Softstruck Kontakt guitar library by Sonora Cinematic interface

Softstruck: Cinematic Felt-Guitar Kontakt Instrument by Sonora Cinematic

Softstruck is a cinematic guitar library for Kontakt from Sonora Cinematic, built around a felt-pick technique that produces soft, muted, brushed guitar tones. It is the third title in the developer's Select series.

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01Overview

Softstruck takes its inspiration from the felt piano, where felt placed between hammer and strings softens the attack. Sonora Cinematic applied the idea to guitar by striking the strings with ultra-soft felt picks, usually used on nylon-string instruments, rather than muting the strings. The library includes three guitars, each recorded through four signal chains, and 51 presets. It runs inside Kontakt Player 8.1 or higher.

Best for

Cinematic guitar scoring
Ambient soundscapes
Emotional cue writing
Delicate songwriting
Intimate solo pieces

Developer: Sonora Cinematic
Category: Kontakt Instruments
Requires: Kontakt
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Guitar library built on a felt-pick technique inspired by felt piano
Ultra-soft felt picks produce muted, brushed guitar tones
Three guitars: Butterscotch, Flatwounds and Singlecut
Four recorded signals per guitar: two amps and two pedalboard chains
Signature White Cloud, Blue Signal and Pink Signal effects
Double Track switch for stereo layering with different round robins
51 presets of muted, organic, expressive guitar tones
Requires Kontakt Player 8.1 or higher; total library size 2.4GB

03In depth

Sound and Character of the Felt-Pick Guitars

The developer describes the library as an unconventional take on the felt piano, with a guitar tone that is dark, nostalgic and intimately textured. Because the felt pick mutes the stroke itself, the sound is softer and blurrier than conventional palm muting.

The three guitars differ in voice. Butterscotch is a guitar with an added middle pickup that gives a scooped clean tone, which the felt darkens considerably. Flatwounds is a chambered guitar with a P90-style pickup and flatwound strings for a darker result. Singlecut is a classic model known for a bassy sound from the neck pickup.

Workflow, Processing and Key Controls

Each guitar was recorded through four signals: two amps for tonal variation and two pedalboard chains, one ambient and one experimental. The library also includes Sonora Cinematic's signature effects tuned for guitar: White Cloud, a studio reverb; Blue Signal, a diffused cinematic ambience; and Pink Signal, a granular reverb based on Native Instruments' Raum.

The Double Track switch layers two round robins that can be panned hard left and right for a wider stereo image. The 51 presets provide starting points across the range of muted and expressive tones.

04Specs

Will it run?

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

Developer	Sonora Cinematic
Type	Plugin
Category	Kontakt Instrument
Requires	Kontakt
Formats	VST2, AU, AAX, Kontakt

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Softstruck?

Softstruck is a Kontakt guitar library from Sonora Cinematic. It uses ultra-soft felt picks to create muted, brushed guitar tones inspired by the felt piano.