What’s good fam, it’s Friday, time for some Big Fish!
Today I’m checking out a brand new instrument from Vir2 called Fractured: Prepared Acoustic Guitar
It’s another library in the sound design and fx category.
Everything is derived from manipulation of an acoutic guitar
Let’s check it out!
What is Fractured?
It is a collection of sounds and instruments made up from creative sampling and manipulation of various acoustic guitar.
This concept is similar to what they did with the violin in their Violence library
So the initial sound of the library is organically acoustic…
But they take it, twist it, bend it, effect it, and torture it to create various other sounds.
You get drum kits, pads, scrapes, impacts, hits, fx, and various other sounds.
Quick Specs
- content: 2.3GB
- format: Kontakt 5 or Kontakt 5 Player
- price: $149.95
How does it sound?
This is a very creative library that stretches the use of the acoustic guitar to it’s limits
Sure you can still hear the foundation of the acoustic guitar in most of the library, but there are many cases where it sounds totally different.
I was surprised by some of the impact derived in the drum kits as well as the smooth lushness of the pads and synths
I enjoy the scrapes, hits, and other random string manipulations as well.
It’s definitely easy to forget that everything is based on acoustic guitar samples
The sound design team really did a good job, everything is well recorded and plays back with no artifacts whatsoever.
What is the bottom line?
I really dig this library and I’m glad Vir2 is making more creative and sound design library within reach of more users
A lot of times libraries like this cost a premium, so the $150 price tag is quite welcome. It allows those who wish to dabble in the more esoteric sound categories a chance to do so at a reasonable cost.
As for the library itself, I give it 4.5 out of 5 subs, it’s a really great product that features some pretty awesome sound design.
One thing I would have liked to see would be an actual step sequencer we could edit in the tempo synced portion of the library
Overall this is a great sounding library with enough control to allow you proper customization.
Definitely head over and check it out: http://www.bigfishaudio.com/detail.html?512306
leave a comment below and let me know what you think
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pretty tight fo jus an acoustic guitar. thas hella imaginative and creative. a lot of the sounds come out like ethnic and some like movie score fx like. really hard to believe all that was jus an acoustic.
“dont know if it was beat wit a bag of rice” <– haha, funny quote
@oooJASONooo, hahahahahaha LOL no doubt fam, some craziness going on I tell ya! Thanks for the comment.
SJ: This add-on delivers a diverse amount of sounds. I think many will find what they like in this one. Thanks again for the review.
@Baddboy2000, cool fam, thanks for checking it out bro!
Kontakt Player 4 Compatible or Just 5?
@Haze Anatomy, I don’t know if it works with 4, but kontakt 5 player is free anyway.
@saintjoe, Makes sense…Dope Tho. i like Instruments that not necessarily an “All-In-One” But still have a lot of versatility. This seems like its right up that Alley.
@Haze Anatomy, Yeah fam, this joint nice
That was kinda dope. I liked all the usable film score type sounds. I wish I had a guitar and some rice. I could be a baller!
@Nekkro99, like a BOSS lol
@saintjoe, yes!!!!!!!
Thanks for the heads up, checking it out now. Looks like a great tool for movie scores.
@MXR, Glad to help man, they have some great stuff