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Acoustic Legends HD: A premium 24-bit 96kHz collection of acoustic guitars. HOT!

Acoustic Legends HD

A premium 24-bit 96kHz collection of acoustic guitars.


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  • Plug-in
$ 299.95

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"Bottom line, I've yet to hear of another guitar library that touches Acoustic Legends HD. It deserves to become a legend." - Virtual Instruments Magazine

"There will definitely be times when I'll reach for Acoustic Legends... Very well-recorded samples." - Keyboard Magazine

"The samples are all top shelf, and several presets include "reality enhancers" like adding fret noise and slides." - EQ Magazine

"With this huge variety of excellent material... Vir2 Instruments achieves realism." PC & Musik magazine (Germany)

"The Acoustic Legend HD collection is worth its price for the chordal banks alone, but when you include the single string and Xtra instrument banks, it is an exceptional bargain." Recording Magazine

Description


Presenting $40,000 of the finest acoustic guitars in the world, sampled in glorious high definition 24-bit 96kHz stereo, now available in this premium three-DVD, 19 gigabyte collection. This broad collection of acoustic guitars is sampled in the finest detail in a variety of playing styles, including picked notes, finger picked notes, natural and artificial harmonics, harmonic chords, mutes, chords, release layers, and even fret noise sampled for each guitar.

Included in the library are several different steel string guitars, nylon strings, twelve strings, acoustic bass, as well as a bonus folder featuring mandolin, ukulele, and banjo. Acoustic Legends HD features the world's best guitars from McPherson, Taylor, Gibson, Martin, and other manufacturers.

Also featured are numerous bonus patches of special effects, doubled guitars, and more. Acoustic Legends HD also features chord banks containing twelve different chord types in varying positions, with multiple velocity layers and multiple takes per layer, and with both up-strokes and down-strokes, making it simple to create fully authentic rhythm guitar parts. Experience legendary acoustic guitars, sampled in gorgeous detail and now available in one exquisite virtual instrument.

Details




  • 19 gigabytes of acoustic guitars
  • 24-bit, 96kHz samples, utilizing the finest in high-end microphones and preamps, sampled in thorough detail including release layers, fret noise, finger noise, and more
  • Numerous articulations and styles of playing, including finger picked, plastic picked, harmonics, harmonic chords, mutes, single notes, and chord banks
  • Massive chord instruments, both 6-string and 12-string guitars, featuring 12 different chord types, optional capo control, down- and up-strokes, mute strums, and body knocks, making it possible to create authentic rhythm guitar strumming patterns
  • Multiple and contrasting guitars sampled within each folder, including 2 different nylon-stringed guitars, 7 different steel-stringed guitars, 2 different twelve-stringed guitars, etc.
  • Variation patches for each guitar, including delays, phasers, choruses, flangers, compressors, and unusual effects
  • Bonus content including acoustic bass, banjo, mandolin (single notes, chords, and tremolo), ukulele (single notes and chords), and guitar effects (body knocks, fret noise)
  • Bonus special effects content featuring dozens of unusual sound design patches, based upon the sample sets of the acoustic guitars but warped in unique and musically distinct ways
  • Optimized onscreen EQ controls
  • Easy-to-use built-in reverb module and stereo width control
  • Remote control of various sonic parameters available via MIDI CC
  • Multitimbral operation, supporting up to 64 simultaneous instruments (subject to RAM availability), receiving up to 64 MIDI channels (16 in plug-in mode)
  • Kontakt Player 2 engine, supporting standalone operation as well as plug-in operation in all major hosts that support AudioUnits, VST, RTAS, or DXi plug-ins
  • Special upgrade pricing to the full version of Kontakt 2, which allows for fuller editing of the instruments



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Reviews


 
Article Rating Author
 
Electronic Musician Magazine Geary Yelton
Electronic Musician Magazine Marty Cutler
EQ Magazine Craig Anderton
Keyboard Magazine Craig Anderton
Recording Magazine Darwin Grosse
SoundsAndGear.com JK Swopes
Virtual Instruments Magazine Jason Scott Alexander

Compatibility


 
  This product is compatible with...
 
  AU
  Cubase
  Digital Performer
  DXi2
  GarageBand
  Kontakt
  Logic
  Mac
  Nuendo
  PC
  Pro Tools 7
  RTAS
  VSTi