Opening Robert Fripp, Brian Eno and David Bowie image: © Christian Simonpietri/Sygma/Corbis
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Get Robert Fripp's classic tone using free software
Computer Music, Wed 22 Jul 2009, 11:46 am UTC
Step 1: There can be few guitarists whose craft and creativity matches that of Robert Fripp. The so-called ‘Spock of Rock’ has more than a few distinct sounds and techniques associated with his name, and the sustained guitar on David Bowie’s 1977 hit Heroes is one of them. We can achieve a similar sound with software. Plug your guitar into your audio interface’s instrument input and open your host of choice.