Pettinhouse has announced DirectGuitar 2.0, a new version of the first guitar sample library direct recorded for amp simulators.

Highlights include new articulations (Slap, Palm Muted, strum, Metal and more), Round Robin up/down strokes, key switching (Slide Up/Down, Blues, Jazz, Rock Licks; Trill; Harmonics; Chords; Strum noises), and new release noises (Pick noises, Hand noises).

The sample library works with Mac OSX and Windows XP operating systems, and NI Kontakt 2.2 sample format.