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The Post Rock Strum GS-2 Sound Bank Black Friday deal puts 51% off this Applied Acoustics Systems expansion, taking it to $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
It is a preset collection for the Strum GS-2 session guitarist plugin, designed by AAS sound designer Niall McCallum. The bank holds 12 styles, 84 presets and 84 strumming patterns.
The maker says the collection steps away from familiar rock ground and heads for atmospheric, spacious territory. Think sparse, icy rhythms, tense muted riffs and full-throttle distortion freak-outs.
The maker describes a wide sweep of alternative rock. It pulls from the hypnotic, spaced-out underground post-rock scene, the ripped-jeans grunge of the 90s and the chugging, overdriven riffs of chart-storming British alt-rock bands.
High-gain drone metal and post-hardcore riffs are added on top.
AAS's pitch is simple: dim the lights and crank out the gain.
Your purchase contains:
All AAS Sound Banks run on the free AAS Player, and it comes with this purchase.
The bank works with the free AAS Player plug-in and with the Strum GS-2 session guitarist plugin. Once installed, you have two routes.
If you own Strum GS-2, the bank is added to the plugin automatically on install.
If you don't own Strum GS-2, you can play the bank from the AAS Player, either as a plug-in or as a standalone application. So you can load it without the full plugin.
Niall McCallum is the resident AAS sound designer behind this bank, and he is the co-founder of ModeAudio. That is a small UK team of sound designers and music lovers who make music loops, samples and bespoke preset designs.
His team's credits include the drum and percussion samples bundled with FL Studio, plus custom sound design for Native Instruments, Bitwig and Intua, among others.
Yes. The Post Rock sound bank from Applied Acoustics Systems is 51% off for Black Friday, which brings it to $19. The deal runs until Nov 18, 2026. It is a preset bank for the Strum GS-2 session guitarist plugin.
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 holds 12 styles, 84 presets and 84 strumming patterns.
No. The bank also runs in the free AAS Player, as a plug-in or a standalone application. If you do own Strum GS-2, the bank is added to it automatically once you install the sound bank.
It covers alternative rock: spaced-out underground post-rock, 90s grunge and overdriven British alt-rock riffs. The maker also adds high-gain drone metal and post-hardcore riffs. Textures range from sparse, icy rhythms and muted riffs to full distortion.
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