Orange Tree Samples Evolution Electric Guitar

According to Orange Tree, it uses sampling of various articulations combined with physical modeling principles “in order to achieve a degree of realism not possible with other sample libraries.”

The company says that Evolution Electric Guitar leverages the user’s existing keyboard skills, translating these techniques for the guitar much like a language translator works. For example, chord inversions are analyzed and the appropriate guitar chord voicing determined.

Specifications:

RHYTHM GUITAR

• Three velocity layers, including articulations such as muted strums and palm mutes.

• 4x intelligent round-robin sample cycling

• Includes rhythm guitar patterns with genre/style specific chord definitions, or create your own

• Detune or capo the guitar

• Fingers separately modeled for realistic chord transitions

• Double the guitar with a single button

• Three pickup positions

LEAD GUITAR

• 17 articulations, including palm mutes, squeals, tapping, trills, and special effects such as scrapes and chugs

• 4x intelligent round-robin sample cycling

• A proprietary string resonation engine for organic realism you won’t hear anywhere else

• Slide from one note to any other at any speed

• Intelligent legato for hammer-ons, pull-offs, and sampled half-step interval transitions

• Whammy bar effects, including the flutter effect

• Each string separately sampled with true-to-life automatic string selection

• Alternate tunings with dozens of included tuning presets

• Instantly double the guitar with a single button

• Three pickup positions

Total file size for Evolution Electric Guitar – Strawberry exceeds 3GB.  Full retail version of KONTAKT 2, 3, or 4 is required.

Pricing & Availability
Orange Tree Samples’ Evolution Electric Guitar – Strawberry, based on the noted Strawberry Electric Guitar Library for KONTAKT, will be released May 31, 2010 at a list price of $199 USD with special upgrade pricing for users of previous versions of Strawberry.

Its launch will coincide with a special Orange Tree Samples’ group buy applying to all products with discounts up to 50% off list price.  Additional Evolution Electric Guitar makes and models, as well as Evolution Acoustic Guitar, will be released later this year. 

More information, as well as video and audio demos, is now available at www.orangetreesamples.com/evolution-electric-guitar.