Joshua’s Martin
A limited edition Martin recorded through an Avalon 737 Pre, using an AKG 414.
ByJoshua Meltzer
The story
Of all my instruments, this one I am probably most attached to. They only made 250 of these Martins. After playing about 20 models I heard this one, and grabbed it! It has a warm rich tone, so I thought I’d try and sample it. I recorded it through an Avalon 737 Pre , using an AKG 414 . I compressed a little with a Universal Audio 1176. I also included a version that doubles each string (not octaves). It has a little bit of a Bouzouki vibe which I thought was kind of cool. And last I made a pad from the guitar using some reverses and the new FREE Vahalla SuperMassive Reverb/Delay. A special shout out to Dave Hilowitz for sharing his “Random No Repeat” Kontakt script on his awesome Youtube channel!
Reviews
Authentic and nice sound of guitar!
Beautifully captured guitar sound. I was looking for a simple guitar sound and this Martin guitar tone is perfect!
It's a Martin
A great guitar Library. The pad is the star for me though! Some very interesting and useful sounds in there. The sound of the Martin is wonderful but I would choose to play 'a real guitar' every time. That's just personal choice.
One of My Favorite Guitars
I love the sounds in this sample. The clean sound of the guitar is something I've found hard to find in even some less expensive libraries, let alone free ones. And the pad is really cool sounding and always starts the creative juices flowing.