Introduction
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Introduction
Strum Acoustic GS-1
is a synthesizer dedicated to the emulation of acoustic guitars. The syn-
thesizer is entirely based on the A
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wave tables. Instead it produces sound by solving, on the fly, mathematical equations modeling the
different components of a guitar and how they interact. This elaborate synthesis engine responds
dynamically to the control signals it receives while you play thereby reproducing the richness and
responsiveness of real instruments.
Strum Acoustic
features elaborate modeling of the vibrations of the strings, pick or finger action
and the body of the guitar.
Strum Acoustic
also includes many functionalities which make it easy
to reproduce the playing techniques of a guitarist on a keyboard.
Strum Acoustic
includes a chord
detection module and performs automatic voicing of chords. In other words, you play the chords
you know on the keyboard and
Strum
will voice them automatically, for different musical styles, as
a guitarist would have played them. The picking-hand technique of a guitarist is reproduced by an
auto-strum function, special strumming keys or using standard MIDI loops.
Before discussing the synthesizer in more detail, we would like to take this opportunity to thank
you for choosing an A
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pleasure and fulfill your creative needs.
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System Requirements
The following computer configuration is necessary to run
Strum Acoustic
:
Mac OS
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Mac OSX 10.2 (Jaguar) or later.
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G4 733 MHz Processor
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256 MB RAM
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1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution
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MIDI Keyboard (recommended)
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Ethernet Port
Windows
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Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
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PIII 800 MHz
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128 MB RAM
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1024 x 768 or higher screen resolution
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DirectX or ASIO supported sound card
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MIDI Keyboard (recommended)
