But this is entirely in keeping with the instrument's core ethos of immediacy and simplicity, areas in which it truly excels; the different sample engines and intuitive synthesis stages make it very ...

Splice is one of the world's most popular sample platforms, giving music-makers access to a vast library of sounds that have made their way into hits by everybody from Fred Again to Sabrina Carpenter.

Output first made a name for itself with meticulously sampled software instruments like Analog Brass & Winds and Exhale, that made use of Native Instruments' Kontakt Player. The company even got into ...