eMedia Guitar Songs Volume 1
Win/Mac CD-ROM
$29.95
"Guitar Songs' sound quality surpasses other guitar-teaching CD-ROMs because it uses real recordings of guitar and vocals... now you've got no excuse to skip practicing."
– Time Digital Magazine
Overview
With eMedia’s Guitar Songs, you’ll learn to play over 20 hit songs in a variety of styles, including rock, blues, country, classical, and folk. In addition to high-quality recordings, this CD-ROM includes a variable-speed MIDI track for slowing down the music and options for playing back separate audio tracks. Playback options include "No Guitar", "Guitar Only" and "Bass Only" versions, allowing you to tailor the software to your needs. eMedia Guitar Songs presents songs made famous by artists such as Eric Clapton, Melissa Etheridge, Heart, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Santana, Talking Heads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who and more! Song playing tips are included for both bass and guitar players. Includes a realistic animated fretboard which now even shows bends and vibrato in addition to fingering positions in real-time. Also includes an automatic tuner and metronome! Options for guitar tablature or standard notation available on each song.
Features
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21 Songs
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eMedia Guitar Songs features 21 famous songs. Taking full advantage of sound, image, and software, eMedia creates the easiest way to learn how to play great songs. You have the option to learn using either guitar tablature or standard music notation. In addition, the music tracking feature highlights tablature or notation in real-time as the music plays, making it easy to follow along. Sections of music can be highlighted, looped and even slowed down with variable-speed MIDI tracks.
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Animated Fretboard Watch the fretboard come alive with real-time display of notes, including bends, vibrato and slides! Includes both right- and left-handed views from both the perspective of looking down at your guitar and across at an instructor's guitar. |
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Tablature and Standard Notation We've chosen 21 songs by legendary artists for Guitar Songs Volume 1. This is the easiest way to learn how to play classic songs. You have the option to learn using either guitar tablature or standard music notation. In addition, the music tracking feature highlights tablature or notation in real-time as the music plays, making it easy to follow along. Sections of music can be highlighted, looped and even slowed down with variable-speed MIDI tracks. MIDI Tracks Variable-speed MIDI tracks for each song allow you to slow down the music and learn at whatever pace you like. |
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Real Instrument Multi-Tracking You've got the option to zero in on the guitar-only tracks or turn off the guitar track and play along with the rest of the band. Bass-only, no-bass and rhythm-only tracks are also included. Of course, you’ll also want to hear the full audio track in all its glory, complete with guitar, rhythm and vocals. Professional studio recordings and authentic instrumentation mean that you’ll hear what sounds like the real thing. |
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Jukebox Navigation Preview and choose songs easily through the animated jukebox. This makes it easy to navigate, with the option to select songs by genre. There's no need to plug in quarters either! Artist Biographies and Photos Gain insights into the lives of the legends. Playing Tips: Instructional material presents the chords and tips needed to master the song. Tips for playing the bass part are also included. |
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Automatic Tuner Visually tune your electric or acoustic guitar by playing into a computer microphone. Includes custom tunings for specific songs when needed. Also provides audio reference notes for each string. |
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Digital Metronome Allows you to set your own tempo and work on your picking speed, rhythm and timing. Provides both visual cue and/or audio tick. Full range of tempi, from largo to prestissimo. |
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Digital Recorder Record and play yourself back! This feature allows you to compare your recordings with the instructor's version, fine tune your skills and store musical ideas. |
Reviews
What reviewers are saying...
"Guitar Songs' sound quality surpasses other guitar-teaching CD-ROMs because it uses real recordings of guitars and vocals... now you've got no excuse to skip practicing."
– Time Digital Magazine
"Never mind Riven; now you've got no choice but to turn on your computer"
– Guitar One Magazine
"All told this is a well-designed, easy-to-use multimedia songbook. For fans of this musical genre, this is a great piece of software."
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– MacHome Magazine
"Guitar Songs takes the concept of learning 'licks off records' to new heights."
– Lisa Everitt, Rocky Mountain News
"Part of the magic of this depth of instruction is that it caters to so many different levels of musical talent, whether you've just bought your first six-string or you're an accomplished player..."
– Tracy Collins, Pittsburgh-Post Gazette
"Tune up the ol' six string and get ready to rock. The real star of the show is the quality of the instruction... shows the true value of multimedia instruction."
– John Moran, Hartford Courant
"Guitar Songs is just the product to get you in tune with the instrument."
– Jean Nash Johnson, Dallas Morning News
"If you're a sometimes strummer with six strings and a mouse, where do you go to improve your technique and repertoire?"
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" (5-Stars)
– Ian Harvey, Toronto Sun
Requirements
System Requirements
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Windows: Windows 98/NT/2000/Me/XP/Vista CD-ROM drive, sound card, 256+ color display 16 MB of free RAM, 26 MB of free disk space |
Macintosh: Power PC (or faster) Mac OS 9.0+ or Mac OS X 10.1 or later CD-ROM drive, 256+ color display 16 MB of free RAM, 18MB of free disk space |
Questions about system requirements? Contact our technical support department.
Demo
Product Demo
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eMedia Guitar Songs Volume 1 interactive/walkthrough demo thoroughly explores all the features of this breakthrough new CD-ROM. Along with the narrated slideshow, you can break into the demo and try out separate song lessons. Enjoy! Regardless of platform, you will need Apple's QuickTime™ player to run the Guitar Songs Volume 1 demo, if it is not already installed on your system. Download the Windows version (7.5 MB) To download the Windows Guitar Method Volume 1 demo, click on the link above and follow the instructions given. After downloading, run "GS1Demo.exe", and follow the instructions of the Setup program. Download the Macintosh (OS 9) version (8.0 MB) To download the Macintosh OS 9 Guitar Songs Volume 1 demo, click on the link above and save it to your hard disk, then expand the self-extracting "GS1Demo.sit" archive by double-clicking on it. Mac OS X Users: Download the Guitar Songs demo movie (11.5 MB) Guitar Songs software is fully compatible with Mac OS X. For demonstration purposes, however, we ask that you download the above movie until we are able to create an OS X-compatible demonstration program. |
Academic Version
Educator Edition
Discounted multi-station lab packs and site licenses are also available. We can provide instrument and software packages, helping to create your school’s new guitar program. For more information, please contact our Educational Sales Department.
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