RealEight is a virtual instrument that emulates the sound of an 8-string guitar, offering an extended range and versatility for modern music styles. It captures the deep, resonant tones of the lower strings, as well as the bright, articulate sounds of the higher strings.
The instrument features multiple pickup settings and advanced articulation controls, enabling users to perform a variety of playing techniques.
Its intuitive interface and extensive pattern library make it a valuable tool for composers and producers in genres like metal, progressive rock, and experimental music.
Features
- GUITARS
- 8-strings, 24 frets (huge 5-octave note range)
- Standard and Baritone tunings
- Bass mode lowering the pitch of all strings to Bass guitar tuning
- Ready-to-use Double Track and Quad Track guitar patches with a single MIDI input
- SAMPLES
- High quality 24-bit samples
- Multi-channel sample layering technology
- Every fret of all 8 strings sampled, up to 30 different samples for repeated notes
- Authentic, deep velocity response
- PERFORMANCE MODES
- Solo, Harmony, Bass&Chord, Bass&Pick, Chords
- Multi mode (universal)
- MIDI Guitar (normal guitar via MIDI interface input)
- ASSIGNABLE FX
- Up to 30 Key/Pedal/Velocity/Mod.Wheel Switch FX
- 33 keys for Key Switches
- Custom Key Switch presets (save/load)
- Toggle/Temporary switch modes
- CHORD DETECT/CONSTRUCT
- 1-4 note piano chords to 6-voice guitar chords real-time translation
- 30 chord types recognition, including sus2, sus4, 6/9, 7th, 9th and altered chords
- 4 chord positions along the fretboard
- Slash Bass Chords option - allows to perform major/minor triads with any note in the bass
- About 2000 instant guitar chord shapes
- CHORD EDITOR
- Edit/change factory chord fingerings with a mouse click
- Create custom chord banks
- HUMANIZATION
- Sound, Timing, Velocity, Pitch randomization
- SONG MODE, A POWERFUL SONGWRITING TOOL
- Easy-to-use built-in Song Track for constructing guitar parts
- Powerful Style Filter letting you find suitable patterns by musical criteria
- Chord Selector, allowing to quickly select and insert chords
- Import the whole chord sets directly from WEB page or Text document
- Export Song Track as a Standard MIDI file to use with any third party instruments
- Advanced Humanize engine, allowing you to easily add more realism to the performance with a mouse click
- PATTERN LIBRARY
- 1250 guitar rhythm patterns covering a wide range of music styles
- Pattern Tree view allowing to easily find/select rhythm patterns
- Pattern view, graphically presenting guitar 'Strokes' contained in the current rhythm pattern
- Auditioning selected pattern by simply pressing chord on the external keyboard without starting your host sequencer
- Total synchronization with host's tempo, start/stop, beats, loop, time signature...
- Drag'n'Drop selected pattern from Pattern window right to your host's MIDI track
- TUNINGS
- 8-string standard guitar tuning: F#-B-E-A-D-G-b-e with 8th string lowered to E (Drop E, expandable to Drop B)
- 7-string baritone guitar tuning: F#-B-E-A-D-f#-b with 7th string lowered to E (Drop E, expandable to Drop B)
- 8-string bass guitar tuning: F#-B-E-A-D-G-C-F. Notes played by MIDI will now trigger lower by octave sounds, thus keeping the whole keyboard layout unchange
- SOUNDS
- Full length (recorded with full attack and sustain)
- Muted (fret hand mute)
- Bridge Mute (right hand mute)
- Harmonics
- Pinch Harmonics
- Pick Noise
- Fret Noise
- Release Noise
- Fret Position select
- Pick Position select
- Drop D, Drop C tuning (Solo mode)
- SOUND EFFECTS
- Violining (volume swell)
- Sustainer (sound swell)
- FeedBacker (harmonic feedback)
- Wah-Wah (MIDI CC control, Auto, Modulation)
- GUITAR FX PROCESSOR
- V6 supports external VST3 guitar FX processors
- V6 offers over 200 carefully crafted presets for open-source Guitarix.vst virtual guitar amp bundled with each guitar
- V6 saves and recalls guitar and FX processor settings as a whole
- ARTICULATIONS/TECHNIQUES
- Up/Down strokes
- Hammer-On/Pull-Off
- Legato
- Slide Up/Down (automatic and manual)
- Tremolo, Trill
- Bend auto
- Reverse Bend auto
- MonoBend (Unison Bend)
- Muted Strums Up/Down
- Slow Strums Up/Down
- Strum Speed adjustable
- Strum layers (string groups) control
- Number of strings used in strums adjustable
- And more
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Systemvoraussetzungen
Mac
- Prozessor: Intel or M1 (native)
- Arbeitsspeicher (GB): 2
- Festplattenspeicher (GB): 5
- Unterstützte OS-Version: macOS 10.12-10.15, 11, 12, 13, 14
- Weitere Anforderungen: AAX support: Pro Tools 12/2021/2022 64bit.
- Unterstützung: 64_bit
- Plugin-Formate: VST-2, VST-3, AU, AAX
- Internetverbindung erforderlich: Nein
Windows
- Arbeitsspeicher (GB): 2
- Festplattenspeicher (GB): 5
- Unterstützte OS-Version: 10, 11
- Unterstützung: 64_bit
- Plugin-Formate: VST-2, VST-3, AAX
- Internetverbindung erforderlich: Nein
