RealGuitar virtual instrument version 2.2.1 Copyright (c) 2000-2008 by MusicLab, Inc. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

About the program System requirements Installation Launching RealGuitar What's new Contact info 1. About the program RealGuitar is a sample-based virtual instrument with an innovative approach to g uitar sound modeling and guitar part performing on keyboard. It can be used as V STi plug-in with any host application supporting VST 2.0, as well as a standalon e version. The true power of RealGuitar lies in 3 brand new technologies incorporated in th is innovative guitar performance tool: 1. New multi-channel layering technology, incorporating a custom library of spec ially recorded samples taken from every fret of all 6 strings of a real guitar. 2. The unique Floating Fret Position technology, which imitates change of fret p osition of a guitarist's hand on the neck. This gives you the possibility of pla ying on up to 104 guitar frets using just 43 keys of a standard keyboard! 3. Our original Guitar Touch technology letting you easily imitate basic guitar techniques (strumming, plucking, sliding, bending, muting, etc..), using standar d MIDI keyboard and MIDI controllers, such as Pitch Bender, Modulation Wheel, Su stain Pedal, Aftertouch. These technologies allow to closely emulate live guitar sound and techniques, le tting you perform guitar parts with a whole new level of realistic expression. 2. System requirements 512MB RAM (1GB+ recommended), 1.2GB+ free hard drive space PC: Windows 2000 SP4/Windows XP SP2/Vista, 1GHz Pentium 3 (2GHz+ P4 recommended) , VST 2/DXi host Mac: Mac OSX 10.3.9/10.4/10.5, G4/G5 800+ MHz or Intel Core Solo/Duo, VST 2/AU h ost RTAS support is available in ProTools 6/7 via FXpansion's VST to RTAS adapter 1/ 2. 3. Installation Installing RealGuitar PC version Double-click RealGuitar installer and follow the on-screen instructions. In case your VSTplugins folder is not registered correctly RealGuitar installer will not automatically install RealGuitar2.dll there. So to let your VST host "f

ind" RealGuitar you have to manually copy RealGuitar2.dll from RealGuitar instal lation folder to your VSTplugins directory. Installing RealGuitar Mac version Double-click RealGuitar installer icon and follow the on-screen instructions. 4. Launching RealGuitar RealGuitar can be used as: - VST/AU/DXi instrument together with a host application, a sequencer program su pporting VST/AU/DXi instruments, - standalone version. Launching RealGuitar as a VST instrument: Make sure the host program has been correctly installed and set up to work with your MIDI and audio hardware (e.g. MIDI keyboard and a sound card). - Open the VST Instruments window. - Click the No Instruments label and select RealGuitar on the pop-up menu. - Open the RealGuitar window by clicking the Edit button in the slot for RealGui tar. - In the VST host application, select RealGuitar as the output for a MIDI track. Launching RealGuitar as standalone version: PC: In Start menu go to Programs/MusicLab/RealGuitar 2 folder and click RealGuit ar icon Mac: Open Startup HD/Applications/RealGuitar2 folder and double-click RealGuitar icon 5. What's new Version 2.2.1 - MIDI output to VST host feature - Several bug fixes Version 2.2 Fixed issue with MIDI controller 7 (Volume) Improved DXi and MIDI automation Improved OS compatibility Several minor bug fixes File current.rgs now located in the folder: Windows version %userprofile%\Application Data\MusicLab\RealGuitar\1 Mac version ~/Library/Application Support/MusicLab/RealGuitar/1 Version 2.1.5

- An erroneous sustain behaviour fixed - Several minor fixes Version 2.1.4 - Several bugs fixed since version 2.1.3: VST presets load/save, drag'n'drop on Mac OS X etc. Version 2.1.3 Mac version - VST 2.4 support added (VST 2.4 compatible hosts on Intel Macs are now supporte d - Cubase 4+, Live 5.2+ etc) PC/Mac version - Random noising at 96 kHz bug fixed Version 2.1 Mac version - All executable components are Universal Binaries (both PPC- and Intel-Macs sup ported) - Pattern Manager fixes: - Drag'n'drop pattern - Add/delete pattern - Right-click -> Show Style info, Add/Delete/Rename style folder - Fixed audio output select bug in standalone version PC/Mac version Added VST/DXi/AU/CC automation for new RealGuitar2 parameters Added Pitch Bender->Velocity Dynamics parameter ('Velo Add' in PB combo box) Added saving Bypass and Tempo parameters of Pattern Manager within the song Some minor bugs fixed

Version 2.0 - Pattern Manager letting you use RG MIDI Pattern Library in the whole new and c onvenient way (RealGuitar 2L version only) - 'Silent' key switching implemented - 4 keys (C1, C#1, D1, D#1) can now be used as Key Switches letting you assign a nd use up to 4 various guitar effects at a time - Pedal Switch FX - allows to switch on various guitar articulations/effects by pressing Sustain Pedal - Bass Zone - splits Main Zone into two parts for seperate use of various effect s - Mono Bend added - applies pitch bending only to the lowest of the simultaneous ly played notes allowing to emulate guitar specific single-string bending techn iques: Unison Bend, Bend/Release combined with sustained note(s), etc.. - Hammer-On with automatic Pull-Off on key release - Legato Slide - automatic slide (up and down) between two legato played notes - Tremolo - automatic repetition of played note(s) on key release - Velo Mute - notes played with lower velocity values trigger muted sound - Chord/Bass option - allows to construct major/minor triad chords with any note in the Bass, such as A/G, D/F#, Dm/C, etc. - Legato Chords implemented, letting note(s) sustain on chord change if the same note(s)/fret/string was triggered in the previous chord - In Chords mode now it is possible to disable upper strings in a chord

Version 1.5 - Added a special Pattern playing mode allowing to use MIDI rhythm patterns for creating guitar accompaniment parts - Added special RnC mode allowing the direct access for Rhythm'n'Chords MFX plug -in to RealGuitar multi-sample architecture (within the Sonar sequencer) Version 1.01 - DXi support added - VST and MIDI CC parameter automation added - Steel Stereo (290MB) guitar patch added - MIDI versions of Video Demos added (Sonar2.2 and Cubase SX2 song files) - Fixed some minor bugs Version 1.0 - Initial release 6. Contact info Email: supportbox@musiclab.com Web site: http://www.musiclab.com Copyright (c) 2000-2008 by MusicLab, Inc. All rights reserved.