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by Unknown
SoundPaint feels closest to a modern commercial sampler platform while still giving you a free entry point. The engine comes from 8Dio and runs as a standalone app or inside a DAW. It has its own proprietary library format, a large paid catalog, and an excellent set of free instruments, including the 1928 Steinway Grand Piano and other sounds. What makes SoundPaint stand out for me is that it is more than a simple playback shell.
The current engine includes built-in sound design tools, effects, arpeggiator and gate features, modular racks, and user sample import. I would not call it an open community format like Decent Sampler or SFZ. It is very much the SoundPaint/8Dio ecosystem. But if you want a free player that feels closer to a premium sample instrument platform like Kontakt, SoundPaint is the one to try first. It is especially good for cinematic sounds, keys, hybrid textures, and sound design.
The downside is that the free ecosystem is smaller than Pianobook or the SFZ world, and Linux users are left out.
Links to soundpaint.com — the article includes the official download links.
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