Unleash the darkness with Unstrung 2, the chilling evolution of our best-selling instrument. Bigger, badder, and more twisted than ever, this terrifying sequel pulls you deeper into the abyss of horror soundscapes. Armed with over 3x the original content, including an arsenal of haunting double bass samples, this isn’t just an update; it’s an audio nightmare waiting to happen.
The library contains 3 different Kontakt instruments and a full set of WAV samples.
Crafted from raw, live solo string recordings, Unstrung 2 is your weapon of choice for unnerving tension and cinematic terror. Every thump, squeal and pluck of bass, cello, viola, violin and even banjo (yes, banjo) brings an instinctive edge to your compositions. With a brand new graphical interface and full support for Kontakt Player, Native Access and NKS, it’s never been easier to bend these unsettling sounds to your will. From heart-wrenching whistles to eerie ascenders, you’ll craft your own hits and rhythms that will twist, slice and claw their way into your listeners’ nightmares.
Rhythms
Gives you a 16-step sequencer where each step can be loaded with a sample from one of 5 categories (and nearly 1000 individual samples) of sounds: thumps, plucks, squeals, scrapes, dives and ricochets. Each step can have volume, pan, length and tuning controls, allowing for endless possibilities and direct sync to different time signatures in your DAW.
Hits
Gives you 80 uniquely designed whistle effects, all made from live string manipulation, nearly 40 basic percussive hits and nearly 1000 one-off samples, all combined in our new 4-layer hit and kick creation engine. Play a hit by itself or play any of the whistles that are programmed to automatically play the hit at the end of the whistle. Create endless combinations of hits from subtle to absolutely massive.
Our new 4-layer engine adds a dedicated Percussion layer that allows you to choose from 39 different percussive hits as the basis for your hit creations, mixed with 3 layers of string effects sources to create something truly special.
Risers
Unstrung 2 Risers takes our 3-layer engine to new, unsettling heights with a variety of processed/treated string rise sources, all recorded at 8 bars, 120 bpm and set to stretch to match the tempo of your project. Each layer is a handcrafted rise made from tortured strings or synths, all carefully crafted and designed to be weaved into your own terrifying creations.
The new ‘length’ menu allows you to play the generated rise at 2 bars, 4 bars or 8 bars, all in sync with the tempo of your DAW project.
WAV Samples
In the Samples folder you will find a folder named “FMG Unstrung 2 24bit 48k Wavs”. If you prefer to work with wav files, you will find amazing freedom here. However, we recommend using the GUI to randomize and create your basic starting sound. It is then easy to process and export to audio for further processing. In this folder you will find 3 subfolders with the following wav files:
- Designed Sounds: This folder contains dozens of sounds (kicks, rises, rhythms, and whushes), all created by Unstrung 2 and then further processed to prepare for the trailer.
- Preset Exports: This folder contains a wav file export of each of the Riser and Hit presets found in the GUI. If you want to quickly start adding additional processing to a preset you like, just grab these and go.
- Raw Sounds: In this folder, you’ll find the individual samples used in the instruments, including separate rise, percussion, and whistle sources.
