Glyn Barnes

gregjazz
It's too late. We have another Evolution guitar to release by the end of this month,

Or is it a mandolin?

No, the mandolin is coming a little later, maybe next month. ;)

As I've posted in the deals section, if anyone has all the guitars, Greg has automatically made you eligible for the incremental bundle price of $116!!!  Just scroll down to see the bundle option...
 
The dude is truly awesome
 
 

OK, initial thoughts... TRULY AMAZING!!! I will use this a LOT.  Lovely sounds, tones, and some new strums, like "Travis Who", a double pun I do believe.
 
I'll reitterate my only complaint, which I understand is a limitation of Kontakt 5... that when keyswitching to different strums the strum name doesn't appear above the 1 to 6 boxes... the name you've manually clicked on a particular box with your mouse stays, dispite switching to other of the 6 strums... Very frustrating.  Indeed, I would LOVE if the 6 boxes themselves would identify the assigned keyswitch (1-6) patterns, such as "Travis Who", Miles and Miles, etc... as it would be much easier to intuitively move among the patches in a semi-organized way.  
 
A related issue, I believe also due to K5's limitations, is that new banks of labled strums or user named strums are also not possible/identified on the GUI
 
I really hope K6 adds or allows these things as it would really make spontaneous switching easier... having to keep "#5 is this kinda strum" in my brain is difficult.
 
Maybe in the next "evolution" of the GUI the 6 options boxes can be redone to include the NAME of the assigned strum.
 
Aside from these K5 related nits, I'm blown away and Rick 12 adds a very welcomed NEW sphere to our tool kits!
 
Thanks a bazillion, Greg! 
 
Now I gotta go do some gardening to pay for this wonderful new set of creative jewels...

Vastman
A related issue, I believe also due to K5's limitations, is that new banks of labled strums or user named strums are also not possible/identified on the GUI
 
I really hope K6 adds or allows these things as it would really make spontaneous switching easier... having to keep "#5 is this kinda strum" in my brain is difficult.

You touch on two really great, important ideas:
 
1. Displaying or conveying which strumming pattern is loaded in which slot. That way you don't have to memorize which is which. The downside is the boxes are pretty small, and I'm not sure if the text will fit. That being said, as a possible interface update I'm thinking of making a "maximize" toggle button to make the section controls fill the entire interface (covering the area where the guitar is). Then there would definitely be more room to display information like that.
 
2. Indicate which pattern is currently being played, since that's independent of which pattern is selected. Just like how the patterns show where the play position is by highlighting the current beat, those boxes could be highlighted to show which one is currently playing, too.
 
I'll add those to the improvements list.
 
EDIT: I forgot to add, the limitation with the labeling of names you're talking about comes into play with user presets, since the script has no way of telling their filenames. The factory preset names can be displayed, though...

Sweepstakes on what 7 new evolution guitars may be?
 
Here are a few guesses.
 
Acoustic 12 string
Arch top
Telecaster
Drobo
 
 

Greg, re: the strumming part of your libraries: I don't use them, because for whatever reason I find it easier to "play" the strums myself, but of course, I would love to implement the strum engine because it has a great reputation on this forum and elsewhere. I just find myself impatient with using it, so I wonder if you have some good tutorials, manual or video, that would help me incorporate this into my work?
Thanks.

At last.
 
I think I have every Rick12 library ever made, looking for that surprisingly-elusive classic sound. A few do OK on the bridge samples, but until now none have come close to really capturing the full range of capabilities of this timeless instrument.
 
We tend to associate it most with the Mr. Tambourine Man McGuinn picked/arpeggiated rhythm style, but the electric 12-string is actually more often employed as an unseen thickener for fat rhythm guitar tracks. Think about all the great songs where an electric 12-string played an important role even though we might not associate them as 12-string tunes: Stairway to Heaven, Hotel California, Ticket to Ride, Hard Day's Night, Look Through Any Window, Here Comes My Girl, Song Remains the Same, Needles & Pins, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Wish You Were Here...
 
Unfortunately, every spare penny is going toward replacing my stolen DAW and studio monitors, or I'd be all over this library.
 

F'n Bummer, bit!
 
Greg... AWESOME!!!! Both of those ideas would REALLY help the fluidity of composing/songwriting a LOT... 
 
Glyn... Tele and acoustic 12 would be bliss!!! I'm gonna start saving immediately... wait... I'M BROKE!

For the financially-impaired, check out Indiginus' Renegade for an affordable Telecaster that costs less than taking your grandkids to the movies. Although admittedly not in the same league with Greg's deeply-sampled offerings, Tracy's stuff is high-quality and quite usable.

bitflipper
At last.
 
I think I have every Rick12 library ever made, looking for that surprisingly-elusive classic sound. A few do OK on the bridge samples, but until now none have come close to really capturing the full range of capabilities of this timeless instrument.

Totally agree with Bitflipper on that.  I'm very excited about this.  The demo sounds great!!