IK Multimedia SampleTank 4 The Resonator｜Metal Resonator Guitar Sound Expansion, Suitable for Blues and Film Scoring
SampleTank 4 The Resonator is a sound expansion centered on metal resonator guitar, offering realistic fingerpicking and slide expressions, rhythmic patterns, and effect chains. It lets you quickly build distinctive resonator tone and spatial atmosphere for styles from blues and folk to film scores, suitable for leads, accompaniment, and ambient layers.
Key Product Features
- A SampleTank 4 expansion designed for metal resonator guitar tones, suitable for blues, folk, country, and film scoring.
- Covers common playing styles such as fingerpicking, strumming, and slide, suitable for both lead and harmonic accompaniment.
- Includes rhythmic patterns and short phrases to quickly build accompaniment and groove layers (depending on the patch).
- Presets come with EQ, compression, reverb, delay and other effect chains for immediate tone shaping.
- Supports velocity, modulation wheel, and common MIDI CC controls for dynamic expression and tone transitions.
- Expressions/articulations may be switched via key zones or key switches (if provided by the patch).
- Syncs to project BPM for tight alignment of rhythmic and arpeggiated sounds (when applicable).
- Can be loaded in the SampleTank standalone application or as a plugin, utilizing its multi-output and mixing workflow (depending on engine features).
System Requirements
- Platform: macOS, Windows (64-bit).
- Requirement: Requires SampleTank 4 (including the free SampleTank 4 CS) or a later version installed.
- Installation & authorization: Download and activate via the official management tool; an internet connection is required (subject to current policies).
- Storage: Additional disk space required to install the sound content.
- Recommended hardware: Multi-core CPU, ample RAM, and SSD storage for improved loading and streaming performance.
- Other: Language and sample rate settings follow the SampleTank engine.
Plugin Formats
- Available via the SampleTank 4 plugin in AAX, AU, and VST3 formats.
- Also playable and usable for arranging in the SampleTank standalone application.
Supported Applications and DAW Integration
As a SampleTank 4 expansion, it can be used in major DAWs that support AAX, AU, and VST3, such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One, Ableton Live, REAPER, and more. Trigger sounds via MIDI tracks and control effects and parameters through DAW automation or MIDI CC; if patches include rhythms/phrases, they can sync to the project BPM. You can also combine AI-assisted MIDI-generated parts and quickly replace them with resonator guitar sounds for arrangement and orchestration.
