

Both fingered and picked articulations totaling 6.5 GB of uncompressed samples. (Buzzing is an often cited problem with some of the popular acoustic guitar libraries for KONTAKT on the market.) The superior construction of the guitar used resulted in minimal buzzing on even the hardest hit notes. While most acoustic guitar sample libraries are sampled using only one mic, we used stereo micing, for a more natural tone, and also adjustable stereo width. Let your ears be the judge.Įvolution Steel Strings features an iconic, Martin D16R steel string acoustic guitar recorded in stereo with top-notch mics and preamps in 24-bit, 48 khz for the best tone and fidelity possible.

From single notes to chord strums, Evolution Steel Strings uses a combination of sampling, scripting, and physical modeling-based principles to bring you an astonishingly easy to play KONTAKT sample library with results so realistic they can be used in final productions with confidence. No other acoustic guitar sample library or virtual instrument has achieved the same level of realism. All were better buried in the mix rather than exposed.Īnnouncing Evolution Steel Strings, the acoustic guitar sample library that will change your perception of what is possible for MIDI-based guitar simulation.Įvolution Steel Strings presents a breakthrough in sampled acoustic guitar. At best, they could be used to fill in a guitar part in pre-production mock ups that would later need to be replaced by a real guitar performance. Numerous sample libraries and virtual instruments have come and gone that proclaimed realism, but fell far short of delivering on that promise. Until now, if you wanted a realistic acoustic guitar in your productions, the only serious option was to use a real guitarist.
