MusicLab RealStrat.iso

RealStrat - sample-based virtual instrument with an innovative approach to guitar sound modeling and guitar techniques emulating on a standard MIDI keyboard.

RealStrat provides incredible playability based on the unique performance modes and easy-to-use keyboard layout as well as the advanced key/pedal/velocity switch system allowing a keyboardist to perform guitar parts with a whole new level of realistic expression. RealStrat covers practically all sounds, articulations, and techniques a professional guitarist can produce on his Strat, including mute, bridge mute, harmonics, pinch harmonics, slap, unison bend, strumming, picking, chord chopping, scrapes, etc...

High quality dry samples recorded directly from Stratocaster pick-ups let you easily create any desired guitar sound using your favourite amplifier simulator.

RealStrat innovations:

Multi-channel layering technology, incorporating a custom library of specially recorded samples taken from every fret of all 6 strings of a real guitar
The unique Floating Fret Position technology, which imitates change of fret position of a guitarist's hand on the neck. This gives you the possibility of playing on up to 140 guitar frets using just 46 keys of a standard keyboard!
Guitar Touch technology letting you easily imitate basic guitar techniques (strumming, plucking, sliding, bending, muting, etc...), using standard MIDI keyboard and MIDI controllers, such as Pitch Bender, Modulation Wheel, Sustain Pedal, Aftertouch
Sound Humanize technology allowing to wholly reduce 'machine gun' effect on note repetition (tremolo, strumming, plucking, etc...)

RealStrat is equipped with powerful Pattern Manager containing complete MusicLab Guitar Pattern Library for easily creating guitar accompaniment tracks. All you have to do is to find the appropriate rhythm pattern[s] in the Pattern Manager tree view, copy it to the needed number of measures, start your sequencer and use MIDI keyboard to play chord changes, or alternatively add chords to a MIDI track via sequencer's editor.

RealStrat features:

Performance modes:
Solo, Harmony, Chords, Bass&Chord, Bass&Pick, Direct

Sounds:
Full length (recorded with full attack and sustain)
Muted (fret hand mute)
Bridge Mute (palm mute)
Slap + Slap Noises
Harmonics (Artificial)
Pinch Harmonics
Scrapes
Pick position select (15 points)
Pick Noise (adjustable level)
Fret Noise (auto)
Release Noise (auto)

Articulations/Techniques:
Up/Down strokes
Hammer-On (up to octave range)
Pull-Off (up to octave range)
Hammer-On with Pull-Off on key release (up to octave range)
Legato
Slide Legato Up/Down (up to octave range)
Slide Auto Up/Down (up to 2-octave range, speed adjustable)
Tremolo (up/down strokes, speed adjustable, tempo sync)
Trill (up to octave range, speed adjustable, tempo sync)
Bend auto (range, speed adjustable)
Reverse Bend auto (range, speed adjustable)
MonoBend (Unison Bend, lower string bend)
Intervals (4th, 5th, Octave, 2 Octaves, Power Chords, etc.)
Strums Up/Down
Muted Strums Up/Down
Slow Strums Up/Down
Chucka-Chucka (barre chords muted) Up/Down, various string combinations
Strum Speed adjustable
Strum layers (string groups) control
Number of strings used in strums adjustable

Effects:
Violining (volume swell)
Sustainer (sound swell)
FeedBacker(harmonic feedback)
Wah-Wah (MIDI CC control, Auto, Modulation)

Key Switches (Solo mode):
30 FXs assignable on 33 Keys
Toggle/temporary switch modes
Custom Key Switch presets (save/load)