Sample Libraries

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: **** 4/5 Stars. This expansion pack for Spectrasonics Omnisphere is described by its Polish creators as a collection of ambient sounds inspired by the sea.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Primarily aimed at media composers, Trails is best described as a blend of playable instrument, rhythm/pulse creation and abstract sound design.

The Viennese maestros go intergalactic with their full-scale orchestra range.

I'm looking for advice as to what I should be considering as my next move, to give me the 'oomph' for creating music that uses the best sample libraries for orchestra...

This comprehensive four-part sample library aims to provide a complete orchestral scoring toolkit.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This latest addition to the ever-expanding EZX expansion library comprises two of drummer Robby Ameen's Pearl custom drum kits, set up and tuned for recording Latin-flavoured rhythms.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Mysteria is primarily aimed at providing dark and suspenseful sounds suitable for use in a cinematic context.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Spitfire's literature describes Entropy as delivering post-industrial soundscapes...

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. The 32 singers of this choir sample library were recorded in soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections, each on a separate day, so you can mix and pan them as you like.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Motion Keys is built upon a 12GB sample library derived exclusively from keyboard-based sound sources.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This library focuses on orchestral trumpet and horn sections played with maximum resonance to recreate the rich, full-bodied tone heard in classic Hollywood 1990s film scores.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Density is designed primarily as a tool for media composers and includes sounds suitable for the epic/trailer genre.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Mountain Girl brings the haunting sound of Balkan vocal styles to composers everywhere.

Want your spine chilled and your nerves jangled? Sonokinetic are on the case.

Spitfire's latest Albion library heads north in search of new scoring directions.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Deeply sampled percussion nestles in a fiendishly clever Kontakt engine that allows the user to design their own percussion ensembles down to the finest detail.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Stratus centres around a collection of phrases, polyrhythmic patterns and textures performed by a pair of Yamaha Disklavier felt-dampened, self-playing upright pianos.