coming soon.

By the end of August 2023, Musio’s live catalog will include collections developed from ALL Cinesamples content. That’s over 1,000 acclaimed instruments now, and hundreds more to come.

In short, it’s a sixteen-year legacy of sonic excellence in a cutting-edge plugin that doesn’t break the bank.

Click below to see when each new collection drops and some exciting feature enhancements.



new sounds.

3 Tubas and 3 Euphonium in unison for warm, mellow low brass tones. A smooth, sonorous alternative timbre to French Horns to provide character and depth.

UPDATE: piccolo for delicate, twinkling melodic phrases and oboe 2 for added fullness and woodwind character.

A beautiful collection of chords, octaves, and inversions performed by a 70-piece orchestra in a gorgeous space.

A collection of three unusual wind instruments used in traditional music from the past: a Trident Shell, Death Whistle, and Femur Trumpet.

Lively sounds of sewing, transformed into adaptable sound design elements. Tonal to rhythmic beats and percussive, synth-like drums.

cinebrass descant horn

A perfect partner to CineBrass Core for delicate high passages and soaring solos.

viola da gamba

Rich bowed-string timbres suitable for a wide variety of film, TV, game, and media scoring.

cinestrings solo

Solo violin, solo viola, solo cello and solo bass—all the tools to create moving sections of music to score any scene.

dulcimer and zither - now live!

Four different varieties of plucked and hammered string timbres with two types of Dulcimer (Hammered and Felt), a Zither, and a rare instrument called a Ukelin.

randy kerber's prepared piano - now live!

A collection of 3 pianos featuring various extended techniques used by Los Angeles studio musician, Randy Kerber.

A beefy, low woodwind ensemble recorded at the legendary MGM Scoring Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.

Melodic brass articulations recorded at the legendary MGM Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, including rich legato.

GRAMMY-nominated British vocal ensemble, Voces8 provide soprano solo, four part sections, and an ensemble patch in a warm, emotive choir library.

Articulations for both ensemble and individual string sections including appassionata, con sordino, sul ponticello, sul tasto and more.

Recorded in Cape Town, South Africa, this sample library captures traditional South African instruments and vocal vowel and consonant techniques.

An entirely new sonic palette of tonal and atonal sound design for interesting textures, featuring samples from violinist Michael Levine.

The classic sound of the Wurly with captured pedal sounds, adaptive releases, and a clear, vintage Wurlitzer sound.

A wide variety of traditional pitched instruments used in historic music throughout Iceland, each with their own unique and inspiring character.

A modern adaptation of a Franco-Flemish 1624 Iohannes Rückers Colmar harpsichord sampled by hand at the MGM Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles.

An upright piano perfect for pop or film music. Many award-winning songs and ideas have been played on this inspiring piano.

Soprano and alto female choirs recorded at the famous Studio Syrland, best know for their work with artists like Björk, Sigur Rós, and more.

Low-voiced “Viking” choir sounds featuring ambience and pads, atmospheres, drones, and legato. Recorded at Sony’s legendary MGM Scoring Scoring Stage.

rhodes chroma

A rare analog synthesizer from the early 1980’s. Polyphonic, multitimbral, and microprocessor-controlled synth sounds used by Jethro Tull, Herbie Hancock, and Oscar Peterson.

ireland

A collection of traditional Celtic and Irish instruments used in folk music throughout Ireland. Percussive Bodhran hits, flips, ornaments, and legato Irish Whistle.

scotland

The essence of traditional Scottish music. Three styles of BagPipes with drones, chanters, and legatos, plus the Field Drum, used in traditional Scottish music.

village drums

UPDATE: new drum kit and one-shot samples

A classic-yet-modern drum set for rock, pop, jazz, alternative, and cinematic music. Recorded at the legendary Village Studios.

tina guo erhu

An expansive arsenal of innovative sound design and composition tools through expressive erhu performances.

sunset grand piano

Famous grand piano sounds recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, where artists like Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, and Prince recorded with this exact piano.

sunset drums

UPDATE: new drum kit

A tight, punchy, modern rock kit recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles for modern, progressive rock styles.

dmx

An 80’s pop music staple, early users that integrated this drum machine into their work included Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel, Fleetwood Mac, and Prince.

cr-78

An iconic analog Rhythm Machine found in songs by bands like Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Genesis, and many more.

cr-8000

A classic drum machine that harkening back to Roland’s TR-808, with electronic drum sounds used by Blondie, Fluke and Jimmy Edgar. Perfect for pop and dance music.

linn drum

UPDATE: LM2 samples

A drum machine designed for new wave, synth pop and hiphop music. Today, this drum machine remains perfect for adding character to pop and EDM.

arp quadra

A combination of the Omni, Odessy, and other synths from the 1970’s. Famously used by John Carpenter, New Order, Right Wright, and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd.

tr-606

Aphex Twin, Nine Inch Nails, Sneaker Pimps, and Moby are have used these seven analog drum sounds in their music. Ideal for pop, rock, and dance music.

tr-808

UPDATE: one-shot samples

Arguably the most famous drum machine of all time. Used by artists such as Marvin Gaye and Afrika Bambaataa, and still prevalent in pop, dance and film music.

tr-909

UPDATE: one-shot samples

Another enormously famous synth from Roland, heard across techno, house, acid, and virtually all EDM genres since its release, and perfect still for those genres and more.

synergy

A sought-after synth used for pop, rock and electronic music, and in the past has been used by such artists as Wendy Carlos on her album Digital Moonscapes.

mono-poly

A four-voice analog synth by Korg used by Juno Reactor, the Chemical Brothers, and Freddy Fresh. Still used today by artists around the world.

oberheim

An iconic synth was used by Pink Floyd, Depeche Mode, and John Carpenter, now used by producers of electronic music and pop.

ob-xa

UPDATE: all presets

Most famously used in the Van Halen song “Jump”, as well as many other artists including Queen, The Police, Miles Davis, and Prince.

octave cat

A vintage synth used by David Bedford, the Chemical Brothers, and Rod Argent since its release in 1976. Perfect for pop, rock, and electronic music.

ppg wave-2

An analog/digital hybrid synth with an incredible, vintage sound. Used by Depeche Mode, the Pet Shop Boys, Stevie Wonder, and David Bowie.

prophet 5

Used across countless genres of music, Prophet 5 is an industry standard amongst pop artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson. Heard in film scores such as “The Terminator” by John Carpenter.


 


new features.

 

new features.


new and improved effects.

 
Craft the perfect instrument tones with intuitive DSP tools. Create greater width and depth in your music with advanced reverb controls. Add gritty harmonic character with the all-new distortion module.


coming soon - new effects


advanced mixing controls.

 
Command the stage. Dial in nuanced sonic timbres with instrument-specific mixing parameters. Refine your acoustic instrument sounds with independent mic channels.


coming soon- advanced mix controls


instrument-specific
tools and interfaces.

 
Wield meticulous control over every instrument’s unique voice. Select an instrument in the rack to produce a toolset specifically designed to make it sound its best.
 
 
coming soon - instrument-specific UI controls


articulation
keyswitching.

 
Seamlessly change playing styles and capture the authenticity and expertise of the elite musicians behind all of Musio’s instruments.


coming soon - articulation keyswitching

14-day test drive, no credit card required.


system requirements.


OS support
:

Mac: macOS 10.14 or later

PC: Windows 10 or later (Intel i5 7k+ or AMD Ryzen R5+ Series processor recommended).


hardware
:

At least 100 GB of hard drive space recommended for storing large numbers of libraries, 8 GB of RAM recommended.


DAW support
:

Compatible with any DAW that supports AAX, AU, and/or VST3 plugin formats.


system requirements.


OS support
:

Mac: macOS 10.14 or later

PC: Windows 10 or later (Intel i5 7k+ or AMD Ryzen R5+ Series processor recommended).


hardware
:

At least 100 GB of hard drive space recommended for storing large numbers of libraries, 8 GB of RAM recommended.


DAW support
:

Compatible with any DAW that supports AAX, AU, and/or VST3 plugin formats.