Session Guitarist STRUMMED ACOUSTIC 1 & 2 Explained

Music production guru Larry Holcombe presents a set of thorough video tutorials on Native Instrument's Session Guitarist STRUMMED ACOUSTIC 1 & 2! This sophisticated plugin allows you to add to realistic acoustic guitar parts to your tracks, and Larry shows you the ins and outs to get you up and running quickly. Both versions 1 and 2 are covered in these tutorials. These videos are for new Session Guitarist STRUMMED ACOUSTIC users.

Videos

• An Introduction to the Series (04:56) - In this video, Larry discusses the ethos of the plugins and the differences between volumes 1 and 2. You'll also explore the interface to make sure you know where features are located from the start.

• Pattern Tab Pt. 1 (09:42) - Next up, discover patterns and the way in which they can be edited and triggered via the Patterns tab.

• Pattern Tab Pt. 2 (08:12) - Explore the ways in which you can play chords within the plugins, including a traditional MIDI keyboard approach and also using auto chords to play back chords with one finger. Also, learn about the song browser.

• Sound Tab (05:31) - In this video, Larry demonstrates the Sound page, which allows us to change up guitar voicing and doubling and also adjust mix settings for the guitar.

• Playback Page (08:33) - Explore playback page to control performance aspects like tempo, swing, and humanize. This is also where you?ll deal with the way the plugin responds to MIDI.

• Endings, Pickups, & Accenting (05:28) - In this video, discover how to integrate endings and pickups to enhance the realism of your acoustic guitar parts. Also check out the concept of accenting the performance to vary the performer?s intensity.

• Tips & Tricks (15:27) - Next up, learn some ways in which you can create more realistic, natural chord progressions.

• STRUMMED ACOUSTIC 2 (07:30) - Larry moves across to Strummed Acoustic 2 next, investigating the two different available guitars as well as the new features introduced in the second volume.

• Sound Design Example 1 (13:55) - Follow along as Larry puts Strummed Acoustic 2 to work on an old school soul sample.

• Sound Design Example 2 (09:03) - Finally, check out how Strummed Acoustic is used to add a triplet acoustic guitar part to a rock track, complimenting the guitar and vocals.