#Garritan personal orchestra 5 free windows 8.1

Seems I could buy it on Amazon but not sure if support will be discontinued or if there might be compatibility issues with Windows 8.1 Some say that the limited articulations cramped them too much (and the Gold version is too expensive for me)ДЄlso there is the USB Ilok, which concerns me as my computer always seems to have USB conflicts!ДЄccording to some users, the old edition sounds better. Some say the EWSO sounds are the best/industry standard. Possibly the best sound per dollar spent? This looks appealing as it minimises the effort of orchestration, but I have read reports that the sound is not so good as Garritan Personal Orchestra. It seems that you need a separate instance of the SFZ player running for each articulation of each instrument. Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra - Free which is attractive, but I downloaded it and it seems to be just a bunch of free SFZ files (which sound fine) but setting it up with the SFZ player is extremely complicated. I will run through the options with pros and cons I have gathered so far, and would love to be corrected if I am wrong on anything:ДЎ. I have been scouring the forums, but most threads are old, like 2010 or 2013 however it seems like there haven't been that many new orchestral VSTs released recently in my budget range.

What do you use, and what do you like/dislike about it? I'm looking for a decent orchestral VST that is good for Choir and string sounds and user-friendly for someone with little experience in orchestration.

Garritan personal orchestra 5 free