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IK Multimedia SampleTank XL Sampler Synthesizer Plug-In

SampleTank 2 is the ultimate sample workstation. For the first time in a sample-based instrument, 3 synth engines can be switched on the fly to provide more sound flexibility than ever before: traditional Resampling (the conventional method of playback most samplers use), Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch and the all new Stretch engine. Learn More...

    • New $399.00
  • Installment Plan:4 payments of $99.75
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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * . . . . . . 4 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Quality:
again, ok sounds, nice reverb, a bit buggy, i always hope that loading doesn't crash.

Value:
it should be in the 200 dollar range.

Desirability:
I like the sampler overall, ok sounds, nice large library, but there may be better choices

Sound:
the 5G of sounds that come with it are at best OK, the ones I bought later (like ac gtr module) were excellent, so you need to buy the better sounds later to get great sounds.

Ease of Use:
the interface is a bit clumsy and not the most in, tuitive. some features easy, other hard. it's easy to load up sounds but some of them take a while to load and you never get a warning that you'll wait 2 mins to load the sound you just want to audition. the interface has horribly small fonts and there's no ability to enlarge the plugin window (which would help immensely). if they overghauled the interface and made it easier, that would make it excellent.

Support:
excellent support, gave me a bunch of licenses as I moved from cptr to cptr, no problemt getting more auths.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
The STRETCH feature is a sample producer's dream come true! The effects are nice too! I like the reverb and delay that Sampletank provides...

Quality:
Haven't had a bug yet!

Value:
This product was everything I asked for and more, but still 380 dollars is quite expensive!

Desirability:
The Red Setup looks damn sexy!:)

Sound:
Sampletank probably has the best sounds in any software sampler ever! The strings are amzing, and the acoustic piano is just what I've been looking for in a softsynth! If you use Sampletank along with Cubase SX and a nice MIDI controller, you'll find Triton's become obsolete! This setup kills a Triton any day!

Support:
Haven't had request support yet!

Overall:
Everything you could ask from a softsynth and more! The sounds are top notch, and it does everything it's supposed to!

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
Their stretch feature will be so useful. (once I get it to work with my own wav files) It has endless musical possibilities.

Quality:
One feature doesn't work. Importing wavs.

Value:
You can't find this many good sounds for this price any where right now.

Desirability:
I love that fact that their website has lots of demos showing off its cool features. Stuff like this gets missed when you are just stairing at a box in a music store.

Sound:
Great sounds. Extremely easy to use. Still having a problem with importing wavs.

Support:
I am in the middle of a tech support issue now. I need the program to import my wav files, like it says on the box, but it doesn't do it correctly.

Overall:
I will be using this product for while. I thas a nice core of great samples that will be usefull for years to come.

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