Basic Concepts - Fishman 3 triple play User Manual

Basic Concepts

A different kind of pickup. Traditional electric guitar pickups convert string vibrations into electrical signals
which are sent to an amplifier or recording device. The TriplePlay pickup sends six individual signals to the
TriplePlay Controller which converts them into MIDI data, then transmits the MIDI wirelessly to the TriplePlay
Receiver connected 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
connect your guitar's audio to your computer 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
is 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 tweak them into exciting new
tones. TriplePlay can also control most commercially available virtual instruments.
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