Guitarocracy

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Discover Next-Level Virtual Guitar in Kontakt Player

Revolutionize your music with ultra-realistic tones, an interactive virtual fretboard that helps you learn music theory while mastering scales and chords on guitar. Includes innovative tools that make guitar performance accessible to everyone. Unlock your creativity with scale-based randomization, dynamic arpeggiation, and pro-grade effects all in one powerful package.

Overview / Introduction

Guitarocracy is a cutting-edge virtual guitar instrument for Native Instruments Kontakt 8, designed to deliver authentic tones and intuitive tools for musicians, producers, and composers. At its core is an interactive virtual fretboard that visualizes MIDI input as notes and chords, paired with a scale-based arpeggiator, randomization for generative ideas, and a suite of professional effects. Whether you're composing intricate melodies, learning scales, or performing live, Guitarocracy blends realism with creativity, supporting touchscreen devices, MIDI controllers, and NKS2 hardware for seamless integration.

Ultra-realistic guitar emulation with visual feedback for composition and education.

Innovative arpeggiator and randomization in 144 scales and 84 modes.

Built-in effects chain including AHDSR, Compressor, Cry Wah, Big Fuzz, and Reverb.

Customizable 12 guitar colors and 12 theme colors for a total of 144 custom looks.

Multilingual help text support (English, Spanish, German, French).

Detailed Features Sections

Virtual Fretboard

The heart of Guitarocracy is the interactive fretboard that displays MIDI note inputs across six strings and up to 22 frets, mimicking a real guitar for intuitive play and learning.

Real-time visualization: Notes and chords light up with "Note On" markers, showing positions and note names like a B note on the 2nd fret of the A string.

Scale highlighting: Choose from 144 scales and 84 modes (e.g., G# natural minor, C harmonic minor, E Whole Tone, C Double Harmonic) to illuminate the selected scales notes.

Overlay controls: Toggle fret numbers, note names (always on/off/dynamic), auto-clear on release, and color schemes (white or black fret "note on" marker backgrounds).

Touchscreen and MIDI support: Tap to play the arpeggiator or use controllers or custom mappings.
Ideal for composing, practicing songs, or visualizing progressions in real time.

Dynamic Arpeggiator

Transform simple inputs into rhythmic patterns with this customizable sequencer, perfect for strums, riffs, and complex phrases.

Step sequencer: Up to 8 steps with control over note order (down, down-up, random), velocity, duration, and tempo divisions (e.g., quarter notes, triplets).

Scale-locked patterns: Constrain to selected scales for in-key results; enable "Scale to Arpeggiation" to auto-copy intervals.

Sync options: Experimental DAW tempo sync (or free time mode); sustain/release modes for realistic note endings.

Play modes: Random in Scale, Random in Scale SMB (skip muted beats), or Random in Scale Both (randomize notes and durations).
Sync with your DAW for seamless integration, or use in free time mode for real time tempo control.

Scale-Based Randomization

Break creative blocks with generative tools that produce random sequences within your chosen scale.

Instant generation: Create note sequences or chords constrained to scales like C Double Harmonic for melodic ideas.

Customizable parameters: Adjust range (e.g., one octave), rhythm, and complexity via the arpeggiator panel.

Integration: Feed into the fretboard for visualization or arpeggiator for rhythmic evolution; trigger via MIDI keys.
Perfect for songwriting, ambient textures, or live improvisation combine with effects for endless inspiration.

Professional-Grade Effects

Shape your tones with a serial effects chain: AHDSR → Compressor → Cry Wah → Big Fuzz → Reverb (insert send).

AHDSR Envelope: Control attack, hold, decay, sustain, and release for dynamic shaping (e.g., sharp plucks or swells).

Compressor: Threshold, ratio, attack/decay, and output for punchy dynamics; presets like "Classic" or "Pro."

Cry Wah: Pedal sweep, mono mode, and output for vocal-like filters; modulate in real time.

Big Fuzz: Sustain, tone, bass/treble, and presets (e.g., "Light Fuzz," "Fuzzy Bear") for gritty distortion.

Reverb: Predelay, size, decay, modulation, and modes (e.g., Hall, Plate); freeze for drones or sync predelay to tempo.
Bypass individually and map to NKS2 for live tweaks craft tones from clean jazz to heavy metal.

Mixer Interface and Guitar Noise

Balance and refine your output with dedicated channels for polished mixes.

Channels: Main output (post-effects), Reverb Output (independent send), and Guitar Noise (release-triggered samples for realism).

Controls: Volume sliders, panning, mute; real-time level meters to avoid clipping.

Routing: Send main signal to DAW outs; adjust Reverb Output for spatial effects.

Guitar Noise: Simulates string muting on release; integrate with ARP release mode for authentic feel.
Optimize for genres by panning leads or boosting noise for gritty live-guitar vibes.

User Settings and Customization

Tailor Guitarocracy to your workflow with extensive personalization.

Language: On-hover help in English, Spanish, German, or French.

Orientation: Right- or left-handed fretboard view.

Keyboard Functions: Assign MIDI keys for muting (e.g., random/custom groups), arpeggiation play/stop, randomization, or reset overlays.

Tuning: Master Tune (±36 semitones) for global pitch shifts; use MIDI Transpose for visual fretboard adjustments.

Visuals: 12 Guitar Model colors (e.g., black, red) and 12 UI themes (e.g., dark blue, gold).
Save as Snapshots for quick switches between studio and live setups.

Touchscreen and Controller Support

Designed for modern interaction, Guitarocracy excels with hardware.

Touchscreen: Tap fretboard to play notes, adjust settings, or swipe for effects modulation.

MIDI Controllers: Custom mappings for effects, arpeggiator, and muting; or right-click UI to assign.

NKS2 Compatibility: Pre-mapped controls for Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol keyboards, including tactile feedback for scales, effects, and settings.
Enhance live performances or studio sessions with seamless hardware integration.

Audio Demos

Experience Guitarocracy in action:

Demo Track 1. Pop/Ballad: Clean tones with subtle Compressor in D Major.

Demo Track 2. Fur Elise: Classical - Clean tones with subtle Compressor and Raum Reverb in A minor

Integration and Collaboration

NKS2 Support: Fully mapped for Komplete Kontrol hardware control fretboard scales, effects knobs, arpeggiator patterns, and settings with light guide and tactile feedback.

DAW Compatibility: Load in any Kontakt-compatible DAW; experimental tempo sync for arpeggiator (free time alternative available).

Created by DO Studios LLC: Innovative tools born from a passion for accessible guitar artistry. Visit guitarocracy.com for updates and community.

Specifications / At a Glance