Fingerpick Walkthrough

[@tersta1]

Bought it, downloaded, installed with ease and I am amazed with Fingerpick. It sounds like a real guitar and has so many cheats to help a keyboardist composer create believable music. Thanks soooo much. This is HIGH QUALITY and the price was very reasonable too.

[@RobbiesVideoArchives]

Mind = Blown. Gonna buy this later today; can't wait to mess around with it!

[@rhand]

I just watched the video for RealiVox Ladies and went off and bought that. I took a look at their other products, saw this one and thought "Fingerpicking guitar? I don't need that; I AM a guitar player!" but thought I'd check out the video just for kicks and ... now I'm buying this one too!

[@Realitone]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy both the Ladies and Fingerpick.

[@GarryKnight]

As a finger-picking guitarist, I'm seriously impressed. You really do seem to have thought of everything, Mike. Would have been nice to see more of the humanizing functions, but it's also an excellent video, covering everything the lazy guitarist needs. :-)

[@mrsubmarine4265]

for humanizing - record the midi picking notes into your DAW midi track - then use the features within the DAW( Cubase, Logica etc) to select the humanize functions on the midi notes, or edit a few notes here and there freely.

[@IMAWriterRobJ]

Excellent Video, and VERY nice VI! Heading to the website as I type.

[@chapbot2023]

I love this. And the narrator is a hoot :)

[@shackjonz]

Very nice Mike! You make incredible stuff.

[@DavidCoffinshirtguy]

Sounds great, very tempting:) Looks like the MIDI drag-n-drop is just for a bar of the selected pattern, right? Any way to actually record the MIDI out of a long session, complete with pattern switching and various chords?

[@anaphylastiks]

Impressive! The hammer on and off idea seems to really work.

[@reobedoiac]

Very nicely done! I have a question about the chords/ chord progression. Is it possible to have chords with an alternate bass?. i.e.: I want to play a G major chord progressing into a G major with the bass going down to F#. Would this actually become a Gmaj7 with F# in the bass or would this automatically be interpreted as a B minor chord? Thanks in advance & keep up the good work!

[@AlanPostScript]

sounds great, and that 12-string--oh my.

[@YoungBlaze]

Oh shit "Orange Tree " guitars May have some competition

[@zarrir]

These guys are awesome

[@Realitone]

Good looking, too! ;-)

[@islanddreaming8591]

It is Great to hear you will also be adding more picking styles :)

[@SheldonTam]

Wonderful VST! By the way, wondering is it possible to create my own patterns? Thanks.

[@Realitone]

Thanks Sheldon! You can play your own patterns manually or by using your sequencer/DAW, but it is not possible to put your own patterns into the Pattern Player.

[@SheldonTam]

Got it, thanks Mike!

[@guitarloo]

Nice little widget if don't mind being limited to one key C and limited to only (14) chords within the key. On my midi controller M-Audio Keystation 49 it will not trigger the entire patterns on the keyboard, which means you need to play your own pattern or notes when needed by hand. Need to play with it so the picking isn't so mechanically perfect. But you get what you pay for and can come in handy. If you want the bad ass of Picked Acoustic Guitar player libraries and got the $99 and the latest version of Kontakt I would try Session Guitar - Picked Acoustic. It is the best sounding and most versatile of its kind on the market.

[@Realitone]

A lot of customers use small keyboards, so we made it possible to move the ranges to fit your keyboard. Go to the settings page, then select "Keyboard Layout." It's pretty handy. ;-) Also, note that we have humanize sliders (one for timing, one for dynamics) that will make the patterns less perfect.

[@tonylukashuk4965]

HI. Just bought the full fingerpick instrument for use with my full version of Kontakt 5. i cannot find a tech assistance email anywhere on the site and i did not GET a follow up email with a link to all the other files in this video. HELP!

[@Realitone]

Hi Tony. I don't check KZbin often, so I only saw this just now. We did get your email a couple weeks ago and re-sent the links. Did you get that? If not, email us again. (support at realitone)

[@zhiyarali557]

Realitone is the beast

[@potlc6181]

Great Video

[@06385748]

Hello. Ivé just bought your program Fingerpick but i cant get it to work.I can play it on my keyboard note by note but i cant get the chords to work Any reflection why? :)

[@Realitone]

You need to play chords in the upper octave "green keys" section of the keyboard. Keep going up an octave until you start hearing patterns. ;-)

[@CyberSpaceStudioSkopje]

Picking pattern of Julia by Lennon will be great if you include inside.

[@Realitone]

That's a great suggestion. We'll add a pattern or two like that.

[@mrdevolver7999]

Hello, I like what you can do with this plugin, but is there any chance for electric guitar version? I understand that there are many plugins for both flavors already, but this plugin seems simple enough to use even for someone like me and I am not exactly a musician, so I would like something really that simple and straightforward like this one just for electric guitar. Is there something like that? Thanks!

[@tonytemple4813]

Am I right in thinking that this Kontakt Player Instrument prog can be used in conjunction with a D.A.W. e.g. Cubase, by actually recording a song in Kontakt, then transferring the audio file to your D.A.W. ???

[@Realitone]

Yes, you generally would use this as a track on your sequencer (Cubase, etc) then record MIDI that way. If you want to bounce an audio file, you could do that, although it's probably more common to leave everything as MIDI and only make an audio bounce for the full mix.

[@tonytemple4813]

Thank you for the info.

[@Tom-wg1fy]

what a great propram. I'm about to prchase but I'm wondering how long do i have to switch chords in pattetn player? I'm not a keyboard player and have to work for chord changes. Do you have a latch or sustain mode planned?

[@Realitone]

You're not alone! ;-) We do have a latch mode planned. Currently you need to play the chord within the preceding beat. Here's a video which explains the process in RealiBanjo, which is the same as Fingerpick: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PSkqiEftGBe7M

[@Zeke_Kamm]

I have this and love it! Just getting started with it. Yes, please add a latch mode! That would be very helpful for me. Thanks!

[@Realitone]

It's definitely coming, as well as some other new features and a few new patterns.

[@neotropeusa]

Hi, folks, really very nice. YOu may want to re-render this with "pattern player" overlay text start of video - vs "patten player" overlay. (Sorry, I'm a musician, but I write/edit for a living). Really neat app. Love the Banjo, am going to order THIS today :-)

[@Realitone]

By my standards, only one typo is incredible! ;-) Thanks for the heads up. When I get back, I'll try to fix it. And I hope you enjoy Fingerpick. No dancing hillbilly, though . . .

[@raffello1]

very cool mike!!

[@daveparker7271]

I am wondering how this works with a sequencer if using in a song, in particular with respect to the pattern player playback. Do you have to record whole song in one take, or can you record different sections which have different playing styles/patterns, building the song, and they are recognised correctly when you play them back? Maybe the midi drag and drop is used for this, but it is not clear how that would work.

[@Realitone]

Ha! I just saw this on Sample Library Review and answered there. I should have checked here first. ;-) Anyway, here's what I wrote there: Hi Dave. You definitely don't have to do the whole song in one take. (I always work in pieces on my songs, so I would hate having to do it all in one pass.) Just put new chords wherever you need them on your track, and if you also want to change pattern styles, we have keyswitches for those as well. Or as you suggested, you also have the option of using the MIDI Drag&Drop to create your song. I've used both methods here and don't really have a preference.

[@daveparker7271]

HI, thanks for your reply. It is good that you can record songs in separate parts-do you have to specify the patterns for the parts when recording, or can you change them when it is playing back?

[@hdman213]

sounds impressive

[@06385748]

Hi Mike i have fingerpick But how do i go about when there are updates to the program.Where do i find it😀Peter....

[@Realitone]

Hi Peter. We always email everyone when updates are released. We also post on Facebook. (facebook.com/Realitone) There will be a Fingerpick update in about a month.

[@06385748]

Ok thank you for the answer😀

[@pianist007]

I own many guitar libraries costing a lot more with a much higher sample count, but this one puts many of them to shame in overall musicality and FUNctionality .. You definitely know what you're doing :) Here are few things that could make the instrument even more fun to play, maybe to be implemented in a future upgrade? 1. A LATCH SWITCH_ to keep the sequence running would be nice to free the right hand to do more important things such as changing the pattern or playing solos. The sequence stops almost immediately upon release to then trigger the end pattern. How about if the end pattern was assigned to another unused controller in this instance, the sustain pedal for example ? Or alternatively assign the latch switch to the sustain pedal and trigger the end pattern upon releasing the pedal or assign one keyswitch for the end trigger? 2. FLIP LEFT & RIGHT SECTIONS _ I wish that the playable Solo range was on the right side of the keyboard and the Sequence Trigger/Pattern Select octaves on the left. My left hand is good but I prefer to play my solos with my right hand :) 3. ONE OCTAVE FOR SEQUENCE TRIGGERING_ having 2 octaves for triggering chords that don't do inversions or follow changes in FRET(CAPO) positions is a waste of valuable keyboard space. The keyswitches ranges need to get closer to a more reachable range. I'm using an 88 master keyboard and still find myself having to use the up/down transpose button more often than not to access the full functionalities of that beautiful design. Finally: I noticed that assigning keyswitches to FRET (CAPO) not only changes the fret position but also causes the chords to tonally follow the switching keys and that shouldn't be the case. To correct that I have to release and play it again and only then it plays the correct chord in the new fret position. Not a biggie if I'm working offline or only using the MDI Drag&Drop function, but I believe this a tempting instrument to play and record live or even sing along with it live, and that bug is a party pooper :) I would love to be able to change chord inversions on the fly rather than having to stop playing and touch the interface with a mouse. I'm very happy with Fingerpick, it's both serious to produce with and fun to play as well and that's something I could say about your concept of design generally. I know I'll keep coming back to it and putting it to much use, it's a winner! Thank you Mike.

[@Realitone]

Thank you for your suggestions, Hisham. We have an update (hopefully within a week) which addresses most of these. (I think it hots all three of your 3 three points.) I need to look into the Fret/Capo thing, though. I've never tried changing inversions the way you described. It's a good idea, I just never did it. Your way makes sense, so hopefully that's a change that can be made.

[@9zhivago]

Sold!

[@milindxlri]

Hi, How to use it for 3/4 time signature? Are there any patterns for 3/4 meter as well? Regards, Milind

[@Realitone]

Not yet, but I'm certainly open to it. You'd have to give me a couple song ideas, though, because to be honest, other than an arpeggiated 6/8 pattern, no 3/4 patterns are coming to mind.

[@reobedoiac]

So are there arpeggiated 6/8 patterns?

[@TheCanadianDreamEvergreen]

I have this product in kontakt right now its even registered... though It does not pick, it just constantly plays 1 note... I'm not sure what I'm missing or doing wrong

[@Realitone]

Send an email to support at realitone and we'll get you going.

[@berobujanovi4331]

Maybe its something wrong with yout midi controller?

[@islanddreaming8591]

Hi Mike, Your V.I's always make use of heavy key switching - for various articulations or pattern changes etc . Is this Fingerpick instrument (and your others) Native Instruments "NKS Ready" > ie: Are they capable of using the LIGHT GUIDE Feature from Native Instruments "S-Series Keyboards" (shown here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXmYaqtuoa2LrtU ) .., I asked you this question a year ago , and you commented back then you intended to jump onboard with NKS .., where are we at now regarding this ?

[@soumendrabanerjee1993]

Hi, How can I use the pattern player for a 3/4 beat??

[@bobheatliesongs]

I'm having this one! Yeeehaw!

[@islanddreaming8591]

Hi again Mike .., I was wondering about "The expression" .., I gather this is actual 'tonal' note velocity and not just a volume increase/ decrease ? If so ..., How many velocity layers were recorded with the included Guitar Samples used by this instrument .., and do they also make use of "Round Robins"(or not) .., if so how many RR's are available per note ?

[@daveparker7271]

So are the patterns for the parts of songs recorded into sequencer along with the midi, and set at that point, or can you change what pattern/style you want it to play when playing back from sequencer after it has been recorded?

[@Realitone]

It's an either/or situation, depending on which way you'd prefer to work. Your MIDI track will be either: 1. The chords you played on your keyboard. The patterns will always continue to be whatever style is selected on the interface. If you like, you can also add a keyswitch note to change the pattern style. You can do that anytime, including after you recorded the MIDI track. This would do waht you're asking. 2. The other option is that you can drag&drop the MIDI data for the patterns onto your MIDI track. In this case, your MIDI track will be the actually notes of the pattern, as opposed to block chords like in Option 1. For this option, you could change notes, but changing an entire pattern style would mean changing all the individual notes, which would be a lot of work. Better to just drag&drop your newly selected pattern from the GUI.

[@adammusic1124]

I cannot seem to export the midi file patterns to my DAW timeline in Presonus Studio One 3, is there a tutorial or work around on this?... Just purchased it for doing some edited midi mixes and it's not dropping the midi pattern on the timeline at all in Presonus.

[@capraise]

I have the same issue with Fl Studio... Did you find a solution yet? It's copying only the time signature and thats all...

[@adammusic1124]

@@capraise I got in touch with Mike who sells these products and he was very helpful and prompt to deal with. You need to make sure that the "Chord =" at the top has a chord selected (i.e. you must play a chord on your midi controller, then the "Chord will = X" where "X" is the chord)... Then that should drag and drop onto your timeline... In PreSonus Studio 3 or 4 it still didn't drag across, so I just dragged the midi to my desktop, and into another midi editor and re-saved it and then imported it into PreSonus and it worked (a bit of a work around, but that's how I got it working)... Hope this helps.

[@capraise]

You're made my day! I found out that it works with Digital Performer, which doesn't help me much at the moment. But i didn't know that you could just drag and drop it to the desktop. It's a step more, but at least it works. Thanks a lot! @@adammusic1124

[@grumpyoldmaninloft4906]

When new patterns are added is it a free upgrade ?

[@Realitone]

Absolutely. We've never charged for updates. Even our Realivox Ladies 2.0 update, which added about 4GB of new samples was a free upgrade.

[@OfficialAfflection]

Can you insert tabs or something? if so, how?

[@Realitone]

Interesting idea, but it's not something that can be done right now.

[@claudiocardone5705]

Great...except I cannot understand why you don't have all the guitar range to play (without patterns), just until that B

[@Realitone]

Those higher octaves are using the green "Pattern Keys" in the display, but you can change that on the Settings page, and extend to the full playable range. In fact, you can move everything to wherever you want on the keyboard. ;-)

[@19cres49]

Can you install this on two computers?

[@Realitone]

Yes.

[@djangonut]

help me, i try , it cant play pattern, just like manual keyboard

[@Realitone]

Play in the higher octaves in the "green key" section.

[@j.frankgutierrez3276]

"Page not found"

[@anaphylastiks]

How much?

[@Realitone]

A mere $79 through December. Then up to the list price of $119.

[@anaphylastiks]

There are some really good kontact instruments coming up.

[@daveparker7271]

Anyone know how this works with a 61 key keyboard?

[@Realitone]

I use a 61 note keyboard here. I only get one octave of the green keys that way, but I'm a keyboard player, so playing inversions is easy for me. You can also use the Octave keys on your keyboard to shift up an octave so you can get the full green keys range, although of course you'll have less range to manually play the guitar then.

[@ReginaldKSon]

Whoa cowboy! ROFL.

[@shallonstudiomusic6834]

how to resolve recording delay

[@Realitone]

It "delays" to stay in sync with your sequencer. Check out this video to see why: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5PSkqiEftGBe7M

[@laurar2406]

Uhmm, my MIDI controller never reaches the "green" area, so using the pattern player is a no go, such a shame too

[@Realitone]

On the settings page, you can go to the "Keyboard Layout" page, where you can choose where the green keys (or any of the other sections) are placed on the keyboard. It's a pretty cool option, if I do say so myself. ;-) Also note that almost all MIDI controllers have "Octave Shift" keys, so you can make the range of the controller go higher or lower.

[@bfjohnmark]

I want 500 pattern guitar

[@Realitone]

We were going to do 600 patterns, but we can stop at 500 if you want. ;-)

[@TheAerovons]

Mike...On a 12 string....the bottom FOUR ...not THREE strings....have octaves. I know you know this but it is not what you say in the video.....

[@Realitone]

Uhhhh . . . no, I did not know that! Wow, that's embarrassing, especially since we have a 12-string in our house. (It's my son's and I never play it.) I guess it's a good thing I gave the option for where to place the split point! ;-)

[@Realitone]

In the next update, I'll need to change the default for the split point (where it changes from octave to unison) to the B string instead of the G string.

[@TheAerovons]

No problem, the product does sound great and since I'm a guitarist who is in a hurry on a tight production schedules I can see this helping a lot, especially when blended in with real guitar tracks playing other rhythms, etc. I use your banjo for our country tracks constantly.

[@pepperwilliams4428]

What? No jazz?

[@Realitone]

I hadn't even thought of jazz! I love the idea, although I'm unsure what a jazz pattern (as opposed to chord progression) might be. In other words, most jazz fingerpicking I've heard is very dependent on the melody and progression, so repetitive patterns that hold on one chord wouldn't work very well. If you can show me examples, though, I'm definitely open to the idea.

[@pepperwilliams4428]

Yep, you're right. Didn't think of it that way:) Although the thought of hearing some Wes Montgomery style picking would be awesome! Maybe grab a few of his notes and transpose those ideas in different keys?

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Do you have an INTRO video for this thing?! You jump right into it like you are mid-conversation with someone, who you actually have never met before... WHAT is this thing... Is it a player, OR is it any instrument?