Nigel,

You've been getting a lot of good VI tips here.

For Guitar: since you have the full version of Kontakt:
https://impactsoundworks.com/product/shreddage-3-stratus-free/
Hard to complain about the price for this one, and ISW has a lot of experience with articulating guitar libraries.

These are something like the loop library you got from BigFishAudio but you can reset the loops to play single notes/chords/strums. I mention them because they're exceptional, from an exceptional developer, and right now they're an exceptional bargain (Riffendium 1, 2 & 3 for $44):
https://audioplugin.deals/deal-2/

Don't forget that there are some really good guitar (and other) libraries for UVI Workstation.

And, of course, when you say "guitar", the libraries are as varied as the types of guitar, so I'm just mentioning a few electric guitar libraries, and even those run the gamut---clean, crunch, distorted, metal, 6-7-8-12-string, nylon, steel, prepared, by brand, etc.

You can Google a lot of what you're looking for by adding "Kontakt" in your search line.

A lot of developers have/offer free/demo libraries of all types, so visit the websites and get on their mailing lists.

Somebody mentioned Indiginus. Besides the sound, they have great playability features, like keyswitching and/or velocity switching, which puts them a cut above. I just got their new steel guitar library---KILLER!
http://indiginus.com/freedownloads.html

Personally, I wait for sales and try to never pay more than 50% of the regular price. One of those bundles that goes on sale twice a year for 50% off is Komplete Ultimate, with update and/or upgrade pricing. Highly recommended to solve your synth, plugin, and sample library needs (notably lacking in choir and vocal libraries) in one fell swoop. I'd also recommend Cory Pelizzari's YouTube video on enhanced use of the Kontakt libraries, as well as well as Eli Krantzberg's tutorials on the Kontakt Factory Library. It would also be a shame to miss out on AIR Music Tech's AIEP3 complete upgrade, maybe one of the absolute best plugin/VI bargains out there.
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/1-Instruments/58-Inst-Bundle/2294-AIR-Instrument-Expansion-Pack-3-COMPLETE-UPGRADE-


The whole thing is just mind-boggling but I'm completely boggled and lovin' it.

Paj
8^)

P.S.: In case you're not aware of it, iZotope IRIS 2 comes free with any purchase at Plugin Boutique during the month of August. It comes with 11GB of samples and sampled instruments.



Last edited by Paj; 08/05/19 10:26 PM.