This is more problematic for lead lines than chords or arpeggios, but then Strum GS-2 is, as the name suggests, all about the chords. We spent some time trying to counter this in the Edit page, and although we managed to create some rounder tones, sadly the uniformity couldn't be dispelled. There's a clear character to both guitars but also a uniformity to GS-2's sound that sets it apart from samples and the real thing.

At over 250 presets, you get plenty of choice, although many are laced with excessive EQ and effects, which is frustrating. GS-2's expanded preset library contains six core soundbanks - two Acoustic (Acoustic and Experimental) and four Electric (Clean, Crunch, Distortion and DI). There are now five effects slots, comprising Compressor, Equalizer and Reverb, and two multieffects with 12 modules each. Said parameters include finger/pick Position and Type, hammer on Amplitude, string Tone, body Size (for Acoustic) and Pickup Type and Position (for Electric). Elaborate rhythm figures available from a large collection of MIDI loops are on hand to supplement chord progressions.There are now 32 parameters for Acoustic and 36 for Electric - nine of them 'per string' in both cases. Strumming and picking swings into action with an auto- strum function and special strumming keys. Strum GS-2 also embeds an elaborate chord recognition and voicing module which automatically voices chords played on the keyboard as a guitar player would on the fretboard. To achieve this, Strum GS-2 uses modeling to reproduce the various parts of the guitar chain-strings, bridge, soundboard, pickups, amplifier, and speaker cabinet. With Strum GS-2, creating guitar tracks in a DAW environment becomes a straightforward endeavour as it reproduces the sound of a huge range of guitars but also the playing technique of a guitar player. With an impressive collection of acoustic and electric guitars, automatic chord recognition, sophisticated chord voicing, integrated strumming and picking action, MIDI riff library, amplifier, and effects, playing guitar on a keyboard has never been so easy. Strum GS-2 is a plug-in for the production of guitar tracks. This bundle includes additional content packs from the AAS library, as listed below in the features section.

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