Paul: Well, as I said, I was able to make up several track templates of various instrumental combinations with sighted assistance. I was lucky to have access to somebody who really knows about music software and could relate to what I was looking for. Also, there are a couple of .cwp files on the garitan site that use multiple instances of GPO, so you can create track templates from there as well. You won't be able to do cute stuff like control envelopes and the like, but the sounds are well worth the relatively modest cost. Gord----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Erkens To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:35 PM Subject: [ddots-l] gpo Hi Gord, Is the garritan personal orchestra worth buying if I can get it somewhere? You said we need to use track templates for it, but apart from that, given how well everything sounds, will I regret buying it, as far as accessibility is concerned? For a long time I know it to be around, and the demos just sound amazing. I never saw it in action myself, but I'd like to hear from you what your experiences are with it in general, so I can make a well informed decision. By the way, you directed me to buy the m-audio ozone, being that midi keyboard, small control surface and soundcard in 1 u s b unit, and I have not regretted it a single second. So your advice would be much appreciated, as it has proven to be good. Paul.