Pianobook – a global collective of sound enthusiasts

Welcome to Pianobook, home to a supportive and sharing community that has created the largest collection of free sample instruments on the planet today.

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A New Chapter with Pianobook

From Isolation to Inspiration When I stumbled upon Pianobook, I was early in my career as a plugin developer. My days were filled with working alone in the basement of a start-up with no guidance. The discovery of Pianobook’s lively community reignited my passion for sound and the desire to build tools that helped others […]

FURTHER QUESTIONS ON SAMPLING

Every pack submitted to Pianobook should contain original audio. That is, audio that is created by the Samplist/ Uploader. This could be a recording made with a microphone, or a signal created by an Oscillator or Generator. Put simply, we always advise that you should sample acoustic instruments and synths with analogue or digital oscillators that are not pre-programmed.