Top 15 Shortcircuit Sampler Alternative and Similar Softwares | May 2024

Shortcircuit was created as a reaction against the ongoing trend where software samplers are being designed with the primary intent of library playback. It is intended for people who, like us, consider a sampler to be a musical instrument in its own right, and not just a way to emulate other instruments. It has been a very high priority to make sure that adding and editing individual samples is as fast and logical as possible.

The sample hierarchy in shortcircuit allow you to place samples directly at the highest level of the multi, without having to deal with instrument hierarchies and patches. Want to add a sample to your song? Just drag & drop the sample into shortcircuit and you're ready to go. Samples can be put in groups for multi-sampling and kit-building, but the complexity is only there when you need it. ...

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. Kontakt

Kontakt 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......

3. 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.......

4. qwertyGO!

qwertyGO! With qwertyGO! you are able to trigger sounds and songs with your computer-keyboard or midi-device. You can also provide backing tracks for live acts and generate a click-track for the drummer on a separate channel. Play jingles and sound loops in a radio show or at the theater. qwertyGO! is......

5. 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......

6. 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!......

7. 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......

8. 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......

9. 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......

10. 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......

11. n-Track

n-Track Audio multitrack recording and editing software with unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, virtual editing features, support for 24 bit multichannel soundcards, realtime effects and support for DirectX and VST effects and instruments. FEATURES- Records and plays back a virtually unlimited number of audio and MIDI tracks- VST, VST3, DirectX (Windows),......

12. MOTU MachFive

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

13. WaveSim (PPG Wave Simulator)

WaveSim (PPG Wave Simulator) Together with Paul Maddox, I developed a hardware/software combination to drag the PPG Waveterm into modern times -Waveterm C. I haven't found the time yet to finish it - other projects, like VSTHost, consume too much of my time. Besides, the capabilities of today's average computers have grown to a......

14. TX16Wx

TX16Wx TX16Wx Software Sampler is a plug-in for the creative musician, inspired and modeled after the best hardware samplers with all the ease and new exiting features modern software brings.A multitimbral instrument that actually samples, and with a documented file format so you never will be locked in to a single......

15. BeRoTracker

BeRoTracker BeRoTracker is a Windows tracker with many features:-Loads MOD XM S3M IT MT2 IMF BRT 669 STM MTM WOW OKT.-Saves MOD XM S3M IT and own format - BRT.-VST/VSTi support.-BDP/BDPi support.-Automations (incl. VST/VSTi/BDP/BDPi parameter automations)-Extended instruments (for example: you can assign a VSTi/BDPi directly to a instrument without the......