MusicLab RealStrat - Real vs Virtual guitar

[chriswickett]

Hello all.

We've just posted a review of MusicLab's RealStrat, a program which offers (to our ears) the best simulation of an electric guitar being played to date.

There's some audio files on the article - head on over and have a listen.

Do you think this spells doom for the session guitarist or only goes to prove computers can't even come close to the real thing?

http://www.musicradar.com/gear/all/c...-122292/review

[grahawk]

Soapbox out........

Remember the old days when people sneered at styles on arranger keyboards. Well this is the more complex computer related option. If you want the computer to generate the music for you then fine go ahead. There are uses for such programs for adding a bit of background guitar in complex arrangements, when you don't have a guitarist to hand, but beyond that it's laughable. Just listen to the chords example, or indeed all the examples. It's just like an arranger keyboard - not even a hint of the feeling and expressiveness you get from a real guitar. If you actually play it from a keyboard then thats fine but if you just program in some parameters and a chord sequence forget it. Don't claim it your own and don't call yourself a musician. In fact give up music entirely or buy yourself a cheap Casio home keyboard.

[Novata]

Originally Posted by grahawk

Soapbox out........

not even a hint of the feeling and expressiveness you get from a real guitar.

I totally agree.
Computers can do many things but they cannot be human.

[DannyBagodouchey]

Originally Posted by Novata

I totally agree.
Computers can do many things but they cannot be human.

At least not until develop a way to actually have sexual intercourse with your computer. I actually wouldn't be surprised if in about 10 years from now they actually release some kind of USB controlled sex device.

[vorax]

Originally Posted by DannyBagodouchey

At least not until develop a way to actually have sexual intercourse with your computer. I actually wouldn't be surprised if in about 10 years from now they actually release some kind of USB controlled sex device.

It doesn't sound like there's very much to do on your island!

[nemmo]

Originally Posted by DannyBagodouchey

At least not until develop a way to actually have sexual intercourse with your computer. I actually wouldn't be surprised if in about 10 years from now they actually release some kind of USB controlled sex device.

So what do you use a vibrating joystick for ?

[DannyBagodouchey]

Originally Posted by nemmo

So what do you use a vibrating joystick for ?

Well, I know of a few females who have gotten rather creative with those things.

[Sporky_McGuffin]

Originally Posted by DannyBagodouchey

I actually wouldn't be surprised if in about 10 years from now they actually release some kind of USB controlled sex device.

I believe such devices are already available.

[ArDee]

i hope all those comments are included in the 'Real Strat' review

[reznik]

sounds pretty crappy, really, appart from the harmonics which i quite liked.