Best Commercially Available Sample Libraries
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- KVRian
- 948 posts since 24 Nov, 2011
I'm wondering what everybody thinks are the best all-time classic sample libraries
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- KVRAF
- 2991 posts since 13 Apr, 2008 from Charleston, SC
Prepare for a very long list, and mostly listing what folks have. I have tons and could be objective to some extent but... Do you have something specific in mind (orchestral, guitar, synth, vocal, choir, bass, drum, fx, cinematic, etc.)? That would help.
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- KVRian
- 1367 posts since 30 Jul, 2013
Everything I've ever released... OK maybe not!
Orchestrally if I had unlimited money and RAM I would get everything Berlin and Spitfire make.
Orchestrally if I had unlimited money and RAM I would get everything Berlin and Spitfire make.
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- KVRAF
- 1791 posts since 17 Sep, 2002
Whichever ones help you get your music done. It's like asking what the best car is; the one I've got the keys to is the best one for me.
That said, Orchestral Tools would get all my money if I had the right rig (and the right gigs).
That said, Orchestral Tools would get all my money if I had the right rig (and the right gigs).
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- KVRAF
- 2726 posts since 2 Jun, 2016
I can highly recommend the Platinum Loop Collection by Secret Ninja Loops.
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- KVRAF
- 2430 posts since 11 Jan, 2009 from Portland, OR, USA
This thread is a joke right?
Why not just rename it "Could we create a giant thread listing every sample library that's ever been released?"
Without being more specific or asking specific questions, this subject is far too broad to be interesting or useful.
Why not just rename it "Could we create a giant thread listing every sample library that's ever been released?"
Without being more specific or asking specific questions, this subject is far too broad to be interesting or useful.
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- KVRAF
- 3369 posts since 16 Jan, 2005 from Ottawa, Ontario
not really... there's alot of really bad samples out there. I got a hihat library for example that had something like 500 different hats... most of them were doubles, triples, etc, just named differently, but the wav files were the same to the sample. Also there's quality to think about.mholloway wrote:This thread is a joke right?
Why not just rename it "Could we create a giant thread listing every sample library that's ever been released?"
Without being more specific or asking specific questions, this subject is far too broad to be interesting or useful.
Often when looking for something like a piano, lots of different tonal characteristics even before you start thinking about capture quality. I was looking for cellos a while back and only CosmoD's aggressive library would do.
I think its a valid thread simply asking what are your best quality samples...
Heavyocity - intensely well captured/processed sounds.They do for drums what Vienna does for strings.
Soundiron
Addictive Drums especially for hihats.
Sonokinetic