Sample Libraries

Anyone who bought a hardware synth in the '80s already knows that even a few megabytes of sample memory can nevertheless result in incredible sounds in the hands of skilled sound designers. 

Despite the title, this isn't the debut CD of a Cumbrian '60s tribute band. It is, in fact, another of Soniccouture's...

There are no prizes for guessing the subject of this library, because the electric guitar obviously provides the original...

Loopmasters Delicious Allstars Funk Constructor might be a bit of a mouthful, but it's certainly a good descriptive title....

Ueberschall's Electrolines is a further volume in their popular Liquid Instruments series. We've looked at a number of these...

I think it's fair to say that Wavelore are a company who create niche sample libraries: their first commercial product was a ...

Ueberschall have been steadily building up their catalogue of both Liquid and Elastik‑based sample libraries. The former, '...

Tonehammer are building a strong reputation for beautifully recorded and inventive sample libraries, but Francesca, the first...

5/5 Stars ***** The original Superior Drummer 2.0 featured a modest collection of drum pieces (although they sounded excellent and were...

Retroverb 3 is a 24‑bit/44.1kHz library of 450 Impulse Responses that can be used with any convolution reverb plug‑in....

Coldcut, comprising Matt Black and Jonathan More, are amongst the most high‑profile artists to have lent their credentials to...

This recent addition to Nine Volt Audio's BPM Flex series provides around 900MB of loop content in Acidised WAV, REX, Refill,...

I've been impressed by SonicCouture's previous Abstrakt Breaks loop libraries, so was interested to hear how things had...

As the title suggests, the musical target of Chillers Joint is downtempo soul, funk, hip-hop, trip-hop and related styles....

The new piano from VSL takes dynamic sampling to a higher level. Could this be the ultimate sampled grand?

XLN Audio's very fine Addictive Drums is a virtual drum instrument for Mac and PC that strikes a useful balance between the...

When I compared Toontrack's Superior Drummer 2 with FXpansion's BDF2, my one quibble was its relatively small number of...

Dutch samplists SAM have updated their four popular brass titles (SAM Horns, Trombones, Trumpets and Solo Sessions), and re‑...

The 1.5GB Sampled Landscape library is divided into three folders: Drones, Instruments, and Landscapes. The 15 Drones aren't...

The Chinese gu zheng has been kicking around since 200 BC, making it one of the few historical musical artifacts to predate...

Is it just me, or are 'Bollywood' sample libraries taking over the world? Hot on the heels of Philtre Labs' Bollywood Elements...