Gardner Raymond has a look at using the RowByte Plexus Plugin in After Effects to handle the animation of a vibrating guitar string. This was born out of experimentation, trying to find more things that can be done with just lines.
[blockquote source=”Gardner Raymond – ConsequenceVideoDesigns.com”]Using Plexus and Trapcode SoundKeys, I’ll show you how to create guitar strings that distort in synch with whatever music you choose[/blockquote]Gardner uses the Rowbyte Plexus plugin for after effects for creating the animated lines, and also uses Trapcode SoundKeys to trigger the animated segments.