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eMedia Guitar Songs
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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Guitar Tablature: Standard Music Notation: |
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 Tune your guitar quickly and easily. A precision gauge allows you to play into your computer’s microphone and tune up interactively. Reference tuning notes are included. |
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Digital Metronome Set your own speed and keep a steady beat. |
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Digital Recorder Save your recordings and play back to share and compare. |
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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– Ian Harvey, Toronto Sun
From survey responses, our customers rate this product:
4.6 out of 5.0, based upon 57 survey responses.
What our customers are saying...
"I have used 2 of your products for guitar so far and I love them. I have never been able to afford private lessons, so I thought I would try the software. It’s great! In 2 short weeks I learn how to play “Before you accuse me” by Eric Clapton, the whole song! I want more! I am learning a few of the other songs on guitar songs, and I am hooked. This is the easiest way to learn a song that I have encountered in 15 years of trying to learn guitar! So, I wanted to say thankyou! Also I hope by the time I am done learning the other songs on Guitar Songs, you will have another cd out that will have Rock guitar hits in the same format. This is a great product, I will recommend this product to anyone I come in contact with. I can’t wait to see your next software product. Keep em coming!"
– Stan Ledbetter
Requirements
System requirements
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Windows®: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8 CD-ROM |
Macintosh®: Mac OS X 10.4 or later CD-ROM |
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 Songs 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: Guitar Songs is fully compatible with OS X, but there is no demo version available at this time. Please watch the movie under the Overview tab for more information. |
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Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8 users, please visit our technical support page for a free product update.
If you have a very old version of Guitar Songs that does not run on Windows Vista or Mac OS X, you may purchase an upgrade to Version 2.0.
Note: You must have a previous version disc to install an upgrade.
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