Is there a virtual guitar in SONAR Pro?

Hello,
 
Is there a virtual guitar in SONAR Pro?
 
Its easier to record when in libraries.
 
Thanks.
 
JWP
 

Did Strum Session add electric models at some point or did I just never notice them? I thought they were acoustic only?

Sanderxpander
Did Strum Session add electric models at some point or did I just never notice them? I thought they were acoustic only?

Strum was updated from Strum Acoustic to Strum Session 2 in June 2015 with an acoustic and electric model. Both have several presets with variations. Platinum only...and well worth checking out. I have the full version and it's pretty amazing as a virtual instrument, let alone as a "riff generator."

bapu

Anderton
it's pretty amazing as a virtual instrument, let alone as a "riff generator."

Will it make me a new and improved Smoke On The Water?

 
Simply invert a favorite Beethoven riff...at least thats what Ritchie claims he did. ;-)
 
 

Check here:
 
http://www.indiginus.com/index.html
 
Inexpensive, but quality acoustic, and electric guitar strum sample libraries. 

joden
ahh, but there is the rub Craig, you ARE a guitarist and as such have no real need for authentic guitar sound as you create your own. For keyboardists who don't play guitar but want realistic guitar parts, then sound is critical. jmo

If you want a virtual guitar program that uses samples instead of modeling, there are UJAM's Virtual Guitarist programs. But consider this...
 
I once did a seminar for Peavey in Nashville on synthesis using their DPM3 synth (still a great synth IMHO). Someone in the audience said "I have a really hard time getting a good guitar sound from my keyboard. How can I get a really convincing guitar sound?" I said "You're in NASHVILLE! Hire a guitar player!"
 
I know what you're saying, but I'm not sure "accuracy" is more important than feel. For example I can't play saxophone but to my ears, sampled saxes sound as fake as sampled guitars (if not more so). So I never use sampled saxes. I use modeled wind instruments to play the kind of lead line a sax would play. Then no one can say "That sax sounds fake." Instead they'll (hopefully) say "I like that lead line...reminds me of a sax."
 
I do think if I was to record some of the GS-2 nylon guitar sounds on a track, some people would ask "What mic did you use?"
 
This audio example sounds pretty convincing, especially since the guitars aren't in a track but bare naked and mixed up front...this one has acoustic guitar sounds in context. Of course, much depends on how well someone learns the various mute, muffled, upstroke, downstroke and other expressive options.
 
 

FWIW that first example wasn't supposed to be a nylon string guitar. I'll record something sometime and post it.
 

Anderton
FWIW that first example wasn't supposed to be a nylon string guitar. I'll record something sometime and post it.
 

that'd be cool

When using samplers, you might find the tips in this article helpful. I agree that loops of actual playing will almost always be better than trying to "play" parts. For drums, I use a lot of acoustic drum loops by Chris McHugh - even drummers think my songs have real drum parts...because they do 

RealGuitar (MusicLab) is the most critical non-Sonar VI I have.  It will play any strummed acoustic guitar part you can imagine (unless it would no be playable on an actual guitar).  It also does good solo and finger picking parts, but I have several keyboards and sample libraries that will do that.  Strumming is the hard part and RG makes that easy (once you get the concept).
 
Vir 2 Acou6tics sounds great, but I find it and Electri6ity a little harder to use.