Performance is generally good, but combining large sample instruments can cause trouble.įor an all-round multitimbral software instrument, I think SampleTank 4 is a great choice.

There is a lot of great sounds to discover here.Ĭrashes are rare, but can occur when switching too quickly between instruments based on large samples. Very powerful and flexible stuff.Īs for the sounds, highlights include strings, pianos, EP’s, organs, wood winds, vocals and synths.

The heart of this is its new intuitive and realistic mixer. SampleTank 3 continues this legacy with a significant amount of new features.

I have also bought Syntronik by IK Multimedia, as these sounds can be loaded and played in ST4. A large part of SampleTanks long-standing popularity has been its suite of built-in effects, a feature that owes a lot to IK Multimedia’s reputation for top-quality audio effects. ST4 can run as a stand alone application, so there is no need for a VSTi host, which makes it even easier to run. The performance SampleTank 3. The synth workstation-like interface, makes it very easy to set up sounds, combine them in all kinds of splits and layers and switch between them using MIDI program changes from my keyboards. That is, as a multitimbral instrument that provides additional sounds to my hardware keyboards. I am using ST4 very much as a rack synth. For me, SampleTank 4 has been a great, simple and low risk way to incorporate many more sounds into my live rig.

Sampletank 3 vs sampletank max