Session Guitarist Picked Acoustic – NI Guitar Library

Realistic acoustic guitar parts without booking a session player: that is the promise of session guitarist picked acoustic, and it delivers. Built around a carefully sampled 1973 Martin 00-21 steel-string, this Kontakt instrument gives you two ways to work. The Pattern instrument triggers 194 picking and strumming performances across 37 songs, while the separate Melody instrument lets you play and program your own parts with detailed articulations.

Two instruments, one convincing guitar

The Pattern side of session guitarist picked acoustic is the songwriting accelerator. Trigger picking rhythms, arpeggios and strums in real time, synced to your host tempo, and build full arrangements from performances that already breathe like a player. With 194 patterns drawn from 37 songs, you get cohesive material rather than random loops, which makes assembling verses, choruses and bridges feel natural. Because the patterns were captured as complete musical ideas rather than isolated loops, they lock into arrangements that feel performed, not programmed.

The Melody instrument is where it gets personal. Play or program individual lines using open, muted, flageolet and tremolo articulations, plus slides, fret noise, hammer-ons and pull-offs. That combination of ready-made patterns and a genuinely playable instrument means you can sketch fast and refine deep, all inside one library.

Key features of Session Guitarist Picked Acoustic

• Sampled 1973 Martin 00-21 steel-string acoustic guitar
• 194 picking and strumming patterns across 37 songs
• Separate Melody instrument for playing your own parts
• Three stereo microphone setups: Condenser, Dynamic and Ribbon
• Articulations including muted, harmonics, tremolo and slides
• Built-in effects: delay, plate reverb, chorus, compression, tape saturation
• MIDI drag and drop for editing patterns in your DAW
• Works with the free Kontakt Player

Three mics, full tone control

The Martin was captured through three distinct stereo setups: a natural modern Condenser pair, a vintage-flavored Dynamic rig with adjustable width, and a warm Ribbon configuration. That alone gives you three different guitars before you touch a knob. Add stereo width control, doubling and the built-in effects section, and session guitarist picked acoustic covers everything from intimate folk fingerpicking to polished pop strumming.

MIDI drag and drop is the quiet killer feature. Generate a pattern performance, drag the MIDI into your DAW, and edit every note. It bridges the gap between the speed of pattern triggering and the control of manual programming, which is exactly where most guitar libraries force you to choose.

Who is session guitarist picked acoustic for?

Singer-songwriters and pop producers who need convincing acoustic guitar without recording sessions get the most value. Folk, indie and cinematic composers will use the patterns constantly, and jingle and media writers get fast, licensable acoustic parts. If you are an accomplished guitarist with a great instrument and room, you already have this covered; for everyone else, it is a session player on demand.

The library is 8.4 GB and requires Kontakt Player 7.6 or later, or the full Kontakt 7.6 or later. That free Player compatibility keeps the total cost of ownership low. Check the product page for current system requirements before purchasing.

Frequently asked questions

What guitar was sampled?

A 1973 Martin 00-21 six-string steel-string acoustic, recorded through three different stereo microphone setups.

How many patterns are included?

194 picking and strumming patterns across 37 songs, plus a separate Melody instrument for your own parts.

Can I edit the patterns?

Yes. MIDI drag and drop lets you move pattern performances into your DAW for full note-level editing and arrangement.

Session guitarists charge by the hour; this one charges once. At Plugboutique’s deal pricing, session guitarist picked acoustic is one of the most cost-effective realism upgrades a producer can buy.

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