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:> >>There are several electric guitar preamps out there (Roland

:> The answer is no. I have a Boss "Acoustic Simulator" pedal...

:> >>I've thought it would be interesting to try a Helicon
:> VoicePrism VoiceCraft


Yea, I knew none of the above would give me "cello" or "viola", but was
mainly interested in the "acoustic" qualities they may or may not have added
to an electronic sound...

Even once you get the "sound" part nailed, you still have a problem playing
the thing convincingly from a keyboard. I know you use a Yamaha Breath
Controller for a lot of stuff, and that gets you part of the way there. For
brass and wind simulations, it's great, but there's just so so many little
nuances a string player has available - vibrato is never constant - how
close to the bridge is the bow - upstroke with the bow or down stoke? - is
it an open position or fingered? - the same note (depending on where in the
range it is) can be played, using different positions, on several different
strings, yielding a completely different sound...

A keyboard like the AS French Connection might help with some of
inflections - and combined with a breath controller you could get pretty
expressive. If you manage to pull this off, even part way, kudos to you!
You've got more patience than I!


Les