Popular Virtual Instruments/Plugins
Virtual Instruments are software programs designed to produce audio from a variety of means, most often MIDI note and CC messages. Some are designed to resemble real world gear, while others are original designs (and some are outright wacky stuff).
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Virtual Instrument Formats
Some of the Virtual Instrument formats are:
- Real Time AudioSuite
- Steinberg VSTi
- DirectX Instrument
Examples of Virtual Instruments
Synths
- Arturia V Collection
- IK Multimedia Sonik Synth
- Native Instruments Komplete
- Native Instruments Massive
- Rob Papen Blue
- Rob Papen Predator
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Samplers
- IK Multimedia SampleTank
- Native Instruments Battery
- Native Instruments Komplete
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere
- Steinberg Halion
Virtual Instruments
Bass Guitar
- Native Instruments Scarbee (Various bass plugins available)
- Spectrasonics Trillian
Choir
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Drums
- FXpansion BFD
- Native Instruments Studio Drummer
- Steven Slate Drums Steven Slate Drums
- Toontrack EZDrummer
- Toontrack Superior Drummer
- Wave Machine Labs Drumagog
Orchestra
- DSK Overture
- Garritan Personal Orchestra
- IK Multimedia Miroslav Philharmonik
- Spectrasonics Omnisphere
- Steinberg Halion Symphonic Orchestra
Piano
- 4Front TruePiano
- IK Multimedia SampleTank
- Imperfect Samples (various sample packs)
- Native Instruments Akoustic Piano
- Native Instruments Scarbee (Various piano plugins available)
- Steingberg The Grand
- Synthogy Ivory
- Toontrack EZKeys Grand Piano
- XLN Audio Addictive Keys
Glitch Effects
- Native Instruments The Finger
- Izotope Stutter Edit