Session Guitarist - Acoustic Sunburst Deluxe Explained
Join veteran Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe for a detailed look at Session Guitarist - Acoustic Sunburst Deluxe, the newest addition to Native Instruments' acoustic guitar VI line, which puts the sound of world-class acoustic recordings at your fingertips. You'll learn how to customize the guitar's sound with numerous settings, choose different chord voicings to fit your specific needs, use different strumming or picking patterns to suit your style, add pristine acoustic melodies to decorate a track, and more! These Acoustic Sunburst Deluxe videos are for new users.
Videos
• Introduction & Interface (07:37) - This video introduces the series and outlines the different areas of the interface. We also discuss songs and patterns as we begin to understand how this plugin is designed.
• Playing Back Melodies (08:27) - We discuss the melody version of the plugin next, discussing articulations, vibrato, and pitch bend. We also demonstrate how to move between melodies or patterns and playing with fingers and/or a plectrum.
• Pattern Types & Selection (08:58) - Next up, we cover selecting patterns and playing and stopping pattern playbacks using articulations. We also discuss the pattern types, phrases, strums, and arpeggiated patterns.
• Voicings (06:33) - This video is concerned with voicings, which allows us to play back amazing guitar chords that sound really authentic. We also cover exporting a pattern to your DAW.
• Endings & Dynamics (05:07) - Discover how endings and slides can add realism to performances. We do this by using keyswitching and adding continuous dynamics modulation with the mod wheel.
• Sound Presets (02:57) - This video covers the sound presets we can use to change the guitar?s sound. We also demonstrate locking this as you move through presets so that the sound remains unaltered.
• Pattern Inspector & Pattern Browser (08:11) - We cover the pattern browser and inspector next. The browser has very powerful features for allowing us to search for the perfect pattern, while the pattern inspector allows us to fine tune patterns so they fit into our artistic vision.
• Song Browser (01:41) - Next up, we discuss the song browser, with which we can choose from groups of patterns arranged into songs alongside a sound preset.
• Guitar Settings (04:16) - In this video, we demonstrate the guitar settings page, which is where we can change the main sound of the guitar by altering things like microphone setup, stereo width, and performance timing.
• Amps & FX (03:38) - Next up, we continue to look at the amps and fx, including the split effect, which allows a separate send effects chain to be added and mixed in alongside the dry signal.
• Playback Page (03:51) - In this video, we cover some the Playback page where we can alter performance aspects like humanize, swing, and timing feel.
• Melody Instrument Keyswitches (06:04) - Learn about the keyswitches relating to the melody instrument that enhance the realism of lead guitar parts.
• Adding Chords to a Track Idea (09:50) - Next up, we take an existing track idea and add some acoustic guitar chords to enhance the arrangement.
• Adding Melody to a Track Idea (04:18) - We add some melody to the track idea next, using keyswitches to enhance realism.
• Dynamics & Keyswitches (05:15) - Finally, we add some dynamic movement and keyswitch endings to create a more realistic performance.