Which is why they record the full strum 100 times, each played slightly differently, rather than recording each string separately and then trying to combine them in a convincing manner.donkey tugger wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:41 amIn strumming though it's more than the sequencing and the triggering of the samples, it's how the strings vibrate and interact (especially on acoustic, but also to an extent for clean electric) to produce the resonance of the overall sound - more than the sum of its parts.
That's for you but the only time I've ever picked up a guitar in my life was to smash it to pieces on a concrete floor so any amount of faffing about that leads to a result is way less hassle than learning how to play an actual guitar.The other thing is also the faffing factor - to get something half-decent programmed on acoustic takes ages, for something I could play and record in a few minutes.
If you think about it, it's also exactly why it's so easy to make a convincing guitar instrument. Because there is so much diversity, you only have to land it in the ball park. OK, so I won't have the same opportunity to mimic any particular individual but if you want realistic guitar parts in your songs, you can have 'em easily.gentleclockdivider wrote: ↑Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:40 pmGood luck trying to imitate the individual guitar playing style on a vst , there are literally a million possibilities how the the player hits the strings , not everyone use a damn plectrum
It's exactly this part that gives each player a unique style.
And those are just the kinds of things the expensive guitar libraries allow you to control. All they need to do is sample someone playing that way and it's there for anyone to use. All those years you spent practicing were, it turns out, a waste of time. Get over it.A few years back I was on top of my guitar playing style , a mixture of flamenco exciting all strings with all finger ( nailly part ) in a downward movement , hitting back with the thumb moving upwards finalised hard plucking with individual fingers . muting unmuting indiviula strings with the left hand ..in a nutshell
What does? Most of the Shreddage stuff sounds completely real and utterly convincing. Nobody would be able to pick it from a real guitar in any blind test.
No, they don't. All you need to do is sample someone playing it and it's available to everybody. And again, "nuance, groove, style" are all about performance so you can sequence those things in easily. Even the Ujam guitar instruments have Push/Pull, which I assume is automatable, so you can have your rhythm guitar drift in and out of time very subtly or push your lead part forward to give it more energy and impact. It's all quite trivial and when you get people like Stephen Lispon endorsing it, you know that it really works and you guys are just clutching at straws.