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Native Instruments' Session Guitarist – Electric Sunburst is a virtual electric guitar with real-time performance controls. It is designed to be played using a MIDI keyboard, with patterns triggered and selected by MIDI, allowing for fast arranging. Electric Sunburst offers three different pattern types: strumming patterns, arpeggio patterns, and pre-recorded riffs. The patterns are based on actual recordings by professional studio guitarists and can be played at any tempo between 60-65 BPM and up to 160 BPM and above. The instrument also provides a variety of endings, slide sounds, and additional palm hits on the guitar’s body and strings.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Type of instrument | Electric Guitar Virtual Instrument |
| Number of patterns | 154 |
| Tempo range | 60-65 bpm to 160 bpm |
| Key feature | Revolutionary playback engine |
| Chord mode | Standard chord mode |
| Number of pattern types | 3 |
| Endings | 3 |
| Keyswitches | 8 |
| Notes | Soloing and layering strums |
| Use | Kontakt |
| Number of articulations | Few |
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What You'll Learn
Using a MIDI keyboard
Electric Sunburst is designed to be played using a MIDI keyboard. The patterns are triggered and selected by MIDI, allowing for fast arranging. Patterns will automatically sync to the master or host tempo, and can be played at any tempo between 60-65 bpm and up to 160 bpm or even higher. Up to eight patterns can be assigned to chromatic keyswitches from C1 to G1.
To play a pattern, play chords on your MIDI keyboard. After releasing the keys, playback will be stopped within a specified note duration. To stop playback, trigger one of the three endings via keyswitch, or release all keys on your keyboard. Because transitioning from one pattern/chord to another is always legato (without breaks), it is best to make changes a little before the intended position so that the engine can add any requested effects.
Riffs come as pre-recorded performances but adapt to incoming chords by chromatically adjusting individual notes of the riff to the incoming chord. Electric Sunburst recognizes all intervals, as well as a great variety of chords, including major, minor, no-third, diminished, augmented, half-diminished, various suspensions, options, alterations, and even slash chords.
To add options or suspensions, click or play and hold any of the labelled black keys. To remove an option or suspension, click the corresponding key again or release that key on your MIDI keyboard.
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Playing one note at a time
Playing single notes on the Electric Sunburst instrument is not possible with the standard version. This is because it is a pattern-based instrument, with pre-built patterns triggered and selected via MIDI. However, the Deluxe version of Electric Sunburst does allow users to play single notes. This version comes with a second melodic instrument for melody playing, which can be selected before opening the library.
To play single notes on the Electric Sunburst Deluxe, users can play notes and solos as they would with any other melodic instrument. The Deluxe version also allows users to trigger chords and patterns from their keyboard, as well as alternate between patterns and melodies.
For those who wish to build their own patterns and melodies, it is possible to modify the existing patterns to conform to a specific idea. However, this can be time-consuming, and it may be faster to create patterns from scratch.
While the standard Electric Sunburst does not allow for single notes, it is possible to play the full range of the instrument in Auto Chords mode, and standard chord mode is the most powerful mode for playing chords, intervals, options, or tensions.
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Playing chords
Electric Sunburst offers three different pattern types, each with its own unique response to incoming MIDI notes. This feature allows you to play chords with ease. Here's a detailed guide on how to play chords using Electric Sunburst:
Strumming Patterns:
Strumming patterns are based on recorded loops. When you play more than one single note, additional single notes are layered on top of the original loop. For the best results, avoid playing too many notes at once. The dynamic pattern search function allows you to input the desired rhythmic structure manually, giving you control over your strumming patterns.
Arpeggio Patterns:
Arpeggio patterns are created by the playback engine, which analyses the incoming chord and assigns individual notes to different strings. Playing up to six notes at a time can lead to interesting variations. The more notes you press on the keyboard, the more intricate the resulting arpeggio will sound.
Chord Mode:
The standard chord mode is the most powerful mode for playing chords. In this mode, chords, intervals, options, or tensions are played on the exact pitches you press on the keyboard. You can play the full range of the instrument in this mode, and it offers a wide range of realistic chords.
Auto Chords Mode:
Even though only one octave is displayed in the Auto Chords Panel, you can play the full range of the instrument in this mode as well. The autochord mode and voicing presets allow you to perform convincing electric guitar parts regardless of your musical background.
Melody Mode:
In Melody mode, you can play notes and solos just like in any other melodic instrument. You can also use keyswitches to add techniques like mutes, flageolets (harmonics), and tremolos. This mode gives you the freedom to play your own melodies and patterns without being restricted to pre-set patterns.
Electric Sunburst provides a versatile platform for playing chords and creating music. By utilising these different modes and patterns, you can explore a wide range of musical possibilities and find the style that suits your preferences and playing style.
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Playing arpeggios
To begin, it's important to understand the construction of an arpeggio. Major arpeggios, for example, are built from the notes of a major chord, which are the 1st (root), 3rd, and 5th degrees of the major scale. By applying these scale intervals to the guitar fretboard, you can create a scale pattern. From this pattern, you can isolate the root, 3rd, and 5th to create a major bar.
When playing through arpeggios, it's recommended to start with the lowest root note and play both ascending and descending, finishing on the same root note. This is known as the CAGED system, which outlines common major arpeggio patterns. You can use the provided fingerings as a guide but feel free to adjust as needed. One trickier aspect of playing arpeggios is fingering side-by-side notes on the same fret, which requires a rolling technique to play them fluidly.
If you're using the Electric Sunburst guitar, you'll have access to a variety of arpeggio patterns. The dynamic pattern search function allows you to search by playing style, time signature, and more. You can manually input the desired rhythmic structure as well. With the combination of performance controls and the innovative playback engine, you can create an endless number of chord variations and unique tones.
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Using the Kontakt GUI
Electric Sunburst is a pattern-based guitar library that offers a variety of realistic riffs, arpeggios, strummed intervals, and chords. The Kontakt GUI offers three different pattern types: Strumming patterns, Arpeggio patterns, and Riff patterns. Each pattern type reacts differently to incoming MIDI notes.
The Strumming patterns are based on recorded loops. If you play more than one single note, additional single notes will be layered on top of the original loop. The Arpeggio patterns are analysed by the playback engine, which allocates the individual notes to different strings of the guitar. The Riff patterns allow for the creation of authentic, finished tracks with modern productions.
The GUI offers a dynamic pattern search function, allowing users to search by time signature, playing style, and more. It also offers a wide range of performance controls, including effects, amps, and cabinet emulations. The impact slider is a useful feature that allows users to continuously control the dynamics of the performance, with positive settings increasing intensity and negative settings softening the result.
The Electric Sunburst Deluxe version offers an expanded range of performance controls, adding real-time bending and vibrato controls, as well as a second melodic instrument. This version provides unmatched flexibility, realism, and tonal variety, allowing users to create authentic electric guitar parts with ease.
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Frequently asked questions
Electric Sunburst is a virtual electric guitar with real-time performance controls. It has a revolutionary playback engine that allows users to seamlessly switch between different patterns and alter the dynamics in real-time.
Electric Sunburst is played using a MIDI keyboard. To play sustains, you can use the standard chord mode, where chords, intervals, options, or tensions are played on the pitches you press on the keyboard. You can also hold a chord or interval with one hand while playing a melody on top with the other hand.
To stop the playback, you can either trigger one of the three endings via keyswitch or release all keys on your keyboard.
