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MusicLab - RealGuitar

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Software: RealGuitar
Developer: MusicLab
Primary Type: Guitar
Price (MSRP): $149 ($219 with MIDI Library)
Instrument(s): VSTDirectXAudio Unit
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Windows 2.2 DownloadReleased
Mac OS XMac OS X Universal Binary 2.2 DownloadReleased

Copy Protection: Unknown
Average User Rating: Average rating - 9.125

Compatibility Unknown
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Receptor - The Ultimate Synth & Sampler Module
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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

Related news... (last 5)

MusicLab launches Summer Special Offer on RealStrat + RealGuitar 2L bundle 1st August 2008
MusicLab updates RealStrat (v1.1), RealGuitar (v2.2) and RealGuitar ToolBox (v1.1) 2nd April 2008
MusicLab releases RealStrat 10th September 2007
MusicLab announces RealStrat 18th July 2007
MusicLab updates RealGuitar to v2.1.5 26th June 2007

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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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