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The Masala 2 Black Friday deal is 51% off, bringing this String Studio VS-3 sound bank from Applied Acoustics Systems to $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
Masala 2 is a collection of 100 presets for String Studio VS-3, the physical modeling string synthesizer. It follows the first Masala bank and was programmed by AAS sound designer Christian Laffitte.
The maker says the bank is built to give you the feel of playing a real instrument, with organic authenticity at its core.
AAS describes the range as running from the roots of human music-making to the obscure and experimental. The pitch is hot, tangy and uncommon sounds from around the globe and beyond, for anyone chasing originality.
All 100 presets explore what String Studio VS-3 can do, so this is a sound bank for the synth, not a standalone instrument.
The creator, Laffitte, is a sound designer and musician from France who lives and works in the country's southern region. He has developed sounds for Dream, Arturia, Zoom, Applied Acoustics Systems, M-Audio and Avid.
His credits include trailer scores for Sony games as well as work for radio stations and television networks in France. A keyboardist who also enjoys sound design, he built Wejaam, a no-cost sequencing app for phones and tablets.
The purchase contains:
All AAS sound banks run on the free AAS Player, and the player comes with this purchase. You don't need String Studio VS-3 to load the sounds.
Once the bank is installed, there are two ways in. If String Studio VS-3 is on your computer, the bank is added to it automatically.
If you don't own String Studio VS-3, play the presets from the AAS Player plug-in or from its standalone application.
Yes. The Masala 2 Black Friday deal takes 51% off this Applied Acoustics Systems sound bank, which comes to $19. The offer runs until Nov 18, 2026. It covers the 100-preset collection and the AAS Player plug-in that comes with it.
You get the preset bank for String Studio VS-3 and AAS Player, the AAS Player plug-in, a serial number and installation instructions. The bank holds 100 sounds designed by Christian Laffitte.
No. The bank works with the free AAS Player plug-in, which is included in the purchase, as well as with the String Studio VS-3 synthesizer. Without VS-3, you can load the presets in AAS Player as a plug-in or as a standalone application.
The 100 sounds were programmed by Christian Laffitte, a sound designer and musician who lives and works in southern France. He has developed sounds for Dream, Arturia, Zoom, Applied Acoustics Systems, M-Audio and Avid, and he created the free Wejaam sequencer.
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