No: don't re-install the library. Firstly, there's a problem with the CFX installer on Catalina. https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038684493-Garritan-Instruments-with-macOS-10-15-C...
MM have confirmed to me that the only issue with Garritan libraries on Catalina and later is with the installer for the CFX piano. All other Garritan libraries work fine.
Usually, off by a semitone means that somewhere the sampling frequencies don't match: 48 kHz vs. 44.1 kHz. But it's rare for that to only affect strings! I've been using GPO Strings in Logic this w...
For "works well with Finale", you have two choices: one of the Garritan libraries, such as Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 or Jazz and Big Band, depending on your repertoire; or NotePerformer. Garr...
Can you change instrument in the standalone app, and in the plug-in in other apps?
Which of the VST plug-ins are you using: the multi-output one, or the single-output one, or the VST3 one? How are you switching the instruments? Manually, or with some automatic method (I didn't ...
GIFF certainly isn't the best selection of Garritan instruments. So I think it's wrong to dismiss "Garritan" as a whole against NP on the basis of GIFF. But yes, of course, one size doesn't fit al...
I was just guessing that perhaps if the player is greyed out in a given strip, then Logic might not save the contents. I haven't tested it.
That's certainly a workaround (and useful for setting up other documents), but saving the Logic file as a template should preserve the contents of ARIA, without any need to save the ensemble in ARI...
Are you saying that the problem only occurs when you change the violins, but doesn't otherwise happen? Which Violin samples are you using (e.g. GOS 22-string Sustains, Violins 1 KS, etc)? A quick t...