles and sections of different
sizes from specially-designed instruments. Build wind, brass and
string ensembles of any size and variety - solos, duos, quartets,
majestic sectional unisons, intimate divisi parts, or larger ensembles
and sections as you see fit.

Easy to Use:
Streamlined and standardized controls so you can become familiar with the
library quickly, master all the instruments easily. Play articulations in
real-time and get expressive human-sounding performances. Create realistic
sounding orchestral music quickly and easily, right "out of the box."
Personal Orchestra makes it easy to express your musical ideas in record time.
Just load an instrument and play.

Works with Notation Programs
Garritan Personal Orchestra works with popular notation programs such as Overture,
Finale and Sibelius. If you do not have a notation program, Overture SE comes
bundled with Personal Orchestra. GPO Studio Personal Orchestra Studio manages
eight instances of the Personal Orchestra VST plug-in so that you can play up
to 64 instruments simultaneously from your MIDI program. You can save sessions,
load them again and load preconfigured templates designed for typical orchestral needs.

Universal Format:
Personal Orchestra will run on Mac OS and Windows platforms, either as a
standalone program or as a plug-in (supporting VST, DXi, RTAS, and OS X AudioUnits).
Personal Orchestra instruments will also load into KONTAKT. An entire orchestra can
be loaded on a single PC or laptop and is designed to run completely in RAM.

Expandable:
Personal Orchestra will offer new feature sets and will expand as your needs grow.
Add-on instruments, features and enhancements will be offered so your investment is
protected as technology progresses.

RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS (for Kontakt Player & Sound Library)

- 2 GB of free hard disk space.
- CD-ROM or DVD Drive.
- Windows XP, Pentium 4 /Athlon 1.8 GHz or better is recommended.
- Mac OS X or higher, G4 733MHz or better is recommended..
- 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 an entire orchestra, we recommend 1 GB of RAM.
There is a direct correlation between the number of instruments
that can be loaded and the amount of available RAM. Loading the
entire orchestra requires 1 GB of RAM.
The more RAM available the better.

Note: 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.