( 17 reviews )
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Posted: 05-13-2009
I have no complaint with this program. It does what it was intended for. I download lots of songs off...(not sure if allowed to say the site). The real guitar sounding feature tends to crash quite a lot, but it's no big deal for me. I just like the fact that I can download the music sheet for free and it allows me to slow down the tempo. I have not other complaints. Overall it's a great product.
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( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 01-19-2009
guitar pro 5 is an awesome piece of software. i've had it for a little over 2 years now, and it's pretty easy to use and read once you get used to the controls and options that you have at your disposal. the realistic sound engine (RSE) is also noteworthy, especially when most guitar tablature programs can't get beyond using cheap-sounding, video game MIDI effects. it really puts your music into a new perspective no matter what genre you're playing. what i'm not too hot about GP5 is that it's $[...]. granted, everything comes with a price, but there are other tablature formats like powertab, http://www.powertab.net that you can get for free and do the same thing. i feel that guitar pro 5 is built mostly on nice features and hype more so than actual quality (i mean, powertab is FREE!). if you've got the $[...], go and buy guitar pro, but just make sure it's money well-spent.
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Posted: 01-11-2009
I WILL BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE LATEST GUITAR PRO UPDATE FOR MAC AS IT RELATES TO MAC OSX 10.4 AND 10.5. DO NOT BUY IT. I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY IT. 1. WEIRD, IT FLUNKS THE MOST BASIC FUNCTION OF THE COMPUTER WORLD: YOU CAN'T BACK IT UP OR SAVE YOUR WORK. YOU CAN CREATE A NEW FILE BUT YOU CANNOT SAVE IT. THUS, ALL OF YOUR WORK IS GONE. I COULD NOT SAVE MY FILE IF MY LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. I LOST HOURS OF WORK. 2. PROGRAM QUITS IF YOU TRY TO PLAY ANYTHING WITH THREE OR MORE TRACKS 3. IN PLAY MODE, THE PROGRAM WILL ACTUALLY SKIP NOTES. THUS, THE NOTES YOU TYPE IN ARE NOT ACTUALLY PLAYED BACK. 4. GUITAR PRO ICON WILL NOT GO TO THE MAC SIDE BAR IN OSX 10.5. BASICALLY, THE PROGRAM IS WORTHLESS FOR MAC UNLESS THE DO SOME MAJOR CHANGES. 5. PROGRAM QUITS IF IT HAS TO THINK ABOUT ANYTHING TOO COMPLICATED. 6. UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT PROGRAM TO BUY.
