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. | 
