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The world's best-selling guitar multi-sample library has evolved into
a brand new volume of expressive instruments created for Hans Zimmer by
veteran sound designer Bob Daspit. Many of the new instruments feature
velocity switching up and down slides, in addition to a new method for
controlling vibrato with dynamics. With the authenticity and character
of each instrument beautifully captured, these guitar patches are a real
pleasure to play and more realistic than ever.
Among the distinctive sounds in this collection: Great new Pop sounds
including a rich, moody Jazz Guitar whose elegant sound stands alone even
for solo compositions - a spirited 1909 Gibson A2 Mandolin, perfect for
country & folk tunes - a 1947 Lap Steel Slide guitar for that Nashville
sound - the Coral Electric Sitar, originating in the psychedelic sixties,
and revived by Pat Metheny - the deep, Duane Eddy twang of the Electric
Baritone - and Finally, a brand new Steel String Acoustic guitar that
will easily become the most indispensable sound in your collection. Its
clarity, tone and balance are ideal for both fingerstyle compositions
and soloing, but this guitar will most likely find its way onto all of
your tracks. A new classic.
Among the most exotic instruments from South America are the Cuatro,
a hollowed-out single piece of wood with 4 sets of strings that shimmer
with great sustain - the Charango, a
unique instrument made from the body of an armadillo with round, sparkling
colors - the Cavaquinho, a high pitched
guitar possessing great punch and depth - and a bold Flamenco
Nylon guitar whose lively tremolo and fiery rasgando will ignite
passionate compositions.
Perhaps most rare in this collection are the string sounds of the Middle
East (created for The Prince of Egypt score), including the Oud,
a fretless 11-string guitar with full-bodied round tones - the Saz,
a spicy six-string instrument perfect for traditional middle eastern arrangements
- the Cumbus, like a 12-string banjo
with an Arabic accent - and the unusual Yayli
Tambur, a long necked instrument capable of haunting drones and
plucky melodies.
Through precise, quiet recordings and innovative keyboard layouts, producer
Bob Daspit has managed to capture all of the beauty, resonance, simplicity
and character of these fine instruments. The recordings on this new volume
bring sampling into a whole new artistic level for composers and songwriters
of the next millennia.
"...great care was taken in choosing the best-sounding instruments
of each type. Certainly the results bear this out, as the quality and
consistency of the sampling is excellent. Most samples feature velocity
switching in up to four layers, and everything is designed to be played...these
sounds are as good as they come, and even the steel guitar is quite convincing
if you play the right phrases and use your bend wheel carefully...the
electric sitar is surprisingly delicate and musical...the excellent quality
makes this a must-have disc for anyone needing first-class plucked instrument
sounds. Because of this, and the fact that guitars are so difficult to
multisample convincingly, this collection deserves all five stars."
-5 star Sound on Sound review
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Hans Zimmer Guitars Vol.2 Demo (1.6 mb)
Demo by Eric Persing
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