

IK Multimedia have now introduced SampleTank 4 with new features and new samples. That's not a criticism simply an observation because, for certain groups of potential users, that's exactly what they are looking for. It perhaps lacked the glamour, cutting-edge quirkiness, or sample-editing depth of some more targeted, genre-specific virtual instruments, but the sounds span orchestral to EDM and it ticks the 'jack-of-all-trades' box very firmly. With its easy-to-use interface and broad, very useable sound palette, SampleTank 3.5 provided a workmanlike virtual instrument that would make a great starting point for those building a music production system. We last looked at SampleTank back in the SOS August 2015 issue. IK Multimedia's newly updated one-stop sample shop is bigger and better than ever. Parts View allows you to load up to 16 individual instruments into a single instance of SampleTank 4.
