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4. Volume Mixer_Slow_Strum Volume Mixer Switch FX Volume Mixer FretNoise on off Mixer FretNoise Volume Mixer ReleaseNoise on off Mixer ReleaseNoise Volume Mixer Pick Noise on off Mixer Pick Noise Volume NIN WIN NINN VENI Nn 00 IR Wah Wah Wah Wah On Off Wah Wah_mode select WahOnOff WahMode i ON N Common N NO Alter_sample mode Accent_High_Threshold Accent_Low Threshold Performance_Mode select Pattern mode on off Release_Time Attack Time Strum Time Pick Position select Fret Position select Auto Fret Position on off Hold on off AltSmple VelTrshH VelTrshL Mode PattrnOn RlseTime AtckTime StrmTime PickPos FretPos AutoFret Hold N K ny in Nn 00 AIOI ao W ke N DN Controllers Pitch_BenderUp Mode Pitch BenderDown Mode PBender to Slide Range ua N PBupMode PBdnMode PBSIdRng OO OO N p lt N PBender_to_Pitch Range Modulation_Wheel Mode ModWheel_to_Slide Range ModWheel_to_Pitch Range Aftertouch Mode Aftertouch_to_Pitch Range Velocity_Curve select PBPtcRng WhMode WhSIdRng WhPtcRng AtchMode AtchRng VelCurve Y Y CN ON ON I N N O Velocity Switch FX non Solo VelSw_SlideUp Velo La SidUpve VelSw_SlideUp Steps VelSw_SlideUp Time VelSw_SlideDown Velo La SldDnve VelSw_SlideDown Steps 9 SldDn p Chords Bass on off
5. it plays without the initial attack and stops the first note While continuing to hold the first key release the second key and the first note is played again without the initial attack When the second key 1s played higher than the second key this 1s typically called a hammer on If the second key 1s lower than the first key this 1s typically called a pull off The Hammer On effect has a numeric box allowing the user to select in semi tones the greatest distance between the first and second note played to be triggered with the Hammer On Pull Off effect Slide Legato FX produces sliding articulation between two notes played legato glissando with initial attack on the first note only The Slide FX numeric box controls the maximum number of semi tones between two notes that the slide FX will occur The Slide FX slider controls the speed of the slide Repetition NoteOff FX automatically plays additional same note s on key s release allowing to produce semi automatic tremolo with easy dynamics control Tremolo FX plays the note s repeatedly with the base speed provided by the Tempo setting is synched with host s tempo Multiples above the Tempo setting are controlled by the Tremolo FX pull down menu with choices of 4th 4T triplet 8th 8T 16th 16T 32nd 32T 64th and 64T note durations Note that while Tremolo EX 1s enabled any secondary notes played are sustained for as long as the first note is played Tremolo 1 beat FX works sim
6. switches on Modulation CC Harmonics switches on Harmonics FX playable by Fret taps Slow Strum switches on Slow Strum FX playable by Strum bar Accent switches on the Accent stroke playable by Strum bar set Accent velocity value in Settings panel Directional pad FXs Harmonics all modes pressing Directional pad to the left or right switches on Harmonics FX playable by Fret taps Sequence Select ColorTabs SmartStrums modes pressing Directional pad to the right or left navigates through String Sequences list available only for Strum bar Picking function Star Power bonus FXs Scrapes on kick all modes allows to trigger Scrapes FX with Star Power BACK button when no Frets are pressed Change Position SmartStrings mode lets you play Stroke with Star Power BACK button and simultaneously change chord position up or down depending on what Fret is being pressed o Position Up with 5th Fret Orange pressed 71 o Position Down with Ist Fret Green pressed On the chord change Position returns to initial value On Hold bonus FXs SmartStrings mode e Modulation on Hold lifting lowering the guitar fretboard while holding down the Strum bar switches on off Modulation CC for the sustaining note s e Hammer On on Hold allows to tap Hammer Ons Pull Offs with Fret buttons while holding down the Strum bar 72 Joystick Global Mode Settings panel Being in any of Joystick modes click Settin
7. AE e TV Y O O Am F C E7 vi DV e I c ELI E LO O O O O O O Bm7b5 E7 VEL ILLI e yi IV E O O es O Am vi j O m OOOO I D IO ILO d Am Em Vi 111 O O Try the Advanced Universal Tab 24 chords including 7 m7 maj7 7sus4 chords Advanced Universal Chord Tab Am F 84 Expert users can try our Full Universal Tab 31 chords which is a real challenge but gives you much more harmonic freedom Em 7 b5 Bm7 b5 Em7 I Bbm a Bm7 I Gbm7 b5 Dm 7 b5 G7sus4 Full Universal Chord Tab On the picture below all 31 chords of Full Universal Tab are grouped under Roman numerals Functions with Root notes found on diatonic and some chromatic degrees of C major scale Note that m7b5 half diminished chords in the minor groups fit the harmonic function of the group even not having the same Root note I ii II C CM7 C6 C7 Csus Dm Dm7 D D7 me D x lE Itm 2 O O lO o 310 O O O O O I oOo 4 o O lO o a 0 je Itm iii III IV iv 4iv Em Em7 E7sus E7 F FM7 F7 Fm Dm7b5 F m7b5 LEID O O Es E O O ke O po gt O O O O O pe O ie i 410 o O O O o 5 o o 10 O o JO O o V v vi VI bVII vii G G7 G7sus G
8. Chord Position 1 2 Start gt Position I 2 3 Start gt Position II 3 4 Start gt Position III 4 5 Start gt Position IV b selecting Strum bar Function ColorTabs SmartStrum modes Start gt Strum 2 Start gt Bass amp Strum 3 Start gt Picking 1 4 Start gt Picking 2 5 Start gt Picking 3 58 Joystick Performance Modes Press Joystick button to switch on the Joystick Global mode Color Tabs Joystick mode includes three basic Playing Modes ColorTabs SmartStrums and SmartStrings utilizing different methods of switching chords manual or automatic and playing rhythm with the Strum bar ColorTabs mode manual chord changes Chord Tab Press ColorTabs tab to switch on the ColorTabs mode Color Tabs Smart Strums Smart Strings Strum Strum v Strings Star Power Slow Strum Sequence Select Slow Strum ColorTabs mode window In the lower part of ColorTabs window you see a set of chord cells presenting various Fret schemes with a chord name on each cell In fact the cells are chord fingerings allowing to switch chords by pressing various Fret button combinations Each set is saved as individual Chord Tab within the internal Chord Tab Library Load Chord Tab from the Tabs list the default Tab 1s loaded on switching on the ColorTabs mode C major Basic w default DEMO 1 Strumming C DEMO 2 Picking D DEMO 3 Blues G 59 ColorTabs Mode Playing
9. LED of any key switch will also be displayed on the RealStrat virtual keyboard Moreover triggering FX will also change color of a virtual keyboard key to a light blue giving you full visual control Three small buttons clickable on off at the left of each FX box allow additional control of the Key Switch and FX C 1 TEs T button toggle On indicates that the FX is toggled on and off each time the key switch 1s pressed releasing the key is ignored Off indicates that the FX is only enabled while the key is kept pressed releasing the key turns the FX off 16 K button key through when activated allows to switch FX and let the key switch simultaneously function as normal Repeat key white for Full sound black for Muted sound S button sustain adds sustain function to FX similar using the Sustain Pedal Note Right Key Switches Right Repeat zone are toggles by default while Left Key Switches Left Repeat zone are not You can save all setting made in Key Switch panel as user presets for future use To create a preset click on Preset combo box to activate Edit mode type in the preset name and press Enter on computer keyboard Preset will be saved within RealStrat and added to Preset list To delete preset simply click on Delete icon at the right MIDI Controller pane Solo Mode Velo curve select the output velocity curve for your performance by pressing
10. PO A 71 Sie OW STO OMS TES rro osteoporosis es oc Ero Uca ad 71 On Hold bonus FXs SmartStrings model 72 Joystick Global Mode Settings panel 73 Guitar Strokes and Effects available in Joystick mode 75 O STIG BUOM MAD WEE 76 MIDI GUITAR Global Mode eee eee eere ee 78 DIRECT Global ul e LEE 78 Importing Exporting Global Settings 779 Appendix MusicLab Universal Chord Tab 80 I Sa EE RET 80 CHO FUN CUO n RE E m T T TNT 80 Universal Cnord Ta om 81 Basic Universal Chord aiii ted bot t pr d tee bud atout AAA 81 Practicing Chord ProgressiOFlS EE 82 CHOrd PioGrFess oliena 83 Ful Universal Chord AD 84 Editing Universal Chord Tab 86 Gontacting MUSIC AD isaac 87 About the program RealStrat is a sample based virtual instrument with an innovative approach to guitar sound modeling and guitar techniques emulated 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 pinc
11. Techniques Frets Function Switching Chords In this mode Fret buttons are used to switch and articulate chords To switch a chord press Fret buttons combination on guitar controller corresponding to the needed chord cell and then press Strum bar to play the chord Release Frets to mute the sound Follow fret schemes displayed on chord cells to switch between chords available in the current Chord Tab Strum Bar Function Playing Rhythm Pressing Strum bar down up lets you perform chord switched with Fret buttons using various guitar techniques Strum Bass amp Strum and Picking Select the playing technique in Strum bar Function menu Strum bar Playing Techniques Strum Pressing Strum bar Down Up triggers DownStrum UpStrum of the chord switched by Frets Pressing Strum bar Down Up with all Frets released triggers Muted Strums Down Up of the last played chord Bass amp Strum Strum bar Down triggers Bass I once on chord change and or after you release all Fret buttons and will continue triggering DownStrums of the same chord until you change the chord or release Fret buttons Activating Alt Bass button allows to automatically alternate between Bass I and Bass II with each Strum bar Down Strum bar Up triggers UpStrums all the time Picking With Picking function Strum bar works differently according to its name Strum bar Down triggers Bass I of the current chord all the time Activating Alt Bass button allows to automatic
12. chord function for a G chord is V for Dm is 11 for Em is 111 etc Uppercase Roman numbers are used to indicate major chords and lowercase numbers to indicate minor chords C major scale diatonic chords e Dm Em G Am Bm b5 i L Isl IV V VL vii Numeric system allows to name much more than seven diatonic chords You can built major chords on minor chord degrees and vice versa by changing uppercase lowercase numerals indicate various chord types by typing appropriate symbols after the numeral and even use chromatic degrees as a Root by typing b symbol before the numeral CM7 Cm D E7 Fm F m7b5b Gm A Bb IM7 i LE WIL do INID XX VI DVIE Ste Thinking of chords as chord functions lets you easier read chord progressions memorize them transpose to different keys as well as better understand harmonic structure of the songs which often appears to be surprisingly common for many quite dissimilar ones 80 Universal Chord Tab MusicLab Universal Chord Tab covers C major key diatonic chords as well as a number of other relative and modulation chords that can fit the harmonic structure of majority of popular songs You can use Universal Chord Tab as is or consider it as basis for editing creating your own Universal Tab Basic Universal Chord Tab Let s start with the Basic Universal Tab including just 12 chords Connect your guitar controller to computer run RealStrat 3 turn on Joyst
13. clicking button with triangle icon and selecting the appropriate item in pop up menu Gb7 b5 Gb E Bb C E If you want any Bank to load as default every time you run the plug in load the bank and check Set as default item in popup menu 40 PATTERN Global Mode Using MusicLab Rhythm Pattern Library and Pattern Manager MusicLab Rhythm Pattern Library is a unique collection of 1250 guitar accompaniment rhythm patterns classified by various musical categories such as meter music style guitar technique rhythmic feel tempo range Using the prerecorded rhythm patterns of MusicLab Pattern Library you can quickly create professionally sounding guitar accompaniment tracks for your songs Then all you have to do 1s to choose the appropriate pattern s in RealStrat Pattern Manager copy them to your host sequencer s MIDI track start sequencer and play chord changes on a MIDI keyboard or alternatively enter chords to a MIDI track using sequencer s editor Pattern Manager RealStrat is equipped with powerful multi functional built in Pattern Manager allowing to easily audition rhythm patterns of MusicLab Pattern Library quickly find the ones matching your musical needs as well as drag n drop export the chosen patterns directly to the host s MIDI track to use with your song Pattern Manager Window Click Pattern button to switch on the Pattern Global mode and get access to Rhythm Pattern Library and Pattern Manager
14. e Slow Strum on Lower Velo in the same way you can set a velocity value below which the program will perform slow strum when playing a chord in the Main zone e Slide up slides up to taken note s e Slide down Fall slides down from taken note s You can set the following independent parameters for each effect e Velo input velocity threshold e Time effect duration e Steps range in semi tones 24 MIDI Controllers pane Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick Velo curve select the output velocity curve for your performance by pressing one of 4 buttons You can assign various guitar effects to standard MIDI controllers e P B Pitch Bender Pitch Slide VeloAdd e M W Modulation Wheel Pitch Slide Modulation e AT After Touch Pitch Modulation In the combo box to the right adjust the range of the effect in semi tones Modulation envelope is adjusted in Tune panel Left Menu bar in the upper left corner of RealStrat window e Pedal you can use Sustain Pedal to switch various effects on o Sustain normal sustain mode o ChuckaFull switches on ChuckaFull FX o ChuckaMutes switches on ChuckaMutes FX o ChuckaMute Sust switches on ChuckaMutes FX simultaneously sustains the sound o Open Strings Lock switches on Open Strings Lock FX open strings used in the current chord will stay in voicings of the next chords until the FX is Off o 4 Wah Wah modes each mode parameters can be m
15. just as you would if you weren t sending MIDI Out to your synth e MIDI You ll hear only the synth being driven by the MIDI output from RealStrat The RealStrat samples will not sound e Both You ll hear both the RealStrat samples and the synth being driven by the MIDI output from RealStrat Select MIDI or Both to take advantage of MIDI Out functionality 21 Right Menu bar Timing Mixer FXMixer Wah In the Right Menu bar you can get access to Timing panel 2 Mixer panels and Wah Wah Effect setting Timing panel Mixer FX Mixer Strum time 20 60ms adjusts the time between the notes played in the strumming chords Harmony Chords and Bass amp Chord modes as well as delay for more than one note played simultaneously in Solo and Bass amp Pick modes Attack time 0 100 allows shortening lengthening the attack of a sound The shortest 0 gives smaller latency but sounds less natural Release time 50 200 adjusts how long the note sounds after releasing the key MIDI note end Mixer panel Timing FX Mier Wah 2 Mixer sections allow adjusting the volume of various noise effects and additional sounds that form the modeled guitar sound Noises e Fret volume and on off of a fret noise e Release volume and on off of a release noise e Pick volume and on off of additional pick noise Sounds e Mute volume of muted sound triggered by Repeat zone keys and used as FX e Slow Strum volum
16. powerful song writing tool for your future masterpieces For details refer to the Appendix section MusicLab Universal Chord Tab 64 SmartStrums mode automatic chord changes Press SmartStrums tab to switch on the SmartStrums mode Color Tabs Smart Strums Smart Strings Strum Picking 1 id Strings Star Power Slow Strum At Bass Chord Position Io Direction Pad Sequence Select Frets position Whammy Bar Siow Strum SmartStrums mode window Chords Insert chords in a MIDI track and chord changes will automatically sent to RealStrat engine along with the song so you simply play rhythm with Strum bar and articulate current chord with Fret buttons You may need to shift chord track or single chords ahead to anticipate chord changes when playing rhythm If you want to use Bass chords in a song enter Bass note octave or more lower basic chord notes to let chord detect engine interpret such a chord as Bass chord Frets Function Articulating Chords In addition to articulating sustain release chords Fret buttons may control either Chord Position String layers or Velocity dynamics of articulated chords at your choice Position String layers control Fret 1 Position I lower strings Fret 2 Position I upper strings Frets 1 2 Position I full chord Frets 2 3 Position II full chord Fret 3 Position II upper strings Frets 3 4 Position III full chord Fret 4 Position III upper str
17. 4 Ein Dy PP p MUSIC SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS MusicLab RealStrat Version 3 User s Manual Copyright 2000 2012 by MusicLab Inc Table of Contents PDOUT ING DRO GEA AAA 6 Installing Ral Stratiuninnaa iurat EYE RSV Y eds ka MAu CON CUKI s N Corb ae cr VE E FREE GUNEdE 8 Installing RealStrat PC vereion i 8 Installing RealStrat Mac version ooccocccccncconcconiconnconnconoconocononnnncnnonanononos 8 Eaunehing IEN 9 Virtual Fretbo lg RE 10 VIFIUAL ING VO O aI inicia 10 HealStrat Global MONOS iii 11 MIDI KEYBOARD Global Mode eee rern nnn 11 User KevDOara RE e EE 11 Penormance ee sarita diana dalia 12 A EE 12 CONTO Stats aaa 13 Velocity OWIM ENCO S tere cect T 13 FS Mmanent Edecanes 13 Fedal WIEN Ce is 14 Modulation WIEN ENeOC S uns 15 KO WOME MOS ice 16 MIDI Controller pane Solo Model 17 Hold D ttemi Solo u ele iones 17 Harmony Mode ii 18 CONG 1 e MUERE NER I MILES EI DARE 19 CONTO Sarna T MT 20 Bass amp Chord INDE gee nena ttn O eee MEAE 20 CONTO Ss reef a gals mco 21 Bass Elle dee 22 CONTO Sanabria 23 Velocity Switch FXs Harmony Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick 24 MIDI Controllers pane Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick 25 Silent mode Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick 25 Mal CONTO rap 26 Left Menu bar 26 co MT TE t IU TT 26 TURD ANC T cca 26 Silent 27 AONE S EE 28
18. ACK button appearance and doesn t have Slider bar Star Power BACK button is multi functional in Joystick mode layout so its shape location and pressing force is important for the playability of the controller 55 All in all any Guitar Hero controller model allows to perform basic techniques with Fret buttons and Strum Bar though limited in functionality Connecting Guitar Hero controller to RealStrat After installing RealStrat 3 e Plug the USB wireless receiver dongle of the guitar controller into USB and connect it with the controller Run your DAW and check if Game controller input appears among its MIDI IN devices Run RealStrat 3 instrument in the DAW Create MIDI track and output it to RealStrat 3 Select Omni MIDI input for this track to get MIDI both from guitar controller and your MIDI keyboard In case your DAW doesn t support MIDI Omni input you have to create two MIDI tracks outputted to the same RealStrat instance one for game controller input and second for MIDI keyboard input e In RealStrat 3 window press Joystick button to switch on the Joystick mode To check the correct connection pressing Fret buttons on the guitar controller should light up the appropriate virtual Fret buttons as well as lifting lowering the controller fretboard should change value displayed in the Tilt box 56 Guitar controller Layout Star Power BACK button Strum Bar Start I buttons Slider Bar Dire
19. DI track via sequencer s editor e The unique Struminator technology letting you use alternative MIDI controller standard Guitar Hero game controller by Activision Inc for creating authentic guitar accompaniment parts with ease and fun These technologies allow to closely emulate live guitar sound and performance letting you create guitar parts with a whole new level of realistic expression Output Tune In R Ca 1S ty nt Timing Mixer Musiclab Electric Strat HOLD Bass fone FX Miker Wah Pitch Same as up Modulation Ta g g la parole MIDI Control Modu n FX LITT Installing RealStrat Installing RealStrat PC version Double click RealStrat Installer file and follow the on screen instructions At the end of installation process RealStrat Bank Manager will open and extract sound bank optimized for particular sample rate which allows using Quick Load mode realized in RealStrat In RealStrat Bank Manager dialog check the appropriate sample rate box you normally use in your audio work Click Apply button to start sound bank extracting Close Bank Manager when sound bank installation is completed Note that higher sample rate value will install larger target sound bank Important If Bank Manager window doesn t open automatically during installation process you have to run it manually from Start menu gt Program Files gt MusicLab gt RealStrat or alternatively go to RealStrat install
20. Down trigger FX triggers automatic slide down FROM the sustaining note s Velocity of trigger key affects slide dynamics Bend FX articulates automatic bend up TO the note s played The Bend FX numeric box specifies in either 1 or 2 semi tones the interval to start the bend from The Bend FX slider controls the speed of the bend ReverseBend FX articulates automatic pre bend and release down to the note s played The ReverseBend FX numeric box specifies in either 1 or 2 semi tones the interval to start reverse bend from The ReverseBend FX slider controls the speed of the bend UnisonBend FX articulates two notes played one being the played on the Main zone and the second one starting from one or two semi tones below is bent up to the note played The UnisonBend FX numeric box controls if the second bent note starts from one or two semi tones below The UnisonBend FX slider controls the speed of the bend Hold FX provides sustain effect similar to the Sustain Pedal Interval FX plays additional note s to the one played in the Main zone Interval FX pull down menu options are mono 4th down 5th up Octave up Power 5th 4th up Power2 Sth 4th up 2 Octaves up Power Oct two power chords in octave and Power 2 Oct two power chords 2 in octave Note that when Interval FX is enabled the keyboard is in monophonic mode and only a single key can be played at a time FretPosition FX controls the Capo along the fretboard Th
21. MIDI track and then save export them as SMF directly to Pattern Library folder for future use C Program Files MusicLab RealStrat Loops Guitar Stroke Map incorporated in RealStrat allows to use up to 22 MIDI notes in the lowest octave range from C 2 to A 1 for emulating a number of guitar techniques Strokes within a MIDI rhythm pattern So you can use the Stroke Map notes for creating your own rhythm patterns including various guitar Strokes such as chord strums up down slow strums up down individual string picks bass note pick muted strums up down chord slides using chromatic strums etc 48 B Strumming Pattern in MIDI track 49 RealStrat Stroke Map an o As ES e on PPP e JI ri e ts o et Lesen semitone tower o o poa rat otra 3 semitones ter _ A G F E D Top Downstrum 2 semi tones lower Top strum strum on the 3 4 higher strings Bass strings omitted Muted Top Upstrum Muted Top Downstrum 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 2 2 F 2 F 25 2 50 Parameter Automation MIDI CC and VST Map RealStrat MIDI CC VST name Output EQ High EQ High MIDI Out select Outmode gt Tune PtchCrse PtchFine ModDepth ModFreq Pitch Coarse Pitch Fine Tune Modulation Depth Modulation Freq On AININ Mixer N MxMuted MxSIStrm MxKeyFx MxFrtN_ MxFrtNse MxReIN_ MxRelNse MxPckN MxPckNse Mixer_Muted_sound
22. O 3 0 O lO LO 4 2 K z S hes 3 5 O I O C quem E 6 C Em Am F C Dm Em F lI iii IV V I iii vi IV I ii iii IV 1 O O O O Ze 5 O Ae E e 310 o Ip DE lo O d r 2 ize O Em Cb G C Dm Em Am G F G C MEP liii IV V I jum oec iii vi V IV V I LITT 110 O O O O 2 S se en s AE i LS M 3 O O 4 0 O O O 5 O Ip O C GET Am C7 EF Em C G F G Am D I IIIJ xo Wei o owe E MA e TI es O O 2 O O O ENS O O 4 O O 5 O O O LO Minor key A minor Note that A minor key 1s a relative key to C major having identical diatonic chords so in order to prevent confusion we keep using C major scale numerals for A minor key chords Am G E E7 pug gt quoe SI Tee 2 O er 4 od O gere go F E7 Am DV e DET ML Lp Sia Lis Site O OOOO D II O LO I Am C va O Ez O I Am Dm va LT O La M O m Am Em dq ga j O O O Full Universal Chord Tab When you get familiar with Basic Universal Chord Tab you may need more chords in the Tab D F LI XY Q Q G C WP T Q QE
23. Same 45 Up Modulation Latch Track Welo add 10 Chord D Random Tempo 1 Pattern mode window Within Pattern Global mode you can select any of Performance modes Solo Harmony Chords Bass amp Chord or Bass amp Pick by pressing the appropriate performance mode button Note that you can use rhythm patterns with all performance modes the mode selection depends on what harmonic part you want to play with the rhythm patterns e Select Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick modes for automatically constructed guitar chords e Select Harmony mode to perform intervals with strumming patterns e Select Solo mode to perform your own chords with strumming or picking patterns 41 Click the arrow button in the upper left corner to open Pattern Library tree view X Finding Pattern in MusicLab Pattern Library Rhythm patterns are organized within Pattern Library tree view by Category folders and Style subfolders including sets of MIDI patterns The name of each folder subfolder contains short musical information helping you to quickly find patterns matching your song For instance Category name Basic Strumming includes a number of guitar strumming Styles Style name 44 Basic S 8th 90 250 contains Basic style rhythm patterns in 4 4 meter AA Basic featuring strumming technique S and 8th note rhythm feel _8th_ usable within the 90 250 bpm tempo range 90 250 4 4 Basic 5 8th 90 250 Library Tree view Styl
24. ally alternate between Bass I and Bass II Strum bar Ups sequentially trigger individual strings chord voices in the order specified by selected String Sequence Click on Sequence combo box to select String Sequence in the popup list 60 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 B2 3 2 1 B1 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 Selecting String Sequence String Sequence String Sequence is a special tab presenting the order of strings you can pick step by step with every Strum bar Up stroke For instance 3 1 2 sequence will trigger 3rd string Ist string gt 2nd string picking pattern Continuous Strum bar Ups will cycle String Sequence until you press Strum bar Down which will trigger Bass I note and reset String Sequence to the first step Creating String Sequence String Sequence is a plain text data included in Sequences txt file found in the installation directory File Edit Format View Help 3 2 4 2 3 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 B2 3 2 1 3 B1 3 2 1 B2 2 1 B1 4 1 2 3 3 2 1 B2 3 241 3 B1 342 2 str chord 3 2 1 3 str chord 4 342 lower 3 str chord 4 mt You can open save this file in any text editor and easily edit create your own picking patterns by simply typing the needed string numbers in a row separated by You may use Bass I and Bass II picks in a Sequence by entering B1 B2 symbols as well as 2 or mor
25. ass amp Chord chord mode for performing bass and strum parts 5 Bass amp Pick chord mode for performing picking plucking parts The performance modes are selected by clicking on a respective tab in MIDI Keyboard Global mode window Solo Mode Click Solo tab to switch on the Solo performance mode Legato Bass Zone m3 uh i TI Solo mode window 12 Muted sound Muted sound AS Full sound Cl Full sound Repeat keys In this mode the Main zone El D5 of the keyboard works as a normal polyphonic keyboard while both Repeat Key zones left CO D 1 and right D 5 C7 allow you to repeat notes taken on the Main zone white keys repeat full sound black keys repeat muted sound of the same notes Controls RealStrat Solo mode provides you with multiple permanent and switchable controls allowing you to easily add various specific guitar articulations and effects to your performance Velocity Switch Effects On the left lower part of Solo panel you see Velocity Switch FX section including two FX boxes Using the Velocity Switch FX controls two FXs can be dynamically engaged depending on the velocity of the MIDI notes played For low velocity notes set the numeric box on the left side to the threshold at which notes played at a lower velocity will trigger the FX selected in the lower FX selector For high velocity notes set the numeric box on the right side to the thres
26. ation folder by default C Program Files MusicLab RealStrat and double click StgMan exe file Note that if you want to change sample rate for your audio work you have to run RealStrat Bank Manager and create sound bank optimized for the new sample rate value In case your VST plugins folder is not registered correctly RealStrat installer will not automatically install RealStrat dll in the correct folder So to let your VST host find RealStrat you have to manually copy RealStrat dll from RealStrat installation folder to your VSTplugins directory If your Windows is 64bit please note of installation folders 32bit C Program Files X86 MusicLab RealStrat 64bit C Program Files MusicLab RealStrat Installing RealStrat Mac version Double click RealStrat Installer icon and follow the on screen instructions At the end of installation process RealStrat Bank Manager will open and extract sound bank optimized for particular sample rate which allows using Quick Load mode realized in RealStrat In RealStrat Bank Manager dialog check the appropriate sample rate box you normally use in your audio work Click Apply button to start sound bank extracting Close Bank Manager when sound bank installation is completed Note that higher sample rate value will install larger target sound bank Important If Bank Manager window doesn t open automatically during installation process you have to run it manually open RealStrat installation folder
27. ave position of the chord taken in the Main zone of the keyboard with borders between E and E of the next octave User Chords opens Chord Editor Upper Lower Strings allow disabling upper and or lower strings in chords so you can pare your strums down to any five four three two or just a single string by selecting the first available string 1n upper lower numeric boxes e g selecting 2 5 will disable the Ist and 6th strings in the strums Chord Bass switches on the X Y chord detect mode letting you construct major minor triad chords with any desirable note in the Bass e g A G A major chord over G bass for G A C E voicing D F D major chord inversion with F bass note for F A D voicing F G F major chord over G bass for G A C F voicing etc Bass amp Chord Mode Bass n Chord Kbd User Chords Chord Bass Alter Bass Bass Mono Bass amp Chord mode window In this mode RealStrat detects the chord taken in the Main zone of the keyboard builds its guitar version and plays its Root note Bass I only The Repeat zone keys now have the following functions e CS triggers Bass I Root note 20 e D5 triggers Bass II Alternative bass usually the 5th degree of the chord The rest of the keys in both right and left Repeat zones trigger up and down strums of the upper strings of the chord black keys perform muted strums of the same strings Muted strum Muted strum VAN Strum Chord det
28. by default HD gt Applications gt RealStrat and double click StgMan icon Note that if you want to change sample rate for your audio work you have to run RealStrat Bank Manager and create sound bank optimized for the new sample rate value Launching RealStrat Launching RealStrat as a VST AU instrument 2 3 4 Open your DAW host application Create Software Instrument track Add RealStrat to the track Open the RealStrat window by double clicking the RealStrat button icon Launching RealStrat as a standalone version In Start Menu go to Programs MusicLab RealStrat folder and click on the RealStrat icon PC Run HD Applications RealStrat RealStrat app Mac Virtual Fretboard In RealStrat we have realized the Floating Fret Position principle which imitates change of fret position of a guitarist s hand on the neck This gives a unique possibility of playing on up to 140 guitar frets using just 46 keys of a standard keyboard This along with the fact that we have sampled 22 frets of all six strings for all of our RealStrat sounds allows you to emulate a guitar performance with maximum sonic accuracy In the center of the RealStrat window is the virtual Fretboard one of the important elements of the plug in which allows you to visualize and control the Floating Fret Position while playing the guitar part 7 i sl i S The Fretboard has a number of functions 1 Preview allows audio prev
29. c box e lo triggers the selected FX with the fretboard position lower the value set in Tilt numeric box Star Power on Hold When activated lets you tap Harmonics with Frets while holding Star Power BACK button pressed 69 Star Power button FXs ColorTabs SmartStrums modes Star Power w Slow Strum Low Strings Slide 1 Slide 2 Bass 1 String 1 As Strum bar duplicates Strum Bar letting you produce Accent stroke Slow Strum triggers Slow Strum Bass I triggers Bass I of current chord Lower Strings triggers lower string strum of current chord Slide 1 triggers automatic 1 step slide up to current chord Slide 2 triggers automatic 2 step slide up to current chord Bass I String 1 triggers Bass I and string 1 simultaneously Star Power on Hold e Off disabled e Harmonics holding Star Power BACK lets you tap Harmonics with Frets e Slow Strum holding Star Power BACK lets you play Slow Strum Down Up with Strum bar e Lower Strings holding Star Power BACK lets you play Lower String Strum Down Up with Strum bar Timing Controls You can adjust Slow Strum time and Slide time for Strokes assigned on Star Power BACK button with the appropriate control 70 Whammy bar FXs Off disabled Pitch Up 1 Pitch bend up to semitone Pitch Up 2 Pitch bend up to 2 semitones Pitch Down 1 Pitch bend down to semitone Pitch Down 2 Pitch bend down to 2 semitones Modulation
30. ctional Pad Tilt Whammy Bar Buttons functionality Basic Techniques Frets Fret buttons e Press release to switch articulate chords ColorTabs SmartStrums modes strings SmartStrings mode e Tap to trigger switchable Harmonics FX e Control chord position string layers or dynamics SmartStrums mode Strum bar e Press down up to trigger strums mutes string picks e Hold to switch on Harmonics FX for Fret taps e Hold to switch on Hammer On Pull Off for legato Fret taps SmartStrings mode Tilt sensors lifting lowering the fretboard e Control dynamics add reduce output velocity of all Strokes FXs e Switch on the assignable Star Power on Tilt FXs SmartStrings mode e Switch on Modulation on Hold FX SmartStrings mode 37 Advanced Techniques Whammy bar e Press to produce pitch bending or e Press to switch on the assignable Strokes FXs Star Power BACK button Press to trigger assignable Strokes FXs Produce Accent add velocity for any assigned Stroke FX Hold to switch on Harmonics FX for Fret taps Strum bar assignable Strokes Press w o Frets to trigger Mutes or Scrapes Slider bar sensor pads e Touch slide to trigger individual strings Directional pad e Press to the right or left to switch on Harmonics FX for Fret taps or to navigate through String Sequences list ColorTabs SmartStrums modes START buttons remote control While holding down Frets press START button for a selecting
31. dai a Elo E O o 28 IAEA ES aren rae TT 28 EA MIXO DA ads 29 Wan Van e adosada UU m UU TETTE 29 T 29 RealStrat Effect Table and Uescrpton 31 MIDI controll r adaitional FAS verme 34 Additional FXs found in Chords Bass amp Chords Bass amp Pick modes 35 Chord MOD iii an ie uae ont aa solo 36 User Chord Sears a 39 OOL bh Se re EE 39 PATTERN Global MOGG siria 41 Using MusicLab Rhythm Pattern Library and Pattern Manager 41 Paten Manage EE 41 Pate rin Manager EIERE ia 41 Finding Pattern in MusicLab Pattern Library sees 42 BHO EIC Maes reads 44 Controlling patem Ee ok ra eR REV REO EAR xu nu a so QV UE eoa 45 Transferring Pattern to host s MIDI Track 45 Using Rhythm Patterns in a MIDI Track 46 Controlling pattern Pla Dacia ir da 47 Creating Custom Styles for Pattern Library 48 Organizing Existing Patterns in Custom Styles 48 Creating Custom Rn E EEN 48 e 50 Parameter Automation MIDI CC and VST Map 51 MIDI CC Automation value gt parameter map 53 JOYSTICK Global e TE 55 DUI eet 55 WHnicn quUitarco tol tacita 55 Connecting Guitar Hero controller to RealStrat 56 Guitar controller La yo Uca Ee Do oie ie p ada 57 Sift dein MUNG TON cd se 57 DAME ENERO T T T 57 Advanced Techniques str ic 58 Joystick Performance Modes i 59 ColorTabs mode manual chord changes
32. ds from your MIDI keyboard or manually enter notes via sequencer s editor e Start your sequencer to listen to the ready part 2 Real time method e Create MIDI track for chords output it to RealStrat e Start sequencer and play record chord changes to RealStrat from your MIDI keyboard Real time method is more intuitive and allows to control pattern playback adding various expressive adjustments to the performance 46 Controlling pattern playback You can control pattern playing from MIDI track with the help of chords played on a MIDI keyboard by pressing and releasing keys using Latch button or Sustain Pedal and also by triggering Slow Strum Velocity Switch FX Latch Mode Sustain Pedal With Latch button disabled pattern will play only while you are holding the chord on your MIDI keyboard and it will be muted when you release the keys This allows you to play guitar pattern here and there along with the song With Latch button or Sustain Pedal pressed pattern will continue playing even if you release the keys Slow Strum Use Slow Strum velocity switch FX to add syncopes and accents to pattern playback e Temporarily mute pattern by triggering Slow Strum the time window can be adjusted by SlowZone Automation parameter e Completely stop pattern by triggering Slow Strum and quickly releasing the keys to stop Slow Strum sound press the Mute key Black of the left Repeat zone To continue pattern playback press the c
33. dual string picks up strums bars of the same stroke type are in higher position than down strums Strumming Pattern Picking Pattern Auditioning Pattern Host sequencer in stop mode or RealStrat in standalone run Press chord on your MIDI keyboard to trigger pattern playback that will be visualized by position cursor moving along the Pattern view Pattern will perform your chord s until you release the keys Pattern stops when you release the keys and starts from the beginning when you press chord again Pattern will continue playing if you change chords legato way if at least one key is constantly pressed Press Latch button or MIDI Sustain Pedal to turn pattern playback to Latch mode in that case pattern will continue playing the last chord even if you release all chord keys Host sequencer in playback mode Start your host sequencer Now pattern will silently follow host s playback until you press chord on a MIDI keyboard or alternatively insert chord changes to MIDI track Releasing chord keys mutes the performance Pressing chord again will continue pattern playing in synch with your host s tempo beats Press Latch button or Sustain Pedal to turn pattern playback to Latch mode in that case pattern will continue playing the last chord even if you release all chord keys Note that using sequencer in playback mode allows you to easily choose pattern s for your song by previously entering chords to a MIDI t
34. e FretPosition FX pull down menu option of D 5 C6 allows the Capo to be controlled by the 10 Right Repeat keys starting from D 5 up to C6 selecting the 18th fret The FretPosition FX pull down menu option of Open forces the Capo to remain open The remaining pull down menu options select one of the 18 frets frets numbers marked with or correspond to the frets marked on the RealStrat fretboard PickPosition FX controls the position of the pick on the strings to provide different sound farther or closer to the bridge The PickPosition numeric box ranges from 7 to 7 The Pick Position can also be changed via the main RealStrat window by clicking and dragging the pick between the pickups on the high E string String Select Fx allows to manually select the needed string which lets you play as many notes on the selected string as possible for the string range Wah Wah FX provides a traditional guitar wah wah pedal effect The Wah Wah FX pull down menu options for control are MIDE Control Auto Positive Auto Negative and Modulation Wah Wah FX parameters can be modified in the Wah Wah panel accessible from Right Menu bar in the upper right corner of the RealStrat window 33 Violining FX provides a volume swell with a smooth attack The Violining FX slider controls the swell time Sustainer trigger FX triggers a sustainer effect for any notes currently being played in the Main zone The sound swells with every key p
35. e folder 42 To read the details about ML Pattern library right click on Pattern Library root folder and select View Info item in popup menu To read the additional information about Styles included with the Category right click on Category folder and select View Info item in popup menu he how Info Selecting Category and Style To find the appropriate pattern set in Pattern Library tree view choose Category folder and double click the folder name to get access to the included Styles Click the appropriate Style name to load the available pattern set to Pattern List pane 513 Basic AA Pattern List All patterns of ML Pattern Library have unique names containing brief information as well so you can easily identify them when using outside the Style folder For instance Pattern name S513 Basic 4 4 indicates strumming technique used S pattern number 13 and Style name Basic 4 4 Selecting pattern Click on pattern name in the list to select it pattern rhythmic contents will appear in Pattern view and it 1s ready to play Pattern view graphically presents measures beats as well as guitar Strokes used in the current rhythm pattern Differently colored Piano Roll type bars and their vertical position allow to easily identify the stroke types green bars present Full strums red ones present Muted strums blue ones 43 present Slow strums light green bars present Top strums brown ones present indivi
36. e of Slow Strum sound Velocity switch FX in chordal modes e Switch FX volume of all additional sounds Key Pedal switch FXs in Solo mode 28 FX Mixer panel Timing Mixer m m 1111 s iC ates FX Mixer panel lets you adjust volume for all FX sounds noises individually Wah Wah panel Timing Mixer FX Mixer x Wah Wah panel allows switching on Wah Wah Effect as well as selecting any of 4 Wah Wah modes available in RealStrat and adjust parameters for each mode Press FX Enable LED in the upper left corner to switch on the Wah Wah Effect Select Wah Wah mode in a combo box MIDI CC Wah frequency center 1s controlled by MIDI CC set the needed CC in numeric box adjust Filter quality Qual lowest frequency Freq highest frequency Freq max Auto Positive Automatic Wah effect with positive filter envelope adjust effect Depth Frequency and filter Quality Auto Negative Automatic Wah effect with negative filter envelope adjust effect Depth Frequency and filter Quality Modulation you can adjust filter Quality db lower Frequency Hz modulation Depth modulation Phase modulation Rate Hz as well as sync the rate to host s tempo and select note duration in pull down menu select Trigger mode with on off clickable LED Common Hold on off actually substitutes the Sustain Pedal in all modes except for the Solo In Solo mode when Hold button is on any press
37. e simultaneous string picks within single step by entering string numbers in square brackets with character between them 3 1 2 sequence will trigger 3rd string gt 1 2 strings picking pattern If you name the Sequence you ll see its name instead of row of numbers in the Sequences popup list To do this simply type the name in braces at the right e g 3 1 2 3 1 Easy arpeggio will show up in the menu list as Easy arpeggio 61 Strum bar Function settings Note that each of 5 Strum bar Function selections Strum Bass amp Strum Picking Picking2 Picking3 has independent settings automatically saved within the engine on going to another function or mode and are saved within the DAW project as well Strum bar Function remote selection You can remotely select Strum bar Playing Technique directly from the guitar controller by holding different Frets and pressing START button 1 START gt Strum 2 START gt Bass amp Strum 3 START gt Picking 1 4 START gt Picking 2 5 START gt Picking 3 Chord Tab Editor Creating Chord Tab Press Edit button the one with a pencil picture to open Chord Tab Editor window showing 31 cells with all possible Fret combinations Color Tabs Editor x Chord Tab Editor Assigning chords to Fret schemes Click on the chord cell with the needed Fret scheme to select it Select Root note chord type Bass note Chord Position in the appropriate chord boxes and ful
38. e tone interval step wise melodic run the next note 1 2 steps apart mutes the previous one as if played on the same guitar string while the thirds and larger intervals are being sustained Off pedal sustains all notes played non legato and legato in the case Hammer On and Legato FXs are off FX Enable LED indicates if the Pedal FX is enabled or not When LED is On the FX 1s enabled when the Sustain Pedal is pressed FX Selection pull down menu selects which FX is controlled by the Sustain Pedal Toggle On indicates that the FX is toggled on and off each time the Sustain Pedal is pressed Off indicates that the FX 1s only enabled when the Sustain Pedal is kept pressed When the Sustain Pedal is not pressed the FX is not enabled Sustain On indicates that the Sustain Pedal both turns on the FX as well as sustains notes Off indicates that the Sustain Pedal controls only the FX and no notes are sustained Modulation Switch Effects LARA 1445 LES all V4 ah MIDI Control e Modulation FX You can switch on various RealStrat Effects selected in Modulation Switch FX box by simply moving normal Modulation Wheel of your MIDI keyboard Releasing Modulation Wheel to 0 position turns the Effect off Note when Modulation FX box is activated effect assigned in M W box at the right will not work 15 Key Switch Effects RealStrat numerous guitar Effects can be triggered in Solo mode using the advanced Key Sw
39. ect bass play Repeat keys Controls Kbd User Chords Chord Bass Alter Bass Bass Mono Chord position selects the melodic position range for the built chords User Chords opens Chord Editor Number of Strings specifies the number of sounding strings in chords triggered by Repeat zone keys Chord Bass switches on the X Y chord detect mode letting you construct major minor triad chords with any desirable note 1n the Bass Alter Bass automatically alternates between Bass I and Bass II when the same chord is taken in the Main zone Bass Mono mutes Bass I note when the next Bass II 1s played 21 Bass amp Pick Mode Bass n Pick User Chords Chord Bass Alter Bass Bass Mono Bass amp Pick mode window In this mode RealStrat identifies the chord taken in the Main zone builds its guitar version and plays only its Root note Bass I The Repeat zone keys trigger each voice of the chord separately just as if you d play it string by string on real guitar in the following way e C5 triggers Bass I Root note e D5 triggers Bass II alternative bass e ES triggers Ath string e F5 triggers 3rd string e GS triggers 2nd string e A5 triggers Ist string The other keys function as chosen in the Add on string keys combo box The keys of the left Repeat zone strum 4 upper voices of the chord black keys perform muted strums Muted strum Add on keys Strum Chord detect bas
40. ed and held key in the Main zone can be used for sustaining the following notes 29 Auto on off toggles between Auto and Manual mode of Floating Fret Position Auto works only in melodic modes Solo Harmony Manual mode allows changing the fret position by right clicking on the Fretboard Accent High 0 127 adjusts the velocity threshold between hard and hardest performance dynamics Accent Low 0 127 adjusts the velocity threshold between soft and hard performance dynamics Alter samples 1 5 provides 5 positions of randomly alternating samples while performing repetitive notes position provides up to 3 different samples while position 5 provides up to 10 different samples 30 RealStrat Effect Table and Description Key Pedal Mod Wheel Velocity Switch P Bender PickPosition Effect Key Pedal Switch All FXs are available in Solo mode except for the marked available in Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick modes as well available only in Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick modes 3 Tapping FX reduces initial sound attack and allows to produce legato Hammer Ons Pull Offs both lower and higher the held note within 24 semitone range Works in monophonic mode with initial note and Hammer Ons Pull Offs played on the same string Mute FX left hand muted sound for notes in the Main zone Note that the volume of the Mute FX is controlled by Mixer gt Sounds gt Mute slider BridgeMute FX sou
41. ge of your keyboard Chord Detect time 0 50ms set the suitable delay for detecting chords taken in chord modes Display chords b select sharps or flats for the chord names P B and M W on pressed Keys when activated allows to polyphonically use Pitch Bend Modulation Wheel and Aftertouch controllers with Sustain Pedal 1 e the controllers will affect only on actually pressed note s while other note s being sustained with a Pedal but physically released will stay untouched When turned off all controllers work normally Q Load pressing Quick Load button allows to quickly load samples and drastically save RAM Reset resets all modified parameters in all modes to their factory values Output mode select between Audio MIDI Both options Using MIDI Out functionality the actual MIDI output including arpeggios patterns and strums generated by notes you play in the Repeat Zones can be played back through any other synth or sampler Most but not all DAWs that support MIDI input from a virtual synth support recording its MIDI output as well Here are a few reasons you might want to take advantage of MIDI Output functionality 1 To double the RealStrat sound with another synth sampler 2 To replace your guitar part with another sound altogether 3 To generate a MIDI file that s readable by your notation program The Audio MIDI Both options are important and as follows e Audio You ll hear the RealStrat samples only
42. gs button to open Joystick mode Global Settings panel ei EK ee ee Viv AEN A Pa i Controller Xbox 360 Wireless E d Yr erri CS gr ET Vi Accent add r Kick Use Slider Bar Joystick Settings panel Controller e Click combo box to select active game controller as an input Hand Press L or R button to switch between Left or Right Handed guitar position e R playing Strum bar with the right hand e L playing Strum bar with the left hand Strum bar Down Up strokes reversed Randomization section e Randomize dynamics click to switch velocity randomization on off e min max set randomization range minimum and maximum deviation values e strength 46 sensitivity of randomization Velocity section e Velo Curve select the output velocity curve e Increase by add reduce output velocity e Accent add set velocity value that will be added to the Stroke FX produced by Star Power BACK button or switched on with Whammy bar Accent function Tilt section Tilt sensors implemented in Guitar Hero controller are used in Joystick mode as dynamics control option adding velocity on lifting the fretboard while reducing velocity on lowering it Play chords with the Strum bar and calibrate your Tilt control by moving the fretboard up and down and setting guitar position values in the Max Middle Min boxes you consider the best for highest normal and lowest dynamics thresholds 73 Other Controls e Scrapes on Star P
43. guitarist which makes it extremely difficult to perform authentic guitar strumming rhythms on a keyboard On the other part even the entry level guitarist can easily master basic strumming on his guitar though facing another difficulty time consuming course of learning myriad of chord fingerings as well as painful physical training to properly press strings with the left hand fingers Fortunately with our unique Struminator technology implemented in RealGuitar Strat LPC 3 0 Joystick mode allowing using alternative guitar shaped MIDI controller for chord strumming the problem s gone It successfully combines the convenience of RealStrat chording system with the ease of normal guitar right hand strumming technique Joystick mode utilizes two hand playing principle very close to guitar playing technique e Switching chords strings with left hand pressing and holding down Fret buttons e Strumming chords strings with the right hand pressing Strum bar down up e Articulating chords strings releasing Frets to cut off a chord note as it is playing e Playing Muted chords notes pressing Strum bar with all Frets released Which guitar controller PlayStation 3 Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero 5 guitar controller is the best fully functional device to use both on Mac and PC used on our Demo videos Note no game console needed only USB wireless receiver Other PS3 Guitar Hero guitar models will work as well but they differ in Star Power B
44. h harmonics slap unison bend strumming picking chord choking scraping etc High quality dry samples recorded directly from Stratocaster pick ups let you easily create any desired guitar sound using your favorite amplifier simulator RealStrat innovations include e Multi channel layering technology incorporating a custom library of specially recorded samples taken from every fret of all 6 strings of a real guitar e 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 e Sound Humanize technology allowing to wholly remove machine gun effect on note repetition tremolo strumming etc e Our original 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 and Aftertouch e Guitar Rhythm Pattern technology providing powerful Pattern Manager completed with huge 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 MI
45. hold at which notes played at a higher velocity will trigger the FX selected in the upper FX selector As notes are played below or above the two thresholds the two FX selector boxes will change to a light grey color to indicate they are being engaged As with all FX selectors each of the two Velocity Switch FX selector boxes have a FX Enable LED button so you can enable one both or neither Permanent Effects Permanent FX Box allows selection of Effect in the pull down menu and activate it by clicking on FX Enable LED button in the upper left corner 13 Slide gt Capo controls the movement of the capo along the fretboard while performing either a Slide or Hammer On effect You can select any of 3 modes in a Slide gt Capo combo box e Fixed Capo is not affected All notes will be played to the right of Capo position moving from string to string except for the notes on the 6th string which the capo does not affect e Ignore Capo is not affected Slides ignore Capo position notes will be performed along the string moving to another string only in case of reaching first or last fret e Move Capo moves with Slide or H O Hammer on notes along the fretboard Legato Bass fone H O 2 Sale a Legato enables producing notes played legato within semi tone or whole tone from each other without triggering attacks and being in mono mode next will mute previous The effect is as if the notes were played on the same guitar
46. hord again Note With Latch button Sustain Pedal pressed you can t completely stop pattern by triggering Slow Strum and releasing the keys 47 Creating Custom Styles for Pattern Library Organizing Existing Patterns in Custom Styles You can create your own pattern sets by copying the favorite patterns taken from the ML Pattern Library and organizing them as custom Styles within Library tree view for future use e Select pattern you are going to copy to your new Style it will appear in Pattern view e Right click on a Category folder or Style subfolder of the Tree view and select Add Style in pop up menu Name the newly created empty folder the Pattern List pane will be empty Pattern Librap o Add Style ma d LL 1 uw uw uw uw dy un i el E e i DI BU c_P_16th_60 140 Fh dir RE Am KE E ZA E 5 duh RK Al LI E I i Ach LN m e Press Add button under Pattern List pane to copy the current pattern to your new Style folder e Find and audition other patterns and copy them one by one to the new Style using the same method You can also delete rename Style folders by right clicking on it and selecting the appropriate item in popup menu Creating Custom Patterns RealStrat rhythm patterns are single track Standard MIDI files SMF format 0 recorded with special Stroke Map notes so advanced users can edit the existing patterns or create their own patterns from scratch in the host s
47. ically multiply pattern by the appropriate number of cycles if you previously set the desired number of repetitions in D n D Repeat box found on Pattern Settings panel Note Velo add and Random parameters will be also applied to the exported pattern MIDI file Import Pattern to MIDI Track If your host doesn t support drag n drop MIDI data you can previously drag out pattern from Pattern view directly to Windows it will be exported as a Standard MIDI file and then import it to your sequencer In Mac version right click on Pattern view and select Export to Desktop in pop up menu Alternatively you can import pattern right from RealStrat installation folder by default C Program Files MusicLab RealStrat Loops Pattern Library but in that case you get single original pattern and you have to multiply it manually in a MIDI track of your host Using Rhythm Patterns in a MIDI Track When the appropriate rhythm patterns for your song parts are successfully found in Pattern Manager and copied to the host s MIDI track press Track button to cancel pattern loaded in Pattern Manager it will be grayed out and work with pattern on MIDI track only There are two ways of creating guitar part with the help of rhythm patterns playing from MIDI track to RealStrat real time and non real time methods 1 Non real time method e Create MIDI track for chords output it to RealStrat and enter chord changes for you guitar part step record chor
48. ick ColorTabs mode and load Universal Basic tab by clicking on Tab combo box Basic Universal Chord Tab On the picture below 12 chords of the Basic Universal Tab are shown under Roman numerals Functions Uppercase numerals pertain to major chords while lowercase Roman numerals to minor chords with Root notes found on diatonic degrees of C major scale Chord fingerings are displayed with o symbols for 1 through 5 Fret buttons that should be pressed to switch a chord Middle Fret 3 corresponds to C chord which is I chord Tonic of C major key a e 4 re o state Lille ave 7 Dm D Em ET F Fm o x T O X wo Jet a dq H O I 3 i O E E E O Numbers 1 through 5 correspond to left through right Fret buttons 1 O Green 2 gt O Red 3 O Yellow 4 O Blue 5 gt O Orange 81 Practicing Chord Progressions In order to use Universal Chord Tab successfully for playing song accompaniments with Guitar Hero controller you have to memorize chord fingerings beginning from Universal Basic Tab and learn to play rhythm pattern with the Strum bar For playing techniques details refer to Joystick Global mode ColorTabs mode Playing Techniques section of the Manual and video examples included in Joystick Demo Songs pack ColorTabs folder you can download Joystick Demo Songs pack For
49. iewing the loaded guitar patch by simply clicking on strings 2 Display notes shows the performed notes with names in accordance with visual representation on the fretboard and real sound you see the notes displayed on string and fret of exactly the same sound samples currently playing 3 Fret Position Auto control the Auto button is pressed realizes automatic fret position change in Solo and Harmony modes which moves the Capo strip along the Fretboard depending on the sequence of performed notes 4 Fret Position Manual control the Auto button is released allows manually changing fret position by right clicking on any fret A Capo strip will appear on the fretboard which will prevent playing samples from any fret lower on the neck than the Capo position except for the 6th string Virtual Keyboard In the lower part of RealStrat window you see a virtual keyboard that visualizes RealStrat keyboard layout Main and Repeat zones indicates activated Key Switches in Solo mode and shows all MIDI notes incoming to RealStrat or played on virtual fretboard with a mouse Additionally virtual keyboard duplicates the external MIDI keyboard input so everything you can play by MIDI can be produced on virtual keyboard with a mouse Shift clicking will hold down the pressed key allowing to preview chords Key Switch FXs 10 RealStrat Global Modes RealStrat 3 provides 5 Global Modes implementing different MIDI i
50. ilar Tremolo FX but plays number of notes fitting in one beat of a measure before sustaining The speed is controlled by the Tempo setting 1s synched with host s tempo Trill FX plays a continuous trill for as long as the note s is held The Trill FX numeric box specifies in semi tones above the note s played the interval of the trill The speed of the trill 1s controlled by the Tempo setting and the Trill FX pull down menu with choices of 4th 4T triplet Sth 8T 16th 16T 32nd 32T 64th and 64T note durations 32 Trill 1 shot FX plays a mordent ahead of the note s played The Trill 1 shot FX numeric box specifies in semi tones above the note s played the interval of the mordent The speed of the mordent is controlled by the Tempo setting and the Trill 1 shot FX pull down menu with choices of 4th 4T triplet Sth ST 16th 16T 32nd 32T 64th and 64T note durations SlideUp FX articulates automatic slide up TO the note s played The SlideUp FX numeric box specifies in semi tones the interval to start the slide from The SlideUp FX slider controls the speed of the slide SlideUp trigger FX triggers automatic slide up FROM the sustaining note s Velocity of trigger key affects slide dynamics SlideDown FX articulates automatic slide down FROM the note s played The SlideDown FX numeric box specifies in semi tones the destination interval for the slide The SlideDown FX slider controls the speed of the slide Slide
51. ily imitate the most characteristic details of guitar performance such as tremolo strumming bass and strum picking on your keyboard making them sound naturally as if they were played on a real guitar Repeat Key zone functions 11 e In Solo Harmony Chords and Bass amp Chord modes you can repeat notes and chords played in the Main zone any white key repeats the full sound while black key repeats the muted sound Also with the keys of Repeat zone you can alternate up down muted strokes to produce strumming and tremolo techniques C E G trigger up stroke D F A down stroke C F A muted up stroke D G muted down stroke with both single notes and intervals chords e In Bass amp Chord mode you can trigger Bass I Root and Bass Il alternative bass notes as well as upper string strums e In Bass amp Pick mode Repeat keys trigger individual voices strings of a chord taken in the Main zone e In Solo mode Repeat keys when activated in Key Switch panel can also be used as Key Switches to switch on various FXs Performance Modes RealStrat MIDI Keyboard Global Mode includes 5 separate guitar performance modes each of which is a separate performance tool meant for imitating special guitar performance style 1 Solo polyphonic mode for performing melodic parts 2 Harmony monophonic mode for performing parallel interval melodic parts 3 Chords chord mode for performing accompaniment strumming parts 4 B
52. ings Frets 445 2 Position IV full chord Fret 5 Position IV upper strings Lower and upper strings strums can be triggered by Strum bar with Strum function only 65 Velocity dynamics control Any single Fret articulates full chord in current chord position Fret 5 adds velocity while Frets 3 2 and 1 proportionally reduce velocity of played chords Strum Bar Function Playing Rhythm In SmartStrums mode Strum bar works exactly the same way as in ColorTabs mode Refer to ColorTabs mode Strum bar Function Playing Rhythm Chapter 66 SmartStrings mode automatic chord changes Press SmartStrings tab to switch on the SmartStrings mode Smart Strings zz uu Siow Strum SlideUp SmartStrings mode window Chords Insert chord changes in a MIDI track and they will be automatically sent to RealStrat engine along with the song Basic Playing techniques Press Frets to select strings you want to play Frets from left through right correspond to Bass I 4th 3rd 2nd 1st strings Play selected string s by pressing Strum bar Holding any Fret allows to sustain next played strings while releasing the initial Fret will cut off all sustaining notes Pressing Strum Bar with released Frets triggers muted sound of previously played note s Producing Hammer On Pull Off SmartStrings mode not only allows you to play chord notes voices by triggering different strings with Strum bar but diatonic non chordal note
53. itch system allowing to assign various FXs on Repeat Zone keys as well as easily create and use custom presets in RealStrat Key Switch panel To open Key Switch panel click on Key Switches button on the left lower part of Solo mode window Mute Ten c cen H Interval 1 Interva BridgeMute F6 Harmonics Eb Interval Li a fad Ld d ba a n E DI mim m m om om m EEE Seil e Interva ChuckaFull A a Q cn I PinchHarmonics Tapping Do Scrapes C 6 ChuckaMuteKeys T F c i E DI ChuckaVeloLayer T gt c m Slide Legato sm H FretPosition FretPosition FretPos SlideDown 5 PickPosition c 4 c al co E H m m Repeat NoteOff B3 T d un DI a un KR mm EH H SlideUp Bend UnisonBend EE G5 ReverseBena Wiolining FS 4t un EX E HI m m m m m m ow FeedBack trigger g ES LU TERR SE Dia reel 7 FR NL pr ml BR ER un Di Key Switches Key Switch panel You see two columns of FX boxes corresponding to Left and Right Repeat Zone keys CO D 1 for the Left zone D 5 G6 for the Right zone Select Effect for a key in pull down menu and click FX Enable LED button in the left part of FX box to activate it Now pressing the correspondent key of Repeat zone will turn on selected FX and change the box color to a light grey to indicate that FX 1s turned on Note that activating FX Enable
54. l chord name will appear on the cell 62 Assign as many chords as you need for the song up to 31 available Editing Chord Tab Tab Editor allows to copy paste clear disable single chords re order transpose and change position for all chords from the right click context menu Show flats b X Sort by Tab Sort by Root Sort by Bass Note that disabled cells will be greyed out and displayed only in Tab Editor Saving Chord Tab Click on Tabs combo box type in the name and press Enter to save your Tab or simply press Save icon To delete Chord Tab press Delete button Save Delete buttons You can import export single Chord Tab or the whole Tab Library using File button the one with triangle icon 63 Import Tab Transposing Chord Tab automated To transpose all chords of the TAB simply press enter the appropriate MIDI note in Repeat zone C through B C gt 0 C gt 1 D gt 2 D gt 3 etc Universal Chord Tab For Joystick Struminator mode fans we have developed a Universal Chord Tab letting you perform guitar accompaniments to countless simple songs in ANY key within the single Chord Tab using just 5 Fret buttons of guitar controller for chord changes In addition to Strum bar guitar performance techniques implemented in RealStrat 3 the Universal Chord Tab turns Guitar Hero game controller into a new harmonic musical instrument for performing song backgrounds as well as a
55. lStrat can detect 30 chord types The following chart lists the available chord types and the degrees unnecessary for chord detection that you can omit while chords Chord type V III add e VIII maj7 b5 Ta m maj7 s I n 1 VII V V IN y V V CERA E SA mw ER pm add9 E yd Ld JI KSE MY E V V d od T add 13 oe III VII DAT aug All chords except ma6 min6 min7 11 ma6 9 are detected in all inversions and note combinations 36 Cadd9 mn JE 1010 Csus4 Csus2 C6 9 UU E UE UH H Cmaj7 Cmaj9 Cmaj7 b5 a TH e i E TR UU Cmay7 5 In mim Dn Cm add9 Cm maj7 gum gm mum qm Cm7 b5 Cm 11 pnm qmm qum C7sus4 C7 b5 mu qui m qun C7 5 C9sus4 A 00 C7 b9 C7 9 C9 b5 Ut TU Ud C7 add13 Cdim7 Caug Une dll 1 note chord detect system also included C7 Cm OQ obli gatory Cm7 CO can be omitted 38 User Chords Chord Editor implemented in version 3 allows to easily change any factory chord to any fingering you want and save edited chords within User Chord banks for future use Being in any chordal mode click User Chords button to open Chord Editor window Kbd User Si ords Upper string Chord Editor window Chord Editor Select chord you want to edit by pressing keys on external MIDI keyboard or by selecting Root Type Bass Position in chord select boxes Editing chords Click on fret to change insert a
56. m7 Em7b5 Am Am7 A7 BbM7 Bb9 Bm7b5 Bm7 110 0 O o O o Jo Io O 2l gt o O o O Ip l O o O 3 l O o JO Io O o eue E Be O ke O O O Ke O 5 O o IO O o O Basic diatonic chords are marked with red Fingering Tip e Press Frets 1 2 with index finger for Dm7b5 iv F m7b5 ftiv Gm7 v Bb9 bVII chords 85 Editing Universal Chord Tab There are two ways to edit Universal Chord Tab in Tab Editor 1 You can disable some multi fret Chord cells of the Universal Tab to move between chords more easily when you are just beginning the learning curve To do that open Tab Editor right click a Chord cell and select Disable item in popup menu Disabled cells will not show up in the Tab view if you close the Editor Basic and Advanced Universal Tabs are made similarly by simply disabling a number of more complex relative chords of Full Universal Tab 2 You can assign other chords and or chord types fitting your harmonic needs on Chord cells and save the edited Chord Tab under custom name Advanced users can try creating their own Universal Tab from scratch 86 Contacting MusicLab Web site http www musiclab com Technical support mailto supportbox musiclab com 87
57. nd muted near the guitar bridge for notes in the Main zone It is a similar effect to Mute FX however produces a slightly different sound Note that the volume of the BridgeMute FX is controlled by FxMixer gt Bridge Mute slider Harmonics FX chromatic Artificial Harmonic sound for notes in the Main zone Note that the volume of the Harmonics FX is controlled by FxMixer gt Hrmnx slider PinchHarmonics FX non chromatic Pinch Harmonic sound for notes in the Main zone Note that the volume of the PinchHarmonics FX is controlled by FxMixer gt Pinch Hrmnx slider Slap FX slap sound and noises for notes played in the Main zone Notes played from El through D 2 are left hand fret smacks Notes played from E2 through A4 are a short slap sound when played with low velocity and a long slap sound when played with a fast velocity Notes played from A 4 through D5 are right hand pickup smacks Note that the volume of the Slap FX is controlled by FxMixer gt Slap slider Scrapes FX 46 different string scrapes each controlled by the different notes in the Main zone ranging from El to C 5 Note that the volume of the Scrapes FX 1s controlled by FxMixer gt Scrapes slider HammerOn Legato FX produces Hammer On Pull Off articulation Hammer On and Pull Off guitar effects enable the playing of grace notes mordents trills with a single pick and single initial attack With Hammer On enabled press and hold a single key When a second key is played
58. note Click Compare button to compare edited and initial chord Click Add Apply button to add edited chord to current bank Click Delete button to remove the selected chord from current Bank 39 Note that any User Chord lowest note will be used as Bass I Stroke for Pattern Bass amp Pick and Bass amp Chord layouts regardless of Root note in the chord name Auditioning chords a Press button with speaker icon Small button at the right with a dot symbol activates Auto audition mode any loaded or selected chord will be played automatically b Right click fretboard and strum strings with a mouse Saving User Chord Bank Press Save button or rename bank and press Enter to save chord bank to Chord Library Delete Bank from Library by pressing Delete icon All user chord names will be displayed with symbol in the Info bar User Chords view In the right part of Editor window you see the list of all user chords of all Banks you ve created except for current Bank selected in Bank view at the left which allows you to compare edited chord fingerings from different Banks as well as copy any user chord from one Bank to another by simply selecting chord in User Chord view list and pressing Add button Note the Bank you select in User Chord Bank combo box will be used for all modes working with chords Exporting Importing User Chord Banks You can export import single Chord Banks as well as the whole User Chord Library by
59. note s will play their real pitch if you then move P Bender back while holding all played notes only the first previously bent note will be affected VeloAdd FX Pitch Bender allows continuous adding reducing velocity value to the played notes Slide FX Pitch Bender and Modulation Wheel allows manual articulation of Up Down slides from to played note s 34 Additional FXs found in Chords Bass amp Chords Bass amp Pick modes Slow Strum on Higher Velo Velocity Switch FX in all chordal modes you can set a velocity value after which slow strum will be performed when playing a chord in the Main zone Slow Strum on Lower Velo Velocity Switch FX in the same way you can set a velocity value below which slow strum will be perform when playing a chord in the Main zone Slide up Velocity Switch FX produces automatic slide up TO the played note chord Slide down Velocity Switch FX produces automatic slide down Fall FROM the played chord Open Strings Lock Pedal Switch FX in case open strings are used in a chord such as A Open E Open they will be engaged locked while other strings will play the notes of the further chords When Open Strings Lock FX is turned on the further chords played with upper note higher than E3 will automatically move chord position up along the fretboard Note that if Modulation FX box is activated the effect selected in M W Modulation Wheel box will not work 35 Chord Map Rea
60. nput methods 1 MIDI Keyboard MIDI keyboard MIDI track input 2 Pattern automatic accompaniment using rhythm patterns from MusicLab Guitar Pattern Library 3 Joystick Guitar Hero game controller input Struminator technology 4 MIDI Guitar normal guitar input via guitar MIDI interface 6 strings to 6 MIDI channels 5 Direct works as plain sampler with multi channel MIDI access to all internal sounds noises individually with all intelligent features turned off m Pattern Joystick Guitar Direct MIDI KEYBOARD Global Mode User Keyboard Layout When connected to RealStrat MIDI input the external keyboard is divided into 3 zones Main zone El B4 left CO D 1 and right C5 C7 Repeat zones Main zone Repeat zone In Solo mode Main zone extends to C1 DS Main zone serves for playing melodic parts Solo and Harmony modes and entering chords Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick modes Joystick SmartStrums SmartStrings modes Any key of the Repeat zone repeats notes and chords played in the Main zone This way of keyboard mapping allows you to play guitar parts with 2 hands you play various notes or chords in the Main zone with one hand and repeat them by pressing the pre mapped keys in Repeat zone with the other hand without changing its position This is very important for carefully preserving rhythm pattern accuracy and groove feel Using such a performance technique you can eas
61. odified individually in Wah Wah setup panel Right Menu bar in the upper right corner of RealStrat window silent mode Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick All chordal modes allow to use silent mode by activating Silent mode button When Silent mode is on the keys in the Main zone don t make any sound they just define the chords all strumming and picking is done with keys in the Repeat and Pattern zones You can use this option any time you want to control chord definition and strumming picking independently 25 Main Controls Left Menu bar Output In the Left Menu bar you can get access to 3 panels to make global settings Output panel Tune panel and Setup panel Output panel Volume 10 30db adjust output volume EQ adjust internal equalizer parameters e High 4 10db e Low 10db Tune panel Output Setup Pitch adjust the master pitch e Coarse 12 semitones e Fine 100 cents Modulation adjust the modulation envelope affected by Modulation controller MIDI CCF 1 e Depth 0 100 e Freq 0 2 8 0 Hz e Sync LED button on off when activated the modulation rate will be synched with host s tempo e Duration combo box select note duration value in pull down menu to match modulation rate you need 26 Setup panel Output Tune k etup poteri rane o e Lee Pipa ETT Keyboard range Detect time Display Keyboard range CU C7 set the ran
62. one of 4 buttons You can assign various guitar effects to standard MIDI controllers e P B Up Pitch Bender upper combo box Off Pitch Slide VeloAdd MonoBend Sustainer triggers Sustainer FX simultaneously with pitch shifting e P B Down Pitch Bender lower combo box same as Up Pitch Slide VeloAdd MonoBend Sustainer triggers Sustainer FX simultaneously with pitch shifting e M W Modulation Wheel Pitch Slide Modulation e A T After Touch Pitch Modulation Sustainer FeedBacker In the combo box to the right adjust the maximum range of pitch shifting sliding in semi tones Modulation envelope is adjusted in Tune panel Left Menu bar in the upper left corner of RealStrat window Hold button in Solo mode In Solo mode the Hold button works differently from the other modes where it actually substitutes the Sustain Pedal In Solo mode when Hold button is on any pressed and held key can be used for sustaining the following notes 17 Harmony Mode Harmony LAA In this monophonic mode any key of the Main zone triggers an interval chord based on the played note previously chosen from following options 4th down 5th up Octave up Power Chord 1 Sth 4th up Power Chord 2 4th 5th up 2 octaves up The keys of both Repeat zones left and right allow you to repeat the interval taken in the Main zone white keys repeat full sound while black keys repeat muted sound of the same note
63. ort it when needed Click on MusicLab logo to save load the Global Settings Load Settings Save Settings Save As Default About RealGuitar Note all current settings are saved within a project doc of your DAW as well If you want the current settings load every time you run RealStrat select Save As Default item in the popup menu To return factory default settings press Reset button in SetUp panel and select Save As Default 79 Appendix MusicLab Universal Chord Tab For Joystick Struminator mode fans we have developed a Universal Chord Tab letting you perform guitar accompaniments to countless simple songs in ANY key within the single Chord Tab using just 5 Fret buttons of guitar controller for chord changes In addition to Strum bar guitar performance techniques implemented in RealGuitar Strat LPC 3 the Universal Chord Tab turns Guitar Hero game controller into a new harmonic musical instrument for performing song backgrounds as well as a powerful song writing tool for your future masterpieces Concept Chord Function If you think of chords as a musical family of chords derived from the notes of a key scale degrees tied to one another by harmonic function as opposed to individual sets of notes indicated by Root note and chord type in the name we recommend that you use Roman numerals instead of their letter names For example in the key of C the chord function for an F chord is IV similarly the
64. ower kick allows to trigger Scrapes by pressing Star Power BACK button when all Frets are released e Strumbar Hold allows to trigger Harmonics Pinch Harmonics if assigned by tapping Fret buttons while holding down the Strum bar e Use Slider bar switches on the Slider bar sensors functioning 74 Guitar Strokes and Effects available in Joystick mode Strum Down Up Strum bar down up Muted Strum Down Up Strum bar down up with no Frets pressed Slow Strum Down Up Star Power Strum bar Star Power on Hold Whammy bar switch Lower Strings Strum Down Up Star Power Strum bar Star Power on Hold switch Fret 1 Strum bar SmartStrums mode Upper Strings Strum Down Up Frets 2 3 4 or 5 Strum bar SmartStrums mode Individual String picks Strum bar Picking function Frets Strum bar SmartStrings mode Bass I Strum bar Picking Bass amp Strum functions Star Power assignable Fret 1 Strum bar SmartStrings mode Hammer On Pull Off tap neighbor Fret legato while holding down the Strum Bar SmartStrings mode Automatic Slide Up chord string Star Power assignable FX Automatic Bend Up Unison Bend Star Power assignable FX SmartStrings mode Manual Bend 1 2 steps chord string Whammy bar assignable Modulation CC chord string Whammy bar switch assignable FX Tilt Modulation on Hold switch assignable FX SmartStrings mode Harmonics Pinch Harmonics FX tap Frets while holding Star Powe
65. r Directional pad Whammy bar Strum bar assignable FX Scrapes FX Star Power BACK with no Frets pressed assignable FX 75 Joystick Button Map Nes Notename Buttonname 127 1 Fret Green 126 F 8 2 Fret Red 125 3 Fret Yellow 124 4 Fret Blue 123 D 8 5 Fret Orange NO 8 Strum Bar Down Star Power BACK button 8 AH7 Directional Pad left 7 Directional Pad right 7 NO 1 O zech h zech h L zech k N co O UJ C NI 00 du G N DA TI NI 1 1 CO m n NI ON All buttons activity pressing holding releasing is recorded read as normal MIDI notes in the upper octave according to the Joystick Button Map Moving Whammy bar is recorded read as Pitch Wheel MIDI data Tilt data fretboard position change is automatically applied to velocity value of MIDI notes producing Strokes and FXs Strum bar StarPower button Fret taps Slider bar In SmartStrings mode when Star Power on Tilt FXs and or Modulation on Hold FX are activated Tilt data used for switching the FX on off is additionally recorded read as MIDI CC 93 data Buttons to MIDI mapping gives you the opportunity to easily edit the recorded part in Piano Roll view of your DAW Sonar users can import RealStrat 3 instrument definition file RealStrat3 ins included in the installation folder to see button names in Piano Roll view For MIDI examples refer to Jo
66. rack and selecting patterns in Pattern Manager on the fly along with the song 44 Controlling pattern playback Dynamics control Pattern Manager has powerful real time velocity control options allowing to drastically change pattern performance Velo add add reduce velocity Chord check to apply velocity of trigger chord to pattern dynamics velocity P B check to assign velocity to Pitch Bender controller for continuous dynamics changes Random velocity check to switch randomization on Click Pattern Settings button the one at the right w three dots picture to adjust randomization parameters e min box minimum deviation range e max box maximum deviation range e strength sensitivity of randomization at 100 all pattern notes will be randomized Tempo Control Pattern Manager takes tempo value from the host sequencer but you can make it twice lower or higher by simply selecting the appropriate item in Tempo combo box Transferring Pattern to host s MIDI Track If you want to use more than one rhythm pattern for your song you have to copy the chosen patterns from Pattern Manager to MIDI track of your host sequencer There are two ways to do that Drag n Drop Pattern The simplest way to copy pattern to MIDI track is to drag n drop the selected pattern directly from Pattern view To do this click on Pattern view and drag the pattern to the needed measure of a MIDI track 45 You can automat
67. re are two ways to assign diatonic scale Manual and Automatic 1 Manually select Root note and scale type for the entire song in the Scale combo boxes 2 If you need various scales within the song you can use MIDI CC Automation to change root note and scale type in the needed measure s of the song Automating Root note selection MIDI CC 91 values to Root note C through B by tens 19 C 10 19 C Db 20 29 D 30 39 D Eb etc Automating scale type selection MIDI CC 92 values to scale type by tens 1 9 major 10 19 minor 68 Additional Techniques Effects Sounds While main buttons Frets and Strum bar allow to easily articulate chords and chord notes and produce basic playing techniques you can use other buttons and controls implemented in Guitar Hero controller to improve the performance by adding a number of effects and sounds Star Power button FXs SmartStrings mode Star Power global Slow Strum 5lideDo Slide Up triggers automatic slide up TO the played note s Slide Down triggers automatic slide down FROM the played note s Bend triggers automatic bend up TO the played note s Reverse Bend triggers automatic bend down TO the played note s Unison Bend triggers automatic Unison Bend TO the played note s Slow Strum triggers Slow Strum of the current chord Star Power on Tilt e hi triggers the selected FX with the fretboard position higher the value set in Tilt numeri
68. ress and can sustain as long as you trigger the effect FeedBacker trigger FX triggers a harmonic feedback for the note s being played in the Main zone for the last in time pressed note in case of a chord The FeedBacker FX pull down menu provides the following harmonic selections 8 octave 5 octave and a fifth 8 two octaves 5 2 two octaves and a fifth 8 three octaves and 5 three octaves and a fifth ChuckaFull FX provides muted chords in 4ths so called chucks played in the Main zone which emulates chucka chucka guitar technique Main zone is in mono mode with each key triggering individual chord fret With notes played from E3 and higher ChuckaFull FX chords will move higher with each increased semi tone along the fretboard Right Repeat zone keys repeat the chords played in Main zone and can alternate between two string groups D 5 through F 5 trigger lower strings 5 4 3 strings and G5 and higher trigger upper strings 3 2 1 strings Left Repeat keys D 1 and lower repeat the last layer produced in Right Repeat zone ChuckaMuteKeys FX provides muted chords in 4ths with Black Repeat Mute keys Main zone and white keys of Repeat zone continue to work normally Right Repeat zone Mute keys can alternate between two string groups D 5 through F 5 trigger lower strings 5 4 3 strings ARS and higher trigger upper strings 3 2 1 strings and Left Mute keys D 1 C 1 etc repeat the last layer prod
69. s Muted sound Muted sound ANS Full sound Cl Full sound Melody zone e M Repeat keys 18 Chords Mode Chords IV Kbd User Chords Chord Bass kient Mode LL A ALLA REEL Chords mode window In this mode RealStrat detects the chord played in the Main zone of the keyboard the root note and the name of the chord appear on the black info screen builds a guitar version of the chord considering the selected Chord position and current position of a Capo strip on the Fretboard and finally plays it using a down strum technique Any key of Repeat zone repeats the whole chord played in the Main zone black keys play muted strums while white keys play strums when the chord 1s still held and muted strums when the keys in the Main zone are released Up and down strums are triggered by neighboring keys for both white and black keys of the Repeat zones like C1 up strum DI down strum C6 down strum BS up strum and so on Muted strum Muted strum VAN Strum Strum Chord detect down strum play 1 i Repeat keys 19 Controls IV Kbd User Chords Chord Bass Chord position selects the melodic position range for the built chords I the highest note is between E3 and G 3 II the highest note is between G3 and B3 II the highest note is between A 3 and D4 IV the highest note is between C 4 and F4 Kbd the melodic position range of the built chord depends on the oct
70. s as well using Hammer On Pull Off techniques Click Hammer On on Hold LED to activate it To produce Hammer On Press and hold Fret to select a string Press Strum bar to trigger selected string s While holding down Strum bar and Fret tap the right neighbor Fret to trigger Hammer On While holding down Strum bar release the newly tapped Fret to trigger Pull Off to the initial chord note To produce Pull Off e Press and hold Fret to select a string e Press Strum bar to trigger selected string s e While holding down Strum bar and Fret tap the left neighbor Fret button to trigger Pull Off 67 e While holding down Strum bar release the newly tapped Fret to trigger Hammer On to the initial chord note Diatonic Scale for Hammer Ons Pull Offs Hammer Ons and Pull Offs trigger diatonic non chordal notes which are the nearest to the initial chord note upper for Hammer On and lower for Pull Off To let the engine know non chordal notes you must previously assign the appropriate major or minor diatonic scale for the whole song or for the groups of chords if needed E g you have C Dm G7 chord sequence Assigning C major scale for the chord group you ll get the following Hammer Ons for each chord note C chord C gt D E gt F G gt A Dm chord D gt E F gt G A gt C G7 chord G gt A B gt C D gt E F gt G Pull Offs will use the same diatonic notes but lower the initial chord notes Assigning Diatonic Scale The
71. s play e String keys 22 Controls Kbd User Chords Mute Chord Bass Alter Bass Bass Mono Chord position selects the melodic position range for the built chords User Chords opens Chord Editor Add on string Keys e Unison doubles some strings for making single string tremolo performance easy C 5 Bass II D 5 4th string F 5 2nd string G 5 A 5 B5 C6 Ist string e Chromatic sets the Add on string keys to play notes one semi tone down from their respective string voices C 5 a semi tone down from Bass II D 5 a semi tone down from 4th string F 5 a semi tone down from 2nd string G 5 a semi tone down from Ist string however A 5 C6 add a semi tone each to the sound of Ist string e Mute all add on keys trigger Muted chord Chord Bass switches on the X Y chord detect mode letting you construct major minor triad chords with any desirable note in the Bass Alter Bass automatically alternates between Bass I and Bass II when the same chord is taken in the Main zone Bass Mono mutes Bass I note when the next Bass Il 1s played 23 Velocity Switch FXs Harmony Chords Bass amp Chord Bass amp Pick There are a number of guitar effects automatically triggered by note velocity values employed in RealStrat e Slow Strum on Higher Velo in all chordal modes you can set a velocity value after which the program will perform slow strum when playing a chord in the Main zone
72. startup we have included a number of common chord progressions Playing the progressions will help you in sight reading Joystick Tabs memorizing chord fingerings and quickly finding the appropriate Fret button s when moving from one chord to another Read chord changes thinking of their harmonic functions Roman numerals but not of their letter names For example middle Fret chord C 1s I chord Tonic Fret 1 G 1s V chord Dominant Fret 5 F is IV chord Subdominant while Fret 2 Am is relative minor chord vi chord Fret 4 Dm is 11 chord Predominant and so on Note also that unlike literal chord names the relative harmonic functions and thereafter Roman numerals apply for any key so you can transpose the whole Tab to any interval using Transpose option and easily play transposed chord sequences thinking of Fret buttons as I IV I 11 V I I V vi IV functions etc Here on the pictorial diagram you can see the Fret Chord Function relationship for 9 chords used in the following chord progressions iii Em A VI vi Am 11 Dm Gaia Bing Ea CELY 82 Chord Progressions Fingering Tips e Learn to finger a chord a tiny bit ahead of strumming e Try using the same finger s for common Fret s in two sequential chords Major key C major C F G C C Am F G C G Am F Pe XAR ee9 CU e Rho dee ND em AI i V vi IV 1 O l O O Sales O Es
73. string when only the first note is picked and the following notes are played by the left hand alone H O enables Hammer On Effect with automatic Pull Off on key release affected note range is specified in semi tones in numeric box Bass Zone splits the Main Zone of keyboard into two parts to allow individual performance techniques for each part The Bass Zone button is toggled on and off There are two additional combo boxes to set the lower note El DI or C1 and the upper note ranging from El to E4 of the zone Bass zone notes have a stronger velocity curve and are NOT affected by e Mute keys this allows performing mutes and repetitions on the notes played outside Bass zone without cutting bass notes e Velocity Switch FX this allows applying velocity switches only to notes played outside Bass zone while playing bass notes without the velocity switch Left combo box works independently of Bass zone button and allows Drop D and Drop C tuning in Solo mode by selecting the D1 or Cl as the lower note for the 6th string Pedal Switch Effects You can trigger various RealStrat Effects selected in Pedal Switch FX box by pressing normal Sustain Pedal controller Pedal Switch FX box has five different controls e 1 2 Mono LED On Off e FX Enable LED On Off e FX Selection pull down menu e Toggle LED On Off e Sustain LED On Off 14 1 2 Mono On sustains all notes except for the notes played at a semi tone or whol
74. uced in Right Repeat zone ChuckaVeloLayers FX provides muted chords in 4ths played in the Main zone similar to ChuckaFull FX however can produce 3 velocity controlled string groups by any key of the whole range Low velocity strokes trigger 5 4 3 string layer middle velocity strokes trigger 4 3 2 strings layer while high velocity strokes trigger 3 2 1 string layer the higher velocity value the higher string group is triggered Mode Toggle FX toggles from Solo mode to Chords Bass amp Chord or Bass amp Pick mode and back to Solo Velo gt FX activates higher Velocity Switch FX selected in Higher Velocity Switch box Velo lt FX activates lower Velocity Switch FX selected in Lower Velocity Switch box MIDI controller additional FXs MonoBend FX Pitch Bender and Modulation Wheel applies pitch bending a only to the lowest of simultaneously played notes b only to the first bent and held note allowing to emulate guitar specific single string bending techniques Unison Bend Bend Release combined with sustained note s etc Example I assign MonoBend to P Bender press and hold 2 3 notes in Main zone them move P Bender only the lower note will be bent 1f you then move P Bender back while holding all played notes only the first note will be affected Example 2 assign MonoBend to P Bender play a note move P Bender to bend the note then holding the first note bent play the second note higher or lower the first one next
75. ystick Demo Songs Tutorial pack TI MIDI GUITAR Global Mode If you prefer to use normal guitar via MIDI interface instead of MIDI keyboard you can switch to MIDI Guitar Global mode by pressing MIDI Guitar button M MIDI m Pattern 4 Joystick Guitar gt Direct Solo MIDI Guitar mode has multi channel MIDI input 1 6 MIDI channels for 1 6 guitar strings accordingly with each string channel having independent pitch bend control though Modulation Aftertouch MIDI controllers and all other FXs are common for all strings MIDI Guitar mode allows you to step record the guitar part with a pencil tool in your DAW on individual track MIDI channel for each string Note that notes in a track going out of the appropriate string range will be played on the nearest string MIDI Guitar Global mode works as Solo performance mode only DIRECT Global mode Press Direct button to switch RealStrat to Direct Global mode MH MIDI mi Pattern Joystick C Guitar Direct mode window This mode turns RealStrat into plain guitar sampler allowing you to trigger all internal sounds and noises directly with all intellectual features turned off having previously selected the appropriate MIDI channel for the track 78 Importing Exporting Global Settings You can save all modifications you ve made to Global Preset external rgsong file containing overall settings which allows to easily export all changed data as a single file and imp

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