The Cracklebox

The third and final instruments in my EMS trilogy, this synth box is full of lo-fi character and analogue textures.

  • Kontakt

The Wasp

One person's cheap plastic looking synth is another person's treasure. The Wasp has become a staple synth in recent years as dance producers go after its raw 80s tones.

  • Kontakt

Prepared Piano

This upright piano, stored at Goldsmiths University as part of the Hugh Davies Collection, was prepared by Andrea Lockwood in 1968.

  • Kontakt

Pangea Percussion

A dry Percussion Library including Japanese Taiko Drums, Djembe, metallics hits and more....

  • Kontakt

EMS VCS4

A rare synth housed at Goldsmiths University, London. Combining two Putney VCS3's to form the VCS4 mega-synth....

  • Kontakt

Pulses

A pulse engine for Kontakt with example eBowed Guitar samples

  • Kontakt

Harp Piano

A palm muted piano from London recorded with two U-87s in stereo and a Coles in the center.

  • Decent Sampler
  • EXS24
  • Kontakt

Pianobook Combo: Guitar Textures

A combination of Thrumming Textures, Ambient Guitar Tremors, and the E.Guitar Octave Cascade.

  • Decent Sampler
  • Kontakt

String Textures

This library is donated to Pianobook to thank all the community for their support: In the final year of my undergraduate degree at Falmouth University, I organised a String Ensemble to record some live parts for one of my film compositions. With time to spare, we used the last 30 minutes of the session to […]

  • Kontakt

Requiem

An intricately sampled pipe organ from a local church. Features nine different adjustable stops.

  • Decent Sampler
  • EXS24
  • Kontakt

Sonva Upright

Yamaha U3 Sampled with various adjustable mic positions.

  • Decent Sampler
  • Kontakt

Infinite Guitar

Customizable Fender Telecaster sampled with an eBow.

  • Decent Sampler
  • Kontakt

Sonva Piano

Sonva is the rough Cornish translation of ‘Sound’. It was used by my lecturers at Falmouth University to describe the intrinsic connection between place and music in regards to the student’s creative output. Creating music in such a small community led to a wide variety of new and exciting ideas- and the Steinway Model D […]

  • Decent Sampler
  • Kontakt

Sample Packs

Angus Roberts-Carey’s Reviews

  • Beautiful concept, amazingly curated

    This is a stunning creation, from the GUI to the voices within. They all blend really well to create a beautiful soundscape of vocals. Well done OPIA crew!

    Unity16 June 2022

  • The perfect balance of brightness and warmth

    Exquisitely recorded grand piano with a beautiful GUI. The tone not to bright, and not too warm- a perfect blend between the two. The distortion, hiss, and artefacts on the tape add to the humanistic character of these samples, transporting the composer back to a by-gone era of 60s-70s Piano nostalgia. Congrats!

    Evergreen Performance25 January 2022

  • Dusty?! This is Pristine!

    The options in this pack are endless. Though the GUI is a little bit complicated, it is very easy to read and offers the largest array of options I've seen in a Decent Sampler library so far! The Glide feature is particularly excellent when ramped up and used in its full capacity. I could play with this for hours! 5 across the board for me :)

    Dusty Wave23 June 2022

  • Lo-Fi Beat-y Goodness

    A fantastic and highly playable beat kit which has a slightly rusty and grungy flavour. Though the uses are limited, the quality of the editing and options available in the FX make this pack very enjoyable to use. The only thing I would add is an ADSR control to get more variation in the tightness of the samples within- well done!

    Far Croak Percussion13 June 2022

  • Inspirational vintage guitar tone!

    This guitar pack has a great tone with a very vintage sound. Very usable across a range of dark/ noir genres. Noticed when the tone is turned up, the sound does begin to peak- so this could be improved. I'd also love to be able to swell the guitar, which could be done by adding an attack and release envelope to the UI. Overall though this is an excellent sample pack with a clean UI.

    On the Tele11 October 2021