Ample Guitar Twelve by Ample Sound 12-string acoustic guitar plugin interface

Ample Guitar Twelve: 12-String Acoustic Guitar VST by Ample Sound

Ample Guitar Twelve is a virtual 12-string acoustic guitar plugin by Ample Sound, built from sampled Taylor 956 CE recordings. It offers finger, strum and thumb-pick playing styles, plus a Riffer MIDI editor and built-in effects for producing acoustic parts.

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01Overview

Ample Guitar Twelve is part of the Ample Guitar v4 family and focuses on the shimmering character of a 12-string acoustic. Its sample libraries cover three playing approaches: finger picking, strumming and thumb-pick. Alongside the instrument, the plugin includes Riffer for editing parts at the note level, a Tab Player for Guitar Pro files, and a set of built-in effects. The result is a tool aimed at producers who need both melodic detail and full rhythmic strumming from one virtual guitar.

Best for

Acoustic strumming parts
Melodic fingerstyle guitar
Folk and singer-songwriter tracks
Shimmering 12-string layers
Guitar Pro file playback

Developer: Ample Sound
Category: Virtual Instruments
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Sampled Taylor 956 CE 12-string with finger, strum and thumb-pick libraries
Nine articulations including legato slides, harmonics and palm mutes
Polyphonic legato and advanced capo and tuning logic
Riffer MIDI editor with editable note detail and Dice riff generator
Strummer with 28 play styles per chord and strum legato
Built-in 8-band EQ, dual compressor, stereo echo and 3D IR reverb
Tab Player for Guitar Pro 4 to 8 with playback and audio export
Full MIDI automation for all parameters via the CPC system

03In depth

Sound, Playing Styles and Articulations

The instrument is built from samples of a Taylor 956 CE 12-string guitar, with separate libraries for finger, strum and thumb-pick playing. Nine articulations, including legato slides, harmonics and palm mutes, add variety to both melodic and rhythmic parts.

Polyphonic legato and capo and tuning logic are included to help melodic lines sound more expressive. Ample Sound describes the strumming engine as highly flexible, with 28 play styles per chord and strum legato for rhythm sequencing.

Riffer, Tab Player and Workflow

Riffer is a MIDI editor for plucked string parts, with editable note detail and an intelligent Dice riff generator for starting ideas. In v4, the Strum Note system groups the sub-notes of a chord into one editable object, so strum time, velocity gradient and legato can be adjusted together.

The Tab Player supports Guitar Pro 4 to 8 files with playback and audio export. Full MIDI automation of all parameters is available through the CPC system, and built-in FX include an 8-band EQ, dual compressor, stereo echo and 3D IR reverb.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Ample Sound
Type	Plugin
Category	Virtual Instruments
Formats	VST3, VST2, AU, AAX, Standalone
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Architecture	64-bit

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats and operating systems does Ample Guitar Twelve support?

It is available in VST3, VST2, AU, AAX and Standalone formats. It runs on Windows and macOS and is 64-bit.

What are the system requirements?

On Mac, macOS 10.15 or later is required. On Windows, Windows 7 to Windows 11 (64-bit) is supported. The developer recommends over 20 GB of disk space with an SSD and an Intel i5 or higher CPU.

Can I import guitar tabs into it?

Yes. The Tab Player supports Guitar Pro 4 to 8 files, with playback and audio export. Tab Reader 4 can import full guitar tracks into Riffer with fingering and articulations preserved.