smallstonefan
I bought a You Rock Guitar last year - boxed it back up for RMA after about an hour with it.

Ditto.

Ever noticed that most of these type of products only ever work in other peoples videos. I think the best thing to do is to film yourself playing and it will be perfect.

I may still have that "we just met feeling" but Jam Origin Midi Guitar seems to be working really well here. I spent too much time trying to like the YRG. I should have sent it back like you guys did a long time ago.
 
Rocky

This thing sounds to good to be true, after hearing what you guys are saying and experiencing, I think I will give it another home. That vid, is well . . . , the coolest thing I've seen since the last 'coolest thing' I saw. Off to buy . . . . . . .

Jeff,
 
Check out the demo first before buying. Make sure it works for your specific rig.
 
Can be set up real close for your specific input, but not a magic bullet that will replace an almost magic Roland hardware or whatever. You will have to relearn the instrument to adjust to response and pitch bend. Bend, my opinion is still in the fractured, fragile alpha stage.
 
This said, the only software that can remotely do what it can do. Respect to these guys to have pulled off midi recognition from a blast of audio waves. Can't get this level of function anywhere for any price. If you can play slower and methodical, the program works tolerably well.
 
John
 
 
 

What John said......The demo is fully functional. Take it for a test drive.
 
Rocky

Have you guys figures out how to record the midi output of Midi Guitar to a midi track? There's not much documentation. Thanks
 
Rocky

I found this info and it works. I didn't do #4 but don't forget to right click in the grey area of the synth in the synth rack and enable midi output.
 
Cakewalk SonarWe are still trying to understand whats going on with Sonar.
( Quoted from MoreK at KVR Forum: RE Sonar X2 & MIDI Guitar )
It did, thanks a lot!
What I missed was the MIDI Guitar pop-up menu in the Synth rack. Clicking the keyboard icon with right mouse button gives a menu with no “Enable MIDI Output” option. You have to click grey area of the synth and you’ll get a different menu with the MIDI output option.
So, to summarize the whole setup:

1. Copy VST plugin to your VST folder
2. Launch Sonar. It should automatically recognize the new plug-in and create needed registry entries (ie you should see the plug-in as an effect in Audio FX menu). If not, use Plug-in Manager to scan new plug-ins.
3. Use Cakewalk Plug-in Manager, find MIDI Guitar in Effects section and open “Plug-in Properties”. Enable “Configure as synth” option.
4. Close Sonar and use Regedit to change generateEvents key from “0″ to “1″ in HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareCakewalk Music SoftwareSONAR ProducerCakewalk VST X64Inventory -> MIDI Guitar
5. Launch Sonar. Add new audio track. Insert MIDI Guitar (now found in Soft Synths menu) to FX bin.
6. Go to Synth rack view. Right click grey area of the MIDI Guitar synth block and click “Enable MIDI Output”.

That’s it. Add your favourite synth to a new track and route MIDI input from MIDI Guitar, which should be visible in MIDI input menu.
 
Rocky

Starting with X3 the instructions are a little different. It is no longer necessary to configure any plug-in as a synth to get MIDI data from it and the scanner is smart enough to set the generateEvents key value correctly. Also the location of the registry changed with the new SONAR which does not matter since the regedit step is skipped.

1. Copy the MIDI Guitar plug-in to the VST folder
2. Launch SONAR. If the plug-in is no listed in the Audio FX list, run the VST scanner.
3. Create or open a project.
4. Add new audio track, set the input to a mono source (or use an existing mono track). Insert MIDI Guitar into FX bin or ProChannel. To record MIDI data from MIDI Guitar MIDI, using the VST2 drop down in the plug-in header click “Enable MIDI Output” otherwise load a synth plug-in directly into the instrument output of MIDI Guitar, enable input echo on and skip step 5.
5. Add a new synh or change the input to an existing synth to MIDI Guitar. Make sure both the MIDI Guitar audio track and the synth (Instrument or MIDI) track have input echo enabled.

 

JohnKenn
Jeff,
 Check out the demo first before buying. Make sure it works for your specific rig.
John

bluzdog
What John said......The demo is fully functional. Take it for a test drive.
 
Rocky

 
Done and done, it works surprisingly well, and I would say it is only going to get better, or should. Brought it, already got my $135AU worth out of it just messing around having fun yesterday and last night, (if you consider a night at the local would cost a bit more than $135)  so a bargain. I see what you mean by having to adapt your playing style, but you get used to it fairly quickly.
Glad I came across this thread