Spitfire Audio has introduced MG Soft Acoustic Guitar for macOS & Windows, described as “a beautifully recorded, meticulously crafted acoustic guitar with emphasis on the soft and delicate”.
Spitfire says that, with MG Soft Acoustic Guitar, they aim to set a new standard for virtual guitar libraries, offering a remarkably authentic sound out of the box, and helping to demystify the workings of the guitar for non-guitarists.
MG Soft Acoustic Guitar features the sound of a Martin J-40 steel string acoustic guitar, featuring various playing modes including a feature-rich chord / strum system and a fully customizable step sequencer, plus a MIDI Drag and Drop feature.
It features deep sampling, covering all guitar-related articulations including mutes, harmonics, slides, slurs, vibrato and string/body hits.
Features:
- A vast array of samples, with up to 7x round robins and 5 velocity layers
- Offering all standard articulations including mutes, harmonics, slides (pre and post note), slurs, vibrato, bends and hits (string and body)
- 3 performance modes: Note Mode, Chord Mode and Sequencer Mode (with MIDI Drag’n Drop).
- Recorded with a pair of vintage Neumann U87 microphones
- 8 separate NKIs included, each set up with suitable guitar calibration, FX chain and relevant sequence patterns
- Choose from standard guitar tunings or create custom tunings
- FX section with 5 FX modules:- Convolution Reverb, Algorithmic Reverb, Chorus, Delay and EQ
Pricing and Availability:
MG Soft Acoustic Guitar is available now for £149/$149 USD.
Some really awesome scripting in this one! Certainly one of the more realistic sounding guitar libraries I’ve heard
I enjoy spitfire, but if you like this scripting check out OrangeTree’s vast and varied guitar libraries. Very good quality IMO – long time user and fan. If i didnt have those id nab this one.
Looks very much like the MusicLab RealGuitar, with the 3 modes, etc., etc.
Too bad it doesn’t have the Nylon version of it included…
If you’re going to be inspired by the RealGuitar, then might as well go all the way… lol
I recently read your detailed overview of Spitfire Audio’s MG Soft Acoustic Guitar, and it sounds like an incredibly comprehensive virtual instrument. Your breakdown of its deep sampling, articulations, and various modes (like the chord/strum system) effectively showcases its potential for realism and professional use, particularly in “demystifying the workings of the guitar for non-guitarists” through such a high-quality tool.
Your coverage of advanced tools making realistic virtual guitar sounds accessible prompted me to share, perhaps from the other end of the spectrum, a simple resource I’ve been involved with: virtualguitar.org. It’s a free, open, entirely web-based virtual guitar designed for immediate, basic interaction directly in the browser – no complex software needed.
Clearly, it doesn’t aim for the professional realism or deep features of the Spitfire library. Instead, it offers simple, immediate access for quick chord testing, basic melodic exploration, or for anyone just wanting to experiment casually online. Given your article’s focus on virtual guitar solutions, I thought this free, universally accessible tool might be tangentially interesting as a different kind of resource in the same general space.
There’s absolutely no pressure or expectation for you to feature or link to it, of course. Apologies for reaching out directly like this; I know your time is valuable. I simply hoped that as someone covering the virtual instrument landscape, you might find virtualguitar.org personally interesting to explore sometime.
Thank you again for the informative piece on the impressive MG Soft Acoustic Guitar.