Splice Launches Virtual Instrument Platform: Splice INSTRUMENT

Splice has launched Splice INSTRUMENT, the company's first virtual instrument library. This expands the capabilities of Splice from primarily being a sample library into a full-fledged music creation platform.

How it works:

• Splice INSTRUMENT offers users 1,200 present instruments with full MIDI playability.

• More presets will be added to the library every month.

• Some of the sounds available include drums recorded by Abe Laboriel Jr., Paul McCartney’s longtime touring drummer, at Henson Studios in Los Angeles, and orchestral instruments recorded by players in the BBC Symphony Orchestra, at Maida Vale Studios in London

• Splice INSTRUMENT was built with technology from the music creation platform Spitfire Audio, which Splice acquired in April of this year.

What they said:

• Kakul Srivastava, CEO of Splice: “For the first time, we’re moving beyond samples into full virtual instruments, bringing creative control and world-class recordings to musicians and producers everywhere in an accessible, playable form. This is just the beginning of what’s possible when we combine Spitfire Audio’s artistry with Splice’s innovation.”

• Paul Thomson, Co-Founder of Spitfire Audio: “Sounds from this collection have already appeared on GRAMMY-nominated albums and in blockbuster films. Whether composing for screen or producing the next big hit, this library captures the beauty of real instruments and the character of the rooms they were recorded in.”