Sample Libraries

Valves offers a range of softly-played techniques performed by a five-piece ensemble comprising flugelhorn, French horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. 

Kinetic Strings Plus features violin, viola, cello, and double bass sections that can be played and programmed separately within a single instance.

Octa allows users to layer up to eight acoustic and electronic solo instruments, and features a powerful on-board sequencer. 

The latest release from Abletunes contains over 50 Ableton Live Racks that have been created using samples from a variety of hardware synthesizers.

Beat Lab is a collection of drum samples that will only be available for a limited time, whilst Pulse offers a virtual recreation of Lexicon’s famous PCM-60 digital reverb unit.

Spitfire Audio's Winter Sale is now live, with discounts of up to 60% available on bundles, and individual libraries reduced by 40% until 2 January 2023. 

IK Multimedia's latest SampleTank 4 sound library features a wide variety of percussion instruments, providing users with all they need to create a salsa track from start to finish.

Handy Drums' latest update adds a variety of new performance features and improvements, as well as introducing AAX plug-in versions and native Apple Silicon support.

Bitwig are offering their users a free sound package containing woodwind ensemble samples captured by Orchestral Tools at Teldex Studio in Berlin.

Sonora Cinematic's latest sample library uses resonant filters to create pitched sounds from noise samples which can then be mixed with additional layers. 

Sound Magic's latest hybrid modelling software instrument aims to provide a more affordable and accessible way to create virtual orchestral music. 

Spitfire Audio have announced an update to their SSO Brass and SSO Woodwinds libraries which introduces new patches for the library’s solo trumpet and flute instruments.

Spitfire Audio's latest sample library contains a range of eccentric vocal performances captured by experimental musician, composer, and performer, Lea Bertucci.

Soft String Textures is a new sample library created by musician, composer, and producer Dan Keen, and features violin, viola, and cello players that have each been recorded seperately. 

EastWest are currently running their Black Friday sale, offering a large saving on the award-winning ComposerCloud+ subscription service.

Spitfire Audio have released a new sample library that offers the sound of a symphony orchestra resampled through 200 cassette players, and are offering it for free to anyone spending over $299£249 in the Black Weekend sale. 

Sub51 have announced the release of Drop Pad Rhythm Edition, introducing a new content library and feature set which focus on the manipulation of rhythmic loops. 

Spitfire's latest Originals library samples the legendary Wurlitzer electric piano, offering classic tones alongside new sounds which have created through additional processing and granular synthesis. 

Toska is a Kontakt-based sample library that features a range of layered atmospheric sounds built from a combination of processed analogue synths, brass, strings, woodwinds, vocals, and field recordings.

Spitfire Audio have returned to the iconic Abbey Road Studio One, capturing hits, rolls, swirls, and sweeps performed on 20 different drums by virtuoso percussionist Joby Burgess. 

EastWest's latest virtual instrument samples popular vintage string synthesizers and allows users to combine them with modern string, brass, woodwind and vocal sounds.