Impact Soundworks Pop and Jazz Guitar Virtual Instrument Bundle, Download
A songwriter's dream, this bundle of four acclaimed guitar libraries contains everything you need to start creating: our timeless favorite Pedal Steel, the versatile hollowbody Shreddage 3 Archtop, gorgeous lead and rhythm performances in Django Gypsy Jazz Guitar, and our definitive acoustic loop library Acoustic Revolutions 3.<b>- Pedal Steel -</b>An extremely expressive and playable pedal steel guitar, designed by Dimitris Plagiannis to focus on authentic performances and ease-of-use! This quintessential American instrument is capable of playing rich harmonies and sonorous leads simultaneously. Great for jazz, country, bluegrass and much more.<b>The Pedal Steel</b>This library is all about capturing and performing the unmistakable sound of the pedal steel guitar, a classic of American music for over 100 years. The instrument originated in the Hawaiian Islands as a regular guitar, de-fretted and played with the edge of a dull knife to produce a signature sliding tone. It then evolved into the Dobro, followed by the lap steel guitar, before arriving finally at the pedal steel we know today: complete with electrified output and pedal control.As the name suggests, pedal steel guitars rely on not just the hands to fret and play melodies and chords, but also the feet and knees to trigger pedals and levers. By doing so, the performer can produce unlimited inversions and chords under expressive sliding melodies. Our goal with our Pedal Steel was to offer this level of flexibility, without requiring intimate knowledge of the techniques required to play the actual instrument!<b>Library Concept</b>In creating this library, we recorded a modern standard 10-string E9 pedal steel (Nashville tuning) through a DI box, later re-amped with Fender and MESA/Boogie tube amps. The amps were recorded at their speaker output using a reactive load box so that they can be used with any cabinet IR including our own Console FX rack and mixer.Capturing all the nuance and flexibility of a pedal steel guitar was a huge challenge, but making it playable on a standard MIDI controller was an even greater hurdle. Our goal with this library was to offer easy playability without requiring intimate knowledge of a pedal steel guitar. To that end, it has a few key design concepts:• There is no visual fretboard, as we wanted the focus to be on simply playing the instrument• Multiple modes of playing depending on whether you want monophonic leads, polyphonic chords, or lead + harmonies• An innovative harmony system that uses simple keyswitching with a powerful editor to produce nearly unlimited voicingsThe project's goal was to create an expressive instrument that doesn't distract you with unnecessary complexities. We hope we came close, and that you will find this virtual instrument inspiring and enjoyable!<b>Console: Modular FX Rack and Mixer</b>Console is our mixer and modular effects rack, designed to give you full control over your instrument tone and space, with 30 effects...
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