Using Finale 25, latest Mac OS.
I'm hoping the general help category is right for this question.
I've started working on putting into Finale a piece i wrote in 1966 for flute, clarinet, harp, and tuba. The harp part includes some extended techniques, although not a great many of them. (So do all the instruments, actually.)
Today I received an ad from Finale offering to throw in a free Garritan library -- including the Harps library, which is the only one I'm potentially interested in -- if I do the upgrade to version 26.
I believe in keeping up to date with software, but I'm afraid I don't see enough different in version 26 versus version 25 to make it worth $149, so I haven't upgraded yet and wasn't really planning on it.
I might conceivably be tempted if I know the Garritan Harps library is sufficiently worthwhile to make upgrading a desirable thing to do.
Any opinions on that?
Garritan Harps
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I am using Harp 1 KS from Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 in my score at the moment, and it is very convincing in terms of harp timbre across all the registers. I haven't delved in the key switches much, yet. A pro harpist colleague was impressed enough to recently enquire as to the harp sound I use!
I note that GPO 5 has the following harps:
Two chromatic harps, Concert grand harp, Two glissando harps, Two harp harmonics, Two pedal mode glissando harps.
Whilst Garritan Harps has:
SALVI PEDAL HARP 1
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
SAVLI PEDAL HARP 2
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
VENUS CONCERT GRAND 1
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
VENUS CONCERT GRAND 2
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
LYON & HEALY HARP
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics
SALVI GLISS HARP 1
Sustain, picked, pres de la table
SALVI GLISS HARP 2
Sustain, pres de la table
VENUS GLISS HARP 1
Sustain
VENUS GLISS HARP 2
Sustain
LYON & HEALY GLISS HARP 1
Sustain
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I think Garritan do harps really well. I might take advantage of this offer myself, too.
Cheers,
Hector.
I note that GPO 5 has the following harps:
Two chromatic harps, Concert grand harp, Two glissando harps, Two harp harmonics, Two pedal mode glissando harps.
Whilst Garritan Harps has:
SALVI PEDAL HARP 1
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
SAVLI PEDAL HARP 2
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
VENUS CONCERT GRAND 1
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
VENUS CONCERT GRAND 2
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics, pres de la table, damped
LYON & HEALY HARP
Keyswitch, sustain, picked, harmonics
SALVI GLISS HARP 1
Sustain, picked, pres de la table
SALVI GLISS HARP 2
Sustain, pres de la table
VENUS GLISS HARP 1
Sustain
VENUS GLISS HARP 2
Sustain
LYON & HEALY GLISS HARP 1
Sustain
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I think Garritan do harps really well. I might take advantage of this offer myself, too.
Cheers,
Hector.
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Thank you Hector. There's some good information in your reply.