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RealCharts/Tabs need to be usable with Virtual Instruments same as Ample Sound can play Guitar Pro Tab and save measures to Riffs.
So the Articulations in Control 85 that represent Bends, Slides, Hammer On, Pull Off (Vibrato could be added) can be converted to custom keyswitches or midi bend info for your Virtual Instruments.
Also Export the TAB in the MXML that can be loaded into Guitar Pro. Maybe a direct Export to Guitar Pro from Biab/RB.
You could have a Sax play a guitar piece as a complement or answer to a guitar.


If you could color the piano roll like in RC the background colors are: light green is the chord root, dark green chord notes, light grey scale notes, dark grey out or passing note.
The midi notes will be green for chord note, blue scale and red out/passing.

http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=407373#Post407373

http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=404310


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The new Ample Riffer for Ample Guitars allows you drag export from the riff library to midi with key switches and bend info.
http://www.amplesound.net/en/download.asp
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If you can do this with the RealChart midi and have a custom key switch option for each articulation represented in the RealChart by Control85 or bend info as below:

Watch https://www.dropbox.com/s/67h71s54a3cmkz1/Ample-Guitar-Riffer.mp4?dl=0
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Then you can be used with Sforzando:

Watch https://www.dropbox.com/s/pktqux36w90ahto/Gibson-Ample-FS.mp4?dl=0
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If you could color the piano roll like in RC the background colors are: light green is the chord root, dark green chord notes, light grey scale notes, dark grey out or passing note.
The midi notes will be green for chord note, blue scale and red out/passing.


Silly question to be sure but, what is RC?


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Pretty sure he means Rapid Composer.


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It was a very reasonable question Jim. TLA's get me too. cry


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Acronyms can be very confusing. For instance RC can be Radio Controlled or Royal Crown (cola), etc.


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...or Royal Crown (cola)...


But only with a Moon Pie.


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In your first post on this topic you said
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If you could color the piano roll like in RC the background colors are: light green is the chord root, dark green chord notes, light grey scale notes, dark grey out or passing note.
The midi notes will be green for chord note, blue scale and red out/passing.


Here's the Demo you can try http://www.musicdevelopments.com/getdemo.html

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Thanks for confirming RC is Rapid Composer.


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