Impact Soundworks

Impact Soundworks is a company that creates music software — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and plugins. Its stated philosophy is 'Inspiration for every musician,' aiming to produce world-class quality tools for top composers while remaining accessible to hobbyists through intuitive interfaces, affordable pricing, and educational resources. The company states it is trusted by 495,000+ musicians, composers, and hobbyists, and that its products are used by composers scoring Netflix, movie trailers, and chart-topping albums. Its catalog spans categories including guitar & bass, drums & percussion, electronic & hybrid, keyboards, orchestral, plugins/FX, sound effects, synth presets, vocal, and world instruments, and it describes itself as a creator of world-renowned virtual guitars.

Impact Soundworks describes its philosophy as 'Inspiration for every musician,' creating music software — sample libraries, virtual instruments, and plugins — of world-class quality for top composers while remaining accessible to hobbyists. The company states it designs intuitive user interfaces, sets affordable prices, and provides tutorials and educational resources. It also describes striving for authenticity, including an open and transparent development process for flagship products such as Tokyo Scoring Strings and Super Audio Cart 2, working with experts to capture instruments from other cultures, and representing products accurately with clear demos and videos. The company states it supports purchases going back to 2007 and has released over 100 free updates to products across its catalog.

World-class quality music software that is accessible to hobbyists, with authenticity and transparency in development.

• Shreddage Series

  Described as the industry standard for realistic electric guitars & basses for any musical style, with over a dozen versatile models.

• Tokyo Scoring Strings

  Flagship orchestral string library featuring industry-leading legato, workflow, and the sound of Japan's top session string ensemble.

• Super Audio Cart 2

  A collection of retro video game samples spanning over 30 years of gaming history: consoles, computers, and handhelds.

• Pedal Steel

  A highly expressive and playable pedal steel guitar library for jazz, bluegrass, country, and other classic American music genres.

• GameVerb

  A video game reverb plugin capturing the algorithms of the SNES, N64, and PSX, available in VST, AU, CLAP, and AAX formats.

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