Hardware (Current)
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Audio Interfaces | Native Instruments Audio 6 MK1 |
| Laptops | Alienware M17 (Windows 11), Macbook Air M5 |
| Storage | WD Elements 5TB, Integral USB 3.0 128GB, Crucial P3 M.2 PCIe Gen3 1TB, Fikwot FN501 Pro NVMe 1TB, Sandisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD 1TB, Orico M.2 NVMe SATA SSD enclosure |
| Controller Keyboards | NI Komplete Kontrol M32, Novation LaunchKey 61 |
| DJ Controllers | NI Traktor Kontrol S3 |
| Drum Machines / Grooveboxes | NI Maschine MK3, Roland MC-707 |
| Portable Keyboards | Yamaha EZ-300 |
| Synthesizers | Yamaha MODX M8, Yamaha Motif ES8 |
Hardware (Past)
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Desktops | Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga (500, 600 & 1500) |
| Tower | Dell T5400 Twin Quad Core Xeon 3.0GHz 16GB RAM |
| Peripherals | C64 Music Maker keyboard, Microdeal PRO-MIDI Interface (Amiga) |
| Drum Machines | KORG ElecTribe R (ER-1), Roland R-8 Human Rhythm Composer |
| Keyboards | Casio PT-50, JVC KB-700 |
| Sound Modules | Roland Edirol SD90 |
| Synthesizers | Casio CZ-101, Yamaha SY85 |
Software (Current)
Ableton
German music software company behind Ableton Live 12 Suite - a complete studio with 70+ GB of sounds and all devices.
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Software Instruments | Analog, Bass, Collision, Drift, Drum Rack, Drum Synths, Electric, External Instrument, Granulator III, Impulse, Instrument Rack, Operator, Meld, Poli, Sampler, Simpler, Tension, Wavetable |
| Audio Effects | Align Delay, Amp, Audio Effect Rack, Auto Filter, Auto Pan, Beat Repeat, Cabinet, Channel EQ, Color Limiter, Compressor, Convolution Reverb, Corpus, Delay, Drum Buss, Dynamic Tube, Echo, Envelope Follower, EQ Eight, EQ Three, Erosion, External Audio Effect, Filter Delay, Gate, Gated Delay, Glue Compressor, Grain Delay, Hybrid Reverb, LFO, Limiter, Looper, Reverb, Saturator, Tuner, Utility, Multi-band Dynamics, Overdrive, Pedal, Pitch Hack, PitchLoop89, Re-Enveloper, Resonators, Roar, Shaper, Spectral Blur, Spectral Resonator, Spectral Time, Spectrum, Surround Panner, Vinyl Distortion, Vocoder |
| MIDI Effects | Arpeggiator, CC Control, Chord, Envelope MIDI, Expression Control, Melodic Steps, MIDI Effect Rack, MIDI Monitor, MPE Control, Note Echo, Note Length, Pitch, Random, Rotating Rhythm Generator, Scale, Shaper MIDI, Velocity |
| MIDI Tools | Arpeggiate, Euclidean Generator, Connect, Ornament, Quantize, Recombine, Rhythm, Seed, Shape, Span, Stacks, Strum, Time Warp, Velocity Shaper |
| Modulators | Expression Control, Envelope Follower, Envelope MIDI, LFO, Shaper, Shaper MIDI |
| Packs | Chop and Swing, CV Tools, Beat Tools, Build and Drop, Brass Quartet, Drive and Glow, Drone Lab, Drum Essentials, Drum Booth, Electric Keyboards, Glitch and Wash, Grand Piano, Guitar and Bass, Inspired by Nature, Latin Percussion, Lost and Found, Mood Reel, Orchestral Brass / Mallets / Strings / Woodwinds, Performance Pack, Punch and Tilt, Session Drums Club / Studio, Skitter and Step, String Quartet, Synth Essentials, Upright Piano, Voice Box |
AIR Music Technology
Virtual instruments, effects and expansions.
| Bundle | Contents |
|---|---|
| AIR Essential Synths Pack | LOOM II, The Riser, Vacuum Pro |
| AIR Power Pack | Hybrid 3 (+ E-lec-tro Waves, Fresh Energy expansions), Mini Grand, Velvet 2 |
Apple
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Logic Pro | DAW |
Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS)
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Chromaphone 3 | Two-voice synth based on physically modelled acoustic resonators |
| Lounge Lizard EP-4 | Authentic vintage electric piano sounds |
| Multiphonics CV-2 | Synth and effects creation tool |
| Objeq Delay | Acoustic filtering plus delay |
| String Studio VS-3 | Multitimbral synth using string oscillators |
| Strum GS-2 | Nylon, steel acoustic and electric guitar plug-in |
| Ultra Analog VA-3 | Two-voice multitimbral analog synth (+ all 20 expansion sound packs) |
Arturia
French manufacturer of audio interfaces, software/hardware synths, drum machines and controllers.
| Title | Contents |
|---|---|
| Efx MOTIONS | Modulation effect |
| Efx REFRACT | Stereo multi-effect |
| FX Collection 4 | Bus FORCE, Chorus DIMENSION-D, Chorus JUN-6, Comp DIODE-609 / FET-76 / TUBE-STA / VCA-65, Delay BRIGADE / ETERNITY / TAPE-201, Dist COLDFIRE, Dist OPAMP-21 / TUBE-CULTURE, EQ SITRAL-295, Efx FRAGMENTS, Filter M12 / MINI / MS-20 / SEM, Flanger BL-20, Phaser BI-TRON, Pre 1973 / TridA / V76, Rev INTENSITY / LX-24 / PLATE-140 / SPRING-636, Rotary CLS-222, Tape MELLO-FI |
| V Collection X | 39 instruments + 10,000 presets. Instruments: ARP 2600 V, Acid V, Analog Lab Pro, Augmented BRASS / GRAND PIANO / STRINGS / VOICES / WOODWINDS, B-3 V, Buchla Easel V, CMI V, CP-70 V, CS-80 V, CZ V, Clavinet V, DX7 V, Emulator II V, Farfisa V, Jun-6 V, Jup-8 V, KORG MS-20 V, Matrix-12 V, Mellotron V, Mini V (+ V 4), MiniFreak V, Modular V, OP-Xa V, Piano V, Pigments, Prophet-5 V, Prophet-VS V, SEM V, SQ80 V, Solina V, Stage-73 V, Synclavier V, Synthi V, VOX Continental V, Vocoder V, Wurli V (+ V 3). Expansions: Hyper Rave, Inner City Soul, Inward Universe |
| Wavelengths Bundle | Sound bank |
Cherry Audio
Founded by veterans from Sonic Foundry, Cakewalk, Bias, Acoustica and Keyboard Magazine.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| CR-78 | Recreates the punchy analog sounds and 34 preset rhythms of the original |
| Mercury-6 | Recreation of the Jupiter-6 analog synth |
| PS-3300 | Faithful emulation of the rare 1977 KORG semi-modular polysynth |
| Synthesizer Expander Module | Emulation of the classic Oberheim SEM |
| Voltage Modular | Virtual modular synth instrument |
Eventide
American pro audio company; digital effects, DSP software, guitar pedals.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Blackhole | Reverb |
Gospel Musicians
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| TGX-85 | Yamaha SY85 virtual instrument |
Heavyocity
Pro composers and sound designers crafting virtual instruments.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| PUNISH Lite | Multi-effect |
IK Multimedia
Music software, hardware and accessories.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Miroslav Philharmonik 2 | 58+ GB of 24-bit / 96kHz orchestral samples; 2,700+ instruments |
| Pianoverse - Concert Grand YF3 | Based on a 9’ Yamaha CFIII concert grand |
| SampleTank 4 MAX v2 | All 88 SampleTank products, 28 ST4 libraries, 34 Syntronik 2 MAX v2 synths, SampleTron 2, Miroslav Philharmonik 2 |
| Syntronik 2 MAX v2 | 34 legendary synths, 5,000+ presets across 55 vintage synthesizers |
Image-Line
Belgian software company behind FL Studio.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| FL Studio (Fruity Edition) | DAW |
iOS
| Developer | Apps |
|---|---|
| Ableton | Note |
| AudioKit Pro | Synth One, Jam with Jordan, King of Digital, King of FM, LE05: Digitalism 2000, SAGA Synth |
| KORG | Gadget 2, Module |
| KV331 Audio | SynthMaster One |
iZotope
US-based developer of pro audio software for recording, mixing, broadcast, sound design and mastering.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Audiolens | Reference matching |
| Insight 2 | Metering |
| Neutron 4 Elements | Mixing assistant |
| Ozone 10 Elements | Mastering |
| Stutter Edit 2 | Creative effect |
KORG
Japanese multinational; electronic musical instruments, audio processors, recording equipment, tuners.
| Bundle | Instruments |
|---|---|
| KORG Collection 4 | microKORG, KAOSS PAD, ELECTRIBE-R, TRITON, M1, WAVESTATION, ARP ODYSSEY, Prophecy, miniKORG 700S, Mono/Poly, Polysix, MS-20, MDE-X |
LennarDigital
Dutch company developing high quality digital audio software.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Sylenth1 | Virtual analog synth |
Modartt
Physically-modelled instruments simulating the playability and behaviour of real acoustic ones.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Pianoteq 8 Stage | + Steinway Model D and Petrof AP275 + P284 packs |
Native Instruments
German developer/manufacturer of music software and hardware for production, sound design, performance and DJing.
Native Instruments Komplete 14 Ultimate:
| Category | Items |
|---|---|
| Orchestral & Cinematic | Action Strikes, Action Strings 2, Ashlight, Emotive Strings, Kinetic Metal, Kinetic Toys, Mallet Flux, Mysteria, Piano Colors, Pharlight, Rise & Hit, Stradivari Violin, Straylight, Symphony Essentials (Brass / String / Percussion / Woodwind), The Giant, Thrill |
| Synthesizers | Blocks Primes, BX_Oberhausen, Massive X, Flesh, FM8, Form, Kontour, Massive, Monark, Razor, Reaktor 6, Reaktor Prism / Spark, Retro Machines MK2, Rounds, Skanner XT, Super 8, TRK-01 |
| Sampled Instruments | Analog Dreams, 40’s Very Own Keys, Alicia’s Keys, Balinese Gamelan, Cloud Supply, Cuba, Deft Lines, East Asia, Electric Sunburst Deluxe, Electric Vintage, Ethereal Earth, George Duke Soul Treasures, Glaze, Hybrid Keys, Ignition Keys, India, Kontakt 7, LO-FI Glow, Melted Vibes, Modular Icons, Noire, Playbox, Session Guitarist (Electric Mint, Picked Nylon, Picked Acoustic, Strummed Acoustic 1 & 2), Sequis, Session Bassist Prime Bass, Soul Sessions, Session Horns Pro, Session Strings Pro 2, The Maverick, The Grandeur, The Gentleman, Una Corda, Vintage Organs, Middle East, Scarbee (A-200, Clavinet/Pianet, Jay-Bass, Mark I, MM-Bass / Amped, Pre-Bass / Amped, Rickenbacker Bass) |
| Drums & Percussion | 40’s Very Own Drums, Abbey Road (Vintage / 50s / 60s / 70s / 80s / Modern Drummer), Battery 4, Butch Vig Drums, Damage, Drumlab, Empire Breaks, Polyplex, Studio Drummer, West Africa |
| Effects | Ozone 10 Standard, BX_Console N, BX_Limiter True Peak, BX_Crispytuner, Replika XT, LO-FI-AF, Molekular, Supercharger GT, Raum, The Mouth, The Finger, RC 24/48, Transient Master, Enhanced EQ, Vari Comp, Passive EQ, Solid Bus Comp, Solid Dynamics, Solid EQ, VC 2A / 76 / 160, Crush Pack (Bite, Dirt, Freak), Mod Pack (Choral, Flair, Phasis), Driver |
| Expansions | Amplified Funk, Aquarius Earth, Artist: Sasha, Astral Flutter, Backyard Jams, Basement Era, Beam, Body Mechanik, Bounce, Bump, Bumpin Flava, Byte Riot, Carbon Decay, Caribbean Current, Cavern Floor, Charge, Decoded Forms, Deep Matter, Drive, Drop Squad, Elastic Thump, Fade, Faded Reels, Free Form, Global Shake, Golden Kingdom, Halcyon Sky, Haze, Indigo Dust, Infinite Escape, Kino, Lazer Dice, Lilac Glare, Liquid Energy, London Grit, Lucid Mission, Marble Rims, Mechanix, Moebius, Molten Veil, Mother Board, Neo Boogie, Neon Drive, Nocturnal State, Our House, Platinum Bounce, Prismatic Bliss, Pulse, Pure Drip, Queensbridge Story, Quest, Rhythm Source, Rising Crescent, Rush, Scene, Solar Breeze, Soul Magic, Spectrum Quake, Stadium Flex, True School, Velvet Lounge, Wake |
PluginGuru
Founded by John Lehmkuhl; inspiring synth patches for popular plug-ins.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Unify | + Cutting Edge - Magic Motion, Modern Cinema - Ambient Dreams |
ProjectSAM
Award-winning cinematic sample libraries used in film, game and series scores.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| The Free Orchestra 1 | Cinematic orchestral samples |
| The Free Orchestra 2 | Sequel collection |
Reveal Sound
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Spire | Polyphonic synth combining sound engine modulation with flexible architecture |
Sonic Academy
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| ANA 2 | 6-voice soft synth |
Spitfire Audio
London-based virtual instrument library developer.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover | Orchestral sample library |
Steinberg
Hamburg-based developer of music writing, recording, arranging and editing software (Cubase, Nuendo, Dorico).
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Cubase Artist 13 | DAW |
| Taped Vibes | Vintage tape-recorded vibraphone |
| Padshop 2 | Granular and spectral synth |
Toontrack
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| EZkeys 2 | Piano songwriting software |
u-he
Berlin-based audio software company founded in 2001 by Urs Heckmann.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Diva | Virtual analog synth |
UJAM
UJAM is a German company creating intuitive virtual instruments and effects.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| Beatmaker Bundle | Genre-focused drum instruments: BERSERK (Dubstep, DnB, Trap), CIRCUITS (Synthwave, Retro Electro), DOPE (Hip-Hop boom-bap), EDEN (EDM, House, Trance), GLORY (Cinematic), HYPE (Trap, Moombahton), HUSTLE (Modern Trap), IDOL (K-Pop), KANDY (Future Bass, Kawaii), NEMESIS (Metal, dark electronic), RICO (Latin), VICE (80s), VOID (Ambient, Chillwave) |
UVI
Software instruments, effects and soundware leveraging research-led design.
| Product | Notes |
|---|---|
| 8-Bit Synth | Lo-fi hardware sounds; 31,402 samples, 375 presets, 430 layers |
| Augmented Orchestra | 620 presets, 485 layers, 65,800 samples |
| Augmented Choirs | Choral instrument |
| Aurora - Textured Piano | Concert grand + 100+ textures; 211 presets, 8,170 samples (4.45 GB FLAC) |
| Drum Designer | 5,736 samples, 2,654 presets |
| Dual Delay X | Delay effect |
| Falcon 3 | + Expansions: Analog Motion, Digital Motion, Organic Arps, Organic Keys, Organic Pads |
| Spectre | 140 presets |
| HX-20 | 222 presets, 182 layers, 13,341 samples |
| Key Suite Bundle | Austrian Grand (23 presets, 6,450 samples), Acoustic (20 instruments, 22,424 samples), Digital (10 instruments, 28,852 samples), Electric (63 instruments, 53,562 samples) |
| Meteor | 699 presets, 3,891 samples |
| Mission 6 | 400 presets, 341 layers, 33,174 samples |
| Noctua | 100 presets, 3 layers, 632 samples |
| Percussion Factory | 556 presets, 1,014 layers, 8,560 samples |
| PX Memories | 353 presets, 38,988 samples |
| Quadra - Muted and Harmonics | 335 presets, 150 layers, 29,043 samples |
| Scratch Machine | 6,381 samples, 4,209 loops, 108 presets |
| Shade | Filter effect |
| Sparkverb | Reverb |
| Synth Anthology 4 | 38,071 samples, 4,767 presets |
| World Suite 2 | 66,460 samples, 369 instruments, 10,584 loops & phrases |
Vintage Vault 4 - 36 UVI products, 14,000+ presets, 800,000+ samples:
| Instrument | Notes |
|---|---|
| BeatBox Anthology 2 | 111 drum machines: 11,862 samples, 1,355 loops, 282 kits, 161 patterns |
| Bit Zone | Polyphonic analog inspired by an obscure ’80s Italian synth |
| Cameo | 3 instruments based on phase distortion synthesis (CZ, CX, CM) |
| CS-M | 4-instrument suite of classic CS-series analog sounds |
| Darklight IIx | 3 instruments inspired by an ’80s digital workstation (Page P, B, U) |
| Digital Synsations | 4 instruments: DS1 (Korg M1), DS77, DS90s, DSX (Ensoniq VFX) |
| Digital Synsations Vol. 2 | 3 instruments: DZmo, DK5S, DS-890 |
| Emulation II+ | 3 sampler-synths + lo-fi drum machine; 1,306 presets, 35,477 samples |
| Energy | DK Synergy 32-oscillator additive synth |
| FM Suite | 5 vintage FM synths (FMX-1 XL, FMX-2 XL, FMX-8OP, FMX-4OP, FMX-GS); 1,025 presets, 103,394 samples |
| Hybrid 6000 | Powerful analog tones and drums from the SD synthesis workhorse |
| JP Legacy | 4 polyphonic analog synths: SATURN-4 / -6 / -8, MERCURY-80 |
| Kroma | Last polyphonic analog designed by ARP, plus its sibling |
| Mello | The origins of sampling; the sound that shaped the 60s |
| OB Legacy | 6 instruments inspired by a legendary American synth designer |
| Prime 8+ | The ultimate ’80s analog drum machine |
| Program 24 | Hybrid digital/analog ’80s Italo Disco workstation; 9,540 samples |
| PX Apollo | Rare early ’70s prototype of the first polyphonic analog |
| PX Memories | Definitive LAMM mod analog with true unison |
| PX P10 | Iconic dual-keybed analog powerhouse of the ’80s |
| PX SunBox | Modular 8-voice analog hybrid with morphable filters |
| PX V8 | Ultra-rare American polyphonic analog |
| String Machines 2 | 62 vintage string synths in a dual-layer instrument |
| Super-7 | Essential ’80s sound from two classic synths and drum machines |
| Synthox | Dual-layer hybrid analog/FM packed with famous Italian sounds |
| The Beast | 3 instruments inspired by a ’70s workstation |
| U1250 | Inspired by the K250 and K1000 ROMplers |
| UltraMini | The de facto analog mono synth - 1973 and 2011 flavors |
| USQ-1 | Cult-classic digital/analog hybrid workstation |
| UVS-3200 | Tribute to the legendary Korg PS-3200 |
| UVX670 | Two classic Japanese analog polysynths from the ’80s |
| UVX-10P | Inspired by three Japanese ’80s analog classics |
| UVX-3P | Inspired by a famous Japanese analog synth |
| UVX80 | Rare Japanese 8-voice analog synth from the ’80s |
| Vector Pro | 3 instruments based on the beginnings of vector synthesis |
| WaveRunner | 7-instrument retrospective of German wavetable synth designs |
Music Theory Tools
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| EVAbeat | Melody Sauce 2 |
| Plugin Boutique | Scaler 2 |
| WA Production | MIDIQ, InstaScale, Chords Pro + Notes, InstaChord 2, InstaComposer |
Other
Software (Past)
| Platform | Software |
|---|---|
| Amiga | OctaMED, Protracker |
| PC | ACID Pro, Cakewalk, Reason, ReBirth RB-338, SampleTank, Cubase VST, Wavelab |
| Music Players | Winamp |
Sample Libraries
| Vendor | Library | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Samples From Mars | All The Samples From Mars | 62 GB collection of 75 sample packs covering rare/vintage drum machines, synths, samplers, custom vinyl and acoustic instruments. Discovered via John Selway of 343 Labs on his DRIFT tutorial livestream. Includes: 101, 2600, 360, 505, 606, 626, 707, 727, 808, 909, ACID, ARP OMNI, CR-78, DMX, DR BOHM, DR SAMPLE, DRUMTRAX, DRUMULATOR, DX, DX100, JUPITER DRUMS, KAWAII DREAMS, LINDRUM, LINN60, LM1, MICRO, MINI, MINIPOPS SNACKS, MIRAGE, MODULAR (CREATIONS / DRUMS / DRUM LOOPS), MPC1 / 2000 / 3000 / 60, MR10, MS10, OB, PRIVATE RESERVE, PULSAR, RHYTHM, S612, S950, SDS800, SDSV, SH5, SID, SK1, SOVIET SYNTHS, SP 1200, SP 909, SYNARE, SYS100M, TAPE FRAGMENTS, TOM, TRUMPET FRAGMENTS, VINYL DRUM MACHINES / DRUMS / SYNTHS, VISCOUNT, VOYETRA, VP-330, WASP, WENDEL, FROM MARS |