Sample Libraries

The aim of this particular instrument from Drumdrops is to approximate the sound of the late-‘60s and early-‘70s...

Scream contains vocal samples from six different singers — two male and four female.

Getting their dark dirt on are the Loopmasters with this set of Neuro drum & bass samples.

The Ultimate Bundle is a collection of 20 Sounds Of Revolution (SOR) sample libraries, all of which are the work of German sound designer Oliver Schmitt.

These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the April 2015 issue.

Loopmasters have teamed up with the Dubstep Onslaught label for this self–titled set of bass-heavy dubstep samples.

How many of us have been put off from sampling a fantastic drum break on an old record because of the difficulties and cost.

Zero-G have given us bangs, crashes and wallops in thunderous variety with their recent Impact Designer library for Kontakt but now we get Whoosh!

These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the March 2015 issue of SOS

Something remarkable can sometimes happen when vocal samples are used in a track.

The final instalment of an ambitious orchestral sampling project sees the completion of EastWest’s five-year master plan.

These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the February 2015 issue of SOS

If a title like ‘13’ didn’t give it away, then the subtitle of ‘Horror Loops & Sound Design’...

I reviewed Ueberschall’s Elatik-based Acoustic Guitar library back in the May 2014 issue of SOS and was suitably...

Zero-G’s Impact Designer Cinematic Slam Creator is perhaps best described as part sample library and part virtual...

As you might have guessed from its name, Xosphere is specifically designed for creating atmospheric sounds. Unlike products...

Audiowiesel are a small fledgling company run by Austrian composers Frank Herrlinger and Daniel Szwedek.

Like its predecessor Action Strings, the Action Strikes percussion library is a collaboration between software giants Native Instruments and the production company Sonuscore.

Zero–G’s Electro Cinematic library provides approximately 2.5GB of sample material.

These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the January 2015 issue of SOS.

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A couple of years ago Sonokinetic released Carousel, a rather splendid Kontakt–hosted fairground organ. The Carnival is very much a ‘sister’ instrument to Carousel and presents two smaller-scale barrel organs.