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No problems at all. Easy to install. Easy to use. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE Very Stable. Using for only a week, but many launches. OVERALL OPINION Soon after getting RealGuitar, I had to get RealStrat. The moment I installed and launched it, I smiled and thought to myself, "MusicLab has done it again!" Just like the acoustic guitar plugin, this electric version has five excellent performance modes. I turned up the volume on solo mode and played a cool little lick for my guitarist, who had his back turned at the time. He quickly spun around and was in shock for two reasons: 1. I'm a terrible guitarist, and what I played sounded great. 2. I was using a plugin. I had to prove to him I wasn't playing a loop sample. One of the other things I like about RealStrat is the size of the package. I get amazing quality without filling my hard drive with a zillion levels of questionable samples. I no longer have to spend weeks learning key-switches. RealStrat is fun right out of the box. Just launch and let your creative juices flow. When you don't have much money, you need to make sure every penny is spent wisely. RealStrat is a great value . . . lots of bang for the buck. I've paid more hiring the wrong "guitarists" :-). All in all, RealStrat is a fantastic virtual Fender Stratocaster emulation. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to write, produce, and record sensational electric guitar parts, whether it be rhythms, leads, or FX. Thank you MusicLab! I think I will start saving for RealLPC. :-).

I'm using a MacBook Pro i7, with Studio One as my DAW. I have no compatibility issues. Smooth sailing! Easy on the CPU. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE Smooth sailing! Easy on the CPU. OVERALL OPINION I had an accident and could no longer play guitar. :-(. I missed having guitar on my tracks, especially acoustic accompaniment and riffs. I tried using my synths, but they sounded like synths! I needed something real — something human! Waiting for friends to come over and play parts for me became inconvenient and embarrassing. I needed to find a way to lay down tracks on my own. I needed a virtual guitarist! I went on a mission, buying and trying nearly every guitar library ever made. A couple of them weren't bad, but most of them left me cold or frustrated. I was tired of filling my hard drive with thousands and thousands of samples that were packaged in a non-user friendly interface. The last thing I wanted to do was spend more years learning complicated key-switches. By the time I got a track down, the inspiration was lost. I was discouraged and frustrated until I tried MusicLab's RealGuitar. It's fantastic!! The interface is neat, clean, and fun! I'm a visual person, and I love seeing the notes on the virtual neck. The way the keyboard is laid out is intelligent, giving total control over the type of strum, fret noise, slide, tremolo, and all the other little squeaks and articulations. The strum engine is a snap to work with and as powerful as you need it to be. I think they call it the "Struminator." The built-in rhythmic patterns usually give me exactly what I need, and if not . . . I can simply make adjustments or create my own patterns. All in all, RealGuitar is easy to use, sounds realistic, and sits perfectly in the mix. This is the first sample-based virtual guitar plug-in I've found that truly emulates the real thing. I've got pretty good ears and most of the time I cannot tell if it's real or RealGuitar. I feel like I'm playing again! Thank you, MusicLab, for creating such a great product. :-). I'm saving up to buy RealStrat and/or RealLPC!

The program works on any platform either Windows XP, Windows Seven or MAC OS , so compatibility issues isn't a real problem. The manual included with this program is very good , it describes perfectly the relation between your daw if you're using as a Vst and the program itself. The general configuration and setup is pretty easy and it doesn't require a huge amount of time. The typical functions are manageable trough a nice guitar windows that emulates the strum and the chords if you're using any. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE The software works good in this configuration , everything is well settled without any type of mistakes or errors The gear and software are as stable as it can be. I'm getting beyond decent performances with this software which can be used in a wide variety of music genres. I've been using Real Guitar from Music Lab for about two and a half years. OVERALL OPINION What I like most about the Real Guitar from Music Lab is that you can play with a midi controller to get certain effects regarding rhythm and velocity. I also do like that you can choose from different types of acoustic guitar that have a distinct kind of sound , another great thing about Real Guitar are the patterns that come with it , you get either some folk patterns or rock 16 , rock 8 , and many other great patterns. There are other great functions like playing a harmony of power chords either on first inversion or second , different chord inversions and effects. My opinion about the value of price is great , I think this product combines a great price with some high quality type of guitar emulation. Knowing what I know , I must mention that this and Virtual Guitarist are probably one of the most powerful guitar emulators out there.

MusicLab Real Guitar2L is a great virtual simulator of acoustic guitars. There weren't any kind of compatibility issues with this software. The manual is pretty clear and well detailed , clear and enough to understand the basic functions, however there are some features that are more advanced and require an advanced understanding regarding rhythm and movement of the pitch. The general configuration and setup is quite simple and fast, the setup is fast and easy to follow. The typical functions aren't very easy to use, so you gotta give some time to understand the whole concept provided by the soft. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE The software works great and the gear is stable, it's one of the most stable guitar vst's that I've ever used. The software works correctly in his configuration, I'm getting a nice real guitar sound with this product. I've been using it for about one and a half years now, and I haven't found any replace for it. OVERALL OPINION What do I like most about is the real acoustic sound, the chords feature, the build-in rhythms and pitch changes, I really do enjoy the fact that you can build your own rhythms on your own midi controller. Regarding the value of price, it's quite affordable and I can say it's worth the money because there aren't any better guitar simulators on the market on the same price. The precision and quality of sounds is beyond decent, I would rate it 9/10, the pitch and chord movement it quite natural and rich sounding. I've tried several models of guitar simulators, many sounded like toys, or just some weird noisy guitar, I haven't found any that are on this level. Knowing what I know I would rebuy this product because it sounds great, it has plenty of great features that allow to create some good guitar riffs.

Installing is just like any other program. Download it or pop in the disc, install it, authorize it. Done. There aren't any compatibility issues with it. Once the plugin is installed things get less simple, though. Now fortunately, the manual is well written and gave me all the answers I needed, but the GUI of RealLPC isn't the easiest to get know. It can be a little intimidating. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE The performance is very good. It's not very CPU heavy, and it has never been the cause of a crash, or really any headache that is. I've been using it for year now. I'm running it on a Dell XPS PC with Windows 7 in FL Studio. My computer has six cores and 6 GB of RAM, but even on older computers or computers less suited for music I'm sure there wouldn't be any problems. I can run multiple instances of Real LPC without any cracks or pops showing up. OVERALL OPINION I really like it, but it does have some downfalls. I like to route it into Guitar Rig 4. With the effects in GR4 I usually get a really nice sound. I definitely don't have a problem with the sound quality in Real LPC, though it could be even better. There are 5 modes for playing. Some of them are "Solo", and "Chordes". You can switch the mode depending on what kind of guitar piece your trying to play, and this is a very good feature. Unfortunately Real LPC doesn't stand up to real guitar. With the lack of realistic articulations, even though there are articulations, it makes it hard to make it convincing without putting a heavy effect on the guitar. I wish there was an option to slide up to the next note, but unfortunately there is not. It's still a good product, probably the best guitar simulator outside of ele6tricity but that is more expensive. I would still make the purchase I did, but it's safe to say that I'll be awaiting a new version of Real LPC.