RealGuitar Explained

MusicLab’s RealGuitar is one of the most comprehensive acoustic guitar software instruments available, and VI expert Eli Krantzberg digs through this in-depth video tutorial series like no other author can, revealing all it’s features and functions, as well as creative uses.

MIDI Keyboard Global Mode

• Introduction (01:53) - Discover what RealGuitar is all about.

• Fretboard & Keyboard (06:29) - Learn to control the guitar fretboard position automatically or manually.

• Velocity Switch Effects (03:38) - Explore some of the various playing articulations available via velocity switching.

• Permanent Effects (05:57) - See how to switch the default articulation and capo behavior used, and how to work with the legato, hammer on, and bass zone controls.

• Sustain Pedal & Mod Wheel Effects (05:00) - Learn to assign and control alternate articulations via the sustain pedal and the mod wheel.

• Key Switch Effects (04:18) - See how key switch notes are assigned, saved, and used to trigger alternate playing styles.

• MIDI Controller Pane (04:24) - Learn how to set velocity response, pitch bend, mod wheel, after touch, and hold behavior.

• Harmony Mode (03:23) - Hear how this monophonic mode is used to trigger a preset interval in conjunction with a velocity based playing style variation.

• Chords Mode (05:52) - Explore the chord detection and voicing algorithms, and see how to control which strings are used in the harmonies that are generated.

• The Chord Editor (03:03) - Learn how to customize factory chords with custom fingerings and save them for future use.

• Bass & Chord Mode (03:22) - This algorithm detects chords form the main zone, where only the bass notes sound, and maps the strummed chords to the repeat zones.

• Bass & Pick Mode (06:13) - In this mode, repeat zone keys trigger each voice of the chord separately, just as if you'd play it string by string on a real guitar.

• Main Controls (04:17) - See how the Output, Tune, Setup, Timing, Mixer, Audio FX, and Accent controls work.

Pattern Global Mode

• Intro to Pattern Global Mode (04:37) - See how the Pattern Library and Pattern Manager are used to load rhythmic patterns into Real Guitar

• Working With Patterns (05:14) - Learn to edit the velocities of the rhythmic patterns, and see how to bring them into your DAW.

• Creating Custom Patterns (04:02) - Learn how to organize existing patterns into new Styles, and how to modify and save custom patterns.

Song Global Mode

• Song Global Mode (03:45) - Learn how to create parts by working with the Pattern Library Browser and the Pattern Track in Song Global Mode

• Working With Chords (04:47) - Discover how to create, place, edit, and save custom chords for use in the Pattern Track.

• Timeline & Playback Controls (05:12) - Learn how to navigate the Song Track's timeline, and how to control, offset, and randomize various playback parameters.

• Other Modes (02:38) - Learn how MIDI Guitar Global Mode and Direct Global Modes work, and see how to save and load global presets.