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MadPsyance · Post by **MadPsyance** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:30 pm

What would be really cool is if you could click notes on the fretboard, and the name of the key would appear, and then you could play around with it, along with just picking the key and sequencing.

zai · Post by **zai** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:30 pm

Any guitar strumming VSTi is always welcome! Any idea if it's able to port over as an AU plug-in?

Zai

Mokafix · Post by **Mokafix** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:34 pm

MadPsyance wrote:This seems like it may be a practical tool to show how music theory applies to guitar...for those who have stared at a piano roll for too long. I think it's a great idea...expecially if I've written a piece on my guitar and I want to translate it fast to midi without dealing with a piano roll...which I guess might be the purpose of this.
Is this gonna be freeware or at least cheap...now you'd have my attention!

yes, that's a part of the aim.
and it'll be donationware.
though i don't think I'll recieve much money...

luCiPHer · Post by **luCiPHer** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:41 pm

do i want it?
YES i want

because you are right, there is no chord-sequencer out there that is actually flexible, usually they are limited to internal sounds.

Mokafix · Post by **Mokafix** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 4:41 pm

MadPsyance wrote:What would be really cool is if you could click notes on the fretboard, and the name of the key would appear, and then you could play around with it, along with just picking the key and sequencing.

I'm not sure to understand you well...
but i will add a "no chord" (single notes) bank too, with variations making the note go up.
for instance :
"c" "no chord" var1 = c2
"c" "no chord" var2 = c3
etc.

you can sure click notes on fret board and see them !
what do you mean? appear where?
actually, the main fret board is to show, alter, create chords and store them. then, you choose what you want on the sequencer, as it shares the same chords bank.

but clicking the fretboard, you don't hear it...
but i probably could implement that, and make a "hear note on click / don't hear" it switch...

Shmoe · Post by **Shmoe** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:17 pm

I would be very interested in this!

I agree with strunk that it is surprising that a cross-platform product that will work with user samples hasn't surfaced yet. (On the PC there's Rhythm 'n Chords and on Mac there's granted Remidi… Real Guitar can't use external samples. Anything else?) I assume from the scroll bar that it is Mac compatible, right? Also, funk is my main interest, so I'd like strums and chord types that worked in this style.
Shmoe

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:29 pm

Shmoe, Kontakt 2 will work with user samples. But of course it won't work with other synths.

Mokafix, this is looking like a great idea. Being a guitar player myself I probably won't need or use it, but for non guitarists it could be a great thing.

Mighty_Hero · Post by **Mighty_Hero** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:32 pm

Great idea.

Shmoe · Post by **Shmoe** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:49 pm

Sascha,
I'm sorry, but do you mean external samples in terms of a guitar strum emulator? BTW, has anyone figured out how to use the Real Guitar with other sounds. The midi files seem only to be for triggering the strums in RG.
Shmoe

Barf · Post by **Barf** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 5:57 pm

Great idea! Some funky strums for me please

Mokafix · Post by **Mokafix** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:55 pm

Shmoe wrote:I assume from the scroll bar that it is Mac compatible, right? Also, funk is my main interest, so I'd like strums and chord types that worked in this style.
Shmoe

it's synthedit, so i guess it's not mac compatible.
(start synthedit flame here...)

Barf wrote:Great idea! Some funky strums for me please

errhhh...

funky strums?

can somebody tell me what are the caracteristics of a funky strum?

in fact you'll ba able to set :
- single notes
- 2,3,4,5,6 notes chords (2 notes don't make a chord, I know...)
- relative distance between notes in a chord.(strum settings)
- velocities of each note of a chord
- main velocity of the chord

so i guess you can do whatever you want with that.

it's not a midi loop player.

but user should be able to reproduce any loop. otherwise, I'll have failed in my holy mission.

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:20 pm

can somebody tell me what are the caracteristics of a funky strum?

No. We're not funky enuf!

It's all 'bout the feel.

And don't forget about muted strums or chops. You know that sound when guitarists wannabe the drummer. Or at least the snare.

And what would be really cool is a Rasqueado preset.

Great Idea! Can we expect the beta on Monday?

rsmus7 · Post by **rsmus7** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:22 pm

Mokafix wrote:otherwise, I'll have failed in my holy mission.

I pray for you that you wont fail

rsmus7 · Post by **rsmus7** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:28 pm

mandolarian wrote:
And don't forget about muted strums or chops.

I think this can be done by choosing the length and the sounds

but maybe not by the strumming itself.

Mokafix · Post by **Mokafix** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:36 pm

mandolarian wrote:
can somebody tell me what are the caracteristics of a funky strum?
No. We're not funky enuf! It's all 'bout the feel.

And don't forget about muted strums or chops. You know that sound when guitarists wannabe the drummer. Or at least the snare.

And what would be really cool is a Rasqueado preset.

Great Idea! Can we expect the beta on Monday?

errrhhh.... (again)

muted strums or chops depends on the sampler or guitar synth you use, i think.

I said i'll put external midi cc controls too (2 or 3).

example :
if you use revitar, you can choose the midi cc that controls "palm muting" (13 or 15, as far as i remember) and here you go!
my plug only sends midi.
And I don't remember seeing a "chop" midi cc in default midi maps...

what i'm thinking right now is : will a 16 steps sequencer be enought to make anything properly?
anyway, if one want a note between to step, just make a new "chord" with to notes, and set rate so that second notes fall where you want.
I think i'll add tempo sync for all rates too.

new rhythm guitar pattern sequencer