Hi,
I'm going hog-wild over some of the potential in this Manytone instrument - haven't bought it yet, but do have Wusik and a couple of others...
Here's a question being a guitarist that I'm coming to require an answer to, and this may hasten my purchase of this VSTi because the guitar sounds are nothing short of incredible.
I am a very adept guitarist, and can play keyboard very so-so, but have a MIDI controller for stuff like drums, etc. I obviously write a lot of parts on guitar, and if I could get my tones played through my guitar to sound as good as these, obviously the choice would be to do so.
I don't have a problem with the programming of what I write (keep in mind this is mostly clean arpeggio-type things - not really strummed chords), but here's what I need - and I know I've heard it on things, just don't know how to "make it work"...
I'll have a two-note chord (really an interval) that I will "slide" up two frets without picking it. I can obviously program the part to play the first chord, then the second on it's appropriate beat, but I would like it to sound like I played it - with the gliss/slide. I know I can probably do a MIDI-type deal with a slide between the two notes - but does anyone know the best way to do this to sound realistic and not electronic like a mathematical envelope?
Is this a thing that can be done? Do you need a separate "sound" or "patch" just for the slide?
The goal is to have it sound like I'm really playing it, of course, but I'm missing something on the way to do this...
Thanks,
- Paul
Manytone guitars question from a guitarist.
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- 2895 posts since 31 Oct, 2000 from "Where I'm to, There I'll be"
Hi Paul
Griels talks about some midi pitch bend techniques in the velocity thread in the Manytone forum and shows this in the patches there. (of course you need ManyStation to load them, but...Read the thread as it is informative ... it is a sticky thread up top of the menu) There are a few tricks for this but it will never sound fully convincing. Also having samples of the effect you want built into a Layer in the set is the best way to get better sounding and more realistic. We have a single fret slide layer in the nylon guitar patches but not in the electrics. Future expansions will go deeper into the layers.
Also The mod matrix allows for some very cool pitch tricks like slight variations etc... Some of Tims Patches show this Great.
Also read around the Manytone forum here about the playability of the patches etc. A few guys comment in various threads.
Also you can make your own Samplesets and patches!
You will enjoy it overall and I am sure others can help a bit more with Midi tricks if needed.
We will have more Guitars with different sampling techniques soon as inexpensive addons. I am always willing to listen to ideas to include or try out .. so Thanks for the words.
Paul
Griels talks about some midi pitch bend techniques in the velocity thread in the Manytone forum and shows this in the patches there. (of course you need ManyStation to load them, but...Read the thread as it is informative ... it is a sticky thread up top of the menu) There are a few tricks for this but it will never sound fully convincing. Also having samples of the effect you want built into a Layer in the set is the best way to get better sounding and more realistic. We have a single fret slide layer in the nylon guitar patches but not in the electrics. Future expansions will go deeper into the layers.
Also The mod matrix allows for some very cool pitch tricks like slight variations etc... Some of Tims Patches show this Great.
Also read around the Manytone forum here about the playability of the patches etc. A few guys comment in various threads.
Also you can make your own Samplesets and patches!
You will enjoy it overall and I am sure others can help a bit more with Midi tricks if needed.
We will have more Guitars with different sampling techniques soon as inexpensive addons. I am always willing to listen to ideas to include or try out .. so Thanks for the words.
Paul
