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Complete list of all good COMMERCIAL sample lib (and virtual instrument) producers/labels
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:34 pm reply with quote
Hello,

I hope this post does not violate any rules. If it does, I apologize (my mistake is not intentional).

I'm a composer whose work ranges from film music (soundtracks) to classical music and to dance music (believe it or not).

I have quite a lot of money and I decided I want to have a copy of each good commercial sample library and sample-based virtual instrument that has ever been released, in all genres.

This task is actually more difficult than it might seem at first sight. There is no centralized "app store" for commercial sample libraries and virtual instruments (there are many major e-shops, but none distributes works of all the producers there are). The only way to achieve that goal seems to be compiling a list of all the good producers.

I'd like to ask everyone to help me build such a list and I hope it will be useful to many readers of this wonderful forum as well. If technically possible, I will be updating the list in this post as people are posting additions in this thread (at least I hope they will) or suggestions for removal.

Thank you!

What this list should NOT include:

  • Free sample/plugin collections (there already are more than enough of free-samples/plugins lists on those forums and elsewhere)

  • Products that aren't royalty-free (if I purchase a copy of a library, I want to use it freely in my music without paying any additional royalties or fees to the producers/publishers of the library).

  • Any product whose license scope is time-limited or region-limited.

  • Mere resellers, who don't produce any original products. The only exception is resellers that are primary or exclusive publishers for producers who don't publish/distribute their products themselves.

  • Low/poor-quality sample library producers

  • Producers that create only drum loops or other kinds of "boilerplate" music (if they don't offer any solo sounds, it's a no-go -- keep in mind I'm looking for mere sounds here, not pre-composed music).

  • Anything that is not 100% legal

  • Producers that produce only software instruments that emulate analog/FM synthesizers (based on very short and primitive waveforms, such as Sawtooth, rather than on actual samples). Note that this forum section is called Samples, Sampling and Sample Libraries (so such stuff would be off-topic).

  • Producers that produce only patches, presets or configurations for instruments, but no actual samples (note: very short and primitive waveforms, such as Sawtooth, are not real samples to me).

  • Amateur/hobbyist producers

What this list should include:

  • At least average-quality commercial (but royalty-free) sample library producers (or if the producer does not have a website or does not sell its libraries directly, then its primary publisher).

  • As many genres as possible (including, for example, classical music and dance music).

  • As many types of sounds as possible (including real instruments, such as a pipe organ, synthetic instruments, atonal sound FXs, such as thunder, etc.)

  • Professional producers ranging from ancient/old-school to absolute newcomers

(Note: If you disagree with any of the rules, don't harass me. Just compile your own list in your own thread. Thanks! Smile)

LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This post is provided "as is" without any warranties. Use at your own risk. The author of this post disclaims any liability.


Here is what I have compiled so far (in alphabetical order). I have personally visited each of the websites and verified that the producer meets the above conditions (except licensing terms, legality and quality). I believe this is by far the biggest and most up-to-date list of its kind there is. Enjoy.


Producers/Labels
Major resellers that are also exclusive/primary publishers for some independent producers
Misc

www.ebay.com
www.samplebase.com


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:48 pm reply with quote
That list is really only of any use to you, as your definition of 'good' will no doubt be diff to someone elses.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:48 pm reply with quote
Orange Tree Samples
Kirk Hunter Studios
Steven Slate Drums
Pink Noise Studios
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:53 pm reply with quote
Kriminal wrote:
That list is really only of any use to you, as your definition of 'good' will no doubt be diff to someone elses.


As I already wrote, I haven't checked the quality of any of the products. Neither have I pre-filtered out any producers based on quality of their products.

I also haven't posted any definition of good. I simply believe that most of us can recognize obvious trash quite easily. And that's what good should basically mean here for our purposes (good = at least "no obvious trash", please).
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:55 pm reply with quote
How could you miss

Vengeance sound
Freshly squeezed samples
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:04 pm reply with quote
Sonic Couture
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Xleth
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:06 pm reply with quote
DarkStar wrote:
Orange Tree Samples
Kirk Hunter Studios
Steven Slate Drums
Pink Noise Studios
cyphersuit wrote:
How could you miss
Vengeance sound
Freshly squeezed samples
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I've added all of them to the list. Thanks for helping.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:23 pm reply with quote
hollowsun wrote:
Sonic Couture

Added. Thank you!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 1:38 pm reply with quote
edit: I misread your first post. I thought you were looking for synths banks as well. My bad.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:01 pm reply with quote
Karten wrote:
edit: I misread your first post. I thought you were looking for synths banks as well. My bad.

No worries. Very Happy

By "synths banks", do you mean samples for a virtual instrument? For example, samples for a VSTi plugin? If you do, then the answer is yes.

However, if you meant mere configurations or patches (programs) without actual samples, then the answer is no. (Also, a very short waveform, such as square or sine, isn't a real sample to me; so this excludes an entire range of analogue-like instruments.)
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:42 pm reply with quote
www.impactsoundworks.com
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Impact Soundworks - Electric + acoustic guitar, big metals, world instruments and more!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:53 pm reply with quote
Xleth wrote:
Also, a very short waveform, such as square or sine, isn't a real sample to me; so this excludes an entire range of analogue-like instruments.

You are, but that definition, precluding yourself from a wealth of library which exploits Kontakt's comprehensive synth engine especially when the GUI is suitably scripted to take advantage of it.

A library shouldn't be judged by its size or content but by its sonic capabilities.

Cheers,


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:45 pm reply with quote
1 place i discovered right here on KVR.

http://www.cinematique-instruments.com/
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:15 pm reply with quote
www.dreamaudiotools.com

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