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Power Chords Black Friday deals start with this Strum GS-2 sound bank from Applied Acoustics Systems, 51% off at $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
Christian Laffitte, the AAS resident sound designer, built it as a pack of 13 styles, 92 guitar presets and 93 strumming patterns. You feed the patterns your own chord progressions.
The maker pitches it at production flavours that run from Classic Rock through Metal to Industrial, with attitude turned up.
The tones span two ends of the gain scale. At one end are sparkly clean guitars, at the other high-gain territory, and the maker says that gives you plenty of chugging action for your next project.
You get a preset bank for Strum GS-2, plus the AAS Player plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats. The purchase also comes with a serial number and installation instructions.
All AAS Sound Banks run on the free AAS Player, so the bank does not depend on owning another AAS instrument.
There are two routes once the bank is installed.
If Strum GS-2 is on your computer, the bank is added to it automatically. If you don't own Strum GS-2, you can play it from the AAS Player plug-in or from the standalone application.
That makes the AAS Player the way in for anyone without the Strum GS-2 session guitarist plugin.
Laffitte, who lives in southern France, works as a musician and sound designer. He has developed sounds for Dream, Arturia, Zoom, Applied Acoustics Systems, M-Audio and Avid, among others.
His composing credits include trailers for Sony games as well as work for radio stations and television networks in France. A keyboardist drawn to synthesis and emerging technology, he also built Wejaam, a no-cost sequencer app for phones and tablets.
Yes. The Power Chords Black Friday deal is 51% off this Strum GS-2 sound bank, which brings it to $19. The offer ends Nov 18, 2026.
You get a preset bank for Strum GS-2 and the AAS Player plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats. A serial number and installation instructions are part of the package.
No. The bank 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 after installation.
Power Chords has 92 guitar presets and 93 strumming patterns, spread across 13 styles. The patterns play with your own chord progressions, and the styles range from Classic Rock to Metal to Industrial.
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