Does anybody else hate guitar pro?

[unry666]

Ok so I admit that it's an amazing tool and is a brilliant way to learn a new song.

But no matter what tune, riff, beat, groove I come up with it always seems like I have the absolute worse timings when putting it into guitar pro.

A buddy of mine lives like 400 miles away and we kinda write music together but it's kinda hard given the distance. I don't have a decent recording set up (mic and audacity / android app) and can't afford to improve it so the easiest way is to send each other guitar pro tabs to get the idea's across. Or at least I thought it would be.

I play to a metronome and it all seems real easy, it sounds good so I try to record it. My last recording you could hear a house alarm from like 4 blocks away more than you could hear the bass, mic facing the amp and the amp pretty loud.
Luckily I can make out enough of the tune so I don't forget it but can I get it onto guitar pro without the use of 64th's and tied notes? No.

I'm not really looking for help more just ranting and hoping I'm not the only one out there. Guitar Pro is fantastic when it works but I don't half wish there was a way you could record the music and it do it all automatically for you!!!

 

[T2k5]

Our band has used GP4/5 (GP6 is worse in almost everything) since 2004, and it works fine for writing things down. The playback timing is extremely crappy, so I usually export stuff to MIDI and play it out on FL Studio. Other than the timing problems, everything was blissful in the beginning, but after I started using an 8-string bass and now a 10-string, the fact that GP can't do more than 7 strings has turned quite annoying (GP6 even clips the extreme ends out of standard notation depending on the instrument ), so I've started doing everything on FL Studio; now I just have to get our guitarist to do the same. The piano roll on FL is much more intuitive to write than classic notation or tabs IMO.

So yeah, it works when it works, but sucks for playback and weirder instruments.

 

[fendermademygibson]

wish there was a way you could record the music and it do it all automatically for you!!!

I think you need to use something like Finale or Sibelius. Remember, it will always be more difficult when composing vs. transcribing, to capture all those true little nuances that are inherent to real playing. Transcribed music from a valid source already has all that worked out for you. I've been using it for a year or so and I do like it but there are flaws such as playback timing. As a basic, yet fairly versatile, tool for under $100 I am happy with it over all.

 

[unry666]

the fact that GP can't do more than 7 strings has turned quite annoying (GP6 even clips the extreme ends out of standard notation depending on the instrument ),

How very frustrating, I didn't even think about string limitation.

I hate gp6 - it sounds different on my works pc, phone and home pc - probably something to do with the speakers but I've wrote a decent song at work then got home and played it back and it was so bad. (although on the upside I get to use GP at work )

Remember, it will always be more difficult when composing vs. transcribing, to capture all those true little nuances that are inherent to real playing.

I know but I'm so darn impatient
I may have to have a look at the other programs you've mentioned though.

EDIT: Also wow, a 10 string? drool

 

[Robus]

64ths? Just curious, what tempo are you playing at?

 

[fendermademygibson]

I know but I'm so darn impatient
I may have to have a look at the other programs you've mentioned though.

I hear ya. I've learned to be patient with it. Beware the others are going to run you considerably more $$. Also I'm not sure if the others record real and/or strictly virtual instruments. Just make sure "it" does what you need. Again for the money it's pretty hard to beat. Between that and my audio interface I am at the very least able to create a basic visual as well as capturing a true audio version(name your files accordingly). Between the two I'm into it for about $225. Not quite what your looking for but if you just want to capture your ideas it's a relatively cheap way to go. Plus, for me, if nothing else it has taught me how to read music. To an extent anyway.

 

[ZenG]

Is this some kind of lack of quantizing ability in the program?

 

[unry666]

64ths? Just curious, what tempo are you playing at?

Last one was 110 and I don't play 64ths just that was the only way I could get guitar pro to sound like what I played, I had a triplet being split over two bars somehow and the only way to get it to sound right was to make it a 64th tied to another 64th. It's probably me being kinda useless but that doesn't change the fact it's frustrating as hell.

Between the two I'm into it for about $225. Not quite what your looking for but if you just want to capture your ideas it's a relatively cheap way to go. Plus, for me, if nothing else it has taught me how to read music. To an extent anyway.

Yeah I do know I need to invest more. I do like the idea of learning to read music though, this is intriguing, now all I need is some spare cash

Is this some kind of lack of quantizing ability in the program?

I think it's more a lack of my ability to input the correct data honestly.