Just to clarify it, I already have pretty good guitar sounds. I have no problems with emulating what I need. The issue is that I require a VST for that, and I like to use REs exclusively in Reason. Strum GS-2 is actually awesome for this, and difficult to beat, that's why I have a hard time finding a RE alternative.
Jackjackdaw wrote: ↑29 Dec 2023
I remember a while back checking out Navi Retlav Neptune guitar refill.
NMHindman wrote: ↑29 Dec 2023
It's ancient, but I've used the below for fairly convincing electric guitars, right in Reason:
I'm not really interested in canned sounds. I'm creating my own sounds, based on what the song needs. The search is for a basic guitar sound that I can use as the foundation for a guitar sound stack. I use Strum GS-2 basically with all its internal FX and amps turned off (it has several DI presets for that).
Loque wrote: ↑29 Dec 2023
Second, you need the expression, differences and glitches, which is pretty hard to emulate.
I have no real problems with that, mainly because I play the parts instead of programming them, which gives the expression. Glitches are indeed hard, you need key-switches for that, and it is rather difficult to do that while live playing. However, glitches are not the most important thing, and guitarists like David Gilmore are known for their very clean solos.
turn2on wrote: ↑30 Dec 2023
Real guitar (can be cheap), just practice
Nope, not an option. I'm strapped for time in the studio as it is, so no spare time to learn another instrument. Besides that, I've been playing keyboards for about 40 years now, and at my age I will never get as good on a real guitar as what I can emulate on a keyboard
TritoneAddiction wrote: ↑30 Dec 2023
I don’t think it was that important to me to have the lead sound exactly like a guitar, but I for sure went for something ”gitarish”.
I do know that without being an actual guitar player I wouldn’t had come this close. I remember making certain patterns that made sense for a guitar on the fast runs. And having some notes picked and others being more legato. I also added some whammy bar type of effects. Making notes slightly unquantized helped too so that it didn’t sound too robotic.
I was hoping you would chime in here
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... and I totally agree with you. I'm not a guitar player, but I've studied many great solos and I emulate certain playing styles, picking order, etc. This is indeed the most important thing to get a passable emulation. But I also like to emulate certain sounds, and I regularly watch episodes of "Andertons Sound Like..." and "That Pedal Show" to find out how certain sounds are assembled with certain pedals and amps.
But to be honest here, I think the example in the video you posted doesn't sound like a guitar solo at all
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