[ddots-l] Re: Trying to find good demos of Garritan

  • From: "Steve Wicketts" <steve.wicketts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:21:13 +0100

Phil, it's tricky these days getting the better venues, it's nothing to do with 
how good you are, it really is who you know.
Most Hotels and Casinos have Agents taking care of them, however, these days 
it's not as simple as one agent taking care of a chain of Hotels.
example I do some work for Warner Hotels, they have a Hotel not far from me, I 
can't seem to find out for love or Money who the Agent is for this Hotel yet I 
go over to the Isle of White at least twice a year and perform at their Norton 
Grange Hotel, it's crazy.

It's not about knocking on doors, you have to kick them. 

Regarding Garritan Strings V Dimension Pro Strings, I looked at a song this 
morning, I finished it, Darren now has it, however, to be fare, it doesn't 
quite have the realism of Garritan. Darren may put it up later, unless he for 
quality control decides not too lol 

Steve W

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Phil Muir 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 11:50 AM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Trying to find good demos of Garritan


  Steve.  Aah, if only I had the time, smile.  Have been busy going out in the 
car all over here, chasing pub gigs as no weddings, parties etc have come our 
way yet.  Trying to get more finance in so that I can purchase some bass bins 
and lights.  Not a bad idea though!  Still life is good and we don't seem to 
have any problems getting the pubb gigs.  Every time we show them the video 
footage, they are sold.  Still weddings and parties would be better as pubs 
will only pay out £150.00 tops around here.  Can't complain though as have made 
enough to purchase a new power amp which is 8 kelos lighter than the last one 
and some speaker stands which ar way easier to set-up than the 14 year old ones 
that I was using.  Now, I I could just keep Luke away from this laptop then, I 
wouldn't have keys broken off etc.




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  From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Steve Wicketts
  Sent: 23 September 2010 00:09
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Trying to find good demos of Garritan


  Phil wrote, "Will respectfully agree to disagree.  If you want good 
orchestral sounds the Garritan Personal Orchestra is fantastic!  Way better 
than Dimension Pro."
  Steve replied, "That's not very respectful to Dimension Pro lol" 
  Phil wrote, "The strings on Dimension Pro are good but the Garritan ones are 
in a different league again.  I purchased it just for the strings but, if I 
were into orchestral stuff, I would purchase it for that as nothing else comes 
close.  I don't use orchestral stuff much here however, I will be using the 
strings on some of my backing tracks in the future.  In fact, I may even 
revoice some of the tracks that I have with the Garritan strings.  Also, 
playing them is a dream.  They just respond as you would expect."
  Steve Replied, "Phil, I think we should put Dimension Pro and Garritan to the 
test. we both know how to arrange and right all kinds of music so we are not 
going personally head to head. Lets simply choose a classic song of our own 
choice so everyone on the forum can recognise the song, it will be interesting 
to see which Strings the forum prefer.
  I think we should use one or two other instruments (no drums though) just 
instruments to give the song some colour, a verse and chorus will do.
  What do you think?

  Steve W


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