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Product RealGuitar
Developer MusicLab
Primary Type Guitar
Price (MSRP) $149 ($219 with MIDI Library)
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Instrument(s)VSTDirectXAudio Unit
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Windows 2.2.1 Demo / TrialReleased
Mac OS XMac OS X Universal Binary 2.2.1 Demo / TrialReleased
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RealGuitar

Features:

  • World famous guitars - High quality guitar samples.
  • Every fret of all 6 strings including up/down/muted strokes sampled.
  • New multi-channel sample layering technology.
  • InFace sound concept.
  • True Doubling (double track) effect.
  • Built-in EQ and FX (Stereo Tremolo, 2-way Chorus).
  • Custom 32-bit sound engine.
  • Solo, Harmony, Bass&Chord, Bass&Pick, and Chords modes.
  • 1000 instant guitar chords + up strum, down strum, up/down muted strum, slow strum chords.
  • 1-4 note chords to 6-voice guitar strums real-time translation.
  • 26 chord types recognition, including 7th, 9th and altered chords, in any inversion and voicing.
  • Automatic Fret position change.
  • Strum speed adjustable.
  • Repeat Key zone (for performing repetitions, tremolo, up/down/muted strums).
  • Velocity switch guitar effects.
  • Slide (up/down, assignable number of steps).
  • Hammer On, Pull Off.
  • Tremolo (notes, chords).
  • Polyphonic controllers (applying Pitch Bender, Modulation Wheel, AfterTouch to individual voices).
  • Automatic Fret Noise and Release Noise.

Guitars: RealGuitar includes 555 MB sample set featuring 7 Acoustic guitar patches:

  • Steel Picked
  • Steel Fingered
  • Nylon Picked
  • Nylon Fingered
  • Steel 2 Picked
  • Steel 2 (Doubling)
  • 12-string

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MusicLab releases RealGuitar v2.0 (Win) 7th February 2006
MusicLab announces RealGuitar v2.0 (+Intro offer) 3rd October 2005
MusicLab updates RealGuitar (AU) to v1.5.3 29th October 2004
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MusicLab releases RealGuitar demo for Mac 27th September 2004
MusicLab RealGuitar demo released 22nd September 2004
RealGuitar discount for K-v-R members 17th September 2004
MusicLab RealGuitar v1.5 & Rhythm'n'Chords v2.5 released 5th August 2004
MusicLab RealGuitar v1.0.1 released 25th May 2004
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By Fhangor
On 21st September 2004
Version: 2.1.5

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I have been waiting for a long time for RealGuitar because it seemed to be the only nearly realistic guitarsimulation. Now after using it for a while I can only say: I am not disappointed anyway!

The sound of the guitars included in the package is (for me of course) undistingable from a real guitar. Bending, whacking, slapping, muting, everything is simulated by this VST-instrument. Maybe there is a difference because playing on keyboard is not the same than strumming on a guitar. But nothing is perfect, even not the player himself!

The handling is well-thought and after a while playing around you get a guitarfeeling on the keyboard. It is one of my most used instrument now. Grats to the good work!

Addition for Version 2 (26.6.2007):
First I have to say: after using RealGuitar for a long time now I have never got complaints because of a "synthy" guitar! I rather have heard: "Grats to your fine technique in playing guitar"! That's a symptom how good RealGuitar really works.

In addition to version 1 RealGuitar got a pattern manager which includes patterns in many various styles. They are really easy to select and can be handled in two ways: either they are played by RG itself or you can copy them via drag'n'drop into the pianoroll. And believe me: the sound you get out of is convincing!

So as a conclusion I have to state once again: this is one of the best products on the market you can get for simulating a guitar.

PS.: The only minus of this product is the customer support. I had troubles with the combination FLStudio and RG and it took a half year to get the problem fixed.
 
Last edited by Fhangor on 26th June 2007    Report
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