Kontakt has become the standard against which most new instruments are measured. The 120 gigabyte elephant in the room is, of course, Kontakt. The desktop and iOS versions don’t necessarily ‘talk’ to each other, but they share the same DNA and it’s pretty great to know that you have access to a large set of sounds from the desktop library on your mobile device. Finally, SampleTank is the only sample based VI on this list (at the time of print) with an accompanying iOS app. There is a lot of legacy compatibility and a large user base - SampleTank has a deep pedigree and if you’re looking for compatibility with other folks, it’s worth a thought. The processor load is almost nonexistent, so you can feel confident in loading up some pretty huge patches and multiple instances. You won’t necessarily find the complex scripting and intricate UI that some of the others on this list have, but don’t count SampleTank 3 out yet. There’s very little you won’t find inside of SampleTank, and it’s a great VI to pick up if you want a ‘scattershot’ library that really covers a large gamut of styles and instrument types. SampleTank 3 is aptly named, because it is absolutely filled with a large number of instruments. You can quickly create high-quality sample sets from both internal and external sources in a speedy way that just isn’t really possible on most other samplers. HALion also includes an Autosampler-like ‘live sampling’ engine that is spectacular to behold. You can make an instrument that looks like it came from the factory, sweet UI and all! Rather than having them locked in the drab look of EXS patches, HALion makes it easy to design ‘macro pages’ with quick access to sound-altering controls. I have a large library of instruments that I’ve sampled myself from various vintage keyboards I’ve owned, and the prospect of turning those samples into a graphical interface is an exciting one. HALion has changed my perception on how approachable programming my own instrument can be. I’ve used Kontakt for years, but to be honest, I’ve never felt the need to learn any scripting at all. HALion’s greatest strength, in my opinion, is its ability to script and program for the layperson.
The newest entry in my stable of instruments, but certainly among the most powerful, is HALion.
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