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

Ng Oon-Ee ngoonee at gmail.com
Tue Dec 1 00:28:42 EST 2009


On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 16:23 +1100, Loki Davison wrote:
> 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...)?
> >
> 
> 
> 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

That makes sense, of course, but it would be good to know if this is at
all possible with my keyboard.




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