How to link up Guitar Pro 7 with a DAW and use VSTs

[@СергейИванченков-ДляСвоих]

This is pure gold. Precisely what i wanted to do and didn't know how. The possibilities are endless with this technique. You can actually re-tool any track from guitar pro in daw and make it sound whatever you want. That is an insanely underrated vid.

[@yasirozer4782]

That's actually very good to know. I was feeling the limitations of Guitar Pro composing but since i don't have any decent recording equipment that was my only way really. This can solve lots of problems. Thank you! PS: I saw KOTOR I&II in your desktop, that's another good sign for me, keep up the good work man!

[@nicholas_eras]

got any updates on composition? I'm kinda stuck on guitar pro's rse

[@konecny_mik]

This is so insane, I cant believe this isnt viral yet

[@ItaiIfrach]

Totally

[@tomsitzman7564]

This was a very well-made video; fair, accurate opinions were given here.

[@monkeymetal]

Awesome, this will make practicing so much better. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@ItaiIfrach]

Crazy method - very helpful ! thanks bro

[@gejugfeguug5623]

Thank you so much man! Ive been looking to do this for years and now I can thanks to you.

[@mattd2641]

Great job on the soundtrack, really impressive music and musical ideas you managed to put together

[@critiquegaming1765]

Thank you for the kind words, Mike! I'm guessing you're talking about the Interrogation soundtrack... Ooh, I'll be honest: compliments - each rare and thusly very special - never cease to boost me up a bit... a lot actually xD so thank you x100

[@felipescherer6678]

Realy cool! I will try that with Cubase Pro. Thanks for sharing!

[@jeetray11]

Thank you man! I am going to try it because I just know the VST plugin I want to use :)

[@louplay]

That's awesome, thanks for sharing

[@jorgespada9198]

Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!

[@ChadReaser]

Thanks! Using the LoopMidi I was able to use this method with FL Studio.

[@zariqazri2144]

Bro, how u do that ?

[@EnocHernandez-l3s]

Thank you so much!

[@spencer_andres]

Sweet I'm gonna mess around with this! Thanks for sharing.

[@mehmetxczx9913]

when im done with the score, can i just export from gp8 as mp3 and will the sounds be produced by the daw or the guitar pro? Or do i have to put them into midi and into ableton and start the mixing process all over ?

[@DexiPawnz]

If you justt export from GP8 as MP3, just the sounds coming from GP8 will be exported. So the stuff played via midi on Ableton will have to be placed there by exporting the midi and importing it in Ableton. Then you also import the GP8 MP3 and align everything in Ableton (or whatever DAW you use). So the final mix & master will always have to be done in the DAW, but it isn't really much of an inconvenience, depending on how complicated the actual song is.

[@oliverholt8011]

Great video! Can you do this in the intro version of Ableton? Cheers :)

[@HazardousSmoker]

Is there an alternative for loopMIDI on Mac?

[@papapilar3]

Yes same question! Thanks for the video

[@DexiPawnz]

I have no idea, I am sorry :(

[@sbakersings]

Mac has native abilities to make virtual Midi devices. Go to Audio MIDI Setup and then Window > Show MIDI Studio and enable the virtual MIDI functionality from there.

[@mengine-z2l]

@@sbakersings Hi! Could you provide a bit more detailed explanation? How do you set it all up for it to work?

[@coryking7781]

Can you make the play button sync up in Guitar pro with the the play button in the DAW? I’d like to have the tab scroll when the song is playing and recording in the saw.

[@mikeg8447]

Will drums from GP work sending to a library like Superior Drummer 3 in Reaper?

[@agarves]

I'll second that. I'm using Addictive Drums with Sonar. Would be great to have a way of sending the composed drums to the DAW without the need to retype them manually.

[@DexiPawnz]

I personally haven't tried, but I don't see why not. There might be a bit of a learning curve as there's a chance the midi notes that you hear in GP won't always correspond with what you expect to be played in the VST, but once you map that out you can 100% use this setup for drums.

[@mikeg8447]

@@DexiPawnz Makes sense, most drum VSTi allow you to remap incoming notes, if your DAW does not

[@procyonia3654]

yes works great

[@888Winkler]

I used guitar pro back in 2002 to write midi songs then export the midi to fruity loops and use it in vsti's.

[@victorkasyanov1540]

Hello! Great video! THank you! I have a problem with a KONTAKT library using this method. It seems that midi coming to KONTAK is our of score range. So keys are pushing on articulation part of virtual keyboard in the KONTAKT. I tired to change transponation both in Guitar Pro and Kontakt but it does not work at all. Did you have the same problem as I do please?

[@oliverholt8011]

When I try to download loopMIDI it says I do not have the 'available application' to download it, what does this mean?

[@pauliedibbs9028]

THANK YOU!!! 🙏👏😁🎸

[@consterus]

There's no option to choose port LoopMIDI in Guitar Pro, only Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth (4 of them)

[@critiquegaming1765]

Hey, have you managed to get around to the issue? Hämmingus mentioned here in the comments that you might have to enable Loopmidi as a device from your preference menu. Sorry for the late reply, let me know if you didn't manage to fix it.

[@rockerokiss]

@@critiquegaming1765 I have the same problem

[@pocojoyo]

Interesting and very useful. But how can Guitar Pro and Ableton run at the same time without Asio driver interference on Ableton ? I use Cubase 12 with Asio4All, but I dont use any Asio drivers with Guitar Pro since I dont use them at the same time. If I can sync boyh I would use it to read music when I am recording in Cubase.

[@pocojoyo]

UPDATE: I succeeded in making a vst in Cubase play from Guitar Pro. Is there a way to sync the play buttons on both. I am interested in recording guitars while reading tabs in GPro

[@DexiPawnz]

@@pocojoyo Awesome! I don't personally use Cubase but I'm glad to hear it works :)

[@matthijsn559]

Wow what a great video! thank you so much! You think its possible to add your own sounds to the guitar pro RSE soundbank?

[@DexiPawnz]

No, I don't think that's possible.

[@lambertronix]

are you aware of a way to go from ableton directly to guitar pro? i'm mostly wanting to use midi effects in ableton like the arpeggiator or "chord" or "random" but have it end up in tabs/notation. i currently just have to settle for exporting midi from ableton and dropping into guitar pro but seeing how you linked the programs is enticing and it would be rad to have a more direct way to get my ableton midi into notation

[@hammingus]

3:07 Link GP8 to DAW starts here.

[@karolobiedzinski8421]

nice tutorial but is there anyway to get the notes to ringout their desired amounts, all of my notes are staccato... thanks

[@DexiPawnz]

Hey! Could you please be a bit more specific?

[@lekeyai4340]

How to use for studio one 5

[@Precisionetica]

I'm looking for something similar, but for a macOS. Would you have? Would you happen to have any input on this?

[@DexiPawnz]

I'm sorry, I'm from a part of the world where macOS stuff is not really popular :( I have no experience with macOS myself.

[@nowthatsanoife]

I am struggling with getting palm muting notation to translate from Guitar Pro to the DAW - the DAW (and VSTs) essentially just treat all string hits from Guitar Pro as open strings. Any ideas how to get the DAW/VSTs to recognize string notation like palm muting?

[@AlonDrums]

Did you figure out a solution for this?

[@DexiPawnz]

No, I have no idea for that :( I don't think that the range of interpretation of midi notes is the same between any DAW and GP, unfortunately. The only way I see it is either to make use of the GP guitar sounds entirely or prepare to make the guitars in the DAW sound good separately. I do it the first way, much more simpler although, indeed, the results are much more limiting.

[@Cloud_Strife_19]

Does this work with Ez Drummer 2?

[@adilO.o]

It does, I just tried with EZ Drummer 3

[@JiosX]

how did you do it? Did you export the drum tack as midi or used LoopMidi too?

[@adilO.o]

@@JiosX Hello, I used midi loop exactly like described in the video. When you click play in Guitar Pro you hear the sound from EZ Drummer 3. However now I changed my approach I upload only the midi drums in EZ Drummer 3 and use the humanize function which makes a night and day difference on how the drums plays. Then I export as an audio file and add it to Guitar Pro as audio track. It’s just killer to have premium instrumental backing tracks to play with.

[@Isthmusiamusic]

Does it work the same with a drum kit vst?

[@SteelKicker01]

Video starts at 3:15

[@guitarsandgaming1000]

Can I do this with the intro version of Ableton?

[@DexiPawnz]

I've never used that version, but I don't see why you couldn't try :)

[@yaqubaxamee9146]

man thans alot .this was i opening but issue i have is my daw and gtpro doesnt work in the same time . how to fix that ?

[@critiquegaming1765]

What version of GP are you using?

[@legendofthestrings1]

CritqueGaming I would like to use Reaper to record my guitar while I'm playing along with a drum track in Guitar Pro 7.6. This is so I can see the drum charts going by and be able to see the notes. Being able to see the notes is the most effective way for me to stay with the rhythm events. If there is a way to do this please let me know because reaper turns the drums into piano or something. None of the notes are int the right place for drums when importing the midi file exported from guitar pro and Reaper puts the drums in the bass clef and nothing in the treble clef and leaves the staff taking up critical real estate on the screen.

[@critiquegaming1765]

Let's see if I get this right: you want to record your drums as midi data in Reaper whilst playing along something else in GP 7.6?

[@alanmcdowell977]

I just bought Guitar Pro 8 I have sheet music and I would like to learn how to tab out on Guitar Pro 8. Is there video or step by step on how to do this .Or a book [for dummies] can you do some step by step lessons on how to Edit a song. Think You Alan

[@myoriginalname]

Levi Clay has a really good tutorial on how to import audio into GP8, get the tempo right and start placing in some notes kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3bYpHusoNyXrNk

[@critiquegaming1765]

So, just trying to make sure I understand your question: you have the sheets of a song and you want to learn how to transpose the sheet into GP8? Sorry for the late reply

[@RaphaelGroupColombia]

Loop MIDI is just for Windows?

[@jym3138]

Merci, ca marche super

[@DexiPawnz]

Pour rien :)

[@SousSherpa]

Is there a program like Loop Midi for Mac?

[@dapetcu21]

As far as I know, macOS has a feature like it built-in. Open "Audio Midi Setup", press Cmd + 2 to open Midi Studio and there enable and configure IAC Driver.

[@SousSherpa]

@@dapetcu21 Thanks.

[@mattelder4269]

Can you get this input app for Mac?

[@mattelder4269]

@Hämmingus I still can’t get it to work. No am stumped.

[@mattelder4269]

@Hämmingus I want to thank you so much for your help. You were so kind to go so far in to detail. I was having trouble from the preferences in guitar pro. Once I enabled that it all worked. Thanks again!!!!

[@worldwarmini3919]

Will this work with 8?

[@critiquegaming1765]

Hey guys, just wanted to share with you an article I've just found on the net, it might offer a better explanation: anthony-f-tannous.medium.com/guide-to-using-guitar-pro-with-vst-instruments-by-interfacing-with-a-daw-c8bd31cee00b Take care :)

[@burneraccounthandle]

thank you very much for the video and the update with the article

[@guitarpianocovers2915]

bro your brain is huge

[@critiquegaming1765]

Thanks, but you should see the brains of the rest of the folk in the Critique studio xD

[@critiquegaming1765]

Also, I just want to say I didn't come up with this myself. I've seen it mentioned first in this reddit thread: www.reddit.com/r/GuitarPro/comments/e4yudd/how_to_use_sound_fonts_in_guitar_pro/ And now I see there's even an article on Medium that predates this video (but I had no idea about it when I made the video): anthony-f-tannous.medium.com/guide-to-using-guitar-pro-with-vst-instruments-by-interfacing-with-a-daw-c8bd31cee00b

[@nickola5834]

works gj

[@nicolasroy6654]

I'm king disappointed. Why can't we just use GTP and the VST ? Why do we have to use Ableton or Cubase. I don't need them. Just compose my track and have the sound of my VST. I wish with time Guitar Pro will add that possibility in GT. Someone know a app who works with notation who accept any VST ? I'm gonna change my GT license for this one. Thanks

[@biaisphilippe5988]

Merci beaucoup je vais voir avec cubase artist 11...Thank you mister ! I can see now with my cubase and kontakt from native instruments...In France thère is no body for explain that in my langage ....Oups !!!

[@vivektyagi6848]

Many Thanks. This is definitely something to bridge the gap but I had a question. I don't have Guitar Pro Yet but I had seen a Tutorial that showed a tonne of available Sound Settings and it appeared impressive. It would be awesome if these sounds could be replicated using Guitar Rig Pro 6 or even Amplitube because to replicate these sounds in a DAW one will need to know the exact settings of Amps , Cabinets, Filters etc. It will be awesome if a Solution is developed by Team Guitar Pro to bridge this gap further. This was the above mentioned Tutorial of RSE - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPLZXt3hd2Yarc

[@critiquegaming1765]

Yes. I know Guitar Pro is not specifically geared and marketed towards MAKING MUSIC, but imo if the devteam of GP makes more features to let it integrate better in DAWs at least (if not bringing in VST support), that would send the software to the next level.

[@denisyampolskiy6911]

Thank you. But it doesn't work with guitars. Drums, brasses, violins have sound. Guitar and bass NO.