The Plucked Instruments from the Vienna Symphonic Library is a sample-based virtual instrument that combines the Upright Bass, Concert Guitar, and Overdrive libraries to create a comprehensive set of samples and articulations. The Upright Bass features recordings of a plucked bass with jazz articulations, while the Concert Guitar offers the sounds of a hand-made classical guitar with nylon strings. The Overdrive collection features the distorted tube sound recordings of a legendary Steve Vai signature seven-string guitar.
Note:
The software requires a ViennaKey USB or similar protection device if one is not already on the system.
Upright Bass Articulations
01 Short + Long Notes
Staccato
Portato short and long
Snap pizzicato
Damped
Muted Sustained with normal, light, and without vibrato
Portato short and long
Snap pizzicato
Damped
Muted Sustained with normal, light, and without vibrato
02 Noises & FX
Slide noises, normal
Slide noises, "legato" mapping
Finger stops
Body noises
Arco sustained FX
Slide noises, "legato" mapping
Finger stops
Body noises
Arco sustained FX
10 Perf Interval
Legato normal
Legato with ghost note
Glissando
Slow glissando
Legato with ghost note
Glissando
Slow glissando
11 Perf Repetition
Legato, with and without vibrato
Portato slow and fast
Portato slow and fast
12 Upbeat Repetition
1-3 upbeats, 80-100, 120, 140 BPM
Concert Guitar Articulations
01 Short + Long Notes
Staccato normal and Bartók
Sustained and ponticello, without and with vibrato
Harmonics artificial and natural
Sustained and ponticello, without and with vibrato
Harmonics artificial and natural
03 Trills & Co
Trills, half and whole tone
04 FX
Scratches combination
10 Perf Interval
Legato normal
Legato sul ponticello
Glissando
Hammer-ons and pull-offs
Legato sul ponticello
Glissando
Hammer-ons and pull-offs
11 Perf Repetition
Legato slow
Legato fast, var. 1
Staccato
Legato fast, var. 1
Staccato
Overdrive Articulations
01 Short + Long Notes
Staccato short soft, medium, and hard
Sustained with and without vibrato
Sub-bass sustained
Sustained with and without vibrato
Sub-bass sustained
04 Power Chords
Power chords, 4th and 5th
Power chords, major and minor
Power chords, major and minor
05 FX
Scratches on E and B string
10 Perf Interval
Legato normal and with vibrato
Hammer-ons and pull-offs
Hammer-ons and pull-offs
11 Perf Repetition
Staccato, normal and muted (2 variations each)
Power chords, 4th and 5th
Power chords, 4th and 5th
