Impact Sound Works updated the free Shreddage 3 Stratus guitar sample library for Kontakt, making it fully compatible with Kontakt Player.
I’ll admit I’m not super hip to what the best virtual guitar instruments are. But I am quite deep in the delusion that I can tell you where a C is in three or four places on the neck without having to count up and down in my head.
Yet, some friends of mine swear by Impact Sound Works and Shreddage, so there must be something great about them.
Shreddage 3 Stratus is based on a Fender Stratocaster, as you might expect, given the name. Previously this was a free Kontakt library available for the full version of Kontakt, but there has been a deluge of Player-compatible libraries in recent months.
Stratus is quite a nice little library, with a few different articulations and three octaves of playing range. I was very impressed with how the palm muted the sound. Typically you can adjust your hand to determine how chunky you want it to sound, but this sounds great right out of the gate.
Still, it sounds a bit thin – but it’s a Strat, so who can complain? If you want a big thick tone, you’d likely look for something with humbuckers as it stands. You can choke the notes as well, which also impressed me. I’m sure that the complete libraries available from Impact Soundworks take this to the next level.
Stratus 3 Free has been covered before by BPB, so you aren’t experiencing deja vu. However, the arrival of the library for Kontakt Player certainly bore some mention. It has been a great year for Kontakt Player freebies, and I’m sure you fine readers have been appreciating when these sorts of releases get a mention.
You can snag Stratus 3 Free right now, and you don’t even need an amp to get rolling. Kontakt Player, of course, is available for Windows and Mac computers.
Supported plugin formats for Kontakt Player are VST3, AU, and AAX. It is a universal binary, which I no longer have to guess at since purchasing my own Mac with a Silicon processor. I will say I’m greatly looking forward to griping about things not having compatible releases.
Download: Shreddage 3 Stratus (Free but donations are welcome)
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Last Updated on July 15, 2023 by Tomislav Zlatic.
