Virtual Instrument

Our in-depth buyers guide takes you through the world of brass sample libraries and virtual instruments aimed at pop and rock production.

I don’t know whether it’s just me, but haven’t we seen rather a lot of very good Kontakt-based sample...

Shreddage might sound like a Heston Blumenthal recipe involving Shredded Wheat and cabbage, but it’s actually a Kontakt-based sample engine from Impact Soundworks.

Struggle with your strumming? Perhaps NI’s Strummed Acoustic can lend a helping hand.

This fastidiously sampled instrument could be the only Rhodes you’ll ever need.

Orbit is a Kontakt 5 instrument designed to be a source of evolving or pulsing textures. Unusually, you access it via...

Grand pianos can sound fantastic, but many of us cut our teeth playing old uprights in homes and schools and still want that kind of sound for our recordings from time to time.

With so much choice on offer, picking the right brass library for your music can be tricky. Our comprehensive product guide shines a spotlight on the current contenders.

Sample Magic have been making sample libraries for many years, but this virtual drum machine and synthesizer combination is their first instrument.

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What exactly is a harp guitar? It’s a new one on me, but its history and background is intriguing.

Siren Audio launched the Lorelei suite of applications a few years ago but now two of them, Generative and Feedback 2 have received major tweaks and updates.

The soundware label of James Wiltshire of the Freemasons, F9 Audio are promising a new range of soundware called Drumtrax.