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http://www.drumbot.com/projects/key_chords/

With Guitar Key Chord you can create your chord progression and strumming patterns.
You can save it to midi strumming and or song structure held chords.
If you save as both you can use the held chords for holds and to get the chords from in BB/RB.
Drag chord to track and drag back to remove.
You can re-save the tracks with different strumming patterns that can be edited with RealBand.

The Structure midi track can be imported into Biab or RealBand to get the chords.

This is a cheap n quick way to make up some UserTracks using something like Spicy Guitar 32/64 VST/AU Win/Mac http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=1065



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File > Import > Import Chords from MIDI file.

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File > Open Midi or Chord Window > Reinterpret Chords



Web app and Win/Mac app

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Seem to be a nice VST, however when trying to install it my antivirus say it's a virus. Do you know anything about that?

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No my Antivirus says it's ok.
The 32 bit has the standalone SpicyGuitar.exe that might trigger a false positive
so I just uploaded the the Spicy Guitar 32.dll and Spicy Guitar 64.dll + pdf manual.

Drobox
Spicy Guitar 32 VST Win
Spicy Guitar 64 VST Win

More:
http://www.dskmusic.com/dsk-guitars-nylon/
http://www.dskmusic.com/dsk-guitars-steel/
http://www.amplesound.net/en/pro-pd.asp?id=7

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I watched Drumbot on YouTube and I still think RapicComposer does a better job.

This last image is Spicy Guitar? I also noticed the keyboard, is that the way to enter chords? My knowledge of chord entry by keyboard is nil.

UPDATE: I just watched on YouTube a video re: RealGuitar by MusicLab vs Spicy Guitar. I own RealGuitar but gave it up because of keyboard entry. Re: the versus - I preferred the sound of RealGuitar.

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There's no comparison with MusicLab RealGuitar's or RapidComposer.
These are just freebies I listed, the pic is Ample Guitar Lite, it is actually pretty good.
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I agree, not bad sounding at all. Does it require keyboard / midi keyboard entry?

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No need for keyboard, just load the vst into a midi guitar track in BB/RB or RapidComposer.

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Thank you Pipeline for the update.

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