RealEight 4

RealEight is a sample-based 8-string electric guitar virtual instrument, ideal for lead and rhythm, and even bass tracks in rock & metal style compositions.

Version 4.0

• Performance modes: Solo, Harmony, Chords, Bass&Chord, Bass&Pick, Direct modes
• Global modes: Pattern mode, Song mode, Joystick mode
• 7 string Baritone guitar tuning (F#-B-E-A-D-f#-b)
• Interval FX: 4th up, b5th up, PowerChord 3 (b5th+#4th)
• Drop Bass option in Bass&Chord, Bass&Pick, Joystick, Song modes
• MIDI output mode for Pro Tools/AAX
• Harmonics/Pinch Harmonics on black Add-on keys added in Bass&Pick mode
• Slow Strum time slider added in Timing panel
• FretNoise automatic for repetitive notes improved
• FretNoise (trigger) FX
• Transpose, Transpose(toggle) FXs
• Unison/Octave selection added for Harmonics FX
• Strum Time range increased to 200 ms

RealEight provides incredible playability based on easy-to-use keyboard layout as well as the advanced key/pedal/velocity switch system allowing a keyboardist to perform guitar parts with a whole new level of realistic expression.

RealEight covers practically all sounds, articulations, and techniques a professional guitarist can produce on his 8-string electric guitar, including  mute, bridge mute, harmonics, pinch harmonics, sliding, scraping, etc...

24-bit high quality dry samples recorded directly from pick-ups let you easily create any desired guitar sound using your favorite amplifier simulator.

RealEight Innovations:

• Incredibly deep sound covering huge 5-octave note range (8 strings, 24 frets)!
• Ready-to-use Double Track and Quad Track patches with a single MIDI input
• 30+ authentic guitar articulations and effects
• Advanced Humanize section allowing to add realism to the performance both live and step-recorded in a MIDI track
• Bass mode lowering the pitch of all strings to Bass guitar tuning
• The unique Floating Fret Position technology, which imitates change of fret position of a guitarist's hand on the neck. This gives you the possibility of playing on up to 200 guitar frets using just 60 keys of a standard keyboard!

RealEight Features:

Guitar Patches

• Single
• Double-tracking
• Quad-tracking

Sounds

• Full length (recorded with full attack and sustain)
• Muted (fret hand mute)
• Bridge Mute (palm mute)
• Harmonics (Artificial)
• Pinch Harmonics
• Scrapes
• Fret Position select
• Pick position select (15 points)
• Pick Noise (adjustable level)
• Fret Noise (auto)
• Release Noise (auto)
• Drop B tuning
• Bass mode

Sound Effects

• Violining (volume swell)
• Sustainer (sound swell)
• FeedBacker(harmonic feedback)
• Wah-Wah (MIDI CC control, Auto, Modulation)

Key/Pedal/Velocity Switches

• up to 31 assignable FXs  
• 33 keys for Key Switches
• Toggle/temporary switch modes
• Custom Key Switch presets (save/load)

Modulation Wheel Switch

• 12 assignable FXs (including Mode Toggle)

Articulations/Techniques

• Up/Down strokes
• Hammer-On/Pull-Off  (up to octave range)
• Hammer-On with automatic Pull-Off on key release
  (up to octave range)
• Legato
• Tapping
• Slide Legato Up/Down (up to octave range)
• Slide Up/Down (up to 2-octave range, speed adjustable)
• Slide Up/Down Trigger to/from sustaining notes (speed/range adjustable)
• Tremolo (up/down strokes, speed adjustable, tempo sync)
• Trill (up to octave range, speed adjustable, tempo sync)
• Bend auto (range, speed adjustable)
• Reverse Bend auto (range, speed adjustable)
• MonoBend (Unison Bend, lower string bend)
• Chucka-Chucka (barre chords muted) Up/Down, various string combinations
• Attack/Release time ajustable
• Strum Speed adjustable

Humanize Parameters

• Pick Position
• Resonance
• Random Mutes
• Attack Time
• Stroke Time
• Strum Time
• Tremolo/Trill timing
• Velocity
• Pitch