RealStrat is a sample-based virtual instrument with an innovative approach to guitar sound modeling and guitar techniques emulating on a standard MIDI keyboard.

RealStrat provides playability based on the unique performance modes and 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. RealStrat Covers practically all sounds, articulations, and techniques a professional guitarist can produce on his Strat, including mute, bridge mute, harmonics, pinch harmonics, slap, unison bend, strumming, picking, chord chopping, scrapes, etc.

High quality dry samples recorded directly from Stratocaster pick-ups let you easily create any desired guitar sound using your favourite amplifier simulator.

Features

• Performance modes:
  - Solo, Harmony, Chords, Bass&Chord, Bass&Pick, Direct

• Sounds:
  - Full length (recorded with full attack and sustain)
  - Muted (fret hand mute)
  - Bridge Mute (palm mute)
  - Slap + Slap Noises
  - Harmonics (Artificial)
  - Pinch Harmonics
  - Scrapes
  - Pick position select (15 points)
  - Pick Noise (adjustable level)
  - Fret Noise (auto)
  - Release Noise (auto)

• Articulations/Techniques:
  - Up/Down strokes
  - Hammer-On (up to octave range)
  - Pull-Off (up to octave range)
  - Hammer-On with Pull-Off on key release (up to octave range)
  - Legato
  - Slide Legato Up/Down (up to octave range)
  - Slide Auto Up/Down (up to 2-octave range, speed 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)
  - Intervals (4th, 5th, Octave, 2 Octaves, Power Chords, etc.)
  - Strums Up/Down
  - Muted Strums Up/Down
  - Slow Strums Up/Down
  - Chucka-Chucka (barre chords muted) Up/Down, various string combinations
  - Strum Speed adjustable
  - Strum layers (string groups) control
  - Number of strings used in strums adjustable

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

• Key Switches (Solo mode):
  - 30 FX assignable on 33 Keys
  - Toggle/temporary switch modes
  - Custom Key Switch presets (save/load)

• Chord detect/construct system:
  - 1-4 note piano chords to 6-voice guitar chords real-time translation
  - 26 chord types recognition, including 7th, 9th and altered chords, played in any inversion and voicing
  - 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

• Pattern Manager:
  - Built-in multi-functional Pattern Manager letting you in no time create professionally sounding guitar accompaniment tracks
  - MusicLab Guitar Pattern Library (1250 rhythm patterns covering a wide range of music styles)
  - Pattern Tree view, allowing to find/select rhythm patterns right from RealStrat
  - 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

Demo version limitations:

• Works 30 days after the first installation
• Sample set includes only first six frets sounds (from Open through 6th fret for all 6 strings)
• Alter Sample mode fixed ('2' mode)
• Fret Position fixed (Open strings)
• Pick Position fixed ('0' position)
• Chord Position fixed ('I' position)
• Pattern Library includes only Demo pattern set (1250 rhythm patterns in the Full version)
• 44.100 sample rate available only

New in v1.1.1

• MIDI Output to VST host feature added.
• Several bugs fixed.