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Guitar Shed

Guitar Shed - 1.1

Many helpful tools for guitarists

All Time: (4.7)
Version 1.1: (5.0)
Selected Version: 1.1
Release Date: 2003-10-16
License: Update
Downloads (version 1.1): 662
Downloads (all versions): 1,107
Price: $15.00

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Product Description:

A fully-integrated set of tools for the guitarist (And other musicians). Tools include a customizable tuner, tablature organizer, chord library, and jam machine.

Tuner

  • Choose a specific note for each string makes tuning extremely quick and simple. Just click on a string to play that note.
  • Many instruments available including 6 guitars, piano, harpsichord, banjo, and sitar.
  • Special "Loop Note", "Chord Cycler" and "Strum" to accommodate your tuning style.
  • Fully customizable alternate tunings menu, with presets for many popular tunings.
  • "Hold Note" option to play a continuous note for any selected string (Makes tuning a snap).

Tablature:

  • Easily organizes your guitar tablature into a single library - making it an essential tool for any guitarist that regularly refers to tabs on their computer. Add an unlimited number of tabs.
  • Variable-speed automatic scrolling feature makes it easy to play-along with your tab.
  • "Easy Read" feature changes the text into a much more readable format.
  • With a single click, you can automatically get the tablature for the currently selected song in iTunes (Macintosh only feature), or find new tablature using the integrated search feature.

  • Chord Library:

    • Find popular chords using an easy-to-read "virtual" guitar fretboard (Available in 2 styles).
    • Listen to the chords using any of the 10 built-in instruments.

    • Jam Machine:

      • The "Jam Box" plays simple background beats, in a variety of styles, for you to practice your playing and timing over.

      • The "Song Jam" will play most music available on your computer (Including MP3, AIFF, AAC, WAV, MOV, and many others) - with many extra options that aren't available in other music players. Including the ability to loop specific sections of songs for quick practice, and variable play-speed to slow down faster songs for easier learning.
      • • Much more...

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X (10.2 or later recommended)

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Feedback Summary:

Version 1.1:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (5.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (5.0)
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Guitar Shed CommentaryBad Support - Version: 2.9.9, 11/19/2009 05:05AM PST

raggedbears
They do not respond to queries. You receive an automated response
saying we have received your query- then THEY IGNORE IT.
You have been warned.
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Guitar Shed CommentaryTuner seems more or less useless - Version: 2.9.9.5, 1/25/2007 10:23PM PST

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Graham_Cox_727
I only really downloaded this for the tuner. I might be able to make use of some of the rest of it later, but for now, I have to say the tuner is useless. I'm only using it with the internal microphone on my MacBook, which took a bit of fiddling about in the Midi Setup Utility (then the tuner itself must be quit and restarted, something its help dialog fails to mention).

The main "needle" display of the tuner doesn't work - it hovers around at the -50 end of the scale no matter how delicately or roughly you tune. Since this isn't giving you a worthwhile indication of tune, you have to go by either the numbers, which change too rapidly and jumpily to be useful, or by the colour, which is equally erratic.

The programmer needs to a) fix the needle display so it works, and b) put in some sort of damping time-constant so that the thing isn't so jittery. Then it might be OK. Also, a better default configuration would be to use the built-in microphone right from the get-go without any further setup needed - this is how most people are likely to use it initially.
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Guitar Shed ReviewTuner still does not work - Version: 2.9.9.5, 10/9/2006 10:57AM PST

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Ataritox
The main feature I want to use guitar shed for does not work (never has), with my presonus firebox audio recording interface. It seems there is a bug/problem getting external audio interfaces (not just the firebox) to get recognized by the tuner.

I know they are trying to fix it and get it to work but how hard can it be. Its ridiculous to sell a product that does not work, and its not like I am using some cheapo input device.

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