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PaulG · Post by **PaulG** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:57 pm

Hi,

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 as opposed to using samples/processors, etc.

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

Gregjazz · Post by **Gregjazz** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:05 am

I use pitch bends all the time to do realistic slides. Just make sure that the pitch bend is quantized to half-steps. If you program it right, they sound really great.

manytone · Post by **manytone** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 1:27 am

hey geoffhan ..did you try the griels patches for pitch bend for ManyStation? He tweaked the formants in the soundsets via eq to get more realistic pitch response. I see PaulG also posted in the Manytone forum about this. Do you find griels tricks work any better? His patches are in the velocity sticky thread.
Paul

Rajah · Post by **Rajah** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:33 am

PaulG wrote:Hi,

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 as opposed to using samples/processors, etc.

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

Don't know if this would help , but..

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... idi+guitar

manytone · Post by **manytone** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:51 am

heh
funny you mention that thread.. I have been following it closely and if you read back a page or 3 you will see I am waiting for one to arrive... A Yamaha EZ AG is on the way here now. I can't wait to use this. It is a cool controller for not only midi guitar but other instruments also by the looks of things... Droooool

Toys

Paul

Playing sampled guitars question from a real guitarist.