Sample Libraries

Tenebra includes a selection of sounds aimed at horror scoring, and is said to invite creators into a “sonic world of tension, dread and haunted beauty”.

The Crow Hill Company have announced that their series of free sample libraries and virtual instruments has returned to their website. 

Synchron Solo Violin 2 captures the unique tonal character and musical identity of the second violin, played by the Vienna Synchron Orchestra’s concertmaster Damir Oraščanin.

Song Athletics have collaborated with classically-trained percussionist turned producer, composer and ethnomusicologist Magnus Mehta to create a collection of Cuban-inspired drum sounds.

Sonora Cinematic's latest Soundbox instrument is one of the few orchestral collections currently available for the MPE-capable platform.

Building on the success of its predecessor, Percussive Layers 2 features 748 one-shot samples and 316 presets that comprise transients, snare layers, weighty subs, foley, crackles, reversed effects, noise, left-field sound design elements and much more.

Emergence Audio have announced that their Infinite Summer Sale promotion is now live, with savings of up to 50% applied across their entire line-up of cinematic Kontakt instruments. 

Omnisphere Cobalt delivers a collection of 120 new cinematic patches for Spectrasonics' popular software synthesizer.

Sonora Cinematic have launched this free pack filled with sounds that “shimmer with tension, mystery and wonder”. Drift was born from an ambitious orchestral recording session for a forthcoming virtual instrument.

VSL have just announced the launch of a new, packed-down version of their library Synchron Fazioli F308 library, which captures one of the world’s largest grand piano models. 

Sulcata Sound is the latest venture of Jason Graves, a two-time British Academy Award-winnning composer, producer and percussionist renowned for his work on titles such as Still Wakes The Deep, Dead Space, Tomb Raider, Far Cry Primal, Until Dawn and Prey.

VSL have released Synchron Solo Viola, a new solo string virtual instrument captured at the company’s flagship scoring space, Synchron Stage Vienna.

Boom Library have released World War I Firearms, a high-resolution sound effects collection designed to capture the authentic sound of early 20th-century weaponry.

Melda Production have released Analog Empire: Plucks & Keys, a new software instrument offering vintage synth sounds.