Analog Lab is a soft synth that recreates the sounds of classic keyboards and Arturia has done a great job at adding modern sounding presets while still keeping the warmth of the analog sound. Analog Lab has found its way into being a favourite for many producers in genres such as trap, house, pop, and all of the sub genres that web out from each of those. One of the best bang-for-your-buck sound libraries these days is the Arturia V Collection, which includes Analog Lab.
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This software instrument is especially great for making lofi beats or anything that requires organic sounding instruments.īelow is their promo video for the 'Soft Piano', included in LABS. Some of the producer community favourites included in LABS are the 'Soft Piano', 'Wurli', 'Moon Guitar', and of course all of their string libraries. What makes LABS so great is every month they release a new sample library for you to download so you can continuously add to your LABS collection. Spitfire Audio was started in 2007 by two award winning composers, Christian Henson and Paul Thomson with the goal of bringing exceptional sounding string libraries to the public market. However their software instruments have been welcomed by the artist and producer community with open arms due to their phenomenal sound quality, especially their free, ever expanding, LABS. Spitfire Audio describes themselves as a company making "inspiring sounds and scoring tools for film". Spitfire Audio LABS Download page is here. If you need any further convincing check out Andrew Huang's video below, which is also featured on the Native Instruments website.
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Some of my favourite sample instruments that come in Komplete Start are the Play Series Collection which includes Hybrid Keys and Analog Dreams, and the Vintage, which emulates the sound of vintage analog synths and keyboards. Play over 2,000 customizable sounds – drums and percussion, bass, acoustic instruments, synths, pads and atmospheres, effects, and more." "a curated selection of studio-quality instruments, effects, utilities, loops, and samples for the low price of nothing at all. Native Instruments describes Komplete Start as: The software comes with over 2000 sounds, 16 pro-grade synths and sampled instruments, effects, loops, and more. Native Instruments has really done a great job in showcasing it's Komplete software by allowing you to download Komplete Start as a freemium, smaller library version. Komplete Start is a must download for anyone getting started with music production. Native Instruments Komplete Start Download page is here.