Guitar Pro 5 - Revolution Of Midi?

[Kenneth the Tree]

Among the new features of Guitar Pro 5:

* New RSE [Realistic Sound Engine] with real instrument sounds - listen to some samples
* New Graphical Interface (skinable)
* 4 Display Modes: Page, Parchment, Vertical Screen, Horizontal Screen
* Fine Scrolling and Zoom from 30% to 200%
* Score display fully redesigned (silimar to published songbooks)
* Automatic vertical positionning and spacing of score symbols to avoid collisions and blank spaces
* New Page Setup window
* Advanced Standard Notation (effects, beams, stem direction...)
* Manuscript Configuration for each Track (tablature only, standard notation only or both, diagrams...)
* Multiple Selection used for editing and playing tools
* Playing of a selected part with Multiple Selection (also works for looped play)
* Move Tracks Up and Down
* Voice Support (lead and bass)
* Coda, Segno (simple and double), Fine + 14 possible jumps
* 8va, 8vb, 15ma and 15mb
* Triplet Feel affected to the bar (8th or 16th)
* Improved Alternate Endings
* Improved Grace Note and Dead Note
* Possibility to add Effects on Tied Notes
* Extended Bends and Tremolo Bar
* Full Support of Artificial Harmonics
* Wah-wah
* Heavy Accentuated Notes
* Tunings associated to an Instrument
* Diagrams displayed with the score and/or under title
* Improved Speed Trainer
* MusicXML Import/Export
* PowerTab Import
* TablEdit Import
* PDF Export

Screenshot:
http://213.251.138.58/~gpweb/en/img...r-principal.gif

Heres an RSE sound demo (of a song you may recognise):
MIDI: http://213.251.138.58/~gpdownlo/gp5/mp3/20m.mp3
RSE: http://213.251.138.58/~gpdownlo/gp5/mp3/20r.mp3


My Opinion:
Damn it. What a let down.

Basically, tried it, got so excited...maybe too excited and well...it was a let down.

The RSE [Realistic Sound Eng...] Wasn't the best. Either the sound lacks in bass or has an overly sounding reverb or whatever. The drums...gah...filth...pure filth.

[MentaL]

[Iron Maiden]

Yeah. One of my friends used it and he said it was a piece of shit.

[Kaoii]

screw you guys, im getting it anyway ;P
also, all of the tabs on the rz-music site will be GP5 format, PowerTab format, and plain old text. theres 2 spots left for tab requests on the site, so check the sticky to request one!

[Iron Maiden]

Well shit on a stick! We're just shit outta luck then!

[Kaoii]

you guys are all noobs -_-
i just illegally downloaded GP5 and the good CLEARLY outweighs the bad. slides no longer sound terrible, the guitar sounds are better than general midi, and vibrato sounds GREAT now (thank god, it was so annoying in GP4).

you can also import from powertab.

unless you carefully go over everything in the program, dont diss it, because it's miles better than GP4 and the latest version of powertab.

[Iron Maiden]

It might be good for guitar, but what about everything else? They improved the guitar quality but everything else is severely lacking.

[Kaoii]

see the program is called Guitar Pro. It's only meant to tab for Guitars and have the other not-so-important stuff in the background. Also, your forgetting the other cool features.. like:

- Sheet music format
- Better tablature signs
- Effects sound much more real
- Human-playing which makes it sound like an actual human playing instead of a machine
(they make timing mistakes, etc, depending on how crappy you make them)

[Iron Maiden]

Well shit Kaoii, I guess I'm just going to have to download a bootleg version of it then.

[MentaL]

just use powertabs

[Iron Maiden]

That is what I use right now. But I'm still goning to go download GP5 just to see what all the fuss is about.

[DETH]

well the bass sucks, the drums also suck a bit, the distortion guitar sounds weird, and some other ones too.
the only one that actually sounds good is the overdriven guitar.
i've noticed some problems with the slides there, it ignores them some times (no idea why).

anyway, if you want it to sound just like the old gp's, press f2.

[nathan123]

Will gp4 sounds come out like that? or just as the old midi type?

[Kenneth the Tree]

you guys are all noobs -_-
i just illegally downloaded GP5 and the good CLEARLY outweighs the bad. slides no longer sound terrible, the guitar sounds are better than general midi, and vibrato sounds GREAT now (thank god, it was so annoying in GP4).

you can also import from powertab.

unless you carefully go over everything in the program, dont diss it, because it's miles better than GP4 and the latest version of powertab.

and you call us n00bs....


Anyway. I've used guitar pro extensively. I can tell you most of the ins and outs of it and the new RSE system is what i dislike about it.
The Tab and Notation layout - Top marks.
No errors - Excellent.

I say it was a let down because it's like relasing a patch for GP4 to be honest. Take away the RSE and what do you have left? A patch. That's my point ...


Oh and by the way is the music site up? Willing to help out.

[Kaoii]

im still working on it.

[Gabrieth]

I see some ppl saying negetive things about it ^^ but ill try it enywase ^^