Camel Audio has announced the release of Alchemy Player, which is described as the perfect solution if you lust after the sounds of Alchemy but don't want to create your own presets. It's also affordable at $59 / €49 / £39. The Player is included free when you purchase any Alchemy soundbank, turning each of these banks into a standalone instrument in its own right.

Camel Audio has also just released two new soundbanks - Cinematic and Dance & Trance. The ever-expanding Alchemy soundbank line now consists of seven banks featuring world-class sound designers such as Biolabs, BigTone and Junkie XL.

Alchemy Player includes 150 presets and 360 MB of samples taken from the full factory library, including evolving soundscapes, lush pads, and pulsing arpeggios. With your first soundbank from Camel Audio you get 300 expressive presets for $59.

Alchemy Player features the same advanced sample manipulation engine as its big brother, with additive, spectral, granular, sampling and VA synthesis for totally unique sounds, and is easily controlled via a simple and compact interface. This provides sixteen performance controls for real-time tweaking and automation, which have unique functions for each preset carefully chosen by the sound designer; so each preset is like a small synth in its own right. The remix pad also makes it possible to quickly try different variations - simply click and drag to morph between the eight variations. All presets are arranged by product and category for rapid access to the sound you require, to keep your inspiration flowing.

If at any point you decide you want to access the full power of Alchemy, you can upgrade to the full version for $199 / €159 / £143, and let your imagination run riot creating your own sounds, explore the 600 presets and 3GB sample library, and gain access to the user library and third party soundbanks. As a further incentive, this month Camel Audio are offering a free soundbank.

Until March 31st you can get 20% off all additional soundbanks, once you have one bank in your basket.

Alchemy Player is available for Windows and Mac OS X in VST and AU instrument plug-in formats.