A range of 55 analog-modeled AmpliTube and digital effects are included so you can shape the response exactly how you like it. The whole thing works just like a hardware analog mixer.

The stereo master outs also support five insert effects. You can load up five insert effects per channel and also bus to effects using aux sends and four stereo returns (which can also have five insert effects each). Each instrument you load (16 multitimbral parts can be loaded on separate MIDI channels at a time) gets a channel in the mixer. You can also quickly and easily create split and layered instruments. Ten filter types are available and each instrument gets eight “macro” controls for fast adjustments on the fly. But this doesn’t mean that you can’t twist and turn sounds using powerful pitch-shift and time-stretch capabilities as well as resample sounds. This means that you can quickly dial in the changes you want and customize the response and tone of instruments easily. SampleTank doesn’t attempt to pursue tweaky-deep editing the options are straight-ahead and practical, mainly in synth-parameter territory. If you want to go beyond the included instruments, editing is a breeze in SampleTank 3. You can easily assemble an ensemble for any genre, cover EDM, do acoustic mockups, and create release-quality productions. The best part about it is that all the sounds are useful there’s no fluff here. The library is uniformly excellent in quality. The arsenal is comprehensive: acoustic and electronic drums, acoustic and electric pianos, basses, organs, guitars, a wide range of orchestral instruments, synth leads and pads, special effects, percussion, vocal instruments it’s all there. I didn’t count them all, but according to IK that includes 4,000 instruments in 21 instrument categories, 2,500 rhythm loops, and 2,000 MIDI files. The SampleTank 3 package comes with over 33GB of sample library. SampleTank 3 has been fully redesigned with a new user interface, new mixer, creative effects, and more.

PC is also supported plug-in formats include Audio Units, VST, VST 3, and AAX, and SampleTank 3 can run standalone as well. I installed it on my Mac to take it for an extended spin in my studio. Now, IK has released version 3 of SampleTank. It’s always been easy to learn, easy to operate, and it came with a great library and several great expansion modules gave it even more versatility.

IK Multimedia’s SampleTank has been a great choice as a software sample playback engine for more than thirteen years.

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