GPO5 adds the old GOS library, which includes some Col Legno variants for tutti strings. It also has more variations of pizzicato, and some extras like sul tasto and riccochet (probably more, bu...
I'm not positive about this, but I suspect some of this library is duplicated in GPO5. There is ONE new set of Solo Strings in GPO5 that's quite different from the Legacy GPO4 strings. 1. It u...
This exists already. It is called sforzando. You can download it for free here: http://www.plogue.com/products/sforzando/
You can access a very similar library (based on a lot of the same sample content, and it's controlled in the same manner) with Garritan Personal Orchestra 5. GPO5 is the latest edition, and inco...
Which version of GPO, and exactly which Piano Instrument(s)? I think there were significant changes in the Pianos from GPO4 to GPO5. Once I know exactly which instrument, I can open the sfz fil...
I'm in the process of building a personal set, which I'll share in various stages as I'm able. One interesting thing to note about the way Dorico currently does expressions is that it's pretty ea...
You might try using the GM (Velocity based dynamic) mode instead of the GPO (CC1 or CC11 Expression Volume) mode. In the control tab for each IO instrument, near the bottom left, is button that c...
Did those old versions come with a VST plugin? Or, were they specific only to given hosts such as Finale or Sibelius (perhaps versions that existed before VST/AU/etc. were standards)? If the thi...
Try sending CC119. CC119 at lower values plays more of the attack (0 plays full attack). Higher values (127 max) plays less of it (starts playing later in the sample, where amplitude is higher). ...
Something that might be helpful to know, is that Garritan Libraries tend to use CC1 (Mod Wheel) or CC11 (Expression Volume) events to control the dynamics for Wind, Brass, and Bowed-String instrume...