Tripleplay Package Contents; Basic Concepts; A Different Kind Of Pickup; Midi Guitar Vs. Traditional Guitar - Fishman OEM TRIPLEPLAY User Manual

TriplePlay Package Contents

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A. T riplePlay receiver. This plugs into one of your computer's USB ports.
B. Charge cable and AC adapter . Recharge the controller via USB or the included AC adapter.

Basic Concepts

If you're new to MIDI guitar or making music with computers, you may fi nd it helpful to read through the
following sections. If you're an experienced computer musician, you can probably skip ahead to Typical
TriplePlay Setups.

A Different Kind of Pickup.

Traditional electric guitar pickups convert string vibration into the electrical signal you send to an amplifi er or
recording device. The TriplePlay pickup converts that same performance into MIDI, transmitting it wirelessly to
your computer.

MIDI Guitar vs. Traditional Guitar.

TriplePlay does not wirelessly transmit your traditional guitar sound. You still need to use a cable to connect
your guitar to a computer, amp, or other device. The best way to do this is by plugging into the computer
through a dedicated audio interface. This allows the user to combine traditional guitar and MIDI inside the
TriplePlay software. (While it isw possible to connect directly to most computers via their audio input jacks,
most users prefer the superior sound of a dedicated interface.) If you only plan to use MIDI, you can do
everything wirelessly without an audio interface.

Virtual Instruments.

A virtual instrument (VI) is software which mimics the sound (and often the look and feel) of a physical
instrument. TriplePlay comes with VIs from the world's most respected developers. You can conjure and
combine the sounds of hundreds of standard instruments, or warp them into exciting new tones. TriplePlay can
also control most commercially available virtual instruments.
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