This free saturation plug-in combines serious sound quality with a fun interface that invites experimentation. At the center of the plugin are three different sounding pufferfish that react visually as you push the saturation effect harder and harder.
offers a significant jump in flexibility and sound quality compared to the original. It is praised for its ability to recognize complex chords—from simple triads to jazzier extensions—and translate them into realistic strumming across various neck positions. or see how this compares to the Electric Sunburst Session Guitarist - Strummed Acoustic Tutorial
[ Sound Tab ] ---------> Adjust Mic Placement, EQ, Compression, and Stereo Width [ Pattern Tab ] -------> Browse, Select, and Map 8 Active Patterns to Keyswitches [ Playback Tab ] ------> Fine-tune Swing, Humanize, Tempo Sync, and Fret Noise Volume Keyswitching Architecture
If you own version 1, you know the "Struminator" engine. Version 2, however, is a complete rebuild. SESSION GUITARIST STRUMMED ACOUSTIC 2 -full --FULL
If you already own the first volume, upgrading to the full version of Strummed Acoustic 2 provides several distinct advantages: Strummed Acoustic 1 Strummed Acoustic 2 One 6-String Dreadnought One 6-String Martin + One 12-String Gibson Time Signatures Primarily 4/4 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, 9/8 Double Tracking Simulated / Standard True double-tracking with independent takes Pattern Count ~100 Patterns 160+ Patterns Essential Production Tips for Maximum Realism
At its heart, STRUMMED ACOUSTIC 2 is a pattern-based guitar strumming library designed for maximum ease of use in musical productions. Instead of forcing you to painstakingly program every single strum, the library offers an extensive bank of over 160 patterns and chords, played by skilled studio musicians, which you can trigger via your MIDI keyboard. This approach allows you to bypass the tedious task of manually programming MIDI notes for strumming, a process that is often time-consuming and technically challenging to master on traditional virtual guitar instruments. offers a significant jump in flexibility and sound
The rhythms span across genres like modern pop, Americana, traditional folk, rock, flamenco, and Latin styles.
Real guitarists do not hit a chord perfectly on the grid down to the millisecond. Slightly displace your MIDI chord changes in your DAW timeline to simulate the natural lag of a human hand changing frets. Version 2, however, is a complete rebuild
When it comes to virtual instruments, few things are as difficult to emulate realistically as the acoustic guitar. The nuances of strumming—the percussive attack of the pick, the slight variations in timing, and the damping of strings—are incredibly hard to synthesize or sample convincingly.
A massive time-saver in the latest updates is the MIDI drag-and-drop functionality. You can simply record your performance or audition a loop, then drag the raw MIDI data straight from the plugin onto your DAW's timeline. Once the data is in the piano roll, you have total control to quantize further, change specific notes, or layer the strummed pattern with other virtual instruments to create a full arrangement in minutes.
To help you get started with , let me know: What genre of music are you currently producing?
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