ADSR Sample Manager
ADSR Sounds
ADSR Sample Manager helps organize and audition a local sample collection.
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Samplers – Free Music Software & Plug-ins
Free sample players and editors for turning recordings into playable instruments. The sampler, sound library and source samples can have different licenses. These listings distinguish the free player from paid content and explain important edition restrictions; check each library's rights separately before sharing or redistributing it.
These are researched directory entries, not hands-on reviews. Optional purchases, account requirements and limited editions are identified on product pages. Format availability can differ by operating system.
29 listings
Decent Sampler
Decent Samples
Decent Sampler is a sample-instrument player used by a wide range of independent sound-library makers.
View details →drumkv1
rncbc / Rui Nuno Capela
drumkv1 is a sample-based drum instrument organized for programming and performing percussion.
View details →Fabla
OpenAV Productions
Fabla is a sample-based drum instrument for compatible Linux hosts.
View details →FluidSynth
FluidSynth Project
FluidSynth is a software synthesizer for playing SoundFont-based instruments from MIDI.
View details →Giada
Giada Project
Giada is a compact music application centered on loops, samples and live triggering.
View details →Grace
One Small Clue
Grace is a sample instrument with a focused interface for mapping and shaping sounds.
View details →GRNi Lite
FRCTL Audio
GRNi Lite is a permanently free granular instrument that turns one loaded sample into clouds of grains played from MIDI.
View details →Konfyt
Konfyt Contributors
Konfyt is a live keyboard workstation for organizing sound layers, patches and performance routing on Linux.
View details →Kontakt Player
Native Instruments
Kontakt Player is the free playback edition of Native Instruments' sampler platform.
View details →Luppp
OpenAV Productions
Luppp is a live-looping environment designed around clips and performance control.
View details →MilkyTracker
MilkyTracker Project
MilkyTracker is a music tracker focused on module composition and the classic FastTracker-style workflow.
View details →NIBBI
Temecula DSP
NIBBI turns recorded or imported sounds into a playable sampler with tape-looping and pattern-oriented workflows.
View details →OpenMPT
OpenMPT Project
OpenMPT is a tracker-based composition application descended from the module-music tradition.
View details →Polyphone
Polyphone
Polyphone is an editor for creating and managing SoundFont instruments.
View details →Qsampler
Qsampler Project
Qsampler is a graphical front end for the LinuxSampler engine.
View details →Qsynth
Qsynth Project
Qsynth is a graphical front end for FluidSynth.
View details →Resonic Player
Liqube Audio
Resonic Player is a free audio player oriented toward quick browsing and listening.
View details →SampleTank 4 CS
IK Multimedia
SampleTank 4 CS supplies a free introduction to IK's sample-based instrument platform.
View details →samplv1
rncbc / Rui Nuno Capela
samplv1 is a polyphonic sample-based instrument for Linux workflows.
View details →Schism Tracker
Schism Tracker Project
Schism Tracker continues the keyboard-driven tracker approach associated with Impulse Tracker.
View details →Serato Studio Free
Serato
Serato Studio Free provides a permanent, restricted beat-making workspace built around sample, drum and instrument decks.
View details →sfizz
sfizz Contributors
sfizz is an open-source SFZ instrument engine and plug-in.
View details →sforzando
Plogue
sforzando plays instruments defined in the SFZ sample-mapping format.
View details →Availability, licensing and system requirements can change. Verification refers to official documentation and download availability, not installation or hands-on testing. Check the developer's current terms before installing.