I wanted to share the latest instrument developed by Impact Soundworks, ARCHTOP: Hollowbody Electric Guitar. This virtual guitar for Kontakt 5 Player has a gorgeous clean tone as performed by veteran session player Josh Workman. Archtop is highly flexible and works in many styles, but it excels with jazz, R&B, blues, funk, pop, alt rock, and other genres that call for more dynamic and nuanced playing. I have been using this instrument during development for months and it has found its way into quite a few cues and tracks.
The library is available now for the intro price of $139 for all customers, and $119 as a crossgrade from Shreddage 2! This intro offer ends January 15, 2014. (List price: $159)
ARCHTOP: Hollowbody Electric Guitar Product Page (Demos, Videos, More Info)
There are no complex MIDI controllers or keyswitches required to get started. Simply load and play. We created an exceptionally intuitive and powerful interface which allows you to change playing styles, articulations, and FX presets with just one or two clicks, while also allowing incredible tweaking depth.
SAMPLE FEATURES:
* 24bit and 16bit CLEAN recordings of a Sadowsky Jim Hall Model archtop hollowbody 6 string
* Up to 4x dynamic layers and 8x round robins (4x down/4x up)
* Sustains, palm mutes (2 layers), vibrato (2 types)
* Staccato, tremolo
* Portamento (glissando) slides, staccato notes, hammer-on, pull-off
* Harmonics - artificial & real - neck slides and pick FX
* Unpitched and pitched release noises
* Every fret sampled on every string
* Multiple types of chokes
SCRIPT FEATURES:
* Advanced intelligent fretting/fingering engine, like Shreddage 2
* Modeled tone and volume knobs
* Polyphonic legato capability
* Free assignable articulation mapping by velocity or keyswitch
* Adjustable velocity curve and response
* Adjustable legato and tremolo speeds
* Dynamic RAM loading/unloading per articulation
* Built-in FX suite (amp, pedals, cab)
* Adjustable noise mixing, vibrato speed, pitchbend range
* Chord strum detection
* and much more!
DEMOS
https://soundcloud.com/isworks/sets/arc ... -electric/
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsJhKCv6Py4
PRICING / AVAILABILITY
Archtop is available now for Kontakt 5 Player at an introductory price of $139 for all customers, and $119 as a crossgrade for Shreddage 2 owners. This pricing is ONLY available through January 15, 2014, after which the price will return to $159.
http://impactsoundworks.com/products/gu ... ic-guitar/