Poetic Guitar 2 User Manual
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1. SI Slidemmmode ero Std Standard Playing moi CHO SU SlideUpmode DR SD SlideDownmode FR HO HammerOnmode Jo PO PullOffmode ARO SO SlideOutmode CH 0 0 1 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 SI PM SI Std SU SD HO SO Notes 1 The Note octave numbers in this manual conform to the Steinberg standard A hardware keyboard is an octave higher and for Cakewalk users two octaves higher For example Note CO in Steinberg is C1 on a hardware keyboard and C2 in Cakewalk Different music programs may use different Note octave standards 2 When the mouse pointer is located above any Keyswitch a text box will display information about it 3 With Steinberg products when more than one Keyswitch occurs at exactly the same time note priority is Low to High Different music programs may have different note priorities or allow you to specify the note priority Low to High Note priority 19 recommended Right side Keyswitch table na cs pa SIT Strum 1 Chord Mode C 5 Noise 1 body Slaps ST2 Strum 2 Chord Mode D 5 Noise 2 body Slaps ST3 Strum 3 Chord Mode F 5 Noise 3 body Slaps MC Mute chord Chord Mode G 5 Noise 4 mono slide down MS1 Mute Strum1 Chord Mode ARS Noise 5 mono slide up MS2 Mute Strum2 Chord Mode C 6 Noise 6 poly slide down MS3 Mute Strum3 Chord Mode D 6 Noise 7 poly slide up ap Nara Hamonis mode Ip Strum SEQ On Off Chord Mode _ Noise 8 finger off TE Lise body slaps Ip2. 2 Features 2 1 Key Features Real Instrument GUI The perfect combination of a real guitar GUI with a keyboard GUI ensures everyone can play the instrument simply and easily Rhombic Sampling Design Each instrument applies varying sample density according to frequency of use In this way our rhombic sampling design ensures that the system resources RAM HDD CPU are used most effectively Nonzoftenzused Position Nonzoftenzused Velocity arma loa 7 Often used Position Nonzoftenzused Velocity Nonzoftenzused Position 100 Green Sampling After recording and conversion no subsequent processing has been applied to the samples even the most basic functions like low frequency cutting and noise reduction have been avoided to guarantee a purely natural sound Sample Circulation Technique Each note has multiple sample layers which are alternated in a natural way to ensure a genuine performance Sample Start Time Control You can set the Sample Start Time to adapt the guitar performance to suit your particular requirements Guitar Playing Techniques The Guitar supports many playing techniques Harmonics Hammer On Pull Off Slide Up Slide Down Slide In Slide Out Chord Muting Bending and Strum etc Custom made Vibrato System for Acoustic Guitar The Modwheel function 19 custom designed to emulate acoustic guitar finger vibrato which makes the instrument more user friendly and natural to play Cho
3. __ Noise 10 down low strum 1 G 6 Noise Il down high strum AG Noise 12 uplow strum AAG Noise 13 uphigh strum BO Information Window Master Volume 10 0000 Standard Mode The Information window displays the current Guitar Playing Mode highlighted It also displays the name and value of controls when they are edited You can directly change the control s setting by clicking the number and typing in a new value Keyboard Playing Area STIT The black and white keys on the GUI keyboard are playable When playing an external keyboard or Midi track in the Host the GUI keyboard will show which notes are being played Auto playing Natural Noise Switch Auto Noise When activated many different types of string or finger noise sounds will be played automatically This provides a quick and easy way to add more realism to your performances The system automatically detects which is the right sound to play depending on your performance and playing mode Alternatively you can turn this feature off and play specific noise triggers yourself via the Keyswitches but this is a more time consuming method Control Wheels Bender Bender is available to emulate the guitar string bending function Bend Range is selectable from zero to four semitones Modwheel The Modwheel function is specially designed to emulate acoustic guitar finger vibrato The range and frequency of vibrato is adjusted
4. path to your Library Folder permanently you need to run your music program as Administrator right click and select Run as Administrator Apple Users Please Note Some music host programs prevent entering numbers or text into Poetic Guitar 2 So please simply click in the Machine_ID window to copy the code into the clipboard a message will be displayed to confirm this To enter the Keycode for the corresponding guitar copy the code to the clipboard an then simply click in the correct window next to the Guitar Instrument selection button Q Why is there no sound when I first load the Poetic Guitar 2 A Each guitar instrument must be installed and requires a Keycode to activate it Ensure you enter the correct Keycode for the right Guitar and that you have set the correct Sample File Path to the location of the Poetic Guitar 2 Library folder Q Why is noise played after I installed the guitar A You need to enter a Keycode for each guitar You may have entered the Keycode into the wrong Guitar slot or you did not copy paste the whole Keycode correctly Warning Turn down the volume of the speakers before installing new guitar samples If the Keycode is not entered correctly the system will play Noise 1 2 System Configuration System Windows OS 32bit or 64bit xr ink OS X Version 10 5 or higher DDR 2Gb or more 25 Gb free space A music program compatible with VST or AU is required to play the instrument
5. the Main Stereo BUS balance after effects Pan 0 is central Peak Meter ABFS Notes 1 The Peak Meter displays the signal level after applying any effects 2 The red light indicates that the level has exceeded minus 0 5db Envelope Function EA Level 0 000 A S 10 0000 gt Master Volume Standard Mode a g 5 3105 vio to A very flexible 8 stage graphical envelope allows you to control the sound in any way you choose You can use from 2 to 8 stages to form simple or complex shapes Simply click and drag the boxes on the display to edit the envelope Left clicking within a stage allows you to set numerous features as shown in the picture below If required you can also zoom in and out using the yellow boxes top right and scroll left right by dragging the marker in the window to the left of the boxes LINEAR Shapes gt Z Ava EXP Sustain Stage E E INV_EXP Repeat Stage gt EXP2 Repeat Mode INV_EXP2 Active Stages gt d S CRV1 Box Size Y INV_S_CRV1 ma S_CRV2 Insert Stage Delete Stage Adjust Total Time INV_S_CRV2 Settings Guitar Panel Main GUI Panel The Guitar Panel is the main GUI see below This allows you to both see and play the guitar notes as you would a real guitar Select Guitar l Strum HE Instrument FX SEQ Op c R a Shete Guitar ACP Master Volume 10 0000 Chord Selected F Maj IAAL NAL Incoming
6. 1 2 Poetic Guitar 2 Manual Contents INSTALLATION amp SYSTEM CONFIGURATION sss sss sse ss es sss s esse essen ennenen ennenen nenen 3 1 1 Stalin aa 3 1 2 a AG AN 4 SU E 5 2 1 KEY GaU sik aa ANA e 5 Real instrumento ul NA ca 5 RHOMDIE Samplin2 TT a aah a 5 00 EENEG 6 sample Circulation Technique aii 6 sample Start Mime e ing e BEE 6 Guitar Plavine R esae UE 6 Custom made Vibrato System for Acoustic Guitar 6 CHO PP AA AA AA AA AG 6 SPUS AA AA 6 2 2 Basic UNG del LE 7 Mia Controla alain 7 Host AUtomation Comto EE 7 Selection of Automation Control and Midi CC Control 7 eg BA 8 Doubles Chek EO RESET aNG AN BANGA DAGANG 8 2 3 Main WE E EE 8 A o A NAG Aaah loses 9 Gelee EE 9 COMO Ke E 12 CET SE RI TZ FUNCION ld o rd id a ase 12 petuhe sthihg 6 to Di A 14 Velocity SENSITIVITY GC CONO UF ld 14 SEELEN 15 Pananda Volume ae a aci 15 o AA 15 Beeler PCI CIO EE 16 SUIT IP AIC EE 17 2 4 Pertormance Technics 18 2 5 CNO CU Lee ad ii 21 2 6 Selectinstrument Pane ET 27 2 7 GUM il IP AN T Unas 28 SidesEhalmiEtecisa a Aa 28 Ill Ge PON yo PA aledstensa mipuihsadiveca tna 31 Dn dee D EE 33 2 8 uge inn Ce Panel iaa 34 NONA AA ANAND aNG a aaa 34 Strum o equencer CORTOS iaa 34 Al E En O A 35 Delihinga RAV Mia dia 36 PAYA RANA AA AA PAA 39 CUSTOMER SERVICE eweg SE Ee REES RENE EES GAN NABIGAY 40 3 1 A 40 3 2 NeW EVANS e dd lt ad do 40 1 Installation amp System Configuration 1 1 Installation Unpack the Library F
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8. 50ms provides a suitably low delay sound The yellow line on the GUI window indicates the Sample Start position within the Attack period ES E Auto Noise After recording your Midi tracks set Start Time to Oms and set the Track Delay in your Host to minus 50ms to align the note timing and then export WAV Using this method a totally genuine natural guitar sound will be reproduced Detune String 6 to D1 Master Volume 10 0000 Slide Up Mode T You can detune String 6 from El to D1 by clicking on the yellow LED above note D1 on the GUI Keyboard Velocity Sensitivity amp Contour The Guitar provides many different velocity contour modes to suit your particular needs The shape is displayed on the main panel The image below shows how the relation of velocity to volume changes for different Vel Sens values 127 127 100 5090 Stereo Image All sounds are recorded as Mono and Side two channel samples which allow you to change from a purely Mono sound to a Stereo sound without any phasing artefacts As far as we know this is the first time samples have been utilised in this way in a plugin A setting of zero 0 produces a purely mono sound A setting of ten 10 produces a standard stereo sound Settings over ten expand the stereo image beyond the natural sound Pan and Volume Default Midi CC Pan 5 5 CC10 Notes 1 Volume 10 is equal to 100 of the original sample level 2 Pan controls
9. Chorus Pitch Shifter Stereo Echo Reverb These effects are side chain effects Each effect s input is from the Main Stereo Bus and its output is added back to the Main Stereo Bus depending on its Send level 2 8 Strum SEO Panel Intro The Strum SEQ panel allows you to define and play up to 8 rhythm patterns and to set Chord Mode properties Strum SEQ should only be used in Chord Mode Strum SEO a Humanise id Quantize Play Mod 0 ER Y KE gt 1 8 Forward Seg 1 Step 2 C 5 Vel 90 Gate 100 v d ster Volume rw Strum Sequencer Controls strum SEQ la Fumanise y 0 Seg 1 Step 2 C 5 Vel 90 Gate 100 Active On Off The Yellow Tick top right indicates Strum SEQ activity On Off Strum SEQ can be switched on off by clicking the button or in Chord Mode by pressing the SU SD L Keyswitch E6 Humanise The Humanise function alters the timing of each chord Quantize The Quantize setting adjusts the playback speed 1 1 is equal to one note Play Mode Seven playing modes are available Proper use of these modes can add flexibility providing more options for the composer 1 Forward 2 Back 3 Fwd Back 4 Back Fwd 5 Random 6 Fwd Back 2 7 Back Fwd 2 Chord Controls These settings determine how chords are played in Chord Mode Strum Time Strum time defines the time ms taken to play the notes in the chord See also Time Mode Humanise Humanise applies rando
10. Up Down from A2 see below D 2 To exit this playing mode simply select a different playing mode usually Standard mode Std C 0 2 5 Chord Mode Playing chords 1s very simple and extremely flexible Chord Mode allows you to select and play 132 chords in many different styles You can strum the chord in various ways or pluck individual chord strings How to use Chord Mode Select Chord Mode by pressing the CH Keyswitch C6 With your left hand choose the chord you wish to play by pressing the appropriate Key Combination See Chord Tables below The Chord name will be displayed in the Information Window Play the chord using the Strum or Pluck Chord String Keyswitches using your right hand Change chords at any time by using a different Key Combination Strum and Pluck String Keyswitches In real guitar performances not all chord strings are strummed every time Sometimes it s treble strings sometimes it s bass strings sometimes it s the middle three or four strings etc By combining Keyswitches with Velocity twenty seven different playing modes can be performed To pluck individual chord strings use the PS6 PS1 Keyswitches Open string chord strumming 19 performed using Keyswitches ST1 ST2 and ST3 Muted string strumming is performed using Keyswitches MS1 MS2 and MS3 ST1 ST2 MSI and MS2 strum the chord downwards ST3 and MS3 strum upwards Playing the chord Keyswitc
11. Up Menu window with more options See Below Icon Descriptions Icon mute mute Down Bass Strum mute Up Strum open Down Treble Strum open Down Bass Strum open Play 1st String Play 2nd String Play 3rd String Play 4th String Play 5th String Play 6th String Menu Options Strum SEQ Editing Rhythm 1 Copy from Rhythm Clear all notes Load Rhythm Load Rhythm Bank Save Rhythm Save Rhythm Bank Default Velocity Default Gate The list in the picture above 1 Editing Rhythm X Displays which rhythm is being displayed edited You can choose which rhythm to edit from the Sub Menu 2 Copy from Rhythm Copies another rhythm pattern into the current rhythm 3 Clear All Notes Removes all notes from the current rhythm 4 Load Rhythm Loads a single rhythm pattern into the current rhythm 5 Load Rhythm Bank Loads a whole rhythm bank eight 6 Save Rhythm Saves the current rhythm pattern 7 Save Rhythm Bank Saves the whole rhythm bank eight 8 Default Velocity The initial velocity value for new notes 9 Default Gate The initial gate time for new notes Playing a Rhythm Ensure you are in Chord Mode press the CH Keyswitch Turn Strum SEQ On by clicking the Activity button on the Strum SEQ panel or pressing the appropriate Keyswitch E6 With your left hand select the Chord you wish to play by pressing the appropriate Key Combination See Chord Mode Wit
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13. dynamically which is different from the traditional Modwheel methods By controlling the mod wheel you can add real vibrato to your performances Start Time Function In real guitar performances each note has an Attack Time between 30ms 50ms This is the pre sound created when the finger drags on the string before the string 1s plucked This effect doesn t exist in most other instruments like piano and drum which is one of the main reasons why stringed instruments and percussion instruments have a different sample style Guitar Sample Sample Start FF sg Piano Sample When the Attack Time is less than 10ms the guitar sample sounds like piano which is exactly the effect of many traditional guitar hardware plugins When the Attack Time is less than 30ms the guitar sample sounds unreal and defective which 19 the effect of many present guitar VST plugins Attack Time will cause a delay during live performance which can t be resolved by traditional techniques Most guitar plugins before Poetic Guitar all chose to completely or mostly ignore the guitar Attack time This is one of the main reasons why the sound of other guitar plugins and real guitars 1s so different Our Poetic Guitars retain the full Attack sound in all samples to give you the purest guitar sound You can adjust this feature using the Start Time option Usage Guide for Start Time When used during live performance or composing a Start Time setting of 35
14. ent Feedback time allows more complex echo patterns Adjustable Range 0 10 0 100 0 5 Time s or Beats FBK Feedback Reverb ES SEND DECAY DAMP SIZE d WIDTH SPATIAL DIFF CG Emulates the sound of the guitar being played in large or small spaces Inline Effects Gate A Gate sets the level at which sound is allowed to pass through OFF Compressor THRE RATIO GAIN NG A R g 7 Pa CH slale iN ears SPA T y K L Compression alters the level dynamics of your performance 80 0 dB 0 12 0 500 ms Gain Make Up 0 32 dB Overdrive The Overdrive effect imitates soft distortion created when the speaker is overdriven Tremolo Tremolo modulates the volume in either mono or stereo modes Adjustable Range 0 10 0 100 0 1 10 Hz Monol 2 Stereo 1 2 5 Band EQ The 5 Band EQ features a low shelf a high shelf and 3 parametric bands Off On Hi Cut Active Notes The Low shelf and high shelf circuits are switched in out by clicking the green LED on the left and right hand sides respectively You can change the frequency of each parametric band by clicking on the number above each slider Effect Routing Gate Compressor Overdrive Tremolo EQ These effects are inline effects They directly modify the Main Stereo Bus signal and come before the side chain effects on the Main Stereo Bus
15. h with different amounts of Velocity determines how the chord is played See Table below Chord Keyswitch NELOCIEY Low ST1 MS1 Bass 3 Strings Bass 4 Strings All Strings ST2 MS2 Median 3 Strings Median 4 Strings Treble 4 Strings ST3 MS3 Median 3 Strings Treble 3 Strings Treble 4 Strings All Strings A chord can be muted at any time using the MC Keyswitch A comprehensive list of all the Chord Mode strum pluck options 1 Pluck string 6 2 Pluck string 5 3 Pluck string 4 4 Pluck string 3 5 Pluck string 2 6 Pluck string 1 7 Down strum all strings open 8 Down strum bass 4 strings open 9 Down strum bass 3 strings open 10 Down strum treble 4 strings open 11 Down strum median 4 strings open 12 Down strum median 3 strings open 13 Up strum all strings open 14 Up strum treble 4 strings open 15 Up strum treble 3 strings open 16 Up strum median 3 strings open 17 Down strum all strings muted 18 Down strum bass 4 strings muted 19 Down strum bass 3 strings muted 20 Down strum treble 4 strings muted 21 Down strum median 4 strings muted 22 Down strum median 3 strings muted 23 Up strum all strings muted 24 Up strum treble 4 strings muted 25 Up strum treble 3 strings muted 26 Up strum median 3 strings muted 27 Mute Chord Mute Strings Chord Tables Note 132 different chords can be selected using a combination of 1 4 keys Many chords have 2 or
16. h your right hand press the appropriate Rhythm Pattern Keyswitch to play the Rhythm See Table below Ur Rap gt o rer a Ora 5s pa In neo Note the rhythm restarts each time you select a Rhythm Pattern 1 8 3 Customer Service 3 1 Updates Free program updates are available for authorised users For more information please visit our official website http www timesconcept com or www bestservice de 3 2 News amp Events For technical support please contact supportO bestservice de Copyright 2013 Best Service and Beijing Times Concept Cultural Co Ltd All Rights Reserved VST plugin technology by Steinberg VST is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Audio Unit version implemented using Symbiosis from NuEdge Development
17. irst download free unpacking software for RAR files here Windows http www win rar com OS X http www unrarx com Now please unpack only the Poetic_Guitar_2_Library partl rar file the next files will be processed automatically and then move the library to your preferred hard disk location Install The Plug ins Now please run the Installer suitable for your operating system After you successfully installed the plug ins please run a compatible host of your choice and load the Poetic Guitar 2 Plug in Set the Library Path In Poetic Guitar II click on Select Instrument and then on the Sample File Path Navigate to your Poetic Guitar 2 Library Folder that you unpacked in step 1 and open the Select Me wav file Activate Your Library Visit www bestservice de registration and log in to your user account Click on My products on the left hand side If Poetic Guitar II is not listed please register it now by clicking on the Registration button and entering your serial number To activate Poetic Guitar 2 click on New activation and enter your Machine ID from the Select Instrument window use copy amp paste Click on Submit to have the Keycodes sent to you by email Enter the Codes in the Select Instrument window into the corresponding fields During the Demo period you can play the Acoustic Pick guitar without a Keycode Windows Users Please Note To activate the Guitars and set the
18. m changes to the strum time up the specified time ms Scatter Scatter alters the timing of each note within the chord without affecting the overall strum time If Scatter is 0 the time between each note will be the same If Scatter is not 0 the time between each note will vary randomly each time the chord is played This can provide more natural human variation to each chord played Strum Noise When Auto Noise is active this controls the level of strum noises when chords are played Vel to Time Sets how much the Velocity shortens the chord Strum Time At 0 strum time is unaffected by Velocity At 100 full Velocity reduces the strum time to zero Time Mode In String mode Strum Time sets the time between each note in the chord In Total mode Strum Time sets the time to play all notes in the chord Defining a Rhythm Seq 1 Step 1 D 5 l Defining Rhythm Patterns You define a rhythm pattern by setting notes on the main Grid window Simply click within a square to set a note hold and drag left right to alter the Gate time or drag Up Down to alter the Velocity The note s colour indicates the velocity Double clicking on a note will delete 1t The Icons on the left hand side indicate which function 1s performed See below The position from left to right dictates the timing of the note within the rhythm Detailed information is displayed above the main Grid window Clicking in this area will open a Pop
19. ngs the A I system will determine the most natural finger location for subsequent notes Temporary modes SU SD HO PO SL SO These modes are designed to accompany the Standard mode and are only active as long as the appropriate Keyswitch is pressed When released the Guitar Playing Mode reverts back to Standard mode This allows you to quickly and easily add Slide Up SU Slide Down SD Hammer On HO Pull Off PO Slide In SI or Slide Out SO styles into a performance with minimal use of Keyswitches Palm Mute PM Mode This mode simulates playing the notes with the strings damped by your palm Natural Harmonics NH Mode This mode simulates the playing style for Harmonics available on guitars but extends the capability by providing a Harmonic for every note Legato mode SU SD HO PO techniques D 2 D 2 D 2 The legato playing styles for Slide Up Slide Down and Hammer On Pull Off are very easy to use Simply select the appropriate Keyswitch SU SD L E6 or HO PO L F6 to set the mode The first note pressed Root will play normally and subsequent notes will play in the chosen style while the Root note remains held You can change the Root note at any time For example the above image shows F2 as the Root note and notes A2 D 2 will Slide Up Down from note F2 respectively To change the Root note to A2 Slide Up to A2 and keep note A2 held and release note F2 Now A2 is the Root note and new notes will Slide
20. notes from external Keyboard or host MIDI track will be displayed on both the GUI Keyboard and the GUI Guitar so you can see which string and fret 1s being played You can also click on the Guitar fret board or GUI Keyboard directly to play the guitar 2 4 Performance Techniques Overview Guitar Playing Mode The playing style of the guitar depends on the current Guitar Playing Mode The active Guitar Playing Mode is displayed in the Information Window as indicated below To change the Guitar Playing Mode simply press the appropriate Keyswitch key See the Keyswitch table above Master Volume 10 0000 Standard Mode Le a 2 The A I system has been specifically designed to minimise the amount of Mode switching while still producing a natural human guitar performance To achieve this some Guitar Playing Modes are only temporary 1 e they are only active while the Keyswitch is pressed SU SD HO PO SI SO A I and Open Strings functions Open Strings Priority You can change the settings for A I and Open Strings on the Select Instrument panel The A I artificial intelligence function has 3 modes Full Half Off Full mode This mode simulates a real human performance The A I determines which String and Fret is within natural finger spacing range for chords A string that is playing a note finger on can t play another note until it is released finger off Half mode No
21. r to the MAC notes On this panel you will also find your unique Machine I D code which you will need to provide to attain your guitar Keycodes The Sample File Path defines where on your computer the guitar samples are located You will need to change this if you use a different location to the default setting The A I option defines how strictly the guitar follows the fret fingering emulation When Open Strings is set to Priority open string notes take priority 2 7 Guitar FX Panel Guitar Strum F SEQ A Si NG R THRE RATIO GAN A R SEND DECAY DAMP SIZE SAGA WIDTH SPATIAL DIFF DEPTH rak RATE SEN e Ig e eege e e e LTIME RTME 7 E E 7 o Sine e mg H sal ku L_ AUS LA Da The Guitar FX Panel provides nine effects Gate Compressor Overdrive Tremolo 5 Band EQ Chorus Pitch Shifter Stereo Echo and Reverb Pressing the large buttons beneath the effect names will turn that effect On or Off a red LED will illuminate when active Side Chain Effects Chorus Chorus makes the sound rich and elegant Feedback can be used for Flanger type effects and extreme settings create strange sounds Adjustable Range 0 10 0 100 0 10 ms 0 05 10 Hz FBK 9 9 99 Pitch Shifter The Pitch Shifter changes the sounds pitch It can produce harmony or chorus type effects Stereo Echo Imitates echo on the left and right channels Independ
22. rd The Chords function allows you to select chords and play them in many different styles including individual note plucking Strum SEO The Strum Sequence function in conjunction with Chord mode allows you to create up to 8 rhythm patterns for chord and or note plucking 2 2 Basic Functions Midi Controllers External Midi controller devices or Midi controller data recorded in your host music program can be used to directly alter the GUI controls You can set a Midi Controller for each GUI control by moving the mouse over it and clicking the Right mouse button A window will appear allowing you to select the Midi Controller number you require or None Your Midi controller settings are saved with the patch data A few controls are pre set to common Midi Controllers as shown in the table Host Automation Control The guitar supports Host Automation control Simply set your Host to record Automation any control moved during automation recording can be reproduced during playback Different Hosts use different methods of playing and recording VST Automation refer to your Host documentation for details Selection of Automation Control and Midi CC Control 1 Both Automation and MidiCC control have the same effect 2 If the Midi CC control is chosen users can override the automation 3 Midi CC can only control buttons and knobs Automation can control all the parameters visible or invisible on the interface 4 Users a
23. re free to choose either method Controller Descriptions When the mouse pointer is located over a control a description will be shown which is convenient for users who don t want to refer to the manual very often Double Click to Reset Most controls can be reset to its original Patch setting by quickly double clicking on them This is very convenient when experimenting by changing an existing sound patch You can return to the original sound by double clicking any controls you changed 2 3 Main Panel Select Guitar Strum Instrument FX SEQ HE Shete Guita IT APR me 576 Level 00 fe 8 101 Master Volume U 1 10 0000 Standard Mode ATA Function Menus Select Guitar Strum Instrument FX El SEQ HE S Ks The four main function menus on the guitar panel are Credits H E Select Instrument Guitar FX and Strum SEQ Detailed instructions for each option are described in the following chapters Keyboard Panel Auto Noise StartTi 100 0000 N 40 d g 4 Velocity Sensitivity a a SE H i 4 k D Standard Mode 4025 25 LAMA Keyswitch Keys 15 10 00 30 Lu The coloured keyboard notes are Keyswitches which control the Guitar Playing Mode and other performance features Left side Keyswitch table S6 SelectString6 01 S5 SelectStrings DI S4 SelectString4 Dn S3 SelectString3_ DI _ _ _ S2 Select Strimg2 101 1S Select Sing L n PM Palm Mute mode BO
24. tes are played on any free strings Natural finger spacing is ignored in this mode Off mode No restrictions The Open Strings function determines whether open string notes DI E1 Al D2 G2 B2 E3 take priority For the most natural performance it is recommended to keep this set to Priority mode Standard playing mode Playing single notes or chords directly from a keyboard is classed as Standard mode Ensure the Guitar Playing Mode is Standard mode if not press the Std C 0 Keyswitch You can play the guitar directly from the keyboard and the A I system will ensure the fingering 1s a close as possible to a natural performance The initial note will be located in the highlighted area shown below unless you specify a particular string for the first note To play an initial note in the non highlighted area simply press S1 S6 to select the string then press the note you wish to play on that string If the note you play does not exist on the string you select the A I system will play the nearest string with the note This system allows you to play notes on different strings higher up the fret board Examples To play note F3 on String 1 you do not need to select any string Keyswitch To play note F3 on String 2 simply press S2 then F3 To play note F3 on String 3 simply press S3 then F3 To play note F3 on String 4 simply press S4 then F3 You can play the rest of the chord notes without selecting stri
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