Lethality: Living Rock Guitar in Your DAW
Discover the world of powerful and expressive electric guitar sounds directly in your digital audio workstation with Lethality – a high-quality VST instrument from Iridium Iris. Created for rock and alternative genres, this plugin offers a rich arsenal of guitar articulations and effects, allowing you to create authentic and dynamic guitar parts. Lethality is a flexible tool for maximum expressiveness and control over sound.
Key Features
Lethality is distinguished by its attention to detail and a wide range of available playing techniques. The plugin covers key articulations and effects for rock and alternative tracks. Many features are triggered by standard MIDI notes and controllers.
Articulations and Playing Techniques
Recreate various playing techniques:
- Open and muted power chords (with or without a third). The foundation of rock compositions, giving full control over rhythmic texture.
- Open and muted octave chords. Used for melodic lines or rhythm.
- Open and muted deviated chords. Adds a unique coloration.
- Open and muted single notes. Necessary for solos, melodies, and riffs. Muting control for various textures.
- Built-in rhythmic patterns. An excellent starting point for writing or quickly creating accompaniment.
- Strumming: Imitation of playing with a pick downwards, upwards, alternating. Automation adds realism.
- Bending: Smoothly raising the pitch of a note. Automation for complex and expressive solos.
- Pinch Harmonic Squeals: Sharp, piercing sounds for rock solos. Achievable from the E5 note.
- Hammer-ons and Pull-offs. Legato techniques for smooth and fast parts.
- Control of portamento and fret slides with automation. Adds liveliness and expression.
- Full Chokes: Quick muting of all strings (G0, Ab0). For abrupt stops and accents.
Tone Shaping and Dynamics Control
- Gain, distortion, and fuzz control. Adjust the level of overdrive for the desired tone – from a light crunch to a tight high-gain.
- Palm-mute algorithm with automation. Imitation of muting the strings with the palm for a tight, percussive sound. Automation for dynamic control.
- Unlimited sensitivity curve. Fine-tuning of the response to pressing speed for a wide range of dynamic expressiveness.
Who Is This Plugin For?
Lethality is ideal for:
- Musicians and producers in the genres of rock, alternative, metal.
- Composers for demo recordings, arrangements.
- Sound engineers for replacing or supplementing live guitars.
- Anyone who wants access to a wide range of guitar techniques and tones without unnecessary equipment.
Thanks to its intuitive interface and deep control capabilities, Lethality will become a valuable tool for creating powerful guitar music.
