A strange and wonderful guitarsynth
Guitarcatcher is a beautiful new guitar synthesizer - play any guitar in, and it turns directly into a synth or sample. Transform your guitar into an oboe or a steelpan, harmonize with yourself, sub-octave the bass, do some spectral f*ckery, or output the notes to an external synth, with almost no latency and no special pickup required.
Based on the most accurate guitar tracker in the west
Under the surface lies a deadly accurate polyphonic guitar tracker, which effortlessly picks up bends, vibrato, crazy jazz chords, subtle dynamics, super-fast riffs, campfire chords, you name it - with almost no latency. Try it for yourself. It pretty much doesn't miss a single note.
Play with the notes
Because Guitarcatcher actually identifies what notes you're playing, it can do all sorts of fun things that other guitar effects can't do. You can harmonize within a key, glide between notes, sub-octave the bass, and lots more. This makes it a versatile writing tool, even for beginner guitarists who just want to experiment with cool sounds.
Output to any synth
Guitarcatcher can send regular MIDI to any synthesizer. But where it really shines is MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression): an extension of MIDI that allows pitch bending and expression on each string.
With Guitarcatcher, you can play your guitar into any MPE-compatible synth and it just works. The world of guitarsynths is wide open.
Weird and subtle effects
Here are some more things you can do:
Create a reverb composed of the spectrum of a trumpet
Slightly alter the timbre of every note onset
Change the harmonic makeup of the guitar by layering in tones at different pitches
You can get pretty creative and funky with this thing.
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