Sample Libraries

Orchestral Tools’ new strings library distils the sound world of a major European composer.

Orchestral Tools get up close and personal with some intimate soundscapes.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. A huge 362GB collection of complex, playable, largely chromatic long drones created by Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten.

Orchestral Tools expand their Berlin Series with a muted strings collection.

Rating: 5/5 Stars. Large orchestral sections are augmented by a mixed choir, but in an unexpected twist this sample library also includes analogue and modular synths.

Orchestral Tools’ Baroque collection shines a modern light on a historic sound.

Rating: 4/5 Stars. As the title suggests, the main instrument is a very decent Musser M250 concert marimba sampled at multiple dynamics over its full A2‑C7 range.

A top‑tier film composer shares his coveted percussion collection. Is this the best cinematic drums library ever?

Sounds of voices and strings rise from the chilly shores of the Baltic.

Orchestral Tools beef up their Berlin orchestra with a full‑size symphonic string instrument.

LA Sessions is a studio production toolkit of 27 instruments and two vocal ensembles aimed squarely at songwriters and professional producers.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Drawing on composer Jeff Russo’s work for Star Trek: Discovery, Modus contains 21 ensembles recorded at Teldex scoring stage from up to six mic positions.

An A-list Hollywood composer joins forces with Orchestral Tools to create a major brass library.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. This tasteful 60GB library is the flagship of the Organic Samples range and consists of violin, viola and cello solo instruments recorded at the Teldex Scoring Stage, Berlin, from five mic positions.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Time Micro continues the intriguing temporal-symphonic experiments on a smaller stage, using chamber-sized sections, small vocal groups and softer instruments.

A new library sees the Berlin orchestral sample maestros enter the Fourth Dimension.

Two new libraries see Orchestral Tools extend their Metropolis series and take a bold leap into the world of big band jazz.

Fritz Lang’s Metropolis inspires a third epic sample collection, while Berlin Orchestra Inspire provides a full symphony orchestra in a single package.

Orchestral Tools add orchestral percussion to their Berlin symphonic project and unleash a second cinematic epic.

Orchestral Tools complete their symphonic series with a major brass library.

Orchestral Tools expand their series with a quartet of solo strings and a pair of intimately-recorded soloists.