Apollo 2: Cinematic Guitars

The Ultimate Cinematic Guitar Instrument

Apollo 2: Cinematic Guitars is the highly anticipated sequel to the best-selling virtual instrument! Vir2 Instruments took the most loved features of the original Apollo and incorporated them into a fully redesigned interface with all brand-new samples. The end result is the new gold standard for cinematic, ambient, post-rock, and sound design productions! Recorded with top-of-the-line amps, guitars, and pedals, there is nearly 36GB of meticulously recorded shimmering swells, fuzzy drones, playful licks, and 63 chromatically sampled instruments! With unprecedented power and simplicity, Apollo 2 provides you with the tools to score your dreams.

Ambient Designer

The new Ambient Designer patch gives users the power to layer a chorus of guitars, arrange on the fly, effortlessly change pitch, and even switch from major to minor with the simple press of a key. These performances consist of phrases, plucks, swells, bows, pads, white noise, tonal and atonal guitar fx, and so much more! You can utilize the new five-engine layout of Apollo 2 to quickly create interesting guitar atmospheres and performances! 

Instruments

Apollo 2 comes with over 60 chromatically sampled guitars taken directly from the Ambient Designer guitar tones! Use the instruments to create soaring original melodies and pair them with the beautiful phrases and sounds of the Ambient Designer for a lush chorus of guitars. Layer up to five separate guitars at once to create deep and immersive sounds, or play them all independently. They recorded every guitar with three customizable dynamic layers for total expressive control. Push the capabilities of a traditional guitar by using the powerful legato, pad, and step-sequencer features, and so much more!

Go Beyond 6 Strings

Apollo 2 features a host of powerful sound-shaping tools, including 9 LFO and 6 step sequencer effects that can be applied to each engine to add subtle movement or complex rhythmic effects. Mold each sound using custom AHDSRs and apply legato for incredible lead lines. Reverse and change the playback speed of any performance to completely transform Apollo 2’s guitars into something otherworldly!

Professionally Designed Presets

They worked with industry-leading professionals to create over 275 snapshots, serving as inspirational starting points or as quick grab-and-go sounds to speed your productions along. The presets for the Ambient designer and Instrument patches are organized into helpful categories such as swells, plucked, motion, sound design, hybrid, and more for easily getting to the sounds you’re looking for!

Komplete Kontrol & Maschine Integration

Apollo 2: Cinematic Guitars has been designed for seamless integration with Komplete Kontrol and Maschine, offering you a unique hands-on experience. Manipulate the instruments using the controls of all NKS compatible hardware.

Ambient Designer 

• 146 Performance groups
• Major/Minor variations
• Combine up to 30 performances
• Reverse any performance
• Tempo syncing
• Compose on the fly

Instruments

• 63 Chromatically sampled instruments
• 3 dynamic layers
• Dynamic layer customization
• Legato
• Keyboard customization

Features

• 5 Powerful and layer-able Engines
• Straight from top-of-the-line guitars, amps, and pedals
• Over 275 Inspiring Snapshots
• Customizable LFO's and step sequencers
• 36GB of brand new and masterfully recorded guitar samples

Version 1.5 Now Available! 

In the free 1.5 update for Apollo 2: Cinematic Guitars, Vir2 Instruments has prepared 55 new professionally-designed snapshots and several powerful new features!

Update Features 

• NEW 55 professionally-designed snapshots 
• NEW restore engine to default button
• NEW sequencer copy/paste/randomize buttons
• NEW LFO filter cutoff knob 
• NEW Instrument envelope preset buttons
• NEW directly selectable engines
• NEW engine playback indicators

System Requirements

• 23 GB free hard drive space.
• Kontakt version 6.7.1 or higher.
• 4 GB RAM or more (8 GB recommended)

Mac

• Mac OS X 10.13 or higher (64-bit only)
• Intel Core i5 or later
• AU, VST, RTAS, AAX

Windows

• Windows 7 or higher (32 or 64-bit)
• Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU
• VST, RTAS, AAX

Please Note: Apollo will run in standalone mode and is also compatible with every major DAW, including but not limited to:

• Logic Pro and GarageBand
• MOTU Digital Performer
• Digidesign Pro Tools (9 and higher)
• Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo
• Ableton Live and more.