Top 15 Kontakt Alternative and Similar Softwares | Apr 2024

KONTAKT 5 takes a bold leap forward with 37 new filters, four new on-board studio effects, updated time-stretching, a new instrument bus system and more. As you will see from the newSTUDIO DRUMMER, for example, it's a deep-rooted update to the KONTAKT platform, allowing us — and you — to create even better instruments and more powerful, expressive sounds.

KONTAKT 5 includes a rich and diverse sound library with eight stunning Instrument Collections: Choir, Orchestral, World, Vintage, Band, Synth, Urban Beats and the new RETRO MACHINES MKII. In total, you get well over 1,000 different instruments, with over 43 GB of samples, all recorded and processed with meticulous attention to detail and quality.

1. Absynth

Absynth ABSYNTH 5 is an exceptional synthesizer with unique sonic potential and more than 2,100 preset sounds. Its speciality is a limitless spectrum of unusual, evolving sounds created using the powerful, hybrid synthesis architecture and sophisticated modulation and effect system - resulting in sounds far removed from the everyday. What's more......

2. Zebralette

Zebralette Zebralette is just one of Zebra2's oscillators packed into a simple, easy-to-learn framework – but you have everything you need to make some pretty amazing sounds. Sounds that can be directly loaded into Zebra2 later. And should you eventually decide to upgrade to Zebra2, you will already know everything there......

3. Podolski

Podolski Podolski is a simple, CPU-efficient virtual analogue synthesizer. Basically a cut down version of FilterscapeVA with just one oscillator, one filter, one envelope and two LFOs, it also features a Zebra-style arpeggiator/sequencer plus chorus and delay effects. Podolski's specialities are the Click parameter (emphasizes the filter attack) and its ability......

4. Tyrell N6

Tyrell N6 Tyrell is the name of a project by the German online magazine Amazona.de. A reader survey and follow-on forum posts provided a pool of ideas for a low cost HARDWARE analogue synth, which Mic 'Moogulator' Irmer used to develop quite a powerful concept. Based on a design similar to Roland's......

5. TAL-NoiseMaker

TAL-NoiseMaker TAL-NoiseMaker is an improved version of TAL-Elek7ro and has a completely new synth engine and a lot of improvements in sound and usability. The synth also includes a small effect section with a reverb, chorus and a simple bit crusher effect.A display shows the knob and slider values. This allows......

6. MOTU MachFive

MOTU MachFive The universal sampler for creative music production.......

7. Ivory Grand Pianos

Ivory Grand Pianos The next generation in virtual pianos, featuring groundbreaking new technology for Sympathetic String Resonance, a greatly expanded Sound Library, and a host of new features for more expressive detail than ever!......

8. UVI Workstation

UVI Workstation UVI Workstation is a completely free multi-timbral instrument that provides unlimited parts, integrated effects, live performance features, and a smooth real-time workflow. With the newest version, we’ve added powerful new features that help make your music production experience more efficient and enjoyable.......

9. Guitar Rig

Guitar Rig Guitar Rig is a guitar multi-effects processor software developed by Native Instruments. It is sold either with a pedalboard hardware controller called Rig Kontrol, or the software only. This software can be used as a stand-alone application or as a plug-in of different DAWs.......

10. The Grand 3

The Grand 3 A first-rate collection of virtual pianos makes up the third version of The Grand 3, consisting foremost of three recorded models based on highly acclaimed grand pianos. Alongside two additional virtual pianos with the distinctive character of the vintage Yamaha CP80 Electric Grand and the upright by Nordiska Additional features......

11. Pianoteq

Pianoteq Pianoteq is a virtual piano that runs on your computer. Celebrated for reproducing with an unprecedented realism the behaviour and the sound of the acoustic piano, it offers superb dynamics, natural resonances and unique physical parameters.The powerful innovative features of Pianoteq, based on physical modelling and real time sound generation,......

12. VSampler

VSampler VSampler transforms your PC into a 255 voice polyphonic software sampler that is able to use any recorded sound as a musical instrument. It provides all of the classical sampler features in excellent sound quality, and also offers you a multitude of unique new opportunities. VSampler plays XXL instruments without......

13. Simplesynth

Simplesynth SimpleSynth is a small and fast synth, perfect for when you want to try out a musical idea quickly. It's got a complete general MIDI instrument set built in, and it can load Soundfonts and DLS files.......

14. Psycle

Psycle Psycle is a Music tracker (like FastTracker 2 or Impulse Tracker) combined with plugin modularity. It supports its own plugin API, the VST2 plugin standard, and a tracker style sampler playback.......

15. BlokDust

BlokDust BlokDust is a web-based music making app. By joining blocks together, you can build synthesizers, put effects on your voice, remix & manipulate samples and arrange self-playing musical environments.You can share what you make and if you want, you can expand on other people's creations. You can also contribute by......