Rob Papen RG Virtual Rhythm Guitar Plug-in Instrument

Rhythm Guitar Models

Electric guitar type Fender Stratocaster® Offering in the RG sequencer: Down Stroke, Up Stroke, Ghost Stroke and Glide stroke. Available chords are: Major and Minor7 in "classic" Rhythm guitar setting.

Steel 8TH type for Steelstrings 8th note grooves Offering in the RG sequencer: Down Stroke, Up Stroke and Extra Stroke (hand mute on strings) Available chords are: Major and Minor.

Steel 16TH type for Steelstrings 16th note grooves. Offering in the RG sequencer: Down Stroke, Up Stroke and Ghost Stroke. Available chords are: Major and Minor.

Distorted type for distorted Powerchord grooves. Offering in the RG sequencer: Down Stroke, Up Stroke, Ghost Stroke and Extra Stroke available chords are: 5th Chord for both Major and Minor keyboard range.

Sequencer Section

Controls the guitar strokes and RG synthesizer parts.

32 steps

Each step has on/off, Tie, Stroke (Down, Up, Ghost or Glide/Extra), Velocity and Free/Release row.

Release row on/off option to control the 'Release" times of the Filter and Amp Envelope

Sequencer A and B each with fully independent settings

Sequence A is played by using keyboard range C1 - B3

Sequence B is played by using keyboard range C3 - B4

Each sequence keyboard range is divided into Major chords and Minor chords

Start Loop setting, Sequencer can loop from any step of the sequence

Speed setting of 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 3/2, 2, 3 and 4x BPM. Independent for each sequence

Swing amount

Velocity control knob which mixes between keyboard (midi) velocity input and the steps velocity settings

Tie modes normal or special which allows 'velocity' and 'free' settings inside a step if that step is set to Tie

Sequencer Latch which can be controlled by the midi sustain pedal as well

Reset Mode on/off. When it is set to 'on' the sequencer resets each time you press a new key

File button function with: load, save, copy, paste, swap and clear for sequener A or B

File < and > to scroll through sequences stored on harddisk

Keyboard Layout RG

Sequence A is played by playing notes in the keyboard range C1 - B3

Sequence B is played by playing notes in the keyboard range C3 - B4

Sequence A keyboard range is divided into Major chords and Minor chords

Major chords are from C1- B1 range and Minor are from C2 - B2 range

Sequence B keyboard range is divided into Major chords and Minor chords

Major chords are from C3- B3 range and Minor are from C3 - B4 range

Build in keyboard to demo grooves

Overall Pitch Modulation Section

Tempo sync-able global Pitch LFO

Amount control option

Pitch bend with separate settings for up and down pitch-bends

Filter Section

Main filter is an analogue modeled stereo Multimode Filter, offering 6dB LowPass and HighPass, 12dB, 18dB and 24dB LowPass and HighPass, 12dB and 24dB BandPass, 12dB and 24dB Notch, Comb and Vowel Filter

Pre-filtering distortion

Easy Filter control by pre-defined Cutoff Frequency modulation controllers: Envelope, Velocity, Modulation Wheel and LFO

Built-in Filter Envelope with Attack, Decay, Sustain, Fade and Release

Build in Filter LFO with various waveforms, modulation amount control and tempo sync option with speed settings between 16/1 and 1/32t

LFO free or mono mode options

Amp Section

Built-in Amp/Volume Envelope with Attack, Decay and Release

Volume control

Velocity > Volume amount

Panning control

Modulation Section

2 free modulation routings

33 modulation sources, included the stroke types of the RG sequencer

22 modulation destinations

FX Section

3 HQ effects blocks in serial mode

Available effects: Mono Delay, Stereo Delay, Comb Filter, Reverb, Chorus, Chorus/Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Ensemble, FX Filter, WahWah/Delay, AutoWah, Amp Simulator (5 models), Cabinet Simulator (5 models), Distortion, Low Fi, Waveshaper, Multi-distort (11 types), Stereo Widener, Autopan, Gator and Compressor

Midi tempo based settings in most effects

Overall bypass for FX or bypass per FX

Right mouse menu options with: FX copy, paste, swap, clear, undo, save, load and option to un-sync the effects

2 FX modulation matrix for connecting RG sequencer, midi or synth controls to FX parameters.

EQ Section

Equalizer with 5 bands at 60Hz, 200Hz, 600Hz, 2000Hz and 8000Hz frequencies

Overall

Parameter read-out field above the preset box.

Back panel with extra global function: External controller settings can be saved to disk Computer keyboard up/down for scrolling presets can be turned on/off. Syncing on/off. Depending on host it can be turned on/off

Preset Section

Uses sound banks composed of 128 presets

Preset handling with copy, paste, clear and compare function 'Quick Browse', 'Recently Browsed' and 'Favorite' functions.

Banks with Electric RG grooves, Steelstring RG grooves, Disto RG grooves, Electric, Steelstring, Disto basic grooves