Jazz Anthology: Guitar

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Jazz Anthology Guitar extends the Jazz Anthology range with a highly realistic Kontakt instrument purpose-built for classic "4-to-a-bar" acoustic archtop jazz guitar comping.

Masterfully recorded at iconic Sear Sound studio in NYC, the instrument includes 6 mic positions (including a vintage Gibson GA-50 tube amp), 20 mix presets, and comprehensive FX processing. From quintessential swingin’ single note lines to full chords, Jazz Anthology Guitar delivers an essential component of the classic jazz rhythm section with elegant simplicity and convincing results.

Requires Kontakt (full license) version 6.7 or higher. Does not support the free Kontakt Player.

Free Pulse Downloader app and account required for installation.

Pays royalties to performers.

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OVERVIEW

A New Level of Authenticity

Jazz Anthology Guitar expands the Jazz Anthology range with a new Kontakt instrument purpose-built for creating realistic acoustic archtop jazz guitar performances in the style of the legendary Freddie Green.

Features

Playable Chords mode for strumming chords with any notes of your choosing using a variety of sampled note lengths (short, medium, long, upstroke, fall, rake)
Dedicated Single Note Strum mode for playing quarter note countermelodies with a single pitch and all other strings muted
Comprehensive set of End Chords for ending songs and phrases with style
Unique Chord Arranger tool stores menus of chord voicings that can be recalled at any time
30 pre-made chord menus of authentic jazz guitar voicings appropriate for the style
Dedicated keys for playing strums with all strings muted (sampled at pitch)
1,000s of samples sourced from actual performances
Masterfully recorded at iconic Sear Sound studio in midtown Manhattan using their unrivaled collection of rare and vintage microphones
6 mic positions with microphone mixer
20 mix presets
Master FX sections with tape emulation, reverb, EQ, stereo modeler, and limiter
10 custom reverb impulse responses
Over 17,000 samples
10GB uncompressed sample content (~5GB compressed)

Fig. 1 - Perform view

Fig. 2 - The chord arranger

Fig. 3 - Mic mixer

Fig. 4 - Master effects

Listen to Jazz Anthology: Guitar

THE INSTRUMENT

For this library, we recorded a classic 1947 Gibson L-5 archtop guitar (provided courtesy of the vintage guitar experts at Retrofret in Brooklyn, NY). The instrument was recorded acoustically using an array of vintage ribbon and tube microphones, as well as through a restored Gibson GA-50 tube amp via a floating pickup.

Fig. - 1947 Gibson L-5

CHORD ARRANGER

The Chord Arranger is a helper tool that allows you to store and recall voicings for use in Playable Chords mode. There are 24 chord slots and each slot can store one chord. There are 30 pre-made chord arranger presets included, and you can store up to 30 user presets too.

It is a useful tool for quickly changing between voicings that, while authentic to the guitar, may be difficult to play with one hand on a piano keyboard. The included presets also make it easy for non-experts to easily access authentic jazz guitar chord shapes that are true to the style.

The Chord Arranger is not a sequencer, nor do the chords stored need to be used in any particular order. Rather, it’s a library or virtual notepad for storing chord you can draw upon as needed in any order.

Fig. - The Chord Arranger

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Articulations

Playable chords (various note lengths)
Single note strums (various note lengths)
Long/sustain
End chords

Microphone Positions

Close 1 - RCA 44 ribbon mic
Close 2 - vintage Neumann KM56 small cap tube mic
DI - via floating pickup
AMP - 1950s Gibson GA-50
Overhead - RCA 77 ribbon mic (mid-distance through Fairchild limiter)
Room - stereo AEA R88 ribbon mic

Other

1 User Guide

LOVINGLY MADE IN N.Y.C.

All our Kontakt libraries are carefully crafted in N.Y.C.
by veteran composer and arranger Jared Hunter.

Specifications:

NKI files:	1
Resolution:	24-bit 48kHz
Instruments:	Acoustic archtop guitar

Requirements:

Kontakt (full license) version 6.7 or higher. Does not support the free Kontakt Player.
Free Pulse Downloader app and account required for installation.