UJam, the German virtual instrument specialist behind the Virtual Guitarist series has announced the release of a third version, named Sparkle, and a discounted product bundle of all three available Virtual Guitarists.
Sparkle is a virtual specialist for chords, octaves and single note riffs. Covering a wide range of sounds for popular music from clean to crunchy and from 60s twang to contemporary electronic pop.
The software was recorded with a customised vintage guitar featuring classic single-coil sounds. Emulations of hand-picked vintage amps and speaker cabinets were custom-built by the VG engineers to provide adequate tone and character.
It comes with more than 3GB of uncompressed guitar content and offers 100 styles and over 1,000 variations that can be played in real-time – using keyboards and other controllers – and adjusted to any song. Sparkle also allows for customising the guitar sound with a wide range of pick-up and amplifier/cabinet combinations.
It is also compatible with Native Instrument’s new NKS standard, supporting NKS hardware controllers straight out of the box, enabling the use of Virtual Guitarist with the Light Guide, Smart Play features, and the full creative potential of Komplete Control or Maschine Studio MK2.
Sparkle will be immediately available in VST, AU, and AAX plug-in formats.
In addition, the team announced a 3-in-1 bundle containing Sparkle and two more Virtual Guitarist plug-ins (Iron – riffs and power chords, Amber– warm and bright acoustic steel-string), available for €249 at www.virtualguitarist.com).
“Now you can have a team of three pro guitarists on call 24/7 in your studio at the price of one regular virtual instrument,” said product manager, Sebastian Bretschneider.
