Apollo: Cinematic Guitars by Vir2 Instruments Kontakt guitar instrument interface

Apollo: Cinematic Guitars – Guitar Instrument for Kontakt

Apollo: Cinematic Guitars is a Kontakt guitar instrument from Vir2 Instruments with five sample categories for ambient design, swells, pads, phrase building and instrument performance. It requires Kontakt and runs on Windows and macOS.

REQUIRESKontaktHost player sold separately
VST2AUAAXRTASStandaloneKontaktWindowsmacOS64-bit
AVAILABLE ATPlugin Boutique
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01Overview

Apollo: Cinematic Guitars is built around guitar samples recorded from guitars, effects pedals, amps and signal chains. Its five categories cover textures and noises made with the guitar, strummed chords in major and minor voicings, layered pads, short phrase material for scoring, and simple performances on acoustic, electric and bass guitar, plus sitar. The library holds over 22 GB of uncompressed content and includes the standalone Kontakt Player 5.

Best for

  • Ambient guitar atmospheres
  • Cinematic pads
  • Film and TV phrases
  • Chord swells
  • Sound design textures
  • Guitar-based scoring
Requires
Kontakt
Store
Plugin Boutique
02Key features

What you get

  • Five guitar-based categories: Ambient Designer, Swells, Pads, Phrase Builder and Instruments
  • Eight effects options for sound design
  • Modulation for further effects processing
  • Individual notes sampled for custom voicings
  • Strums of major and minor chords in high and low voicings
  • Sitar, electric bass and harmonic instrument patches
  • Over 22 GB of uncompressed sample content
  • Includes the standalone Kontakt Player 5
03In depth

Sound Design Categories and Character

Ambient Designer focuses on experimental sound design. It combines tonal and non-tonal material, including guitar plucks, phrases, a violin bow on strings, fingers sliding on strings, white noise and amp buzz. Each layer can be mixed and panned to build custom atmospheres.

Swells provides strums of high and low major and minor chords for each sound. Individual notes are also sampled, so you can build your own voicings. Pads lets you load and mix two sounds to create a wide range of guitar-based pads.

Workflow, Controls and Effects

Phrase Builder offers common phrase options that Vir2 developed with television guitarists for combining short phrases into a performance. The Instruments category lets you play simple parts on acoustic guitar, acoustic and electric guitar harmonics, electric bass, electric guitar and sitar.

The interface includes eight effects options and modulation for further processing of the sound.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

DeveloperVir2 Instruments
TypePlugin
CategoryKontakt Instrument
RequiresKontakt
FormatsVST2, AU, AAX, RTAS, Standalone, Kontakt
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use Apollo: Cinematic Guitars?

Apollo requires Kontakt. It also runs in standalone mode through the included Kontakt Player 5.

Which formats and operating systems does Apollo support?

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

How much disk space does Apollo need?

The system requirements list 16 GB of free hard drive space. The library contains over 22 GB of uncompressed content.

Which DAWs is Apollo compatible with?

The developer states it is compatible with major DAWs including Logic Pro, GarageBand, MOTU Digital Performer, Pro Tools 9 and higher, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, and Ableton Live.

07Developer

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