Sample Logic LLC
Sample Logic LLC is a privately held North Carolina company that designs and sells virtual instruments, sample libraries, and audio plugins for film/TV/game composers, music producers, and sound designers via direct-to-consumer digital downloads, using proprietary engines including the UltraEngine and Kontakt-based sample technology.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersBrooklyn, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingSoftware
What Sample Logic LLC does
Sample Logic LLC is a privately held North Carolina-based company (founded 2006 in Brooklyn, NY) that develops and sells virtual instruments, sample libraries, and audio plugins for music composers, producers, sound designers, and electronic musicians. The company's core technology centers on proprietary audio engines — most notably the UltraEngine (a multi-core sample engine with X/Y mixer automation, dual arpeggiators, and hot-swappable effects) and specialized tools including GrainScaper for granular synthesis, Step & FX Animators for sequencing, and randomization engines for preset generation. The majority of products are built on the Native Instruments Kontakt platform, though newer ULTRA-series products run on Sample Logic's own engine, reducing platform dependency.
The product portfolio spans over 50 items across multiple lines: the Arpology sequencing series, the Fury series for genre-specific animated instruments, ULTRA engine orchestral and guitar libraries, HeartBeat loop instruments, Trailer Xpressions for cinematic sound design, and standalone plugins (GrainScaper, Realms, Animation Station 2.0). The company distributes exclusively through its own e-commerce website, delivering products as digital downloads via proprietary installer applications. Revenue is generated through one-time perpetual license sales, with prices ranging from approximately $69 to $599 per product. The customer base is horizontally distributed across film/TV/game composers, music producers, sound designers, DJs, and hobbyists, with no disclosed enterprise contracts or institutional investors.
Sample Logic LLC firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sample Logic LLC
- Legal name
- Sample Logic LLC
- Website
- https://samplelogic.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Sample Logic LLC is a privately held North Carolina company that designs and sells virtual instruments, sample libraries, and audio plugins for film/TV/game composers, music producers, and sound designers via direct-to-consumer digital downloads, using proprietary engines including the UltraEngine and Kontakt-based sample technology.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Sample Logic LLC industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Virtual Instruments and Audio Plugins
- NAICS
- Other Sound Recording Industries (512290), Musical Instrument and Supplies Retailers (459140)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Audio Plugins & Virtual Instruments (VST/AU/AAX) (MPAIAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Sample Libraries, Loops & Sound Content Platforms (MPAIAIAF), Sample Library & Sound Design Creation (for production use) (MPAIAHAM)
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Where Sample Logic LLC is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Brooklyn
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Sample Logic LLC business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Virtual Instrument Sales: One-time purchase model for virtual instruments and sample libraries sold as digital downloads. Products are priced individually with lifetime usage license included.
- Plugin Sales: Audio and MIDI effect plugins sold as one-time purchases with lifetime licenses.
- Live Packs: Ableton Live packs sold as one-time digital downloads.
- Freemium Product: Free product (Taste the Fury) offered as a lead generation tool to drive interest in paid Drum Fury library.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | HeartBeat Guitars - Loop Instrument |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Arpology Strings - String Library |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | GrainScaper - Granular Synth Plugin |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Ethno Fury - World Instruments |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Morphestra ULTRA - Orchestral Instrument |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Waterharp Xpressions - Waterphone Library |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Realms - Multi-effect Plugin |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Animation Station 2.0 - MIDI Effect Plugin |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | World Fury - World Instruments |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Student/Faculty Discount |
| Other | Multi-year contract | Volume Licensing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Sample Logic LLC product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sample Logic LLC designs and sells sampled virtual instruments, audio/MIDI effect plugins, and Ableton Live Packs for music composers, producers, sound designers, and DJs. Products are delivered as digital downloads and run on Native Instruments Kontakt or on Sample Logic's proprietary UltraEngine platform, providing multi-sampled orchestral, world, percussive, guitar, and cinematic sound content with advanced sequencing, X/Y mixing, and randomization features.
Product overview
Sample Logic LLC is an award-winning company specializing in sampling and virtual instrument design for composers, musicians, producers, sound designers, and DJs. The product portfolio consists primarily of Kontakt-based virtual instruments and audio plugins, organized into several product lines: the Arpology series (Arpology X, Arpology Strings, Arpology Cinematic Dimensions) featuring advanced arpeggiation and sequencing capabilities; the Fury series (Ethno Fury, World Fury, Key Fury, Guitar Fury, Drum Fury) focusing on genre-specific animated instruments; the ULTRA engine products (Morphestra ULTRA, Cinematic Guitars ULTRA, ultraSPHERE) powered by a proprietary multi-core audio engine with X/Y mixing; the HeartBeat series (HeartBeat, HeartBeat Guitars) for loop-based production; the Xpressions series (Waterharp Xpressions, Trailer Xpressions IV) for cinematic sound design; GrainScaper for granular synthesis; Animation Station 2.0 as a MIDI effect plugin; Realms as a multi-effect plugin; and the A.I. series (Vocal AI, Synth AI, World AI, Symphonic AI) for AI-driven instruments. The company also offers Ableton Live Packs and free products like Taste the Fury. Products require the full paid version of Native Instruments Kontakt (not the free Player) and support VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats. Selected ULTRA products run on Sample Logic's proprietary UltraEngine platform without requiring Kontakt.
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Brands
- Sampletraxx: A separate brand/website operated by the company for additional product releases.
Products and services
- HeartBeat Guitars A massive loop instrument for Kontakt featuring 209 loop kit instruments and 3,271 guitar and bass audio loops in REX format, built for cinematic scores, rock, metal, hip-hop, trailer music, and electronic production.
- HeartBeat A beat loop instrument for Kontakt with 216 loop kit instruments and 2,400 audio loops, bridging cinematic scoring and mainstream music production across film grooves, pop, rock, trap, hip-hop, and electronic.
- GrainScaper A granular synthesis plugin featuring 240 presets, 4 independent grain modules with cloud mixing, XY spatial controller, and built-in master effects for real-time virtual instrument or audio processing.
- Ethno Fury A world instruments and vocals collection featuring 661 instruments and presets derived from traditional world instruments and wavetables, with 4 GB sample content and 374 bonus audio phrases for blending indigenous sounds with modern sound design.
- Morphestra ULTRA A morphed orchestral virtual instrument powered by the UltraEngine, featuring 650+ multi-sampled instruments and presets, 17.5 GB sample content, a 4-core sample engine with X/Y mixer automation, and 3 independent arp sequencers.
- Waterharp Xpressions A Kontakt construction kit instrument featuring 1,000+ Waterharp instruments and presets with 3 GB sample content, delivering the cinematic sound of the Waterharp for film, TV, video games, and trailer scoring.
- Arpology X A modern sequencing virtual instrument with 900+ instruments and presets, 23 GB sample content, 549 multi-sampled instruments, the proprietary 4-core audio engine with dual-module XY pad, and Step Animator.
- Arpology Strings An arpeggiator-focused strings instrument featuring solo, ensemble, and symphonic strings with 500+ instruments and presets, 8.2 GB sample content, a 4-core audio engine, and 4 independent Step Animators.
- Arpology Cinematic Dimensions An arpeggiator virtual instrument featuring 1,200+ presets, 23+ GB sample content, the proprietary 4-core Step Animator, and XY Mixer for blending up to 4 instruments with different arp patterns.
- Cinematic Guitars ULTRA A cinematic guitar virtual instrument powered by the UltraEngine, featuring 384 multi-sampled guitar instruments and presets, 22 GB sample content, and 31,000+ audio files.
- ultraSPHERE A soundscape designer powered by Sample Logic's UltraEngine platform (standalone, no Kontakt required), featuring 1,700 instruments and presets, 10+ GB sample content, a dual Arp sequencer, and chord player.
- Trailer Xpressions IV The latest in the Trailer Xpressions series, featuring 31 construction kit instruments and 1,000 sample presets for cinematic sound design, including sci-fi atmospheres, glitches, hits, booms, transitions, and impacts.
- Realms A multi-effect plugin featuring 4 dynamic effect modules (Dub Delay, Digital Reverb, Chorus, Impulse Reverb), an XY morphing pad with MIDI controller capabilities, and 400+ effect presets.
- Animation Station 2.0 A MIDI effect instrument plugin featuring the intelligent Step Animator engine for arpeggiation and step sequencing, with 750+ presets, realtime 4-pattern switching, customizable key switches, and drag-and-drop MIDI functionality.
- World Fury A world instruments collection derived from WORLD AI, featuring 380 instruments and presets from traditional world instruments, 7 GB sample content, and 19,764 audio samples.
- Vocal AI Part of the Animated Intelligence (A.I.) series, Vocal AI is an animated vocal instrument for Kontakt featuring AI-driven processing capabilities.
- Synth AI Part of the Animated Intelligence (A.I.) series, Synth AI is an animated synthesizer instrument for Kontakt featuring AI-driven synthesis capabilities.
- World AI Part of the Animated Intelligence (A.I.) series, World AI is an animated world instruments instrument for Kontakt featuring AI-driven processing.
- Symphonic AI Part of the Animated Intelligence (A.I.) series, Symphonic AI is an animated symphonic orchestral instrument for Kontakt, priced at $499.99.
- Cinematic Guitars Infinity A comprehensive cinematic guitars instrument featuring over 2,000 sound sources, 1,000 sound core presets, and 750 ready-to-use instrument presets for over 2,400 trillion sonic combinations, priced at $599.99.
- XOSPHERE 2 The second version of XOSPHERE, an atmosphere and soundscape instrument for Kontakt priced at $349.99.
- Drum Fury 2 The second version of Drum Fury featuring epic cinematic percussion.
- Drum Fury The original Drum Fury featuring epic cinematic percussion with 11 GB of over 100 high-impact Kontakt drum instruments.
- Drum Fury Motion A motion-enhanced version of Drum Fury featuring animated percussion samples.
- Key Fury Part of the Fury series, Key Fury features animated keyboard and keys instruments.
- Guitar Fury Part of the Fury series, Guitar Fury features animated guitar instruments.
- Genesis Pads In Motion A motion-animated pads instrument featuring evolving pad textures and atmospheres.
- Empyreal AD An atmosphere designer instrument for Kontakt from the Atmosphere category.
- Trailer Xpressions 3 The third version of the Trailer Xpressions series for cinematic sound design.
- Trailer Xpressions II - The BOOM Experience The second version of Trailer Xpressions focusing on BOOM and impact sounds for cinematic use.
- Trailer Xpressions The original Trailer Xpressions cinematic sound design instrument.
- XOSPHERE The original XOSPHERE atmosphere and soundscape instrument for Kontakt.
- Morphestra 2 The second version of the Morphestra morphed orchestral instrument for Kontakt.
- CinemorphX A cinematic morphing instrument for Kontakt.
- Stadium Instruments A virtual instrument featuring stadium-related samples and sounds, currently discounted to $9.99 from $99.99.
- Thunder Springs A virtual instrument featuring thunder and spring-related samples, priced at $69.99.
- IMPAKT A virtual instrument featuring impact and effect samples for cinematic and trailer sound design.
- Gamelan A Kontakt virtual instrument featuring Gamelan percussion samples.
- Cinematic Guitars Motion A motion-animated cinematic guitars instrument from the Motion category.
- Cinematic Guitars Organic Atmospheres Atmospheric textures derived from cinematic guitars for film, TV, and trailer music production.
- Motion Keys A motion-animated keyboard instrument from the Motion category.
- Loop Session Series - Expeditions Part of the Loop Session Series featuring expedition-themed loop content, priced at $119.99.
- Loop Session Series - Electro City Part of the Loop Session Series featuring electronic city-themed loop content.
- Loop Session Series - Rhythmology Part of the Loop Session Series featuring rhythmic sequencing and loop content.
- TRONIX for Ableton Live An Ableton Live Pack priced at $99.99 featuring electronic and rhythmic content. Requires Ableton Live 8 or higher.
- METALIX for Ableton Live An Ableton Live Pack featuring metal and industrial sounds. Requires Ableton Live 8 or higher.
- ACOUSTIX for Ableton Live An Ableton Live Pack featuring acoustic sounds. Requires Ableton Live 8 or higher.
- Taste the Fury A free Taiko Drum Ensemble instrument derived from the Drum Fury library, used as a lead generation tool to drive interest in the paid Drum Fury collection.
Quantifiable outcome
- Products used by A-list composers including Alan Silvestri, Ramin Djawadi, John Debney, and others for major film, TV, and game productions
Companies that use Sample Logic LLC
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Sample Logic LLC technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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App detail
Integration5 records
AI capability4 records
Feature8 records
Sample Logic LLC partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Sample Logic LLC competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Output: Output creates innovative cinematic plugins and instruments (Signal, Exhale, Arcade, Portal) aimed at composers and electronic producers. It is highly comparable as a modern, design-forward virtual instrument and plugin maker targeting the same Film/TV/Game and producer segments.
- EastWest: EastWest produces flagship orchestral and cinematic sample libraries (Hollywood Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra) used by professional film and game composers. It directly competes with Sample Logic's orchestral and trailer music product lines for similar high-end production use cases.
- Cinesamples: Cinesamples produces deeply sampled cinematic and world instrument libraries for Kontakt, including Tina Guo Acoustic Cello and Hollywood Winds. It directly competes with Sample Logic's world instrument (Ethno Fury, World AI) and cinematic orchestral product lines for film composers.
- Spitfire Audio: Spitfire Audio is a leading creator of high-end orchestral and cinematic sample libraries and virtual instruments for film, TV, and game composers. It directly competes with Sample Logic's Arpology, Morphestra, and Cinematic Guitars product lines for the same professional composer customer base.
- Spectrasonics: Spectrasonics develops flagship virtual instruments such as Omnisphere, Keyscape, and Trilian, widely used by professional composers and producers. It directly competes with Sample Logic's flagship virtual instrument offerings in the high-end composer and producer market.
- Heavyocity: Heavyocity specializes in cinematic and trailer music virtual instruments and sound design tools, including DAMAGE, GRAVITY, and FORZO. It directly overlaps with Sample Logic's Trailer Xpressions, Cinematic Guitars, and percussion/cinematic categories serving the same composer audience.
- Audio Imperia: Audio Imperia creates cinematic and trailer-focused orchestral sample libraries and Kontakt instruments (Fracture, Trailer Engine, Skylar). It is highly comparable to Sample Logic's Trailer Xpressions and Morphestra series, serving the same trailer and film scoring composers.
Broad incumbents
- Arturia: Arturia is a broad music software and hardware company offering virtual instruments, effects plugins, and controllers used by producers and electronic musicians. It is comparable as a wider-portfolio player overlapping with Sample Logic's plugin lines (e.g., Realms, GrainScaper) and instrument offerings.
- Native Instruments: Native Instruments is the dominant player in music production software and the maker of Kontakt, the sampler platform on which most of Sample Logic's catalog runs. It is highly comparable as both a runtime provider and a direct virtual instrument/plugin competitor (Kontakt libraries, Massive, Reaktor).
Emerging players
- Sonokinetic: Sonokinetic specializes in orchestral and cinematic phrase-based sample libraries for Kontakt, often used by film, TV, and game composers. It is comparable to Sample Logic's cinematic and orchestral product lines with a similar professional composer customer base.
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Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Sample Logic LLC
What does Sample Logic LLC do?
Sample Logic LLC designs and sells sampled virtual instruments, audio/MIDI effect plugins, and Ableton Live Packs for music composers, producers, sound designers, and DJs. Products are delivered as digital downloads and run on Native Instruments Kontakt or on Sample Logic's proprietary UltraEngine platform, providing multi-sampled orchestral, world, percussive, guitar, and cinematic sound content with advanced sequencing, X/Y mixing, and randomization features.
Is Sample Logic LLC a public or private company?
Sample Logic LLC is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Sample Logic LLC founded?
Sample Logic LLC was founded in 2006. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Sample Logic LLC based?
Sample Logic LLC is headquartered in Brooklyn, United States, in the North America region.
How does Sample Logic LLC make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Virtual Instrument Sales are the primary driver. The others are plugin Sales, live Packs and freemium Product.
Who are Sample Logic LLC's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Output, EastWest, Cinesamples, Spitfire Audio, Spectrasonics, Heavyocity and Audio Imperia. Broad incumbents are Arturia and Native Instruments. Sonokinetic is listed as an emerging player.
Does Sample Logic LLC have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sample Logic LLC.
What industry is Sample Logic LLC in?
Sample Logic LLC's product category is Virtual Instruments and Audio Plugins. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPAIAIAB, Audio Plugins & Virtual Instruments (VST/AU/AAX), with a secondary code of MPAIAIAF, Sample Libraries, Loops & Sound Content Platforms. Its NAICS code is 512290.