1. Pianobook’s “How to get started” https://www.pianobook.co.uk/resources/
  2. The written instructions for making instruments and submitting them. https://www.pianobook.co.uk/resources/how-to-sample/
  3. Dave Hillowitz’s Youtube playlist containing good tutorials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swaoGvPY2mM&list=PLluATFZehvV2SGc1h76W8PiK-M_8_Z5VI
  4. Kontakt User manual, containing useful information on scripting: https://www.nativeinstruments.com/fileadmin/ni_media/downloads/manuals/kontakt/KONTAKT_6.6_Manual_English_07_06_2021.pdf
  5. Christian Henson’s simple guide for sampling a piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUAq5R4eAVE
  6. A cheap book about basics of sampling https://audioartemis.com/shop/p/the-basics-of-kontakt-sampling
  7. Decent sampler tutorials https://www.decentsamples.com/decent-sampler-developer-resources/
  8. More decent sampler help http://blog.synthesizerwriter.com/2022/02/preparing-decent-sampler-instrument-or.html
  9. Teammates – a support-discord server for all media music industry people https://discord.gg/6mFVrY
  10. A good read to learn the basics of electronic music making https://archive.org/details/synth_A_Foundation_for_Electronic_Music
  11. Cue Tube official discord, a resource and competitions for film composers https://discord.gg/y9PSgAz4VU
  12. Olafur’s official discord with a friendly music-oriented community. All other art welcome too https://discord.gg/RB7XTqpFsk
  13. Alex Moukala’s discord server – a massive community of trailer/ orchestral composers, beginners and veterans alike. The place to be to learn about that field https://discord.gg/dtJSeJyA3j
  14. Need help with mixing and mastering? This server is for you! https://discord.gg/inthemix
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