A quiet workflow fix just handed composers a faster way to fake convincing guitar parts without fighting a piano roll.
Guitar Stroke Helper launch
Guitar Stroke Helper launch
- Living Fish Studio released Guitar Stroke Helper for MIDI guitar writing.
- The tool targets composers and arrangers.
- Focus stays on performance realism, not sound generation.
- Guitar Stroke Helper builds parts directly from TAB input.
- Fretting operates separately from the picking motion.
- Users can sculpt riffs, arpeggios, and strums.
- Finished results export as standard MIDI.
- Stroke curves adjust the strum feel across strings.
- Anchor string settings stabilize rhythmic motion.
- Velocity control applies independently per string.
- Note triggering can toggle on or off per string.
- Custom tunings reshape how patterns translate.
- MIDI files drag straight into sessions.
- Output feeds any compatible guitar library.
- Guitar Stroke Helper runs on macOS and Windows.
- VST3 and AU formats are supported.
- Intro price sits at $22 USD.
- Pricing returns to $44 after March 31 2026.