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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

With the newest member of the Jam Pack family you can conduct your own orchestra with new sounds for GarageBand, Logic, and Soundtrack. Create lush symphonic music with this collection of software instruments and loops, including strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano, and more. From classical compositions to Hollywood-style scores to rock and hip-hop textures, with Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra, you are the conductor.

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Overview

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Over 2000 Apple Loops
Build orchestral themes using over 2000 prerecorded loops in different styles and tempos, including symphonic, chamber, and solo performances. Or use loops individually to enhance songs in any genre.

Strings
Conduct an orchestral string section including first and second violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. Control the dynamics and expression of each instrument, as well as articulations such as staccato, tremolo, and trills.

Brass and Woodwinds
Arrange woodwind and brass sections with flutes, oboes, French horns, trumpets, trombones, tubas, and more. Play solo instruments or entire sections for a fuller sound. You can even control the playing style of individual instruments.

Keyboards and Percussion
Play new keyboards, including full church organs, a Steinway Piano, and harpsichord. Or enhance your song using a wide selection of pitched and unpitched percussion instruments including timpani, bells, gongs, celesta, xylophone, marimba, and more.

System Requirements

  • Requires GarageBand (installed with iLife '04 or '05)*, Logic Express 7, or Logic Pro 7. Soundtrack supports Loops only in Jam Packs.
  • Macintosh computer with G3 600Mhz processor or higher to use Apple Loops (G4 or G5 required for software instruments)
  • 256 MB of physical RAM
  • A DVD optical drive (such as a Combo drive or SuperDrive)
  • Mac OS X version 10.2.6 (Jaguar) or later
  • 6 Gigabytes (GB) of free hard disk space
*Using a guitar, keyboard, or microphone with iLife '04 or '05 may require a USB or MIDI interface.
 
 

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3.5

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  • GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

    1.0

    yo apple! read this!!!

    Written by BA from los angeles

    3-Jan-2007

    well, im really bummed. i got this pack looking to work up an arrangement for string quartet for a song im working on. i would think this is not an uncommon thing to look to th e"orchestral instruments" jam pack to do. well, it can not be done! i cant believe it. no solo strings? i wish i had researched more, but it seemed like such an obvoius sound to include. all the sounds are great. i know time was taken to get sweet tones and differant attacks with a wide variety of instruments, but no solo strings?
    im hoping the right apple rep reads this and decides to offer a group of solo strings downloadable off the site to those who bought this pack and still need solo strings!!! please?     …More

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  • GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

    3.0

    Blah

    Written by JG

    26-Jul-2006

    I'm disappointed...

    There are no solo strings on here. So, if you were planning on having that wonderful, heart-wrenching solo violin to play the melody of your song, find a better program. This one sucks for it. They only have ensemble strings, which sound... alright.. and if you smash your keyboard.. you can get a somewhat decent sound of a solo string, though most people who listen to it say it sounds like an organ or accordian.

    Trust me.. there are a few programs out there that DO have solo strings as separate instrument software (apart from just Ensemble). They actually recognize that they're two COMPLETELY different sounds.

    However, the rest of the instruments aren't half-bad. If you want good woodwind sounds, especially... then, go right ahead and buy this.

    So, Apple.. if you read this.. make another Jam Pack with solo strings, please. They're such beautiful instruments that you completely ignored. I mean.. come on! What's an orchestrated song without the whiny plea of a solo violin playing the lead.. during that sad moment in your song? Geez.     …More

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  • GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

    4.0

    A classical classic from Apple

    Written by NR from Driffield

    13-Jan-2006

    Forget the loops (I know they like to make a big deal of them) what really shines is the stunning selection of instruments. Choose a preset from the list and you're ready to start playing instruments from any section of the orchestra. There'll be more dynamic and expressive sample libraries out there, but this is solid and useable and, for the price, certainly above average. Only downside is the lack of solo trumpet and violin, though you do get solo and ensemble versions of pretty much everything else (French Horn, Clarinet, Flute etc.). And, if you like that sort of thing, it has to be said that the loops are very good indeed. …More

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  • GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

    5.0

    WoW !

    Written by GM from Milano

    24-Jun-2009

    Hi ! I'm the #1 fan of apple. I love each product. And this product is one of my favorites ! My advice: Buy it ! It's incredibile. All the effects are great and incredibily realistic ! And apart for the Symphony Orchestra i suggest to buy also Voices... It's great!

    Thanks

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  • GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

    2.0

    Not Enough Instruments...

    Written by CB

    14-Dec-2008

    I like the sounds, but there are not enough seperate instruments along with the sections of istruments in the Orchestra Version like there is in Guitar, Organ or other sections.

    I like to have individual instruments in strings, brass, etc. and there is not that at all. Who ever put this together has never played in an Orchestra or Concert Band, for there are parts (soloists) as well as sections who are featured to create a mood of feeling in a song.

    I am a songwriter and score arranger. It seems to me someone needs to send us all out (FREE) a CD to fill in the gap on this.

    It would be HONORABLE if you would give us (FREE) a Download of individual instsruements, don't you think? After all, we pay way more for programming for Mac compared to PC.


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  • GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra

    4.0

    I was pleased

    Written by JZ from Madison

    1-Sep-2008

    I was very pleased with the quality of the sounds and the ease of use--I simply installed as directed & everything appeared in Garage Band with no additional fancy footwork. Some of the sounds are really nice--the harp, the harpsichord, and the celesta are among my favorites. The string sounds are rich and easily used for a high sound-quality result. I am not quite as fond of the horns and woodwinds, but they are fine, and I have been able to use them to good effect.

    I am giving four instead of five stars in deference to some of the other feedback given here--no solo strings, the misleading box--but overall I have been very pleased by this purchase.     …More

    67 of 84 people found this useful

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