Fretlight Interactive Guitar Learning System for the Mac is released
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Oct 6, 2008 at 9:00am
Optek Music Systems, a company dedicated to the development of interactive musical instruments and software, has announced a solution for Mac users that are also struggling guitar players. The company has released a version of the Fretlight Lesson Player software for the Mac.
It comes with 30 interactive beginner lessons, MIDI play-along tracks and MP3 files for learning how to play the guitar. The Fretlight Lesson Player for Mac works in conjunction with Fretlight, a series of guitars that feature LED lights that are embedded in the guitar’s fretboard. These lights signify finger placement, illuminating notes, chords and scales. Purchasers of a Fretlight guitar will now have the option of choosing Lesson Player for the Mac or for the PC.
Fretlight Lesson Player is a universal platform that consists of individual lessons. Once individuals move beyond the complimentary initial 30 beginner lessons, which covers everything from how to hold the guitar to tuning, a series of Lesson and Style Pak’s are available for further beginner development as well as intermediate and advanced level players. Each Lesson Pak contains more than 70 lessons, MIDI and MP3 files. The Lesson Player uses tools, which appeal to a variety of learning styles by including pictures, audio instructions and play-along MIDI tracks. Upon completion, students can test their knowledge before moving on to the next lesson.
Fretlight Lesson Player for Mac is the company’s fourth Mac-compatible software solution. The other titles in the family include a Garageband Plugin, M-Player for learning favorite songs quickly and easily and Improviser, for the practice of lead or solo guitar playing.
Connected via the USB port of a Mac or Windows PC and driven by software, the Fretlight guitar allows users to learn, memorize, and play a variety of rhythm and lead guitar for mastering classical, blues, rock, country and heavy metal music. The Fretlight Lesson Player for Mac and Beginner Lesson Pak 1 for Mac is available for free download and ships free with every new Fretlight guitar purchase. Additional Lesson Pak’s are available for US$19.95 each.
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Dennis Sellers
Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
