So having just one instance of an effect but issuing patch change commands can save memory and CPU usage. Of course, you would have to have a separate track just for the patch changes. Some effects can change presets by sending patch change commands to the VST's MIDI in (VST2 versions of Meldaproduction effects can do this, for example). Unless you issue the patch change command well in advance of hitting that note, you would be better of having multiple instances. Not so much with sample based synths - they take a while for the patch to load and for the actual sound to become available (Certain Sonivox synths suffer this issue). However, issuing patch changes would only make sense with physically modelled synths, as they tend to change patches on a dime. You would save on CPU cycles, especially on some of these CPU hungry VSTs (Yes, Meldaproduction's mPowersynth, I'm looking at you).

Mind you, this is with MIDI only projects.īut for vsts, you have hit the nail on the head. You’ll love the pure raw sound of Strum GS-2, but the built-in effects will bring it to so many places that you’ll enjoy having them on hand.I use patch changes evens in projects all the time.

Have you ever had the chance to create your own guitar? Strum GS-2 allows you to do just that by controlling every aspect in the making of your instrument. Guitar players voice chords differently, strumming is not easily reproduced on a keyboard, and guitar players use all sort of techniques such as palm muting, scratching and sliding simply not available on a keyboard. PLAYING GUITAR ON A KEYBOARD HAS NEVER BEEN EASIERĬreating a realistic guitar track from samples is a tough job.

With more than 200 different acoustic and electric guitars - nylon, steel, single coil and humbucker fitted pickups, clean, crunchy, distorted-, a 2-channel amplifier, spring reverb, speaker cabinet, and effects as well as 102 MIDI riffs covering many musical styles, Strum GS-2 packs everything you need to create guitar parts for your productions. The convenience of having all your guitars at the flick of a switch. With a huge collection of acoustic and electric guitars, automatic chord recognition, sophisticated chord voicing, integrated strumming and picking action, MIDI riff library, amp and effects, playing guitar on a keyboard has never been so easy. Strum GS-2 is a plug-in for the production of guitar tracks.

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