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by Unknown
I love layering odd-sounding instruments in my music, and Somerville Sounds’ Rubber Bridge Plucks is one of my secret weapons for roughing up a guitar mix. It’s a parlor acoustic modified with a rubber bridge and an eraser wedged under the strings. That setup produces a muted, percussive, almost rubbery tone that sits somewhere between a mid-range bass and a muted acoustic. You’ve probably heard this sound on a lot of indie records in recent years.
It’s intimate and subdued, which makes it ideal for experimental and indie music production. Depending on the track, I’ll add a long reverb like Supermassive to push it into a lush, ethereal space. The soft pluck pairs really well with long tails. Rubber Bridge Plucks is a standalone plugin in VST3, AAX, and AU formats. It’s Apple Silicon native and runs fine on Intel Macs too.
Links to bedroomproducersblog.com — the article includes the official download links.
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