Whether you're a professional film composer who needs to produce orchestral mockups at a moment's notice, a hobbyist who wants to create great sounding orchestral music, or a student who is studying the art and craft of orchestration, Personal Orchestra will simplify creative work at a price that won't break the bank. In the studio, at home or on the road, Personal Orchestra is for every musician.
 

• 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, Native Instruments' flagship sampler. The entire orchestra can be loaded on a single PC or laptop and is designed to run completely in RAM.
• Unique Feature: "Ensemble Maker"
  Build ensembles one instrument at a time from individual solo instruments. This allows the user to construct ensembles or sections of any size - solo instruments, duos, trios, quartets, chamber ensembles, small orchestras, or a full symphonic orchestra.
• Easy to Use:
  Personal Orchestra allows you to create realistic sounding orchestral music quickly and easily, right "out of the box." No confusing list of articulations, no complicated set of controls, and no steep learning curve. Just load an instrument and play. Personal Orchestra makes it easy to express your musical ideas in record time. And it's compact enough to run on a laptop computer for the musician on the go. Imagine orchestrating on the beach, or in a plane or anywhere you can take your laptop computer!
• Intuitive Controls:
  The controls in Personal Orchestra are streamlined and standardized, so you can become familiar with the library quickly. This optimized system allows you to master all the instruments with relative ease and confidence. Advanced functions, such as alternating bow strokes and automatic variability, help you produce more realistic sounding performances with minimal effort. Personal Orchestra allows you to express your musical ideas quickly and easily.
• 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.

Instrument List:

Strings:

	Solo Stradivari Violin
	Solo Gagliano Violin
	Solo Guarneri Violin
	9 Violins for Ensembles
	1st Violin Section (12 Players)
	2nd Violin Section (10 Players)
	Solo Viola
	3 Violas for Ensembles
	Viola Section (10 Players)
	Solo Gofriller Cello
	Solo Montagnana Cello
	Solo Pierray Cello
	9 Cellos for Ensembles
	Cello Section (8 Players)
	Solo Double Bass
	3 Double Basses for Sections
	Double Bass Section (7 Players)

Brass:

	Solo Trumpet (Two Soloists)
	6 Trumpets for Ensembles
	Trumpet f Overlay
	Piccolo Trumpet
	French Horns (Two Solo Horns)
	6 Horns for Ensembles
	Horn f & ff Overlays
	Solo Tenor Trombone
	3 Trombones for Ensembles
	Trombone f Overlay
	Bass Trombones (Two Soloists)
	Tubas (Two Soloists)
	Tuba Overlay
	Solo Contrabass Tuba

Keyboards & Harps:

	Steinway Concert Grand Piano
	Duo 1 & Duo 2 Pianos
	Concert Pipe Organ (11 Stops / Pedals)
	Harpsichord (3 Stops)
	Celeste
	Harp 1 (Venus)
	Harp 2 (Wurlitzer)
	Glissando Harp Package

Woodwinds:

	Piccolo
	Solo Flute
	3 Flutes for Ensembles
	Alto Flute
	Bass Flute
	Oboe (Two Soloists)
	3 Oboes for Ensembles
	English Horn (Two Soloists)
	Solo Bb Clarinet
	3 Clarinets for Ensembles
	Eb Clarinet
	Bass Clarinet
	3 Bass Clarinets for Ensembles
	Contrabass Clarinet
	Solo Bassoon (Two Soloists)
	3 Bassoons for Ensembles
	Contrabassoon (Two Soloists)

Percussion:

	Timpani
	Wind Machine
	Grand Symphonic Marimba
	Vibraphone
	Glockenspiel
	Xylophone
	Tubular Bells
	Bass Drum (adjustable fundamental)
	Snare Drum
	Orchestral Cymbals
	Gong & Tam-Tam
	Crotales
	Triangles
	Mark Tree
	Cowbells
	Hand Bells
	Assorted Percussion Toys

Jazz & Big Band

A Complete Jazz & Big Band Collection

Special Finale 06 / 07 /08 user Price $279

 

Featuring Trumpets, Trombones, Comprehensive Saxophone collection, Keyboards, Rhythm Section - over 50 Individual Instruments. Create Realistic-Sounding Jazz & Big Band Arrangements Quickly and Easily. Build Your Own Bands and Jazz Ensembles. Includes NI KONTAKT Sample Player. Works with Notation Programs. Great Sounding Instruments with Expressive Control. Tongue/Slur Articulations, Intonation, Vibrato, Extended Ranges of the Instruments, Variety of Mutes & More. On a single computer or laptop, Mac or PC, Standalone, VST, DX, AU, RTAS, Runs in RAM.

Instruments List:   16 Saxophones: Sopranino saxophone Mezzo Soprano sax 3 Soprano saxophones (2 straight, 1 curved) 3 Alto saxophones C Melody saxophone 3 Tenor saxophones Baritone saxophone Bass saxophone, Contrabass saxophone, Subcontrabass saxophone, plus derivative ensemble instruments   6 Trumpets (with mutes): 5 Bb Trumpets (all with extended range, one with extreme range), Open, straight mute, cup mute, Harmon mute, bucket mute Flugelhorn, Plus derivative ensemble instruments   3 Guitars: 2 Electric guitars, Acoustic guitar   6 Basses: 2 Upright acoustic basses, 2 Fretless electric basses, 2 Fretted electric basses

5 Trombones (with mutes): 4 Tenor Trombones Bass Trombone Open, straight mute, cup mute,Harmon mute, bucket mute Plus derivative ensemble instruments   6 Additional Winds: Piccolo Alto Flute C Flute Bb Clarinet Bass Clarinet Tuba Plus derivative ensemble instruments   3 Keyboards: Steinway B grand piano Vintage electric piano Jazz Accordion   3 Drum Kits: Classic Stick kits Fusion Stick Kit plus separate instruments (kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, cymbals Brush kit plus separate instruments   Percussion: Vibraphone (hard and soft mallets) Wide variety of percussion including Latin percussion, bongos, congas, timbales, wood blocks, bells, whistles, etc.