Re: MIDI & Guitar Synthesizer Q's
The descriptions in the image are self-explanatory:
The VG-88 models guitars and amps. That means his Godin nylon-string guitar can sound like a Les Paul, a Tele, a Strat, a White Falcon, or a Gibson 12-string Hummingbird, through a Dumble, or a JCM800, or a Plexi, or a Champ, or a TripleRec, without having any of those actually on-hand or on-stage.
While seemingly redundant, the VG8 does pretty much the same things the VG88 can do, although the 88 has a built-in expression pedal, which you would want for controlling volume, wah sweep, delay tempo, tremolo depth (Link Wray's "Rumble"), or any other parameter (gain, or even pickup switching ala Hendrix with the 5-way).
The VG-8 has more pedals than (and can therefore control more functions of) the GR30, but the GR30 does all the non-guitar sounds like woodwinds and brass and such.
As well, you can set the VG88 for one group of simulated guitar, pickup, and amp tones while the VG8 is set for a different-yet-complimentary group, i.e. Les Paul with PAFs into a Plexi on one and a Strat with vintage singles into a Tube Driver into a Fender Twin.
Another benefit of MIDI is having multiple sound modules dedicated to only one or a few instruments each. Since each unit has a limited amount of RAM (and usually not much as compared to a PC - I'd be surprised if anyone makes one with 4GB), a full orchestra with brass, wood, and strings of all varieties will not sound as good in a single unit as if you spread that out over 3 or 4 different modules dedicated to only a handful of instruments.
For example, you have 4 sound modules;
#1 has 2 alto saxes harmonized in 3rds, 3 tenor saxes harmonized in 5ths, and 2 baritone saxes an octave apart
#2 has 3 trumpets, 2 are doubled and one an octave below
#3 has 5 violins, 2 doubled and 3 harmonized across one octave, and 4 cellos
#4 has nothing but a Grand Piano and is set up for the highest level of articulation so you get all the notes, from the soft to the slammed
That's a 21-piece orchestra that, depending on the sound quality of the samples contained within the unit, can be controlled by one person, or a laptop running a MIDI composition, and would sound awesome.
And it all fits in a 4-space rack you can put in the trunk of a Kia Sorento.
Further, the layering of similar instruments still consumes the available memory of the unit, but contributes to a much fuller sound than a single trumpet blaring away.
Originally posted by cato
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The VG-88 models guitars and amps. That means his Godin nylon-string guitar can sound like a Les Paul, a Tele, a Strat, a White Falcon, or a Gibson 12-string Hummingbird, through a Dumble, or a JCM800, or a Plexi, or a Champ, or a TripleRec, without having any of those actually on-hand or on-stage.
While seemingly redundant, the VG8 does pretty much the same things the VG88 can do, although the 88 has a built-in expression pedal, which you would want for controlling volume, wah sweep, delay tempo, tremolo depth (Link Wray's "Rumble"), or any other parameter (gain, or even pickup switching ala Hendrix with the 5-way).
The VG-8 has more pedals than (and can therefore control more functions of) the GR30, but the GR30 does all the non-guitar sounds like woodwinds and brass and such.
As well, you can set the VG88 for one group of simulated guitar, pickup, and amp tones while the VG8 is set for a different-yet-complimentary group, i.e. Les Paul with PAFs into a Plexi on one and a Strat with vintage singles into a Tube Driver into a Fender Twin.
Another benefit of MIDI is having multiple sound modules dedicated to only one or a few instruments each. Since each unit has a limited amount of RAM (and usually not much as compared to a PC - I'd be surprised if anyone makes one with 4GB), a full orchestra with brass, wood, and strings of all varieties will not sound as good in a single unit as if you spread that out over 3 or 4 different modules dedicated to only a handful of instruments.
For example, you have 4 sound modules;
#1 has 2 alto saxes harmonized in 3rds, 3 tenor saxes harmonized in 5ths, and 2 baritone saxes an octave apart
#2 has 3 trumpets, 2 are doubled and one an octave below
#3 has 5 violins, 2 doubled and 3 harmonized across one octave, and 4 cellos
#4 has nothing but a Grand Piano and is set up for the highest level of articulation so you get all the notes, from the soft to the slammed
That's a 21-piece orchestra that, depending on the sound quality of the samples contained within the unit, can be controlled by one person, or a laptop running a MIDI composition, and would sound awesome.
And it all fits in a 4-space rack you can put in the trunk of a Kia Sorento.
Further, the layering of similar instruments still consumes the available memory of the unit, but contributes to a much fuller sound than a single trumpet blaring away.
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