is a
Computer Software which serves the purpose of making it simpler for musicians to compose music, editing directly into a
Tablature and/or
Musical Partiture , and study music by offering advanced playback capabilities.
The software makes use of multiple instrument tracks which follow standard
Staff Notation , but also shows the
Notes on tablature notation. It gives the musician visual access to keys (for
Keyboard Instrument s) and strings (for
Guitar s,
Bass es,
Banjo s, etc.) for the song to be composed, and allows live previews of the notes to be played at a specified
Tempo . It allows for certain tracks to be muted and provides dynamic control over the volume, phasing and other aspects of each track. Included in version 5 is a keyboard that allows pianists to add their part to a composition.
Guitar Pro outputs sound by means of the
MIDI library and/or, as of version 5, the "Realistic Sound Engine" (RSE), which uses high quality recorded samples for a more realistic playback, so by using its live preview feature musicians may play along with the song, following the tablature played in real time. Files composed using Guitar Pro are recorded in the GP5, GP4 and GP3 format, such files are available for free on several websites, including songs of both underground and popular bands.
Guitar Pro 5 is also well suited for
Classical Music study and composing. Up to version 4 it wasn´t possible to remove the tablature from the screen or printout making it a litle confusing for classical trained musicians to edit standard notation scores and impossible to achieve print-outs without the tablature notation. This limitation has been lifted as of version 5 and many improvements to standard notation and printout quality introduced.
