Legacy Products
Shreddage 2: Absolute Electric Guitar
The legendary 7-string metal guitar that put us on the map. Ideal for heavy rhythms and soaring leads.
US$99
Hear Shreddage 2: Absolute Electric Guitar (Legacy Product) In Action
- Subterrenea Ian Dorsch 2:02
- Shred the Night Andrew Aversa 1:56
- The Queen's Jupiter (Jupiter Version) Nabeel Ansari 0:58
- Wing It MagNic 3:43
- Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time Yasunori Mitsuda (arr. Andrew Aversa) 1:57
- Some Other Song Seamless 3:10
- The Jewel's Serpent (Jupiter Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:13
- Progressive Metal Daniel da Silva 2:04
- The Spirit's Rogue (Jupiter Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:22
- Shredjent Andrew Aversa 0:44
- Chaos AudioSupernova 2:54
- Prepare for the Pain Dirk Ehlert 2:33
- H.T. Tsuneo Imahori (cover by Andrew Aversa) 0:44
- One Last Kiss Matt Bowdler 2:07
- Nuclear Dubstep Andrew Aversa 1:17
- Exfiltration Max Zhdanov 2:35
- Jazzage Andrew Aversa 0:51
Audio Demos
- Subterrenea Ian Dorsch 2:02
- Shred the Night Andrew Aversa 1:56
- The Queen's Jupiter (Jupiter Version) Nabeel Ansari 0:58
- Wing It MagNic 3:43
- Chrono Trigger - Corridors of Time Yasunori Mitsuda (arr. Andrew Aversa) 1:57
- Some Other Song Seamless 3:10
- The Jewel's Serpent (Jupiter Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:13
- Progressive Metal Daniel da Silva 2:04
- The Spirit's Rogue (Jupiter Version) Nabeel Ansari 1:22
- Shredjent Andrew Aversa 0:44
- Chaos AudioSupernova 2:54
- Prepare for the Pain Dirk Ehlert 2:33
- H.T. Tsuneo Imahori (cover by Andrew Aversa) 0:44
- One Last Kiss Matt Bowdler 2:07
- Nuclear Dubstep Andrew Aversa 1:17
- Exfiltration Max Zhdanov 2:35
- Jazzage Andrew Aversa 0:51
Overview
Originally released in 2012, Shreddage II set a new standard for virtual guitars with incredibly realistic rhythm AND lead playing – every fret, every string, and tons of articulations. The thick, dark sound of a Musicman JP-8 seven string is legendary and still beloved by thousands of producers. This instrument has been superceded by Shreddage 3 Jupiter.
This is a Legacy Product!
Shreddage II will not receive any further updates or fixes, as it has been replaced by a newer product. This library is offered for sale ‘as-is’. While our support team can assist with installation and activation, we are unable to help with using the instrument. Any bugs, tuning issues, missing functions (etc) you may find will not be fixed, as these have all been addressed in the newer version.
Product Info
Over 9,000 pristine 24-bit samples
Recorded DI (direct in) so you can create your own custom tone.
7 string guitar drop-tuned to drop A
Thick, dark tone ideal for heavy metal, heavy rock, and brutal chugging.
All crucial lead and rhythm articulations
Sustains, powerchords, palm mutes, staccatos, harmonics, pinch harmonics, tapping, tremolo, slides, fingered vibrato, FX, hammer-on, pull-off, rakes, and chokes.
Realistic performances through meticulous sampling
Every string sampled from open up to the highest fret with up to 4x down/4x up strokes per note and up to 5 palm mute layers.
Extensive engine tweaking
Advanced controls include palm mute editing, keyswitch ranges, fade times, portamento/legato control, repetition, string polyphony, MIDI guitar mode, extra pick noise, and more.
Features
Classic virtual guitarist engine
Heavy metal UI
Remappable articulations
Five module FX rack
Easy double and quad-tracking
Requirements
4GB disk space
7200 RPM hard drive or solid state drive recommended.
4GB RAM
Higher amounts of memory let you load more instruments.
Kontakt Player 5.3.1
This library will run in the FREE Kontakt Player.
Kontakt 5 Requirements - Mac OSX
Mac OS 10.6 (latest update) or 10.7, Intel Core Duo CPU.
Kontakt 5 Requirements - Windows
Windows 7 (latest Service Pack, 32-/64‑bit), Intel Core Duo or AMD Athlon 64 CPU.
Tutorials
"Shred the Night" Demo Walkthrough
Shreddage 2 vs. IBZ vs. SRP Compared
Introduction & Overview
Introduction & Overview (Legacy)
Performance & Sequencing Tips (Legacy)
Featured Artists & Composers
Mike Reagan
Invincible Fight Girl, Powerpuff Girls, Trials Evolution, God of War, Twisted Metal
“A big thanks to the team at Impact Soundworks for putting inspiration at my fingertips! Your sample libraries are in heavy use in my Orchestral, Rock and Pop templates, and always visible in my top-tier Cue-specific Kontakt. Layering your Shreddage libraries on top of my live guitar tracks creates so much depth, and I get so much out of so many of your other libraries – too many to name. A+ programming and sonic goodness gang!”
Lena Raine
Celeste, Chicory, Minecraft, Guild Wars 2, Deltarune
Instruments from ISW are a staple of my soundtrack work for games. Vocalisa has been a mainstay vocal aesthetic of nearly every game I’ve worked on including Celeste & Chicory: A Colorful Tale. Shreddage 3 has also given me the confidence to write some really fun guitar riffs & solos despite not being able to play a real one. I’ve started incorporating Tokyo Scoring Strings into the acoustic side of my scoring work, and can’t wait to try out more from ISW in the future!
Jimmy Hinson
Black Ops 4, Mass Effect 2, There Came An Echo, Borderlands 2
“Between Shreddage, Super Audio Cart, Juggernaut, and Mega Brass I don’t remember the last time I haven’t used an Impact Soundworks instrument in a track. The attention to detail is astonishing and it’s all so easy to use out of the box, which is a big deal.”
Shreddage 2: Absolute Electric Guitar is our answer to the challenge of total guitar sampling. It is a complete instrument with elegant scripting, intuitive mapping, and incredible depth. This virtual guitar for Kontakt is the ultimate weapon for rock & metal music, built from the ground up for realistic playing in any hi-gain style. All samples were recorded on a 7-string guitar and are provided clean/DI so you can use your own custom amp tone.
Want to write blazing leads and screaming solos? Crank the pitch bend up, use one of four vibrato modes, and shred to your heart’s content. Need some ultra-chunky rhythm chugs? S2 features both single-note and powerchord palm mutes with up to 5 layers and 8 variations each, offering superior realism and maximum options. While it excels at rock & metal playing (both lead and rhythm alike), it is also well-suited for many other genres thanks to its clean tone and huge range.
Updated in 2014, enjoy a brand-new user interface and totally rewritten engine, with intelligent string / fret selection, new features and options, even more customizable mapping, and new samples like powerchord slides and staccatos. You can also use new built-in effects pedals and save/load your own custom presets to use across multiple projects.
We couldn’t be prouder of this release, and hope that it will bring you inspiration, joy, productivity, and of course, brutal guitar sounds!
The Perform page allows for editing articulations, adding effects like pedals, and adjusting parameters like monophonic mode, round robin, and the special tapping mode. The Fretboard page displays parameters for the virtual guitarist, such as hand size and fret preference; these parameters are translated into real behavior for the string selection algorithm, mapping MIDI notes to frets and strings intelligently.
The Articulations page exposes all of the Shreddage II articulations to the user in a fully-customizable mapping scheme. The user can activate articulations via keyswitches or velocity ranges. The Engine page reveals the back end of Shreddage II for users seeking to tweak Shreddage II into the ultimate performance tool, with controls for velocity response, transposition, pitch bend range, resonance controls, pedal behavior, and control over noises like release and pick.
Shreddage II is considered a “Legacy Product” in the Impact Soundworks catalog.
Legacy Products will not receive any further updates or fixes, as they have been replaced by newer products. This library, and any other Legacy Products on our website, are offered for sale ‘as-is’. While our support team can assist with installation and activation, we are unable to help with using these instruments.
Any bugs, tuning issues, missing functions (etc) you may find will not be fixed, as these have all been addressed in the newer version.
Reviews
Shreddage 2 – Computer Music
“Emulating guitar sounds is problematic – or it was until Impact Soundworks launched Shreddage. Version 2 for Kompact 5 is rammed full of chords and articulations to get the most authentic sound possible […] The quality of the samples here is really good. Although aimed at Rock and Metal, it lends itself to any genre. For those more accustomed to keys than strings, it is ideal with its impressive soundset and amount of control.”
CM Reviews (Computer Music)
Shreddage 2 – SoundBytes Magazine
“The library has a huge amount of great samples covering every nook & cranny of the electric guitar, and it really is of the highest quality… I could tell that they must have put in a gigantic effort into the scripting, sampling, and design… It’s easy to use, has extensive options for articulations, sounds even better with its effects, and yet it can have a pristine, clean sound as well. I highly recommend it… When they say ‘Absolute Electric Guitar’ on their website, those words are a lot to live up to [and] they achieved this with a brilliant product and awesome sound.”
Rob Mitchell (SoundBytes Magazine)