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After years in the making, Arobas music, the creator of the Guitar Pro software, just issued a press release.

The lucky people attending NAMM on January 19-22 in Anaheim, California get to see the first public beta version of Guitar Pro 7.

Guitar Pro 7 expected release date

According to the latest press release, Guitar Pro 7 should be released around mid-2017. No exact date has been given yet.

Until now, the beta version has been private and limited to users selected by Arobas Music. NAMM will be the first time the public gets to see Guitar Pro 7

Guitar Pro 7 new features

According to the press release, GP7 will have many new features:

• Significantly enhanced editing features
• The possibility of using tablature for any other instrument beside the guitar
• New types of notation
• Improved file importing and exporting (export to MP3, FLAC, OGG)
• Redesigned graphical user interface with the ability to access to the software’s main features in one click.
• Polyphonic tuner
• Tablature for all tracks
• New audio processing, with hundreds of instrumental sounds included. The sounds can be customized, and GP7 will render the sound

One of the most important changes that hit my eyes right away, is that it looks like Arobas is doing away with their realistic sound engine (RSE) introduced in GP6. It was a bit buggy and slow when a lot of tracks were added, so hopefully the new version will be better.

We will keep this page updated, as we learn more about GP7, stay tuned.

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