MusicLab has announced an update to the RealRick guitar instrument for Windows and macOS.

Version 5.0 of the virtual Rickenbacker guitar comes with a new multi-performance mode and various usability improvements.

RealRick provides incredible playability based on the unique performance modes and easy-to-use keyboard layout as well as the advanced key/pedal/velocity switch system allowing a keyboardist to perform guitar parts with a whole new level of realistic expression. RealRick covers practically all sounds, articulations, and techniques a professional guitarist can produce on his Rickenbacker®, including mute, bridge mute, harmonics, pinch harmonics, unison bend, strumming, picking, chord chopping, scrapes, and much more…

Changes in RealRick v5.0 features

  • Combining various guitar techniques (strumming, soloing, string picking, etc.) in a single performance layout.
  • 25 new Key Switch FX in chordal modes.
  • Velocity controllable number of strings in strummed chords.
  • Live control of solo and strum techniques.
  • Live control of chord inversions/positions.
  • Free voices leading in strummed chords.
  • Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs in chords.
  • Slider (Bottleneck) guitar emulation.
  • Numerous performance options, effects, and their combinations.
  • Advanced Velocity Curve control.
  • Resizable GUI (zoom 80/100/120/150/200%).
  • Internal Loop in Song mode.
  • Drag and Drop Song events (chords and patterns) to DAW MIDI track.
  • Use of DAW MIDI track to edit and playback Song events directly to Song mode window.
  • Hold Pedal on virtual keyboard.
  • Pitch Wheel and Mod. Wheel MIDI activity indicators.

The virtual instrument (VST/VST3/AU/AAX) is available from MusicLab and distributor PluginFox, priced $139 USD.