GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
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Based on 31 reviews
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Great Beautiful Sounds
Written by YR from Dover
30-Nov-2009
The sounds(loops) found in this Jam Pack are outstanding. There is great variety in the loops. Great job Apple. Excellent work combining sound quality with quantity.
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
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
19 of 46 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Blown away
Written by AD from Lakewood
1-May-2008
I'm not a professional musician, or even a musician. I'm a dabbler. The big question for me was how far beyond the standard strings included with GarageBand this Jam Pack would go. I will just say that when I switched some of my music from the stock instruments to these new instruments, I was blown away. The sound is that much richer and more realistic. I don't have any basis for comparison, only that I wasn't really happy with GB until getting this Jam Pack. Now I'm in love with it.
122 of 201 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
OMG TUBA!!!!!!!
Written by GF from staten island
21-Feb-2008
nice selection of brass but i think it could hve had more string solos
152 of 270 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Great
Written by TB from New York
25-Jan-2008
I've purchased a few of the jam packets, and this one immediately changed the overall feel and scope of Garageband. I believe it is easily one of the most elemental of the JamPacks.
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Can be great for synth use
Written by BM from SAINT PAUL
1-Sep-2007
All the Classical Pianos are great on Arena Run and Solo Star. Also the Orchestral loops are good with a variety of synths. This might sound strange but its a good Jam Pack for synth lovers. The only problem is if you want it on a slow processor(600 MH or less).
66 of 131 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Excellent in all ways possible.
Written by JK from Colchester
12-Aug-2007
This JamPack brings the rich sound of so many beautiful instruments right to the fingertips of GarageBand and Logic uses with class, greatness, and noteworthy appeal. I was thoroughly impressed by the quality of these instruments and have spent hours since its install creating all sorts of wonderful compositions. This is THE JamPack to have. No complaints. I highly recommend this with NO reservations.
30 of 64 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Wow, apple really takes their samples seriously.
Written by MB from Port Washington
25-May-2007
I needed this pack to work up an orchestral arangement with a MIDI keyboard. The samples and instruments were impeccable. The loops were actually rather useless, but I was very impressed with the percussion samples such as timpani and a great snare. The woodwinds were too great with oboe and clarinet which don't exist in Garageband without this pack. My arrangement came out great. This pack is really worth it if you want some accurate orchestral samples.
41 of 63 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Awesome
Written by KS from Wilmington
3-Mar-2007
Wow...10 gigabytes of awesome sounding loops. I make movies and I do all of the after effects. I've tried other programs for composing a score for my movies such as Cakewalk and GarageBand (before buying this product), but these loops take the cake (no pun intended). Strongly recommended for people who like to mess around with GarageBand and filmmakers.
60 of 101 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Simply Amazing
Written by HS
23-Jan-2007
This is, almost, the best piece of software I've ever purchsed. Although I haven't played with the loops, the software instruments were, I assure you, worth every penny. The Steinway Grand Piano is almost indistinguishable from a real piano, and the wind voices are spectacular. The brass are also excelent, and a HUGE improvement over Garageband's original brass voices (which were ok, at best).
The mallet, keyboard and tuned percussion voices are also stunning, and mac geeks will note that the iPhone ringtone displayed at Macworld was played by this JamPack's Marimba voice.
All in all, a simply superb product. The only improvements I can think of would be more complete solo strings and brass, but seeing the quality of the instruments it does have, you really can't complain.86 of 140 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
stunning
Written by CL from Graham
15-Feb-2006
a great addition for those who want to write movie soundtrack-esque songs or just want better strings. love it!!
59 of 90 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
Profound
Written by BB from tyler
10-Feb-2006
I use the word "Profound" because when compared to what we had prior to this product, this Pack is, in fact, profound. It offers a staggering number of orchestral colors and textures. The way these various patches layer together is amazing within itself. My ONLY criticism is the fact that some of them do not blend together in a smooth, natural way where one ends and the next begins. Other than this one flaw, this product has no peer anywhere else that I am aware of. Its price is certainly amazinly inexpensive when one sees what they suddenly have command of. It is a true "Symphonic Experience". Had this been available to me when I was growing up, it would have changed the very course of my life.
63 of 104 people found this useful
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GarageBand Jam Pack: Symphony Orchestra
I highly recommend this Jam Pack!
Written by BW from Mission Viejo
4-Feb-2006
I work professionally as a film and game composer, and if I need to do a quick mock up of an orchestra on my iBook, I always reach for these sounds. I agree that there needs to be a solo instrument for each instrument in the string family, as well as solo trumpet, but the limited RAM requirements make up for the lack of these sounds. I have recommended this jam pack to many friends who are too limited on funds to afford the super $3,000.00 (+) Orchestra libraries, but need great realistic orchestra sounds. I do own more expensive libraries, but still use these sounds in my productions as a quick go to. To be honest, I haven’t even checked out any of the loops, but I’m sure they’re good. If you need an orchestra library, and are using Garage band or Logic 7, check this one out. I give it 5 stars mostly for the great value.
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