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English Language : Music Technology : Special Announcements Garritan Announces ARIA and Sounds used by Microsoft Research in SONGSMITH (Winter 2008-2009) |
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Artissimo.gr record entry date : Fri 30/Jan/2009
Garritan Announces ARIA and Sounds used by Microsoft Research in SONGSMITH NAMM, Anaheim, CA (January 15, 2009) — Garritan today announced that its ARIA engine and Instrument Sounds are being used by Microsoft Research in Songsmith, a new software application that intelligently provides accompaniment to solo voice or instruments, using signal processing and machine-learning techniques developed at Microsoft Research. Songsmith is a great tool for any musician who wants to compose and quickly experiment with melodies, arrangements and accompaniments. Just plug in your microphone, guitar, violin or any other solo instrument; press a button and make music. “Export-to-MIDI” allows you to grab your output from Songsmith and move it into your favorite pro audio sequencing environment, as a “sketch” to help you start working with a new song. Garritan has provided all the instrument sounds in Songsmith, nearly a gigabyte of samples. The audio engine powering Songsmith is the ARIA sample engine, customized by Plogue Technologies and optimized for Microsoft Songsmith. PG Music, makers of Band-in-a-Box, supplied the style engine used in Songsmith. There is a “Get More Instruments from Garritan” button in Songsmith where users can access a wide array of additional downloadable samples for purchase. Songsmith is also compatible with other Garritan ARIA professional software instruments. “Songsmith represents the hard work of some enthusiastic musicians at Microsoft Research who love music technology and love working with music,” said Dan Morris, one of the researchers at Microsoft Research who led the development of Songsmith. “We are incredibly pleased to have worked with Garritan and Plogue on this project, so that we could bring the Songsmith concept to life with the outstanding samples and audio rendering that Garritan is known for.” “The whole idea behind Songsmith is congruent with our goal of making creative tools available to all musicians,” said Gary Garritan. “We are excited that Microsoft Research has chosen Garritan and Plogue for their sounds. And it’s been a win-win collaboration and Microsoft’s rigorous feedback and resources have helped us to further innovate and enhance ARIA.” Whether you’re a musical novice looking to make a song to send to a friend, an aspiring songwriter looking for a quick back-up band, or an experienced musician looking for an innovative new “sketchpad” to spark new ideas, Songsmith with Garritan sounds will provide exciting and unique new creative possibilities. More information about Songsmith, including a free-trial download, is available now at http://research.microsoft.com/songsmith. The full version of the product can be purchased at the online Microsoft Store for $29.95 in the About Microsoft Research Microsoft Research is dedicated to conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering. Its goals are to enhance the user experience on computing devices, reduce the cost of writing and maintaining software, and invent novel computing technologies. Microsoft Research collaborates openly with colleges and universities worldwide to advance the field of computer science.
About Plogue Art et Technologie Inc Plogue is the maker of Bidule, the new star modular audio environment, currently in use by many thousands of musicians and sound designers worldwide. Its core audio technologies have been licensed in many products in use today. Plogue is a
About Garritan Garritan is an award-winning producer of high-quality and innovative soundware. Garritan has revolutionized the software instrument world and has won numerous accolades from celebrity musicians and the music press alike. The Garritan libraries are used in a wide variety of applications: from TV shows and film to video games, live concerts and ballet. Schools and universities world-wide have chosen Garritan libraries for use with their music curriculums. Garritan has also pioneered the integration of samples with the leading notation programs. The Garritan libraries are known the world over for quality and as an indispensable tool for musicians. More information about Garritan products is available at http://www.garritan.com
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