Brazil Now - Strum GS2 Sound Pack

Brazil Now with Thiago Pinheiro

With Brazil Now for Strum GS-2, Brazilian producer and keyboard virtuoso Thiago Pinheiro captures the ever-evolving spirit of Brazilian music, where tradition and innovation move forward side by side.

Far beyond postcard samba and bossa nova, Brazil Now brings together the grooves filling radios, clubs, and street parties from Rio to Salvador. Rooted in tradition yet infused with funk, rock, pop, and regional energy, this collection delivers the contemporary rhythms shaping Brazilian music right now.

From celebratory and sun-drenched to raw, percussive, and groove-driven, its carefully crafted presets reflect the diversity and motion of a country constantly reinventing its sound, while staying unmistakably Brazilian.

With 12 distinct styles, authentic guitar presets, and strumming patterns designed for immediate playability with your own chord progressions, Brazil Now gives you the rhythmic foundation of modern Brazil, instantly current, instantly alive.

Who’s Thiago Pinheiro?

Thiago Pinheiro is a Brazilian musical prodigy and versatile pianist with perfect pitch, composing since age four. By twelve, he performed with legends like Stevie Wonder and Gilberto Gil. He’s also a producer, director, and audio technology pioneer, working across genres from jazz and blues to electronic music, performing worldwide, and producing for Hollywood.

This preset collection can be used with the free AAS Player plug-in as well as the Strum GS-2 acoustic and electric guitar synthesizer.

Mac:

• macOS 10.11 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or higher
• Apple M1 processor or higher

Apple M1 compatibility Information

Windows:

• Windows 10 or higher
• 64 bit
• Intel Core i5 or higher