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The Funky Cat Black Friday deal takes 51% off this Applied Acoustics Systems sound bank for Strum GS-2, which comes to $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
Funky Cat is a preset bank aimed at classic funk guitar. Sound designer Niall McCallum built it around the groove experiments of Sly & The Family Stone, James Brown and The Meters.
The maker describes the set as running from choppy 16th-note riffs with tight, muted stabs to slick rhythmic chord progressions.
The collection holds 84 guitar sounds. The maker says classic chorus, spring reverb and the wah-wah, the signature funk effect, do much of the work across them.
On the playing side, 12 styles deliver 84 strumming patterns. They are meant to turn extended chords into hypnotic, repeating grooves.
What comes with your purchase:
No. All AAS sound banks run on the free AAS Player, which is included with this purchase.
There are two ways in. If Strum GS-2 is installed on your computer, Funky Cat is added to it automatically after you install the bank.
If you don't own Strum GS-2, you can play Funky Cat from the AAS Player plug-in or from its standalone application.
Niall McCallum is the co-founder of ModeAudio, a small UK team of sound designers that works on music loops, samples and bespoke preset design.
FL Studio's bundled drum and percussion sample library was built in part by this same team. They have also done custom sound design for Native Instruments, Bitwig and Intua, among others.
Yes. The Funky Cat Strum GS-2 sound bank is 51% off for Black Friday, which brings it to $19. The deal ends Nov 18, 2026. The purchase includes the preset bank, the free AAS Player plug-in and a serial number.
You get a preset bank for Strum GS-2, the AAS Player plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, and a serial number. The bank itself holds 84 guitar sounds and 84 strumming patterns across 12 styles.
Yes. Funky Cat plays in the free AAS Player, either as a plug-in or as a standalone application. If you do own Strum GS-2, the sound bank is added to it automatically once installed.
It focuses on golden-era funk guitar. The 84 sounds lean on classic chorus, spring reverb and wah-wah. Sound designer Niall McCallum drew on Sly & The Family Stone, James Brown and The Meters, from muted 16th-note stabs to rhythmic chord progressions.
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