Sample Libraries

What has Electro got to offer? Well, as the Sample Magic web site puts it, "dripping‑wet Italo madness”, "manga‑tweaked tube...

The sequel to Quantum Leap's heavy rock library ramps up the decibel levels.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from a sample library entitled Soulful Pop as, while it is a musical genre that can include...

Supreme Styles, based around Ueberschall's Elastik loop player, covers a range of modern urban styles, with a fair amount of...

This new ethnic percussion library features 12 themed folders, each containing loops designed to be layered together and...

Matt Stedeford and his team at Imperfect Samples have created their own niche in the overcrowded and highly competitive piano...

This 3.2GB Elastik-format library is split into two parts: part A contains 10 construction kits, while part B offers some additional instrument and drum loops.

Best Service's Studio Box Mark II pulls together the content from a number of earlier titles (RedBox, BlueBox and...

The Austrian sample maestros go multitrack with four new brass ensembles.

The kalimba (aka 'thumb piano') has long been a featured sound on keyboard workstations. Also known as the sanza...

It's a hard noise to verbalise, but it sounds like this: gu‑gu‑gu‑gu‑GRNZZZZ. Yes, folks, it's the unmistakable...

World Impact: Global Percussion (12.2GB) contains around 270 percussion instruments from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe...

I've reviewed a good number of Nine Volt Audio's BPM Flex Series loop libraries now and they've been...

Alleluia! Cinesamples Voxos surround-ready choir delivers a near-religious experience.

Drum Tools has been produced and recorded by Wave Alchemy's Daniel Byers and Steven Heath. The two have all the gear...

Now, here's a first. I was so taken with some of the sounds on an album I'd bought (the excellent Leylines, by AES...

There can be no doubt that, as a genre of music, hip-hop has overcome its street‑based roots to become a major...

Sample Magic are now well established in the sample library world. While they are perhaps best known for their dance‑ and...

The British are back! Spitfire Audio's orchestral percussion library flies the flag for the UK.

836 live drum loops: a cross between the Sex Pistols and The Who.

Live Acoustic Drums, Loops & Hits is another bargain‑priced drum sample pack from Original Music. For a mere...