Sample Libraries

Pharlight for Kontakt and Kontakt Player uses sounds exclusively made by the human voice.

New sampled percussion instrument was created with ordinary household objects.

Spitfire have condensed their massive BBC Symphony Orchestra instrument into two lighter versions — one of which could cost you nothing at all...

Mechanik's drum sounds are based on those made famous by such diverse electronic artists as Kraftwerk and Daft Punk.

Ilio have now followed up their inaugural Fame Series library with Modern Pop, which they describe as “a collection of radio-ready synth patches”.

Guitar Fury for NI Kontakt contains a massive 48GB of samples.

We take a quick look at what Toontrack have released over the past couple of months...

SUIT73 is light on HD space, light on the wallet! Rather than rely on lots of individual recordings of notes to reproduce the sounds of various instruments, Sampleson focus on physical modelling...

The EDG-20 (Elektro Drum Generator) instrument is based on a large set of meticulously produced samples derived from the legendary Linn LM series of retro drum machines...

The latest virtual instrument/sample library from EastWest offers easy access to the sound of top session backing singers.

Estonian sound designer Ergo Kukke's new 12GB cinematic library aims to "blur the distinction between instruments and sound design".

Orchestral Tools releases a new brass library, the first to carry JXL's name.

EastWest give new customers 45 percent off an annual sub for their ComposerCloud X subscription service — for a limited time only...

Pandora, from ProjectSAM’s Symphobia series of orchestral sample libraries, is aimed at composers of music for sci-fi and horror films.

Spitfire's new Aperture strings library layers intimate Solo and Symphonic sample layers to highly creative effect — but you'll have to move fast...

Toontrack have released two drum sound library expansions for Superior Drummer 3 and EZDrummer 2, recorded at Capitol Studios by Al Schmitt.

Propellerhead are dead... long live Reason Studios! And Reason 11 will be launched shortly...

Spitfire Audio has announced a new orchestral library capturing the sound of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Now with updated info from the launch!

Spitfire Audio's new library/virtual instrument is based on the extraordinary field recordings of engineer and composer David Fanshawe (1942-2010).

The Orchestra Complete includes new orchestral articulations and instruments, including the traditional Mongolian morin khuur fiddle.

ROLI's amazing new modular controller keyboard lets a little light into the monochrome world of your sharps and flats...