Guitar Emulator?? (esp. Acoustic Guitar)

DevonM · 11th April 2011

Hey guys, I'm having a hell of a time recording acoustic guitar in my bedroom. The acoustics and the quality of some of my gear is making it futile. I was curious if anyone knew of ANY guitar emulators that sounded genuine(ish).

And on a side note-- Anyone know of an article or two on humanizing programed instruments??

Thanks for any help.
Devon

KryoShift · 11th April 2011

Well, if you know how to play guitar well you know what it can and can't do, using something like one of the Lyrical Distortion libraries has possibilities (if you have Kontakt).

Goodfellow · 11th April 2011

Video for the Jupiter 80 showcases an acoustic guitar. Just don't tell anyone here about it.

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JCRockit · 11th April 2011

Well one of the great bargains out there for a guitar emulator is the Roland VG8 ( you will need the GK pickup with it) you can get them crazy cheap on ebay every once and a while. VG 99 has acoustics too, again you need the pickup. Personally when it comes to acoustic I think real mics are the best route.Some of the acoustic guitar samples in the Motif are nice too.

memristor · 11th April 2011

there is Guitarist,

Sugar Bytes Guitarist

based on electric guitar models though, but you could try it's guitars clean or with moderate amp settings for a more acoustic sound

make sure to listen to all the vid and examples cause it has a wide range of sonic possibilities and playing / sequencing options

The Real MC · 12th April 2011

If you have a piezo pickup under the bridge, try the Fishman imaging pedals. I just picked up a used one and the difference is huge - sounds like an acoustic guitar now.

mpeddle · 12th April 2011

Acoustic guitar is one of those instruments (like saxophone or the human voice) that simply can't be synthesized particularly well. The worst recording I've made of a real acoustic guitar is better than the best-sounding fake acoustic guitar I've ever heard. Sometimes you can fake an electric guitar, but that's touch-and-go too.

Honestly, why don't you just learn how to record your guitar? I hate to be a prick about this, but I can think of absolutely no way you could get anything better than "almost acceptable" from any kind of MIDI guitar instrument. Even a pretty nice Motif still sounds like utter and total cheese unless it's buried in the mix under 2000 pounds of other instruments.

Don't make this hard. Put a decent large diaphragm condenser mike in front of the 12th fret of your guitar. Listen. Does it sound good? If it doesn't, move the mic until it does. Play the part. EQ as necessary. Done.

JayPee · 13th April 2011

Write your track with vst then record a real guitarist who can play what you want

vir2 electri6ity is reaaaaaly good for electric guitar

11th April 2011	#1
DevonM Gear interested Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 3 Thread Starter	Guitar Emulator?? (esp. Acoustic Guitar) Hey guys, I'm having a hell of a time recording acoustic guitar in my bedroom. The acoustics and the quality of some of my gear is making it futile. I was curious if anyone knew of ANY guitar emulators that sounded genuine(ish). And on a side note-- Anyone know of an article or two on humanizing programed instruments?? Thanks for any help. Devon

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KryoShift Gear addict Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 318	Well, if you know how to play guitar well you know what it can and can't do, using something like one of the Lyrical Distortion libraries has possibilities (if you have Kontakt). __________________ Mac Pro 10.6.8 \| Reason 6 \| EWI 4000s \| Arturia Minibrute

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The Real MC Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2008 Location: secluded tranquil country Posts: 2,031	If you have a piezo pickup under the bridge, try the Fishman imaging pedals. I just picked up a used one and the difference is huge - sounds like an acoustic guitar now. __________________ You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink it. But lead a horse to liquor...

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11th April 2011	#3
Goodfellow Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2011 Location: New York Posts: 286	Video for the Jupiter 80 showcases an acoustic guitar. Just don't tell anyone here about it. Sent from my Droid using Gearslutz.com App

11th April 2011	#4
JCRockit Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 986	Well one of the great bargains out there for a guitar emulator is the Roland VG8 ( you will need the GK pickup with it) you can get them crazy cheap on ebay every once and a while. VG 99 has acoustics too, again you need the pickup. Personally when it comes to acoustic I think real mics are the best route.Some of the acoustic guitar samples in the Motif are nice too.

11th April 2011	#5
memristor Gear addict Joined: Apr 2011 Location: here Posts: 414	there is Guitarist, Sugar Bytes Guitarist based on electric guitar models though, but you could try it's guitars clean or with moderate amp settings for a more acoustic sound make sure to listen to all the vid and examples cause it has a wide range of sonic possibilities and playing / sequencing options

12th April 2011	#7
mpeddle Gear Head Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 39	Acoustic guitar is one of those instruments (like saxophone or the human voice) that simply can't be synthesized particularly well. The worst recording I've made of a real acoustic guitar is better than the best-sounding fake acoustic guitar I've ever heard. Sometimes you can fake an electric guitar, but that's touch-and-go too. Honestly, why don't you just learn how to record your guitar? I hate to be a prick about this, but I can think of absolutely no way you could get anything better than "almost acceptable" from any kind of MIDI guitar instrument. Even a pretty nice Motif still sounds like utter and total cheese unless it's buried in the mix under 2000 pounds of other instruments. Don't make this hard. Put a decent large diaphragm condenser mike in front of the 12th fret of your guitar. Listen. Does it sound good? If it doesn't, move the mic until it does. Play the part. EQ as necessary. Done.

13th April 2011	#8
JayPee Gear addict Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 372	Write your track with vst then record a real guitarist who can play what you want vir2 electri6ity is reaaaaaly good for electric guitar