

Includes WAVE XTABLE VI software instrument with 128 professional studio sounds based on the renowned KONTAKT Player by Native-Instruments

Still have all your splits: Pick, string and fret splits!

Software editing- Cool!! No more scrolling on the box. A lot of guitar players do not want to play keyboard! You can input notes into tab or notation. It allows you to control software sounds in your computer that you already have but can't use unless you play keyboard. Using a 13-pin guitar to access synth or samples sounds opens a whole world for expression, composing, recording, inspiration and more. Imagine recording a guitar track, then adding piano, bass, drums, strings, sax and more right from the guitar. Sensitivity, tuning, feel/picking are some of the settings to look at. One guitar player could use different techniques (finger picking, hard picking, very soft picking, tapping, etc). Once you have this setup, you would have to tweak the settings in the box to how you play. Again, Roland and Axon are the main companies with Axon being on the cutting edge for midi conversion.Depending on the box, you can get some with sounds, without sounds or USB connection for computer recording. This is huge sound on stage!Ĭoming from the pickup is a 13-pin din cable that plugs into a converter box. This is a great option to have because you can have an acoustic sound through an amp without bringing an extra guitar to the gig or rehearsal and you can combine this sound with the electric tones and synth sounds. It will also gives you an acoustic sound via the piezo transducers. The piezo built -in version is better, more accurate. The piezo version has piezo transducers in the bridge. The hex pickup is the same as the external pickups.

The guitar option also comes in two versions-Hex pickups or piezo. This is achieved by using a specially designed hex pickup that attaches to your guitar (Roland, Axon) or use a guitar that has it built -in already. You can't just plug your guitar's output into a box and get great synth sounds. Since then it has come a long way and still needs tweaking but it is usable. I remember seeing a picture of Pete Townsend of The Who back in the early/mid-seventies with an ARP. Guitar Synthesizers have been around for years.
