Steel String Acoustic Guitar - Ableton Live Pack

This Ibanez steel-string has been my trusty acoustic guitar for almost 25 years.  As I understand, it’s probably from the early- to mid-80s, and it’s still in awesome condition since I baby it.  I wouldn't call it a high-end instrument...it’s no Martin, but it’s got a nice warm tone, and it’s got a little fret buzz on the lowest strings, which some people would consider a liability, but that gives it a gritty sound when you power chord it. Once while I was practicing, someone in another room peeked their head in the door and said “Whoa…that’s an acoustic? I totally thought I’d see you in here playing electric guitar!”

When I started experimenting with contact mics, of course this guitar was one of my first go-to instruments to record. For this Ableton instrument rack, each string (and a few notes up the neck on the high E-string) has been recorded several times, to avoid a robotic sound.  A few macro knobs have been added to control reverb, chorus, filter cutoff, and release time.  There’s also a cool tremolo effect that you can dial in, which to my imaginative ear gives it a “vintage space-age western” effect.

Update, August 2023: I dusted off this Instrument Rack, and de-noised and otherwise tidied up the samples...and then added two more macros for Attack Time and Zone Shift, for even more sonic potential! (Plus, it's still Live 9 compatible)

Compatible with Ableton Live version 9.7.2 and up

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