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Hop Riffs Black Friday pricing is 51% off, so this Strum GS-2 sound bank from Applied Acoustics Systems comes to $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
Hop Riffs is an Applied Acoustics Systems expansion pack that puts guitar parts into hip hop beats without you playing a note. It was built by sound designer Niall McCallum for beatmakers who want guitar flavor in their tracks.
The maker lists three headline numbers for the pack:
The presets cover soft chord phrases, shimmering arpeggios, hard-hitting moody riffs and ambient backdrop textures.
The maker says the tones are smooth and versatile, with a generous helping of effects built in.
You feed the strumming patterns your own chords, then lay them over a drum groove. The maker says the patterns look simple but come alive once a drum beat sits underneath them.
The sound set draws on the modern LoFi hip hop wave and on the classic 90s boom bap period. If your beats live in either lane, the guitar parts are aimed at that.
Niall McCallum is the co-founder of ModeAudio, a small UK team of sound designers that makes loops, samples and bespoke presets. Hop Riffs marks his return as resident sound designer for AAS.
His team's credits include the drum and percussion samples that ship with FL Studio, plus custom sound design for Native Instruments, Bitwig and Intua.
All AAS Sound Banks run on the free AAS Player, which is included with this purchase. The bank also works inside the Strum GS-2 session guitarist plugin.
Once installed, Strum GS-2 owners get the bank added to the plugin automatically. Without Strum GS-2, you play it from AAS Player, as a plug-in or as the standalone application.
Mac and Windows minimums, for standalone use:
For plug-in use, the requirements of your DAW apply, whether that is Cakewalk, Pro Tools, Cubase, Live, Digital Performer or Logic Pro.
Yes. The Hop Riffs Black Friday deal takes 51% off, which brings the sound bank to $19. The offer ends Nov 18, 2026. The free AAS Player is included with the purchase, so you can load the bank without owning Strum GS-2.
Hop Riffs has 84 guitar presets and 84 strumming patterns spread across 12 hip hop sub-genres. The patterns play back over your own chord progressions. Presets cover gentle chords, glistening arpeggios, punchy dark riffs and atmospheric background textures.
No. The bank runs in the free AAS Player, as a plug-in or standalone app, and that player comes with your purchase. If Strum GS-2 is installed, the bank is added to it automatically after installation.
Mac needs macOS 10.11 or later and an Intel Core i5 (circa 2015) or Apple M1 or later. Windows needs Windows 10 64-bit or later and an Intel Core i5 (circa 2015) or later. Both need a 64-bit DAW for plug-in use.
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