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Aftermath String Studio VS-3 Black Friday pricing takes 51% off this sound bank, which comes to $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
Aftermath is a preset collection for the String Studio VS-3 string modelling synthesizer, programmed by sound designer Daniel Stawczyk. It is sold as a Sound Bank by Applied Acoustics Systems.
The maker describes it as a fresh, expressive and unsettling take on the familiar synth categories.
The bank is built around the VS-3 string modelling algorithms. The maker lists 150 presets in its description, while the feature list itemises 149, split like this:
The special effects instruments are where the maker's darker language comes in. It says they span hyperrealism, orchestral annihilation and nerve-racking consequences.
The other six categories cover the standard synth toolkit, so you have material for low end, harmony, rhythmic gating, top lines, sustained beds and plucked parts.
No. The free AAS Player comes with your purchase, and every AAS Sound Bank runs on it.
AAS Player works as a plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, and it also runs as a standalone application. The maker says it gives you a distraction-free playing experience, plus more than a hundred free extra presets via Swatches.
String Studio VS-3 is sold separately and is not included. If you already own it, the sound bank is added to String Studio VS-3 automatically once it is installed on your computer.
If you do own the synth, you can play and edit the presets inside it. The maker says this gives you sound manipulation at the source core, and a starting point for new sound design ideas.
That means you can load a pad or a pluck, then reshape it with the instrument's own controls instead of treating the bank as a fixed set of sounds.
If you stick with AAS Player, you get the presets ready to play without any extra software to buy.
Yes. The Aftermath String Studio VS-3 Sound Bank is 51% off for Black Friday, which brings it to $19. The deal ends Nov 18, 2026. The purchase includes the free AAS Player, so you can play the presets without owning String Studio VS-3.
It is a preset bank with 149 itemised presets: 21 basses, 8 chords and stabs, 8 gated sounds, 17 leads, 23 pads, 25 plucked sounds and 49 special effects. The free AAS Player is included too. String Studio VS-3 itself is sold separately.
No. If you don't own String Studio VS-3, you can play the bank in the free AAS Player, as a plug-in or standalone application. If you do own the synth, the sound bank is added to it automatically after installation.
AAS Player, which is included with your Aftermath purchase, is a plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, and it also runs as a standalone application. The maker says it gives you more than a hundred free extra presets via Swatches.
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