Ethnosphere

Packed as a convenient VST Sample Player, Ethnosphere is the rich source of ethnic sounds every musician has been waiting for. No more hassle looking through dozens of CD-ROMs looking for sounds the way you would with an ordinary soft sampler.

Ethnosphere comes with over 300 pristine quality sound banks and includes several kinds of Buzouki, Sitar, Koto Shamisen, Santur, Dulcimer, Psaltry, Harp, Zither, Saz, Mandolin, Banjo, Guitar, Pipe, Ethnic Orchestral Ensemble, Accordion, Musette as well as tons of percussion instruments and loops.

Ethnosphere can generate up to 64 voices of polyphony (CPU dependent) at 24 BIT/96Khz quality with 32 bit internal processing.

Ethnosphere is available as a VSTi for both Mac and PC for $69/€69.

Knopolis

Knopolis is the perfect add-on for any NI Pro-53 user. It includes four sound banks with 64 patches each for a total of 256 fresh sounds. Each bank has its own sonic character so it's sure to satisfy every creative need.

Knopolis is the result of months of hard work of vintage synth expert and sound designer Luca Pilla and Alessandro Cardinale. No matter what kind of music you produce, if you are looking for the warmest pads, the most pumping basses, the sharpest leads or the most wired effects look no further for unbeatable quality. This patch collection is the ultimate choice to expand the potential of everyone's beloved NI Pro-53.

Demo MP3s are available on their website and Knopolis can be purchased for $39/€39.