Sample Based

String Thing 2

String Thing 2 is a free rompler VST plugin developed by Simple-Media. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

String Thing 2 is a plucked string virtual instrument with advanced controls and filtering to create a more natural tone.

Features include:

Controls over plucking.

Variable bandwidth filter.

Improved impulse, string and body model.

Simplified and improved impulse control.

Vastly improved sound quality.

Modulation (MIDI CC).

Various controls for tonal quality.

Reasonable CPU load.

http://www.simple-media.co.uk/vsti.htm

Striker

Striker is a free rompler VST plugin developed by Simple-Media. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Striker is a physical modelling instrument created to reproduce the sounds of various types of tuned percussion such as marimbas, vibraphones and other instruments where a hammer or mallet strikes a block.

http://www.simple-media.co.uk/vsti.htm

Strat-A-Various

Strat-A-Various is a free rompler VST plugin developed by Krakli. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

“Apologies for the pun, but no apologies for this guitar shaped synth. Capable of clean guitar sounds or ear-wrenching overdrive. A full set of 16 presets to get you started are included…”

http://www.krakli.com

Straight Ahead! Free Jazz Drums

Straight Ahead! Free Jazz Drums virtual instrument is a free drums sound bank for Kontakt, by Straight Ahead Samples.

Straight Ahead! Free Jazz Drums is a fun freebie featuring some incredible playing by free jazz drummer extraordinaire, Scott Clark (performed and/or recorded with Scott Clark 4tet, SCUO, Glows In the Dark, Jeb Bishop, Jason Ajemian, Darius Jones, Josh Berman, Jason Stein).

“He has this really interesting way of swinging…it sometimes morphs into rock-ish straight eighths or fractures into free improv freakouts. But it always feels totally in control; I sense that his ride cymbal will never let you down. It feels personal to him, and I like that.”– NPR, a blog Supreme

http://www.straightaheadsamples.com

Sticky Rain

Sticky Rain virtual instrument is a free rainstick sound bank for Kontakt, by borth audio.

Sticky Rain is a free virtual instrument giving you the sound of two rainsticks:

Sampled with three different speeds (turning sticks up-side down).

Rainsticks additionally played as a shaker.

Release time control.

Effects: Reverb, Chorus, Lo-Fi, Tremolo and Vibrato.

Total number of samples: 106 (@44.1 kHz/24-bit, stereo).

http://borth-audio.com/

Stein D Grand

Stein D Grand virtual instrument is a free piano sound bank for Kontakt, by Sonex Audio.

Sonex Audio has released Free Stein D Grand, an massive 6.3 GB Steinway D Acoustic Piano for NI Kontakt Sampler.

Features:

Legendary Steinway D Acoustic Piano.

4 separate mic positions: close (stereo and mono), middle, far, and ambience (room).

Up to 12 velocity layers.

Nearly 28GB of uncompressed sample content (compressed to 6.3 GB).

2.805 Samples (Kontakt Lossless Sample Compression format).

Built-in Effects: 3-Band Equalizer, Compressor, Saturation, Distortion, Chorus, Reverb, Delay, Stereo Width, Limiter and more.

Full set of effects in the Kontakt settings for further customization.

Unique GUI has been designed to give a user full control over options and effects without slowing down the creative process.

Price: Free. Full Retail Version of NI Kontakt 5.6 or later required.

A link to download the library is in the description of the full instruments collection.

https://www.sonex.store/

SS Sampler Mod:Rack for Tracktion

SS Sampler Mod:Rack for Tracktion virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Tracktion, by Lay-It Productions.

SS Sampler Mod:Rack for the Tracktion Software by Lay-it Productions.

If you ever thought of sound design, well stop thinking get working with your new SS SAMPLER MOD:RACK by Lay-it Productions witch come with 40 presets. It is a power house of all Tracktion native plugins accept one and this plugin is also free. 20 plus plugins in this rack routed in a way to give you full control over any sample you load into the sampler. Load 1 load 20 samples, its up to you your the creator. Don’t be scared to try anything and I mean anything with this sampler rack. You can really make a whole song with just a single sample, one kick drum can become the whole band with the sliding of a few faders here and there a little EQ and you got it. Be sure to look out for the tutorials on the SS SAMPLER MOD:RACK at http://layitproductions.com/

If you don’t own Tracktion download the Tracktion 7 demo https://www.tracktion.com/ and also download Tracktion 4 witch is a complete DAW for free and you can use this sampler rack in any version of Tracktion.

An also don’t forget to download Blue Cat Audio (STEREO FREQUENCY ANALYST 2) witch is the only 3 party plugin in this rack but its free. Download here http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Category_0_Freeware/

http://layitproductions.com/

Squeaky Chair

Squeaky Chair virtual instrument is a free sound bank for Halion and Kontakt and Exs24 and Garage Band, by Tangent Edge Instruments.

Halloween 2016 freebie: the Squeaky Chair.

The Squeaky Chair is a rare musical instrument and that’s a good thing. It’s really hard to play and it never sounds good, although my student Gabriel Calis did a great job performing for this sample library.

This particular Squeaky Chair is a rotating stool type and the screw thread hasn’t been greased in its whole life. It only has one pitch, the highest A in the virtual version. I mapped it over 5 octaves.

It’s definitely one of the most ugly sounds you will have in your computer and it’s unpredictable like the real thing. I hope you find some use for it.

It works in Kontakt 4 or higher, GarageBand, Logic and free SFZ players like Sforzando.

http://www.tangentedgeinstruments.com

Squidpipes

Squidpipes virtual instrument is a free bagpipes sound bank for Sforzando, by Karoryfer.

Squidpipes contains three different instruments made from the same set of samples:

Squidpipes – work like bagpipes, with melody notes and an underlying keyswitchable drone.

Squidotron – polyphonic instrument that works like a mellotron.

Squynth – a simple subtractive synthesizer.

Requires Plogue Sforzando 1.933 or newer.

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http://www.karoryfer.com/karoryfer-samples

SQ8ROM

SQ8ROM is a free rompler VST, VST3, Audio Unit plugin developed by SampleScience. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

SQ8ROM is a sampled version of SQ8L, a VST plugin based on the sound and synthesizer architecture of the Ensoniq SQ80. SQ8ROM comes with 50 sounds, the remaining sounds are available as free expansions for a total of 168 sounds. SQ8ROM is a must-have if you produce synthwave, synth-pop, vaporwave, and any other 80s influenced genres.

Best of all, SQ8ROM will be forever free.

Features:

168 sounds.

Amplitude ADSR.

Reverb.

Multi-LFO.

Can be used as a MSE file reader.

http://www.samplescience.ca/