[LAU] Possible to have realistic guitar strumming sounds using my keyboard?

[Loki Davison]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Ng Oon-Ee <ngoonee at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, while my Korg keyboard does a pretty good job of imitating the
> sounds of various instruments, I can never seem to get the guitars to
> sound like they're being strummed. In my (simplistic) estimation its a
> matter of rolling the notes consecutively from low to high (down-stroke)
> and then high to low (up-stroke), perhaps needing variable pressure on
> different notes?
>
> So my basic question is, how would you produce as realistic a guitar
> strum as possible using an electronic keyboard with the requisite sound
> banks? Or should I give it up and just record my guitar directly (neck
> needs straightening...)?
>
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Really, if you want a guitar, record a guitar. They arn't that
expensive at a second hand shop or get your one set up. Changing the
truss rod isn't hard. Just hunt for the right tools and go slowly.

Loki