This is gonna be a short post (more like taking notes than an in-depth review!). Let's compare a few guitar VSTis!
First of all, Vienna Concert Guitar sounds bad and I think it's an old product as well. So, let's take that off the list.
Vir 2 Acoustic Legends HD
Pros:
Amazing Sound. Great attack and clarity. Good body to the tone.
Nice fret noise while playing.
Very realistic.
Cons:
Have to create different channels for different articulations (no mode switching with keys)
Chords - Mediocre
Chris Hein Guitars
Pros:
On the fly articulation switching with keys - muting, harmonics, hammer ons, etc.
Cons:
Relatively smudged sound
Tinny tone, lacks body. (Almost as if it was run through an EQ or amp)
Terrible chords
I compared both the instruments and their variations (nylon, steel, harmonics, banjo,...) side by side. These observations were consistent all over.
MusicLab's RealGuitar
Chord strumming is one area where both of the heavy weights abover are lacking. MusicLab's RealGuitar has high playability and shines in playing chords and strumming. Not as good as an actual guitar, but can get very close results through clever programming. Sound quality is good as well.
Final Thoughts:
For solos, I would use Acoustic Legends and for playing chords, RealGuitar.
Thanks for reading. Please leave your comments.
Update :
Ample Guitar blows everything else out of the competition. Check this out. It sounds crisp and has a high playability too. Sounds very realistic. They have produced libraries for other guitar models too, including electric guitars. Check them out. Great job, Ample Guitar!
First of all, Vienna Concert Guitar sounds bad and I think it's an old product as well. So, let's take that off the list.
Vir 2 Acoustic Legends HD
Pros:
Amazing Sound. Great attack and clarity. Good body to the tone.
Nice fret noise while playing.
Very realistic.
Cons:
Have to create different channels for different articulations (no mode switching with keys)
Chords - Mediocre
Chris Hein Guitars
Pros:
On the fly articulation switching with keys - muting, harmonics, hammer ons, etc.
Cons:
Relatively smudged sound
Tinny tone, lacks body. (Almost as if it was run through an EQ or amp)
Terrible chords
I compared both the instruments and their variations (nylon, steel, harmonics, banjo,...) side by side. These observations were consistent all over.
MusicLab's RealGuitar
Chord strumming is one area where both of the heavy weights abover are lacking. MusicLab's RealGuitar has high playability and shines in playing chords and strumming. Not as good as an actual guitar, but can get very close results through clever programming. Sound quality is good as well.
Final Thoughts:
For solos, I would use Acoustic Legends and for playing chords, RealGuitar.
Thanks for reading. Please leave your comments.
Update :
Ample Guitar blows everything else out of the competition. Check this out. It sounds crisp and has a high playability too. Sounds very realistic. They have produced libraries for other guitar models too, including electric guitars. Check them out. Great job, Ample Guitar!
2 comments:
These are all different in their own way. For example, if you want an electric guitar with no other amp modeling, then use Vir2 Electricity. This also has a direct input if you want to use amp software. Both Vir2 Acoustic and Realguitar have advantages, and different sounds that can be used on the same track to create variety and realism. All Musiclab stuff, including Realguitar uses far less CPU than all other guitar vsts. Ample series are done well, but better for solos stuff, due to some of the strumming sounding off. In general, some vsts are better for different styles. Also, if you use them with a midi keyboard, then keyswitches can be used during realtime play and recording. On the other hand if you are a composer and create music through midi then use vsts to play the music then certain ones like Electricity is your best bet. It is important to use midi conversion so that bends, ect are played by these vsts. Other vsts include Ilya Efimov series, Prominy series such as V-Metal, and basses such as Trillian and Native Instruments series.
Thanks for your comments.
I was comparing the libraries with quality in mind. Electricity sounds very artificial and not like a guitar. But you are right about Ilya Efimov. But I dont have access to that library and so, I cant directly compare it with the other libraries.
But, the current versions of Realguitar and Ample are highly advanced. Chords are still not perfect, but they definitely are much better from the 30 GB libraries from a couple years ago.
IMHO, it's always better to use an electric guitar library in clean mode and insert Amplitube amp software in the channel.
Thanks,
Ash
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