Thursday, 10 May 2018

Samplers - What's available today?

What's available?

Here are a few that are in circulation today -


Native Instruments Kontakt 5



Around £300
It can either be a stand-alone app or a full DAW
preferred by those who can flow with ready-rolled sample libraries and soundsets


MOTU MachFive 3




Around £200
Smoothly walks the line between sampler and synth
 17 stereo outputs, unlimited track counts and 45GB of content

Ableton Sampler




Ranges from £50-£500
Thorough and powerful sampler
Extensive multisampling capabilities 


Apple EXS24 mkII



£200
+ needing to buy an AppleMac (£1800)

This sampler comes with Apple's DAW, hence why both come together
Intuitive layout - straightforward approach
Widely used, leading to lots of tutorials, third party libraries and soundsets within reach

 Links! 
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MusicRadar
Best Samplers for Beginners
5 of the best Samplers

Sample Libraries - 









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