Power tab vs. guitar pro vs. others

Metal Ken · 06-20-2007, 09:32 AM

PowerTab does show you how much your measures are off by. it doesnt turn them red but if you look in the lower right corner, it actually tells you how much over/under your measure is unlike GP which just turns it red.

Pauly · 06-20-2007, 10:34 AM

I am a PowerTab man, but just because it's free.

Drew · 06-20-2007, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDDorian

They both have their pros and cons. Powertab is missing the option to add fret-hand fingerings...

It's not a hard-coded option, but you can add fingering indications as text over the staff. It's not as elegant, but it works.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Ken

PowerTab does show you how much your measures are off by. it doesnt turn them red but if you look in the lower right corner, it actually tells you how much over/under your measure is unlike GP which just turns it red.

There's also the "Score Checker" feature, which verifies all your bars are correct. I've never noticed the lower righthand corner thing - I'll have to look into that.

gajatko · 04-10-2008, 03:34 PM

PowerTab sucks because it cannot hide a tabulature. Everything I expect from guitar software is to playback, edit, display and print notes correctly and comfortable.

Guitar Pro is (almost) perfect for me. As somebody mentioned, it lacks multiple-voice music support, but it doesn't hurt very much as long as two voices are supported anyway.

Randy · 04-11-2008, 12:13 PM

The tabs I print from Power Tab look better, than the ones from Guitar Pro, IMO.

Drew · 04-11-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gajatko

PowerTab sucks because it cannot hide a tabulature.

Kind of a random bump, dude.

Let me get this right, though - you don't like this particular tablature software because it doesn't let you hide the tablature...? Um, it's a tablature program, not a notation one, that's the whole point.

RobotBodiesBFF · 05-13-2008, 02:03 PM

I use GP5. I have been for awhile. It gives me pretty much all i need for basic songwriting

chavhunter · 05-13-2008, 08:49 PM

Guitar Pro all the way. Ive been in several bands that will literally write entire songs using that program. You can email the files in seconds, so you can keep altering parts by sending files back and forward over MSN chat etc, then email it out to the whole band. Everyone learns their parts on their own then you can just turn up to the rehearsal and nail it in one!!...in theory

The drums are a big plus since you get a much better sense of a riff's feel when you can experiment with different drum grooves underneath it. PLus you can have many more instrument lines than you can in guitar pro, aswell as beter articulation/dynamics controls.

Unknown Doodl3.2 · 05-13-2008, 11:18 PM

Guitar pro does allow you to view all staves at the same time...

that said, Powertab FTW!

Trespass · 05-14-2008, 01:07 PM

Powertab's library is SOOOO much more accurate, and it doesn't have that shitty RSE engine. I just turn that RSE engine off (when on GP) and use midi, it sucks so bad.

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gajatko ss.org Regular Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Wrocław Posts: 1 Thanked: 0	PowerTab sucks because it cannot hide a tabulature. Everything I expect from guitar software is to playback, edit, display and print notes correctly and comfortable. Guitar Pro is (almost) perfect for me. As somebody mentioned, it lacks multiple-voice music support, but it doesn't hurt very much as long as two voices are supported anyway.

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