Jim Corrigan Releases Nashville High-Strung Guitars for Gigasampler

February 4, 2000 -- Visionary synthesis pioneer Jim Corrigan unveiled his Nashville High Strung Guitars sound library for Gigasampler(R) today. Priced at $299 (US), this library features acoustic guitars specifically played and recorded in authentic Nashville style.

Utilizing the vast memory capacity of Gigasampler and the revolutionary new GigaStudio(TM), this library allows instant access to both up and down strummed chords in every key with dynamically variable chording options. Corrigan's library also faithfully captures the nuances of single notes will full decays and performance articulations.

"It simply was not feasible to create this instrument on any anything other than Gigasampler. 168 keys would be required just to map the individual strums. Gigasampler enables this instrument to be played comfortably in a two-octave range with the right hand and a single octave for the left hand," explained Corrigan. "The natural decay of the strums and single strings is so intricately delicate that any form of looping would destroy this sonic beauty. I wanted an instrument better than the best of Nashville, and only Gigasampler made it possible."

Proprietary studio techniques were used in recording this library, resulting in a sound that is both hyper-realistic and totally authentic. By using the Nashville "high-strung" technique on a six-string dreadnought body with low-resonance, the listener is treated to a psycho-acoustically enhanced instrument sound that is designed to blend perfectly into a mix with little additional processing.

"While the sound is distinctly 'Nashville', we're finding that this library lends itself to a wide range of musical styles," added Francis Preve, Program Director for NemeSys. "Musicians looking for lush and realistic acoustic guitars should definitely check this out."

About Jim Corrigan A child prodigy, Jim Corrigan has been composing and arranging music since he was nine years old. His current musical abilities encompass guitar, bass, trombone, organ, dobro, steel guitar, banjo, mandolin, and synthesizer. Not content with mastering the nuances of musicianship, Jim is also fluent in eleven computer programming languages. In 1989, Jim was awarded a US patent for his revolutionary C2P2(TM) (Constantly Changing Polyphonic Pitch) MIDI instrument. Jim subsequently began doing electronic product design work for the music instrument (MI) business, creating novel products with high utility for musicians.

For more information, visit NemeSys's web site at www.nemesysmusic.com.