Axe Machina by Soundiron is a comprehensive virtual instrument library for Kontakt, designed to deliver high-quality metal guitar sounds. This library is based on samples from Craig Peters' custom Kiesel Aries multi-scaled 7-string guitar, tuned to A Standard. The guitar features 24 frets, a swamp ash body, a birdseye maple neck, and Guitarmory Polaris pickups strung with D'Addario XL 10-64 gauge strings. This setup ensures a robust natural tone and resonance.

Key features:

• Single note and power chord sustains, palm mutes, pinch harmonics, mutes, pick scrapes, rakes, slides, and fret noise
• Over 60,000 high-quality 24-bit / 48 kHz samples, totaling 31.9 GB installed
• 8 powerful Kontakt .nki instrument presets designed for the full retail version of Kontakt 6.2.2 or later
• Real-time articulation selection and performance features
• Comprehensive FX rack with 27 different DSP effect modules, including phaser, flanger, delay, distortion, amp and cab simulators, compressors, EQ, and convolution reverb
• Custom re-amped tone crafted with Neural DSP software
• Intuitive multi-layer user interface controls, including LFO, filter, glide, and arpeggiator
• Multiple preset types including Main, Lite, DI (Direct Input), and Amped versions
• Modular FX rack with convolution reverb featuring 99 different rooms, halls, chambers, and outdoor environments, plus 40 custom FX impulses

This library offers extensive sound-shaping and performance controls, making it ideal for creating detailed and dynamic metal guitar parts. It is designed to work with the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 6.2.2 or later, and it is not compatible with the free Kontakt Player.