Sampler

VSamp

VSamp is a free sampler VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Malcolm Haylock. Compatible OS(s): macOS.

VSamp is a software sample player. It comprises: a program for creating and playing virtual instruments; a VST plugin for playing VSamp instruments from within a VST sequencer; and an AudioUnits plugin for playing VSamp instruments from within an AudioUnits sequencer.

Features:

128 voice polyphony.

24-bit / 192kHz support.

Resonant lowpass filters with realtime control.

Low frequency oscillators to modulate pitch and filters.

Very stable and CPU-efficient sample player.

High performance disk streaming or load samples into RAM.

Import SampleCell and SoundFont samples and keymaps.

Support for Mac OS X including CoreMIDI Services, VST and AudioUnits.

Single, Site and World licenses available.

http://www.vsamp.com/

UVI Workstation

UVI Workstation is a free sampler VST, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by UVI. Compatible OS(s): Windows, macOS.

UVI Workstation 3 is a completely free multitimbral instrument and soundbank player that provides integrated effects and arpeggiator, unlimited parts, live performance features and a smooth real-time workflow.

UVI Workstation 3 main features:

Single mode for loading UVI sounds and instruments.

Multi mode including unlimited parts and convenient mixing environment with meters, mute, solo, volume, pan, performance settings (keyswitches, range), and separate outputs.

Smart integrated browser with Search/Favorites to quickly find what you’re looking for.

Scalable UI adapts to different monitor sizes.

Powerful and extremely flexible Arpeggiator.

Expandable with all UVI-Powered instruments.

Manage instruments and loops in the same interface.

Comprehensive suite of professional FX can be infinitely stacked and combined with easily editable parameters (delay, reverb, phaser, chorus, EQ, filter, drive, distortion, compressor…).

Real-time time-stretch and slice algorithm with real-time beat syncing: loops are always in time.

Drag & drop MIDI & audio.

Import user REX files, Apple Loops, AIFF, WAV, …

MIDI learn & 128 user assignable Host automations.

Watch UVI Workstation 3 in action: {See video at top of page}

http://www.uvi.net/

TX16Wx Software Sampler

TX16Wx Software Sampler is a free sampler VST, VST3, Audio Unit, AAX plugin developed by CWITEC. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

TX16Wx Software Sampler is a sampler plug-in with professional features and an easy to use graphical interface. Built to mimic the best aspects of hardware samplers, but with the quick and easy operation of modern software. An instrument not for preset players, but people who enjoy making, tweaking and playing their own samples.

Features:

Re-sizable, flexible GUI

Full Undo/Redo support.

Built-in file browser with sound playback and wave/program preview.

Fully skinnable.

Program icons.

Dual playback engine

Direct from disk – supports massive sample sizes.

RAM playback – sample accurate loop modulation.

Unlimited multi-timbral operation

128 voice polyphony

Two 6/12/24 dB resonant filters per voice.

Low-, high, band- and all-pass.

Notch, peak, low- and high shelf.

Two sync-able LFO per voice.

Two Modulation Envelopes per voice.

Three Step Sequencers per voice.

Modulation matrix with 16 modulation slots per voice.

Three-way cross modulation (variable modulation strength).

Variable keyboard scales.

Multiple trigger modes.

Mono/Poly/Legato operation.

8 choke groups per program.

Per-sample loop start/end/direction modulation.

Polyphonic glide.

Multiple glide modes.

Polyphony limit per channel.

VST micro tuning support.

Built-in oscillators

Multiple waveforms.

Pulse width modulation.

Mix synthesized and sampled content.

Built-in sample editor

Automatic Loop Slicing + slice mapping.

Actually Samples!* Record audio straight into the sampler from host (Requires routing/input capable host).

Built-in MIDI generator and automatic sample cutter for quick re-sampling of external or internal content.

Automatic pitch detection.

Loop tools

Loop auto detector.

Loop overlay.

Non-destructive, interactive loop cross fading.

Multiple loop definitions per wave

Individual loops for sustain/release per mapping.

Trim, cut, duplicate.

Pitch detection.

Normalize.

Reverse.

Tempo detection.

Graphical keyboard mapping editor

Automatic sample layout.

Flexible drag & drop-based group edit.

Cut&paste or drag and drop move and copy between groups and programs.

Quick select of sound data via MIDI.

Drag & drop of samples/programs/performances/banks.

Multiple outputs

12 Stereo outputs, 8 of which can be switched to mono.

Individual output mapping for key groups (drums).

16 mappable controllers for modulation.

128 mappable VST parameters for modulation.

All sound parameters can be automated or mapped to MIDI controllers.

Preview loaded programs and samples in your song before loading.

Reads multiple sample and bank formats

WAV/AIFF/AIFC.

SoundFont 2.

SFZ Files.

Logic EXS.

Akai AKP.

Akai disk images.

Ogg Vorbis.

FLAC.

REX/REX2.

Typhoon compressed AIFC files.

Original Yamaha OS Wave files.

100% documented XML-based sound file format

Anyone can write conversion tools.

Saves data in DAW project directory.

Low CPU usage.

Fully native, optimized for SSE2.

Multi platform

MacOS X 10.7+ AU/VST2 (64-bit)/VST3 (64-bit)/AAX.

Windows 7+ VST/VST3/AAX support.

64-bit support.

Nice sound.

http://www.cwitec.com/

Triqtraq LE

Triqtraq LE is a free sequencer and sampler stand alone application developed by Zaplin Music. Compatible OS(s): iOS.

Create music on the go with Triqtraq LE. Compose original beats in the smooth one-window interface, record sound tweaks in realtime and use the advanced automation and rhythmic features to create musical patterns that never sound the same.

Triqtraq LE is a free limited edition of the critically acclaimed music app Triqtraq – Jam Sequencer.

For a direct comparison of features in both versions, please visit www.triqtraq.com.

Key Features Of Triqtraq LE:

Sequencer:

Four Channels, each with 8 playable Sample Pads.

6 Patterns per Session.

Step Editor.

Recordable Automation.

Pitch, Filter, Delay, Pan, Level and Decay per Channel.

Loop Range: individual track and automation lengths.

Loop Speed: individual speed per track or automation.

Multi-selection and recording.

Real-time switching between patterns.

Automation option for BPM and Swing.

Sounds:

16 Sound Kits included.

Support for:

Ableton Link.

Audiobus.

Inter-App Audio.

Background Audio.

Export to:

SoundCloud, E-mail or iTunes.

Open In… (Dropbox, Airdrop etc.).

Extra:

User Guide.

http://www.triqtraq.com/

Trickster

Trickster is a free sampler and virtual instrument VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by Beat. Compatible OS(s): Windows 64b, macOS.

Beat Trickster is a powerful library featuring dark basslines, bright bells, cartoonish toy-keyboard sound and fiendish pads and atmospheres, perfectly suited to give Dubstep, Trap or other genres a malicious twist. It’s based on the Beat Zampler//RX, developed by Synapse Audio for Beat magazine and can load sfz files + rex loops. The download includes the Trickster edition of Zampler//RX.

Key features:

Sample oscillators with SFZ, REX and REX2 support.

Multi-mode filter.

Three LFOs.

Three ADSR envelopes.

Complex modulation matrix.

Arpeggiator / step sequencer.

Effect section with overdrive, equalizer, phaser, chorus, delay and reverb.

1,666 GB of sample content.

Additional soundsets available on the Beat magazine DVDs, www.zamplersounds.com and on www.zampler.de

Easy to use.

Low CPU usage.

VST, AU (32/64-bit).

Audio demo: SoundCloud.com/beat-magazin/marco-scherer-zampler-trickster-edition

http://www.beat.de

tRaP

tRaP is a free drum sampler VST plugin developed by SynthPlug. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Features:

10 sounds: (kick, click, snare, clap, hi hat, hi hat open, crash, tom low, tom mid, tom high).

Editable parameters (for all instruments): pitch, LPF’s cut off, pan, volume.

Resonance for hi hat, hi hat open, crash.

MIDI: receives note on, program change, velocity controls cutoff (for hi hat, hi hat open, crash).

Audio outs: one stereo pair.

http://elmusic.republika.pl/index_en.htm

TheDrumSource

TheDrumSource is a free drum sampler VST plugin developed by Witech. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

TheDrumSource is a sample based drum machine with a built in browser and sequencer. It has a simple, very clean interface and very fast workflow.

Features:

Support for many sample formats.

Sample preview.

Separate output channels.

Very fast sample browsing.

Sequencer.

Resizable GUI.

24 patterns.

16/32/64/128 step sequences.

Each channel has pan, volume, pitch, length knobs and swing.

Formats (including 24-bit): WAV, AIFF, AIFC, AU, SND, RAW, PAF, IFF, SVX, SF, VOC, W64, MAT4, MAT5, PVF, XI, HTK, CAF, SD2, FLAC, OGG.

A sample package created by Mats Lindfors is included.

http://www.witech.se/

Tatapoum

Tatapoum is a free drum sampler VST plugin developed by Venusian Snails. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Tatapoum 4 is a combined drum sampler and pattern sequencer. It can be used in three ways:

The Tatapoum Drum Sampler.

The Tatapoum Pattern Sequencer.

The Tatapoum Sampler and Sequencer together.

The Tatapoum Drum Sampler features 10 drums, each with:

Solo, mute, load and preview controls.

Pan, sample playback length, normal/reverse playback direction, full/fade playback envelope.

Playback levels for high and low velocity, pitch control.

Velocity to pitch bend (warp) feature, with pitch bend, rate and velocity sensitivity controls.

Velocity to tone (filter) feature, with tone and velocity sensitivity controls.

Velocity to sample start feature, with start positions for high and low velocity.

2 pairs of drums (2,3 and 7,8) with the “link” feature.

In ( ) mode, the drums in the pair are independent.

In [ALT] mode, triggering either drum plays the 2 drums alternately.

In [RND] mode, triggering either drum plays one of the 2 drums at random.

2 pairs of drums (4,5 and 9,10) with the “exclusive” feature, triggering one drum stops the other.

The Tatapoum Pattern Sequencer features:

16 pads, add/remove triggers, set velocity, add/remove FX.

5 flexible effects (2 flam rolls + 2 feedback rolls + 1 reverse).

4 banks of 8 patterns = 32 patterns in all.

Saveable and loadable pattern sets.

Shuffle.

Pulse divide.

Up to 16 steps in each pattern, and pattern chaining, for longer sequences.

Forward or reverse pattern play direction.

Tatapoum 4 is available for Windows as a VST instrument and as a SynthEdit project source file (GPL licensed).

http://soma.asseca.com/wiki/Tatapoum/HomePage

Synodeia

Synodeia is a free sampler VST plugin developed by KlangLabs. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

Synodeia is a VST effect, but instead of processing the incoming signal, it can recognize pitches (frequencies) from a monophonic source and trigger samples depending on each tone.

Features:

12 recognizable frequencies (full 12 tone scale).

12 *.wav players, user can load custom made samples.

Lots of controls to fine tune each frequency, input volume and detection response.

“Hints”: no help needed, (just hover the mouse over controls).

Equal temperament presets (Oct 0 to Oct 5).

Comes in two versions “Synodeia.dll” (L-R out only) and “Synodeia m-o” (Multiple audio outs-12 stereo pairs).

https://www.kvraudio.com/developer/klanglabs

SuperDrumFX

SuperDrumFX is a free drum sampler VST plugin developed by Denis Eismann. Compatible OS(s): Windows.

SuperDrumFX (SDFX) is a freeware software drum sampler with advanced possibilities. You can make your own sample based drum sets and play it by e-drum or DAW. The main goal of SDFX is to sound like a real acoustic drum set. This goal is reached through the use of sound shaping techniques on a 13 Mb sample set.

Features:

13 Mb drum sample library.

Dynamic interval control (DIVC) on snare and toms.

Interval control (IVC) on kick, hihat and cymbals.

Snare position control for Roland VDrums TD12/TD20.

Note mapping is pre configured to Roland VDrums.

Easy change note mapping to support other e-drum modules.

No “machine gun effect”.

Mixer with equalizers.

Effect processor with 4 simultaneously usable FX (2 x reverb, 1 x delay, 1 x flanger).

http://www.superdrumfx.com/