Sound Machine Wood Works Reviews

This is designed for acoustic guitar, but I purchased it to use on acoustic bass for DI tracks. It was definitely helpful and brought out more of the acoustic vibe. I’ve heard some sampling pedals that do even better job, so I know there is room for improvement, but this did help quite a bit. Not exactly equal to the microphone, but enough that when I needed to duck the microphone out because of noise or other issues, it was definitely much better sounding than the DI even with EQ. Still have to try it on acoustic guitar at some point, but worth the purchase price – at least the on sale purchase price. The full retail price is pretty expensive. Hoping that if there is an update, there might be some focus on acoustic bass presets, though I know that market is pretty small.

I had used this plug in years ago as the demo during a session where I only had the piezo pickup. It worked great but I didn't want to spend the $$ at the time as I didn't think I would be using very often.

Recently I started tracking my shows live with a digital mixer two acoustic guitars, fiddle and mandolin all DI into the mixer. I drag and drop the files into LUNA and good to go. Wood Works is a fast and easy way to get a good sound with the guitars and I was surprised that it did a nice job on the fiddle.

Ya I would prefer to use mics in the studio but for this mixing live recordings application this plug in is a great tool. I got it on sale with a coupon so no regrets.

I suspect over time I will use it more often and find better sounds with experience.

I don't get what the harsh critics about. You don't use your ears?? It's of course a great helper when it comes to make DI acoustics sound better but for me, even with miked acoustics, it's a fantastic tool to bring edge and a much more interesting and versatile sound to your guitars.

In short, it makes the recordings sound much more "expensive", for lack of a better term. For those of you that think this plug-in sucks, please tell me what your expectations were? To be honest I've used it on many releases and a few of them has been major hits. (I'm a producer and a good guitar player)