Seeing how many of us have Guitar Pro, I figured it would be nice to have a thread for it.

Questions?
Find something cool?
Tips and tricks?
Post it here!

I recently got Guitar Pro 5, I haven't used it much yet seeing how I need to change my guitar strings.

I Use guitar pro a lot...maybe too much. im really forgetful so it helps me get material down.

Some things are really stupid though...

1. I cant seem to get it to import to a wav. file (Tells me that it records during playback, but does it fuck)
2. The RSE is crap, i just stick with the MIDI sounds.
3. Guitar Pro 5 is not as responsive as Guitar Pro 4...sometimes i have to press the stop button 2 or 3 times to stop it.
4. When you import midi stuff it prefers to put in open notes(like an open g rather than 5th fret on the D).
It makes the passage look more complex than it is...even though there is a tool to correct it you have to do it note by note.
5. The drums are such a pain in the ass to put in!

But even with these flaws it is still a fantastic tool.

If you have a way of fixing some of these problems, let me know.

Either the program is a mistake or some people are just too dumb. When it comes to guitar pro, I only remember people who won't even try to pull a song out if they can't find the tab or that after quite a while of (faulty) practicing can't even read the bloody G clef. When it comes to putting things down, I prefer the music sheet and the metronome to find the time. I can't stand practicing anywhere near the computer and i find things like guitar pro utterly useless.

Guitar Pro is superb...i often compose my music ideas in it and i cant be disappointed with it, maybe just with the drums a bit, but who cares about such a small "mistake" with so many other features...

I use it a lot, I even sometimes listen to those tabs as If I were listening to the actual songs.
I have some songs composed with it during my free time. It's a really good program, but it has a long way to improve yet, I have it since the 3 version and I actually can see the evolution, that dude, really put some hard work there.

Written by [user id=22245] on 23.11.2007 at 18:00

2. The RSE is crap, i just stick with the MIDI sounds.
3. Guitar Pro 5 is not as responsive as Guitar Pro 4...sometimes i have to press the stop button 2 or 3 times to stop it.

Well, by testing till the tiring those RSE bad sounds, I can safely say that for Electric Guitar you can use Electric Guitar 2 and in the bank sound the Guitar 2 too in Distortion guitar, overdriven is crap. Try this, I think it has the most decent sound. the same goes for acoustic metal, use the second one.
Indeed, the 4 version is better for controls, but it doesn't respond to the mouse scroll

i use guitar pro heaps, it a good program to get down your ideas and see what they sound like, especially together, as u cant play two things at once, or at least i cant

Guitar pro is an extremely useful program. This summer I got GP 5, and I think it's great. Especially since I'm much better at reading musical notes than tablatures.
I also have a question. Sometimes I cannot change the given tempo. Why is that?

I think its safe to say that it would be nice if GP made a guide book.

@ TJ - yes!! thatd be really good, theres been a few times ive been stunmped at something, and no help from GP5 at all...

the only program i use to write stuff, and for good reason. the interface is so easy(especially when on gp5 you use the gp3 skin) and you can customize everything, only con i can think of is, though there are hundreds of sounds in there, there's only a few RSE(which IMO are fantastic and 100x better than the MIDI's)

Written by BurbotsRevenge on 26.11.2007 at 09:11

@ TJ - yes!! thatd be really good, theres been a few times ive been stunmped at something, and no help from GP5 at all...

Do you think there would be a way to persuade the makers of Guitar Pro to make a guide?

Written by Lord TJ on 26.11.2007 at 16:36

Written by BurbotsRevenge on 26.11.2007 at 09:11

@ TJ - yes!! thatd be really good, theres been a few times ive been stunmped at something, and no help from GP5 at all...

Do you think there would be a way to persuade the makers of Guitar Pro to make a guide?

unfortunately... prob not... IMO it would be so hard to get them to do it... ah well

I guess I could find a way to email them, its worth a shot and I have nothing to lose. All I really need is a well laid out reason to why they should provide a guide book.

Written by Smurfophagist on 25.11.2007 at 14:15

I also have a question. Sometimes I cannot change the given tempo. Why is that?

how you mean that? you can do in any place you want via Mixing panel (F10) marker, or?

I just realised that drumkit 16 sounds different from the others. as far as i can tell the other ones are pretty much identical.

I don't know if anybody had this problem...
I use Guitar Pro 5...when I open some ".gp4 or .gp3" files it shows me that you need to update your guitar pro to open this file, why the hell....I thought GP5 can open anything???

and I'm not gonna bother myself by opening GP online coz I have a cracked version...

anybody has a solution for this?????????
PLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEE HEEEEELLLLLPPPP MEEEEEEEEEE

The basic concept of GP is reasonable of course.
But learning a specific song is more suggestive by
listening to the original song and tryin' to find out
what the riffs are all about.

I use Guitar Pro 5 almost every day, this program really helps me to write music, make and save notes. This is the best program for musicians ever!!! Guitar Pro ROCKS!!!

Written by iMPERiAL_iCE on 29.11.2007 at 18:19

I don't know if anybody had this problem...
I use Guitar Pro 5...when I open some ".gp4 or .gp3" files it shows me that you need to update your guitar pro to open this file, why the hell....I thought GP5 can open anything???

and I'm not gonna bother myself by opening GP online coz I have a cracked version...

anybody has a solution for this?????????
PLEEEEEAAAAASSSSSEEEEE HEEEEELLLLLPPPP MEEEEEEEEEE

I Got this the other week actually...i have no explanation though. it was a gp3 file i was trying to open too. a corrupted file maybe?

It seems like something in it corrupted. Try reinstalling it, if that doesn't work I will try to think of something else.

Has anyone ever had this problem where everything freezes up and a message in french (or a different European language) appears?

Written by Too many fail. on 29.11.2007 at 16:20

I just realised that drumkit 16 sounds different from the others. as far as i can tell the other ones are pretty much identical.

i have stopped at kit 4 while i tested if they are different and they all wasnt

how much is this one "different" would you say it sounds better

Written by iMPERiAL_iCE on 29.11.2007 at 18:19

and I'm not gonna bother myself by opening GP online coz I have a cracked version...

this can be disabled in Options - Settings (or something, i have translated version)...there is a poll "Remind GP on-line" and i have "Never" and nothing bothers me (and have cracked version too )

Written by Too many fail. on 29.11.2007 at 16:20

I just realised that drumkit 16 sounds different from the others. as far as i can tell the other ones are pretty much identical.

The snare of this drum kit sounds like an electric drum, doesn't it? , it's been a while since my last time using GP5 so i don't remember clearly

Written by Lord TJ on 03.12.2007 at 19:12

It seems like something in it corrupted. Try reinstalling it, if that doesn't work I will try to think of something else.

Has anyone ever had this problem where everything freezes up and a message in french (or a different European language) appears?

yep I did, have no idea what it is, but it seems that when I move the mouse cursor over the fret board on top of the tab I get another pop-up with the same sentence??? I hope the creators of GP fix this coz it bugs the shit outta me...

another thing I'm facing i that when I change the tuning of any instrument it changes automatically to the "Acoustic Guitar (steel)" but I discovered that if the tuning is not listed it doesn't do that so I deleted the saved tunings that I usually use (such as "1/2 step down" and "1 step down" so it wont change anything

Yeah, that bugs the hell out of me. it didn't do it in GP4, so why do it now?

I have also had the french message...be damned if i know what it says.

Guitar Pro's great! My band used it when we where active. Now we're on a break but I keep listening to our great GP-files from time to time. :

my "band" exists thus far only in GP i have 2 finished and a number of unfinished works made in Guitar Pro...now i am seeking for someone who will play all the notes i have created sitting behind the computer (or okay something i have even played on my keyboard at first )

I make all of my musics with this program.I play guitar myself and mix it with RSE drum sounds you can check some of my sample here: http://www.esnips.com/web/greyflood2sBusinessFiles

It's great it has helped me very much

Written by Ellrohir on 23.11.2007 at 22:20

Guitar Pro is superb...i often compose my music ideas in it and i cant be disappointed with it, maybe just with the drums a bit, but who cares about such a small "mistake" with so many other features...

Exactly. To me, it is the most efficient way not only to see what you are writing laid out in any for possible, but it is amazing that you can actually preview it from any point of reference. I find it flawless.

Written by Ellrohir on 03.12.2007 at 22:36

Written by Too many fail. on 29.11.2007 at 16:20

I just realised that drumkit 16 sounds different from the others. as far as i can tell the other ones are pretty much identical.

i have stopped at kit 4 while i tested if they are different and they all wasnt

how much is this one "different" would you say it sounds better

Written by iMPERiAL_iCE on 29.11.2007 at 18:19

and I'm not gonna bother myself by opening GP online coz I have a cracked version...

this can be disabled in Options - Settings (or something, i have translated version)...there is a poll "Remind GP on-line" and i have "Never" and nothing bothers me (and have cracked version too )

It has an 80s kinda reverby snare drum and wet kicks. other than that i havent noiced anything