The sampled guitars include two different steel-strung guitars, a nylon-strung instrument, a 12-string, and a stereo steel-string. The sample library is based entirely around acoustic guitars, and its primary aim is to provide a sample-based acoustic guitar instrument that can be played via a MIDI keyboard. This new version adds a number of new features and comes in two flavours: a basic version and the top-of-the-range 2L version reviewed here. This technology eventually evolved into Real Guitar, the original version of which was released in early 2004. SOS readers will be familiar with the Music Lab name through a number of products, but most notably the Rhythm'n'Chords MIDI plug-in that provided a way of creating realistic guitar parts from keyboard-based MIDI data. Of course, the aim of both products is to achieve credible guitar parts within a musical project, so we figured that a comparative review might be in order, to find out which virtual guitarist is best at this in practice? Real Guitar 2L Via keyswitching options, Real Guitar 2L is a 'playable' instrument. In contrast, Real Guitar 2L provides a series of multisampled guitar instruments and, while it includes preset playing patterns, these are MIDI-based and can be edited as such. Virtual Guitarist 2 is very much based around Parts, essentially a set of pre-recorded phrases in a wide range of styles, which are pitch- and tempo-shifted to fit the chord and tempo needs of the project.
The other major difference is in the 'engines' of the two products. For example, Real Guitar 2L only provides acoustic guitar samples, while Virtual Guitarist 2 (combining what was in the original Virtual Guitarist and Virtual Guitarist Electric Edition) provides both acoustic and electric guitar options. However, a brief comparison of the respective feature sets reveals some obvious differences. However, Steinberg are not without competition and, for acoustic guitar sounds at least, the recently released Real Guitar 2L - a collaboration between Music Lab and Best Service - provides a competitively priced alternative.Īt first sight, these two products would seem to be direct competitors.
When it comes to guitar virtual instruments, Steinberg's cunningly named Virtual Guitarist would probably be the first product to spring into the minds of most SOS readers. There have been some famous twin-guitar line-ups in rock history and, even if you can't strum a note, you can now have the virtual equivalent - both of these software instruments will play on time and in tune, and won't want a solo in every song! But are they both equally good? Music Lab Real Guitar 2L's main screen, with the plug-in in Solo mode - note the Capo placed on the fifth fret.
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