Sound Machine Wood Works®
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Easily transform your acoustic’s piezo pickup into a multi-miked acoustic.
The Wood Works plug-in for UAD-2 and Apollo interfaces gives you exceptional studio microphone sound from any piezo-equipped acoustic guitar. Now you can easily track multi-dimensional acoustic tones in real time — even in situations that would challenge physical microphones.
Wood Works also allows you to “re-mic” your guitar tracks as you mix — refocusing or radically reshaping them at any stage of the mix, even if your guitar was recorded in a less-than-perfect environment or a live performance.Record your acoustic guitar direct, in real time with microphone quality sound using Apollo Twin, DUO, or QUAD
Use any UAD-2 hardware to re-voice pre-recorded acoustic guitar, transforming its resonance and character
Record stunning acoustic tracks in noisy environments and onstage without bleed
Mix multiple mic voicings for rich, complex tones without re-tracking
Learn how to Add Depth to DI Acoustic Guitars
Grammy-winning engineer F. Reid Shippen (Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) and the Sound Machine Wood Works plug‑in.
Customer Reviews
H. Kobashi
July 10, 2023
Wow!!
Everything I was looking for in line Acoustic Guitar recording was here!
Read MoreJ. Mateo
June 29, 2023
It's fantastic
I don't understand all the hateful comments on this thing. I use it almost every time I have a live show where the guitarist uses a DI for his acoustic. and once you learn the plugin and...
Read MoreJ. Mateo
June 29, 2023
It's fantastic
I don't understand all the hateful comments on this thing. I use it almost every time I have a live show where the guitarist uses a DI for his acoustic. and once you learn the plugin and...
Read MoreM. Spicewicz
June 12, 2023
Just take my money
Best thing that happened to my acoustic guitar since buying better acoustic guitar. I have very little room adaptation, so when i...
Read MoreD. Mullin
May 27, 2023
Better than any amp sim or (FX) chain for acoustic instruments
I bought a lot of amp sims from everyone. And I can make a lot of (FX) chains. However, I have yet to hear any acoustic track sound better when it goes through Sound Machine Wood Works....
Read MoreS. Ramsey
January 27, 2023
Just what i needed
I have an idea and want to get it dfown fast but i dont have time to setup mic's etc for the recording. This little plugin gets me a good sound...
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Key Features
Gives true microphone quality sound to direct recordings of acoustic guitars
Provides the rich resonance and vibrancy that is missing from unprocessed acoustic guitar pickups
No time consuming set up; provides consistent premium sound every time you monitor or record acoustic guitar
Provides creative options to re-voice the source acoustic guitar's resonance and other acoustic properties
Freedom to re-mic as you mix, changing and adding microphones as needed to fit your production
Straightforward controls for virtual neck and body microphone level and pan, and input and output levels
Voicings matched to jumbo, dreadnought, and studio (small body) guitars
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Customer Reviews
Sound Machine Wood Works
H. Kobashi
Wow!!
Everything I was looking for in line Acoustic Guitar recording was here!
J. Mateo
It's fantastic
I don't understand all the hateful comments on this thing. I use it almost every time I have a live show where the guitarist uses a DI for his acoustic. and once you learn the plugin and how it works you can dial in extremally realistic sounds.
J. Mateo
It's fantastic
I don't understand all the hateful comments on this thing. I use it almost every time I have a live show where the guitarist uses a DI for his acoustic. and once you learn the plugin and how it works you can dial in extremally realistic sounds.
M. Spicewicz
Just take my money
Best thing that happened to my acoustic guitar since buying better acoustic guitar. I have very little room adaptation, so when i need different sound than nice ambient i have to record acoustic in line - which doesnt sound too good. Now with woodworks it actually sounds amazing, like a real thing. Also just playing through it through apollo is just amazing again
D. Mullin
Better than any amp sim or (FX) chain for acoustic instruments
I bought a lot of amp sims from everyone. And I can make a lot of (FX) chains. However, I have yet to hear any acoustic track sound better when it goes through Sound Machine Wood Works. It's quick. It's effective. And there's a lot of selectable tonal variations. I don't write many reviews. Here's one. Straightforward.
S. Ramsey
Just what i needed
I have an idea and want to get it dfown fast but i dont have time to setup mic's etc for the recording. This little plugin gets me a good sound straight from the piezzo pickup that i cam work with.
C. Newey
Make sure you try the demo first
My first reaction for this plugin was disappointment but then i started to work with it with making my own acoustic impulses after Wood Works in the chain. I ended up getting some good tones using it. Just be aware, you will NEVER make a Piezo sound exactly like a mic'd acoustic but you can get it close. In a dense mix no one would know. If you are a singer songwriter, just acoustic and voice, it will show its flaws i would not recommend it for this scenario. I'm quite pleased with it but equally feel it could have been done better as you have to put a lot of work in with other effects to make it shine and not everyone will have the skill set to do that. Just make sure you try the demo first
L. Ooley
More Useful Than You Expect
Great on acoustic DI signals as intended, but I've been experimenting with Wood Works on lots of other sources with cool results: A Kala U-Bass turned into a big upright, a flat fretless J-Bass DI sounded like a mic'd acoustic, and a mic'd glockenspiel track mellowed and warmed in a magical way. Very cool plug.
A. Guth-Rosenstock
Excellent for expanding sonic pallette
It's a hidden gem! It can make an impromptu recording a solid start as a useable track for a finished song- all without time consuming studio setup. It can also make a single acoustic sound like a vast collection to create a wide guitar chorus. With WW, every song can have a different sounding lead acoustic. All the magic can be changed post recording, or "baked in." Finally, for a singer-song writer it's a great tool. No more recording-producing worries holding you back from writing- just plug in and start strumming! Get a huge variety of thick acoustic guitar sounds with or without a traditional mic setup!
W. Narczyński
Pretty useless, extremely overpriced
This plugin takes white noise, amplifies it and colors into disturbing noise. Only useful if you have very low noise instrument. Most of the budget must have gone into the superb graphics.
G. Romeyn
Just what I need!
For my nylon acoustic guitar and even my electric guitars there are now many possibilities for recording and so I'm very content with this plugin!
P. Tryding
Well
Not one of UAs best. Faking real acoustic miced up in a room is very hard. This is proves that point again. Now… get the Neve 1073/84 instead. Thats crazy good.
Y. Zolberg
So brilliant!!
Bringing back to life my old recordings. I once used a guitar recorded with a smartphone and the result was very surprising! I do not know of any other plugin that knows how to do this
W. Hare
Great Tool
It has a lot of different instrument choices. It's like having a locker full of acoustic guitars. Great sounds, I foresee using this a lot.
A. Paulick-Thiel
Great for a specific use
This tool actually works wonders to fix those "plunky" DI acoustic guitar signals. I'm currently using it while remixing some old live recordings – and I'm really pleased! I will surely use it again to make scratch takes and home-demos sound much better, or any time replacing a DI acoustic guitar just doesn't vibe with the live take. I've been trying it on other "abrupt" direct signals, like drum machines or certain percussive synth sounds, to see if it brings in some "wood" or "physicality", though so far it only works impressively for DI acoustic guitars. Would it work well on a DI for a double-bass? I haven't tried yet. Wood Works is a very specific tool, which is amazing for its intended purpose should you need it.
V. Van den Abbeele
With silent guitare from Yamaha
It does really add that extra real accoustic body in a natural way. The result is just great. I think by the way, that this is the best use case. I'm glad I did buy it. Good job guys!
J. SCOTLAND
Great mic'd acoustic sounds without the hassle!
Brilliant! I use this with my silent acoustic guitar and Apollo solo. The sounds is very realistic and quick to set up. Monitoring the sound has no noticable latency, which makes it a lot of fun to monitor while recording.
S. Verlaguet
Really efficient
Wonderful plugin espacially if you record an acoustic guitar using a piezo instead of using mics. The sound"palette" is very large, the sound very realistic , it is perfect in the mix. very useful and very efficient in many situation, love it., really nice tool
S. May
Taming a Difficult child
This works so well when you have that difficult guitar that has some stubborn issues that need to be calmed and nurtured turning problem child into saint
I. Macaulay
Essential for home recording with acoustic
No need to set up mics, plug in and start recording. I absolutely love how easy this makes it to get inspiration recorded without messing about setting things up. Good variety of tonal options, some options sound to me like old mono recordings, real vibey and warm
