If you’re pursuing the creation of genuinely realistic solo and accompaniment guitar parts for your musical projects, then RealGuitar is the virtual instrument designed to meet your needs. RealGuitar represents a sample-based virtual instrument that utilizes an innovative approach to model guitar sounds and facilitate guitar part performance via a keyboard. It’s your solution for achieving that coveted Real Guitar Guitar tone in your digital productions.
RealGuitar 6 emerges as a powerful combination of two distinct instruments. The ‘Classic’ instrument houses all of MusicLab’s original, acclaimed guitar models, now enhanced with a plethora of new features. Complementing this is ‘Steel String’, a brand-new guitar sample set. ‘Steel String’ introduces five unique patches, each meticulously sampled and offering three distinct tunings, broadening your sonic palette for achieving the perfect real guitar guitar texture.
Explore the Versatile Ways to Use RealGuitar
RealGuitar offers three primary methods to integrate into your music production workflow, ensuring flexibility for various creative approaches.
Live Performance and MIDI Keyboard Integration
RealGuitar’s intuitive keyboard layout is engineered for expressive Live/MIDI Keyboard performance. It grants access to a wide array of articulations, subtle nuances, guitar-specific techniques, strumming patterns, and delicate finger-picking styles, all at your fingertips. This mode is perfect for capturing the spontaneity of a real guitar guitar performance in real-time.
DAW-Based MIDI Programming
Every guitar performance crafted on a MIDI keyboard using RealGuitar can be effortlessly recorded or directly programmed into a MIDI track within any Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). This seamless integration makes RealGuitar an invaluable tool for producers seeking precision and control over their real guitar guitar parts within their existing projects.
Built-in Song Sequencer for Arrangement
For composers and songwriters, the integrated Song Sequencer is a game-changer. It’s specifically designed to facilitate arranging entire songs by simply inputting chord symbols and selecting from a library of pre-recorded guitar rhythm patterns. This feature allows for rapid prototyping and arrangement, making it easier than ever to build songs around authentic real guitar guitar rhythms.
The Foundation of Realism: Sounds and Noises
At the heart of RealGuitar’s authenticity lies a meticulously recorded sample library. MusicLab has undertaken the painstaking process of capturing high-quality samples from each fret of every string on premium acoustic guitars. This comprehensive approach ensures that RealGuitar doesn’t just reproduce sustain sounds, but also encompasses the full spectrum of guitar-specific sounds and noises. Every dynamic and nuance that a seasoned guitarist coaxes from their instrument is faithfully represented, contributing to the truly real guitar guitar experience.
Unleash Creative Potential with Guitar FX Processor
MusicLab’s expertise extends to the included Guitar FX Processor. Their team has rigorously studied guitar tones prominent in countless popular songs performed by legendary guitarists. This deep analysis has culminated in over two hundred authentic presets, meticulously crafted to emulate those iconic sounds. These ready-to-use presets provide a fantastic starting point for shaping your ideal real guitar guitar tone. For a robust and versatile solution to utilize these presets, MusicLab recommends the open-source Guitarix.vst virtual guitar amp, which is included with RealGuitar installation. The synergy of a virtual guitar instrument and a dedicated FX processor streamlines your workflow, allowing you to save both your chosen guitar sound and FX preset simultaneously.
Master Techniques and Control for Expressive Performances
Achieving a genuinely authentic guitar part necessitates more than just samples; it demands the incorporation of guitar-specific playing techniques. RealGuitar excels in simulating these techniques. Whether you’re performing live or meticulously programming within a DAW, these techniques are fully controllable. A range of input methods are supported, including special gestures, key switches, key velocity sensitivity, modulation wheel, sustain pedal, key aftertouch, MIDI CC, and DAW parameter automation, and even combinations of these, offering unparalleled expressive control over your real guitar guitar performance.
Patented Chord Voicing for Unmatched Authenticity
Guitar chord voicing possesses a unique character, shaped by the instrument’s construction. Accurately reproducing this voicing is crucial for creating chordal parts that sound truly authentic. RealGuitar’s patented technology delivers precisely this, automatically reproducing authentic guitar chord voicings for 30 chord types, across all inversions, extensions, and alterations. This intelligent system is a cornerstone of achieving a credible real guitar guitar sound.
Extensive Rhythm Patterns Library for Instant Accompaniment
Session guitarists often dedicate significant time to studying characteristic rhythm parts across diverse musical styles to create authentic accompaniment tracks. MusicLab has distilled this expertise into an expansive rhythm library, comprising 1250 patterns. This library is readily accessible for swiftly constructing guitar accompaniment parts, whether directly within your DAW or using RealGuitar’s internal Song Sequencer. It’s an invaluable resource for quickly laying down realistic real guitar guitar rhythm tracks.
Realism Redefined Through Sophisticated Algorithms
RealGuitar employs sophisticated humanization algorithms to push the boundaries of realism. These algorithms introduce subtle variations in samples, playing techniques, control parameters, timing, and chord strumming aspects. This intelligent randomization works to bridge the gap between digital simulation and the organic nuances of an analog recording of a top-tier session guitarist, bringing your digitally created real guitar guitar performance closer to the sound of a live, expertly played instrument.
In Summary: RealGuitar – The Premier Choice for Virtual Guitar
RealGuitar, alongside all MusicLab Virtual Guitars, stands as the industry benchmark. They are designed for convenience, packed with features, and unlock endless musical possibilities for users of all levels. Whether you are a beginner exploring virtual instruments, a seasoned professional demanding top-tier sound, or a producer seeking the most authentic guitar tones, RealGuitar is the definitive answer to all your virtual guitar needs. It’s the key to achieving truly real guitar guitar sounds in your music.
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