The basis of our plug-in is a simple idea of separately assigning
chords and creating a rhythm pattern for playing them.
The chords are assigned in a special Chord Chart view, closely
emulating traditional chord assignments for real guitar players.
Chords can be entered using either standard chord symbols
(67 chord types and extensions are organized in a hierarchical
menu) or by assigning certain notes from a virtual piano keyboard.
The principle of separate chord/rhythm assignments allowed
us to organize Rhythm Pattern Library
for various guitar styles. All you need do to create an accompanying
guitar part is select the rhythm pattern you prefer, having
previously assigned a chord scheme in the Chord Chart view.
The resulting rhythm/chord part is controlled by several
groups of performance parameters:
- Velocity (the balance between chord voices).
- Arpeggiation (strum speed, i.e. the time between
the first and last notes of a chord).
- Voice control (chord polyphony; settings for automatic
chord voice constructing and smooth transition between chords;
automatic voice hold options for more precise emulation
of guitar strumming).
Using these parameters, any musician, even the most demanding
professional, can achieve extremely high quality sound that
closely resembles authentic guitar tracks.
RHYTHM'N'CHORDS FEATURES
General
- The technology of independent chord/rhythm editing.
- Mind-blowing Rhythm Pattern Library containing hundreds
of guitar rhythm phrases and techniques, copied from real
guitar parts ever played by famous musicians and bands.
- Instant transformation of any selected rhythm pattern
into realistic guitar performance perfectly working with
any chord voicing you ever assign in your song's chord scheme.
- Easy-to-use Chord Menu allowing to create pro quality
guitar chord progressions on a mouse click.
- Real-time performance controls for close emulating the
realistic guitar sounding.
- Even the beginning users can quickly and smoothly create
an accompaniment guitar track of any complexity.
Chord editing
- 67 chord types and extensions plus user chords.
- Automatic smooth chord voices leading.
- Convenient, quick searches for appropriate chord inversions
and transitions.
- Control over chord range and polyphony.
- Thousands of guitar-type chords available.
- Drag and drop chords to Cubase MIDI track.
- Displaying and editing chords on a virtual keyboard.
- Ability to create user chord libraries.
Rhythm editing
- Guitar playing techniques emulation - strumming, plucking,
bass and chord, muted strum, chord slides, etc.
- Built-in Rhythm
Library containing 52 prerecorded guitar rhythm
patterns (default "Standard" volume).
- Special Filter for quick finding the appropriate pattern
in the Rhythm Library.
- Special Rhythm track for convenient assigning and editing
rhythm patterns in the Chord Chart.
- Displaying rhythm pattern content in the Rhythm Library
and Rhythm track.
- Auditioning and selecting rhythm patterns right from the
Library.
- Drag and drop patterns from Rhythm Library to the Rhythm
track.
- Ability to install additional guitar Styles from Guitar Rhythm Pattern Library .
Performance control
- Complete, intuitive control over time- and velocity-related
parameters of resulting sound.
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Automatic voice holding for more precise imitation of
guitar strumming.
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Incredibly precise emulation of rhythm guitar sounds.
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Precise adjusting of every parameter for even the most
sensitive timbres.
- Advanced visualization of playing strums and sounding
chord voices.
- Momentary reflecting of any parameter change.
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