Momentum
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Momentum, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Momentum's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Momentum | Free | Free app and plugin · slices, edits, and manipulates audio · WAV and AIFF support |
| Momentum Free | Free | Loop slicing and manipulation · WAV/AIFF import · free plugin and standalone app · Free download |
| Momentum Pro Monthly | $9.95 a month | Individual loop purchases · personal audio import and organization · MP3 support · monthly points · $9.95 per month |
| Momentum Pro Annual | $99.95 a year | Individual loop purchases · personal audio import and organization · MP3 support · annual points · $99.95 per year |
| Momentum Pro | — | Three subscription tiers · monthly or annual points allotment · individual loop purchases · personal audio import and organization · MP3 support · Monthly or annual billing; price not shown on the pages opened |
The facts
Each one read from Momentum's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and SDKs
- The opened official product and help pages do not document a public API, SDK, or developer extension interface.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Audio import
- The free product accepts WAV and AIFF files by drag and drop, while Momentum Pro adds MP3 support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Construction kit player
- A construction-kit layout exposes the component parts of Big Fish Audio kits for quick track building.checked 15 Oct 2026
- DAW and standalone use
- The product is described as working with leading DAWs and also runs as a standalone app on Mac and PC.checked 7 Oct 2026
- DAW compatibility
- The plugin is advertised as working with leading DAWs.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center contains installation, tutorials, account, troubleshooting, and general articles, including articles for Studio One and Mixcraft issues.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The Mac download contains separate plugin and standalone package installers, while Windows uses a Momentum_PC.exe installer.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal name
- Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as Big Fish Audio Inc.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The opened product and help pages describe downloadable proprietary installers and do not identify an open-source licence or public source repository.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Big Fish Audio says legitimate purchases grant unlimited rights to use its license-free sounds in musical compositions without additional license fees.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: account and activation friction
- A KVR discussion includes a user reporting that Momentum demanded an account but would not let them log in.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: account requirement
- Independent reviews note that first use requires creating or entering a Big Fish Audio account, which some users may dislike.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: customer service complaints
- Trustpilot reviews repeatedly mention delayed or missing download links, refund refusals, and dissatisfaction with product quality or support.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: mode switching
- Sound On Sound reported that one Momentum instance cannot simultaneously provide Mixer mode for multiple loops and Slice mode for slices from a single loop.checked 15 Oct 2026
- MIDI editing
- Each slice receives an automatic MIDI note assignment for rearranging and triggering slices.checked 15 Oct 2026
- News: version 2.0
- KVR Audio reported on 8 May 2025 that Momentum 2.0 added the browser, standalone app, personal collection organization, and Momentum Pro subscription.checked 15 Oct 2026
- One-shot engine
- The one-shot engine lets users isolate and play individual hits from any section of a loop or sample.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Personal library
- Momentum Pro can import and organize a user's personal audio collection.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Plugin formats
- Independent product records identify VST, VST3, Audio Units, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows.checked 15 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser
- Its browser filters loops and samples by instrument, genre, key, tempo, and other attributes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Loop browser
- The browser searches hundreds of thousands of loops and samples using filters such as instrument, genre, key, and tempo.checked 15 Oct 2026
- News: browser launch
- Magnetic Magazine reported on 25 August 2026 that Momentum became available in a web browser, with online search, previewing, points, downloads, and beta AI search.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- LinkedIn says Big Fish Audio has produced sample libraries since 1986.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Big Fish Audio as an entertainment company with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Santa Clarita, California.checked 15 Oct 2026
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