Living Fish Studio has released a guitar MIDI workflow tool that lets users design guitar performances from TAB notation. Designed for composers and arrangers, Guitar Stroke Helper allows for independent control of fretting and picking.
Users can shape strokes, riffs, arpeggios, or custom picking patterns, and export the result as MIDI and play it through their preferred guitar library.
Tired of guitar programming that feels more like data entry than music-making? Offset the timing. Tweak the velocity. Repeat for every string, every stroke. Every time you adjust a chord, you’re back to micro-editing note positions. This grunt work drains your creative energy before you even get to the music.
Guitar Stroke Helper handles that tedious work for you. Set timing and velocity per string to create any picking pattern you can imagine — from fast strums to gentle arpeggios, fingerstyle to hybrid picking. Fine-tune until it feels right, or use quick-set buttons to move fast. Less busywork. More music.
Guitar Stroke Helper features
- TAB-based note input.
- Independent fretting and picking control.
- Stroke curve editor for realistic strum timing.
- Anchor string for natural groove.
- Per-string velocity and on/off.
- Custom tuning.
- MIDI drag and drop export.
Available for Windows and macOS in VST3 and AU plugin formats, Guitar Stroke Helper is on sale for the introductory price of $22 USD until March 31st, 2026 (regular $44 USD).
More information: Living Fish Studio
