Realguitar Drop D

The RealGuitar 3 Virtual Instrument from MusicLab is a sample-based virtual instrument that can emulate a variety of acoustic guitars. It has 8 acoustic guitar patches with 5 performance modes. RealGuitar 3 has integrated adjustable pick and fret noise to help create a realistic sound performance, as well as a variety of selectable articulation and techniques. 30 assignable effects allow you.

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RealRick’s GUI, in Solo Mode.

How to install patches omnisphere 2. Sep 03, 2018  A step by step video on how to update Omnisphere 2 to 2.5. I walk you thru the process on my Windows OS. The install instructions are in the zip file if you have any issues. Please ensure you place the PATCHES into this Patches folder and then go back to the 'Omnisphere' 'Settings Library' window to locate your 'Multis' folder. Then just create a new folder in here called 'The Unfinished' and drag&drop the additional MULTIS into this folder. Omnisphere 2 Install Instructions. Installing Patches. Open Omnisphere and click on the ‘UTILITY’ button and select ‘Install.omnisphere’ as seen in the Screenshot below: Continue to locate your ‘.omnisphere’ for the specific Patch or Bundle you have purchased.

MusicLab have turned their guitar-modelling attentions to the legendary Rickenbacker.

MusicLab’s RealGuitar, RealStrat and RealLPC virtual instruments have proved themselves as more than just convenient replacements for a real guitarist when budgets are tight. They reward practice and familiarity, and are capable of highly expressive and detailed performances; dedicated advocates of these instruments have become quite adept at convincing even real plank-slappers that they are listening to the genuine article. The ‘Real’ series has so far encompassed nylon, steel and 12-string acoustic guitars (RealGuitar), the Fender Stratocaster (RealStrat) and the Les Paul Custom (RealLPC). For anyone unfamiliar with these, it’s worth catching up on previous SOS reviews.

  • Drop D Guitar String Notes. 1 string - E 4 (the thinnest) 2 string - B 3 3 string - G 3 4 string - D 3 5 string - A 2 6 string - D 2 How to configure Drop D: the first 5 strings are tuned as usual, the sixth string is one tone lower (E - D).
  • THE MAGIC OF DROP D TUNING DM The tuning doesn't get in the way of creating a D minor chord. You would play the D minor as normal, but now the A string and low D string are included to create a bigger bottom end as in figure 5. 5: The open D minor chord DSUS2 If we add the 2nd scale step in the D major scale (an E note) we.
  • The other chords I mentioned were F6/9: xx3233 and C9: x32033, as well as the standard D major chord of course. In drop D tuning, I also love dropping the F# off the 1st string in the D chord, which creates a D9: xx0320. Alright, let’s dive in and have some fun! Don’t forget to leave a comment down below.
  • Drop D tuning is an alternative form of guitar tuning in which the lowest (sixth) string is tuned down from the usual E of standard tuning by one whole step to D. Drop D tuning, as well as other lowered altered tunings, are often used with the electric guitar in heavy metal music.It is also used in blues, country, folk (often with acoustic guitar), and classical guitar.

As an enthusiastic devotee of these instruments, I was pleased to see that for their fourth product in the series, MusicLab have chosen to model not one, but two Rickenbacker electric guitars: a six-string and a 12-string. It’s a logical choice: the Rickenbacker’s jangle-pop tone is the perfect foil for the wiriness of a Strat and the fuller-bodied tone of a Les Paul.

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The guitars are presented in six variations; two for the six-string and four for the 12-string. The six-string is the most straightforward, having a choice of mono or stereo versions. The stereo version reproduces the classic Rick-O-Sound, where each pickup is directed to its own output, or in this case panned hard left and right. Fed through an amp simulator with stereo capabilities (eg. Native Instruments Guitar Rig 5) this enables each pickup to be processed with separate amps and effects. As it happens, RealRick comes bundled with IK Multimedia’s Amplitube Custom Shop, which has full stereo capability.

12-String A and 12-String B offer variations on the octave/unison tuning of the string pairs. The A version has the lower four strings (E, A, D, G) tuned in octaves and the upper two (B, E) tuned in unison. The B version differs in having string four (G) tuned in unison. Both these versions are in mono. The stereo A and B 12-strings have the same tunings as the mono versions. However, the implementation of the stereo is somewhat unusual, being confined to the main sustain sound: all other sounds (mutes, scrapes, fret noises, etc.) are in mono, and identical to those of the six-string. Clearly this reduces the sample memory otherwise required, but it is a somewhat strange effect leaping from stereo to mono whenever you change to a non-sustain articulation, especially in headphones. The sustain’s stereo configuration is also unusual, having the two strings that make up the octaves and unisons panned left and right, rather than the Rick-O-Sound panned pickups that you might expect; nevertheless it’s an interesting effect.

The pick position selector provides a range of tones from bright and jangly at the bridge end to darkly moody towards the neck. I suspect this is achieved by sample-shifting, together with a crafty fretboard re-mapping algorithm. Pick position combined with the high and low EQ controls provides a fair amount of tonal shaping before RealRick even hits an amp simulator. The fact that the natural delay between string pairs on the 12-string isn’t affected also suggests that each string of a pair was sampled separately, with the appropriate delay set at a constant rate in the software.

Optional custom chord voicings can be created and saved, replacing the factory default voicings. These are organised in Banks, so you can create different sets of voicings to suit specific songs.One issue that should be mentioned is the inconsistency of the 12-strings’ octave/unison tuning, both up and down the fretboard and when repeatedly playing single notes. This is largely due to the round-robin randomisation of samples, a feature of all the ‘Real’ instruments, designed to eliminate the machine-gun effect and to add naturalistic tonal variations to the sound. However, it would be unusual on a real-life 12-string for the relative tuning of string pairs to vary so randomly, either with repeated notes or fret position. I also felt that the detuning of the upper E-string was just a bit too wide compared to the other strings, which, coupled with the random inconsistencies, often gives the impression of being slightly out of tune with the rest of the instrument. The problem can be minimised by setting the number of alternate samples to ‘1’, although it’s not ameliorated entirely.

Conclusion

RealRick certainly conjures up the spirit of the ’60s, the Beatles, the Byrds and American surf pop, not forgetting the myriad Britpop bands and other purveyors of jangly guitar-based music. As such it’s a very welcome addition to the ‘Real’ family. My only criticism is the aforementioned tuning issues of the 12-string. That said, it still sounds great: the tone is just right, and fed through a compressor and a stereo chorus (I recommend the free Hbasm Stereoizer plug-in) it’s a thing of beauty.

Alternatives

Aside from a few basic ‘snapshot’ sampled instruments at the budget end of the scale, there is little to compete with RealRick, either in terms of sound quality, execution or providing both six- and 12-string Rickies. East West’s Fab Four includes a Rickenbacker 12-string, but again not nearly to the same level of detail as RealRick. The mega-detailed behemoth that is Vir2 Electri6ity features a Rickenbacker six-string in its arsenal, but no 12-string. So for the time being, MusicLab appear to have no serious competitors — at least as far as the 12-string is concerned.

Version 3.1 New Features

At the time of the 2010 RealLPC review, the software for RealStrat and RealLPC was at version 1.2, with RealGuitar on version 2. Since then, all instruments in the series have been upgraded to version 3, bringing a new GUI, 32/64-bit AAX and VST 3 support and a number of additional features.

Two new modes expand upon the standard MIDI keyboard input: Joystick Mode uses ‘Struminator’ technology, allowing performances using Activision’s Guitar Hero controllers. They may be toys, but the video tutorials on MusicLab’s web site demonstrate how incredibly convincing the results can be. Guitar Mode provides individual control of every string on separate MIDI channels, making it ideal for use with guitar-to-MIDI converters. It may seem ironic to use a real guitar to trigger a virtual one, but it opens up numerous possibilities for double-tracking effects, alternative guitar sounds and other experimental approaches.

Elsewhere, drop-D and drop-C tunings are possible on the lowest string, whilst new keyswitch articulations include tapping, legato, string select, SlideUp (trigger) and SlideDown (trigger) — these trigger slides up or down from the playing note(s). The modulation wheel can be assigned to activate a variety of articulations, effects and functions — especially useful for temporarily engaging and operating the in-built wah wah with just the one controller. All keyswitch effects parameters are also fully automatable, which avoids having to assign multiple keyswitches to the same effects set to different values.

In Chords Mode, chords are normally voiced automatically in the way the software determines. However, sometimes the voicing isn’t quite what you expect or want. The User Chords editor enables custom voicings to be designed; any number of banks of alternate voicings can be saved, so you always have access to the ones you want. If you’re happy to let the software decide for you, simply select the ‘empty’ bank and RealRick’s algorithms do the rest. Another useful addition is Silent Mode; normally chords sound as soon as you play them on the keyboard. With Silent Mode engaged, chords can be positioned on the keyboard, but no sound (or change of chord) is heard until you play the trigger keys.

Pros

  • The classic Rickenbacker sound — a perfect complement to RealStrat and RealLPC.
  • Low CPU consumption.
  • Modest RAM requirements.

Cons

  • Some tuning inconsistencies on the 12-string guitar.

Summary

MusicLab journey down Jangle Pop Lane with the Rickenbacker six-string and 12-string electric guitars. Its retro tone complements RealStrat and RealLPC nicely, and should appeal to virtual guitarists looking to broaden their sound palette, especially if they are already au fait with the other MusicLab guitars.

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Version 5.1.1

  • Added an application notarization on macOS
  • Improved Logic and GarageBand compatibility
  • Fixed several bugs

Version 5.1

  • Added colorful GUI as an option
  • Added resizable GUI
  • Added Drag and Drop Song events (chords and patterns) to DAW MIDI track
  • Added new way of using DAW MIDI track to edit and playback Song events directly to Song mode window
  • Added Hold Pedal on virtual keyboard
  • Added Pitch Wheel and Mod. Wheel MIDI activity indicators
  • Fixed Song Mode Velocity Curve save and load
  • Fixed VSTi evaluation within some VST host applications on macOS

Version 5.0.3

  • Fixed Audio Unit parameter automation issues
  • Fixed VST3 parameter automation issues
  • Added VST3 workaround for FLStudio AllNotesOff issue
  • Fixed Song mode Copy/Paste issue in Cubase
  • Fixed the Song Length panel does not pop up on right mouse click in timeline
  • Fixed FX key switches are not displayed on the virtual keyboard
  • Fixed Changing the mode to a non-solo one disables the Wah-Wah effect internally
  • Several other improvements and fixes

Version 5.0.2

  • Fixed Studio One crash on clicking RealGuitar UI on macOS
  • Fixed floating Strings sticking chord issue
  • Fixed switching between MULTI and SOLO modes
  • Fixed MIDI Guitar turned off on the UI closing and opening
  • Fixed Guitar mode Repeat keys issues
  • Fixed Mixcraft specific VST3 hosting issue
  • Fixed Audio unit issues in old hosts (i.e. Logic 9.1.8)
  • Fixed High/Low velo number boxes issue in Multi
  • Fixed Cursor freezing on MIDI CC #54
  • Fixed mode change issue in Cubase/VST3
  • Fixed asking to overwrite a newly created preset on Windows
  • Fixed creation of a preset with an empty (no) name
  • Fixed velocity curve behaviour inconsistencies
  • Added Library close ('X') button
  • Added Email support option in the Logo menu
  • Added Key-switch effect tooltips on keyboard keys
  • Added MIDI port icon added to the GUITAR button on the MIDI/SOLO mode page

Version 5.0.1

  • Fixed distorted sound (Mac, standalone)
  • Fixed Reverb Effect, Stereo/Mono/Double and Hold buttons don't work (Windows, VST 3, 64bit)
  • Fixed crash in Pro Tools 11 (Mac)
  • Fixed MIDI playback issue (Mac, Cubase 7.5 and earlier)
  • Fixed settings panel disappeared after clicking Reset in SONG mode in Steel String (Mac/Windows)
  • Fixed crash in Export MIDI File in SONG mode (Mac)
  • Fixed crash in OS X 10.9.5 (Mac, standalone)
  • Fixed volume issue in Steel String (Mac, 32bit)
  • Fixed MIDI input malfunction (Mac, standalone)
  • Fixed Chord Selector bug when the size in Display Settings is set to more than 100% (Windows)

Version 5.0

Two instrument combo pack

  • RealGuitar Classic – includes all of our original guitar models with loads of new playability features (fully backward compatible with RealGuitar 4)
  • RealGuitar Steel String – features the debut of our new Steel String guitar sample set with five patches and three tuning selections for each

New steel string guitar sample set

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  • New high quality 24-bit stereo samples
  • 6-string, 7-string, Baritone guitar tunings
  • 12-string Standard and Baritone guitars
  • 14-string Standard guitar
  • Nashville Tuning for Standard and Baritone guitars
  • Authentic, deep velocity response with controllable Buzz and Slap noises
  • Up to 30 different samples for repeated notes
  • Stereo, Mono, and Double output options
  • Stop Slap, Stop Strum sound FX
  • Palm Mute sound with tightness control

New multi performance mode

  • Combining various guitar techniques (strumming, soloing, string picking, etc.) in a single performance layout
  • 25 new Key Switch FX in chordal modes
  • Velocity controllable number of strings in strummed chords
  • Live control of solo and strum techniques
  • Live control of chord inversions/positions
  • Free voices leading in strummed chords
  • Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs in chords
  • Slider (Bottleneck) guitar technique emulation
  • Numerous performance options, effects, and their combinations

New usability features

  • Advanced Velocity Curve control
  • Hi quality Reverb FX
  • Internal Loop in Song mode
  • Use of DAW MIDI track to edit and play Pattern track
  • Streamlined user interface for RealGuitar Steel String

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Version 4.0

  • Song mode, a perfect songwriting tool, letting you insert chord changes and patterns for the song directly into the built-in Song Track
  • Smart Chord Selector, allowing to instantly insert chords in the Song Track
  • Powerful Style Filter added, letting you automatically find suitable patterns in Pattern Library by musical criteria: tempo range, meter, playing technique, and rhythm feel
  • Export MIDI file from Song mode
  • Humanize engine with 9 parameters
  • MIDI output mode for Pro Tools/AAX
  • Harmonics on black Add-on keys added in Bass&Pick mode
  • Slow Strum time slider added in Timing panel
  • FretNoise automatic for repetitive notes improved
  • FretNoise (trigger) FX
  • Transpose, Transpose(toggle) FX
  • Unison/Octave selection added for Harmonics FX
  • Strum Time range increased to 200 ms
  • PB down->Slide range automation

Version 3.1

  • 32/64-bit AAX support on Windows/Mac
  • 32/64-bit VST3 support on Windows/Mac
  • Minor bug fixes

Version 3.0.1

  • Resolves an issue that may cause a host application (e.g. Logic Pro, Cubase) to freeze or crash (Mac OS X)
  • Improves compatibility with Studio One (AU, VST3, Mac OS X)
  • Addresses an issue that prevents performing of first chords in MIDI track recorded in Joystick mode
  • Addresses Joystick mode MIDI record playback issue of not playing some chords after the rewind
  • Improves compatibility of Joystick mode recorded track performance
  • Adds support of Guitar Hero for Mac/PC guitar controllers
  • Changes RealGuitar Chorus Level automation from MIDI Controller 48 to MIDI Controller 93
  • Changes MIDI Controller 48 function in RealGuitar from Chorus Level to Pitch Bend Down mode automation which is compatible with two other instruments
  • Adds Pitch Bend Down mode automation with MIDI Controller 48 to RealGuitar, same as in RealStrat and RealLPC
  • Improves compatibility with ProTools using VST to RTAS wrapper

Version 3.0

  • New GUI
  • Playable keys on virtual keyboard (mouse click)
  • Note names display on virtual fretboard
  • Strokes, FX, Articulations display in the Info bar
  • New MODES:

    Joystick mode

    • Our unique Struminator technology, including Smart Strum, Smart Strings, Color Tab modes letting you create guitar accompaniment parts with unbelievable realism and expression using alternative MIDI controller (standard Guitar Hero game controller by Activision Inc.)

    MIDI Guitar mode

    • MIDI access to individual strings (6 channels->6 strings) with independent pitch bend control, and FX
    • Guitar MIDI interface multi-channel support letting you use normal guitar via MIDI converter with RealGuitar/Strat/LPC
  • Added chords: Sus2, Maj7/9, 6/9, m7/11
  • User Chord Banks for chordal modes (edit/change factory chord fingerings)
  • Added switchable FX/Articulations:
    • Tapping
    • Legato
    • String Select
    • SlideUp (trigger) - triggers slide up FROM the playing note(s)
    • SlideDown (trigger) - triggers slide down FROM the playing note(s)
  • Modulation Wheel FX Switch
  • Drop C (6th string lowest note)
  • MIDI CC11 Expression control support
  • Full automation control for KeySwitch FX via NRPN
  • Added to RealGuitar:
    • Virtual keyboard
    • Expanded Repeat Key zones (left and right)
    • Expanded Key Switch range (similar Strat/LPC)
    • Key Switch Panel (similar Strat/LPC)
    • Pedal Switch between performance modes (Solo->Chords/Bass&Chord/Bass&Pick)
    • Lower and Higher Velocity FX individual boxes
    • PitchBender Up and Down - individual settings and FX
    • Added Key/Pedal/Velocity switch FX (up to 24)
  • 64-bit VST3 support on Mac
  • A lot of smaller improvements

Version 2.3

  • 64-bit standalone and VSTi support on Windows
  • 64-bit AudioUnit and Cocoa UI support on Mac OS X
  • The license agreement clause 3 'Other restrictions' is changed
  • Cubase 64bit Audio Mixdown issue is fixed (Windows)
  • Pattern Manager Half/Double Tempo issue after reopening a project is fixed (Windows)
  • 'guitars not found', i.e. bank loading issue on reopening a project with a sample rate not equal to 44100 nor to 48000 is fixed (Windows)

Version 2.2.1

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  • MIDI Output to VST host feature added
  • Several bugs fixed

Version 2.2

  • Fixed issue with MIDI controller 7 (Volume)
  • Improved DXi and MIDI automation
  • Improved OS compatibility
  • Several minor bug fixes

Version 2.1.5

  • An erroneous sustain behaviour fixed (Mac/PC)
  • Several minor fixes (Mac/PC)
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Version 2.1.4

  • Several bugs fixed since version 2.1.3: VST presets load/save, drag'n'drop on Mac (Mac/PC)

Version 2.1.3

  • VST 2.4 support added (VST 2.4 compatible hosts are now supported - Cubase 4+, Live 5.2+ etc) (Mac/PC)
  • Random noising at 96kHz bug fixed (Mac/PC)

Version 2.1

  • All executable components are Universal Binaries - both PPC and Intel Macs supported
  • Pattern Manager fixes: drag'n'drop pattern; add/delete pattern; right-click -> Show Style info, Add/Delete/Rename style folder (Mac)
  • Fixed audio output select bug in standalone version (Mac)
  • Added VST/DXi/AU/CC automation for new RealGuitar2 parameters (Mac/PC)
  • Added Pitch Bender->Velocity Dynamics parameter ('Velo Add' in PB combo box) (Mac/PC)
  • Added saving Bypass and Tempo parameters of Pattern Manager within the song (Mac/PC)
  • Some minor bugs fixed (Mac/PC)

Version 2.0

  • Built-in Pattern Manager added letting you use RG Pattern Library in the whole new and convenient way (RealGuitar 2L version only)
  • 'Silent' key switching implemented
  • 4 keys (C1, C#1, D1, D#1) can now be used as Key Switches letting you assign and use up to 4 various guitar effects at a time
  • Pedal Switch FX added allowing to switch on various guitar articulations/effects by pressing Sustain Pedal
  • Bass Zone added - splits Main Zone into two parts for seperate use of various effects
  • Mono Bend added - applies pitch bending only to the lowest of the simultaneously played notes allowing to emulate guitar specific single-string bending techniques: Unison Bend, Bend/Release combined with sustained note(s), etc..
  • Hammer-On with automatic Pull-Off on key release added
  • Legato Slide added - automatic slide (up and down) between two legato played notes
  • Tremolo FX added - automatic repetition of played note(s) on key release
  • Velo Mute added - notes played with lower velocity values trigger muted sound
  • Chord/Bass option added - allows to construct major/minor triad chords with any note in the Bass, such as A/G, D/F#, Dm/C, etc.
  • Legato Chords implemented, letting note(s) sustain on chord change if the same note(s)/fret/string was triggered in the previous chord
  • In Chords mode now it is possible to disable upper strings in a chord

Version 1.5.3

  • Added compatibility with Apple Logic 7.1 (Mac)
  • Fixed several bugs in VST and AU modules (Mac)

Version 1.5

  • Added a special Pattern playing mode allowing to use MIDI rhythm patterns for creating guitar accompaniment parts
  • Added special RnC mode allowing the direct access for Rhythm'n'Chords MFX plug-in to RealGuitar multi-sample architecture (within the Sonar sequencer)

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Version 1.01

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  • DXi support added
  • VST and MIDI CC parameter automation added
  • Steel Stereo (290MB) guitar patch added
  • MIDI versions of Video Demos added (Sonar2.2 and Cubase SX2 song files)
  • Fixed some minor bugs

Version 1.0

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  • Initial release