So in other words, the keyswitching, for lack of a better word, is actually controlled by the way you play via things like velocity, legato technique, mod wheel and pitch bend. Or, more geared to real time playing than programming.Compyfox wrote:Understandable.wagtunes wrote:Point is, just because you find the keyswitching unintuitive doesn't mean I will.
It's just that Musiclab's "engine" (brain, however you want to call it) is so simple to setup, customize and use. What you need keyswitches for in other tools, is built in with the brain "automatically" in Musiclab.
Also... the chord/bass&chord/bass&pick mode is just outstanding...
Once more... test the software. Maybe try RealGuitar Acoustic and RealLPC... The acoustic guitars have a different "brain" than the Electric Guitars (keyswitch wise)... but this should give you a nice insight on what this thing can do.
Also... if you're into Djent'y stuff, there are audio demos with RealLPC on Youtube that show exactly that (first three videos here. The official demo videos by the devs are also still online.
I can't add much more to the discussion other than "try it, find the right guitar pedal/amp/cabinet chain, have fun".
If that is indeed the case, that would be wonderful if I had the chops that I had 40 years ago. I don't. And to do the things that I want to do with a guitar, the things I hear in my head, there is no way I play those things real time. So I would either have to play at half or even quarter tempo, which has always been a pain for me to do, or program everything anyway. So sure, for somebody who can fly his hands across the keyboard, Music Labs is probably the perfect solution. But for somebody like me, the real time playing aspect is lost.
And all that aside, there's still the issue of $100 cost per guitar versus $57 cost per guitar. As I am not made out of money, I need to save where I can.
Bottom Line: Whatever benefits you feel Music Labs gives me over Vir 2, I can't justify the extra cost. There just isn't the night and day difference, such as with MODO Bass as opposed to every other bass out there, that I need to justify going "Okay, yeah, I'll pay $600 for 6 guitars" when I can get more than double that for slightly more money. On the value scale, forgetting everything else, it's not even close. And it's not like we're talking about Vir 2 being a crappy sounding library. It sounds just as good as anything else I've heard, even if it is going to take me some time to learn how to use it.
In short, our priorities are different. Yours is ease of use. Mine is saving money.