Orchestral Tools
7.6#1 in music sample libraries€199 one-timeFree planWebmacOSWindows
VisitOrchestral Tools vs Samples From Mars
Samples From Mars
6.9#7 in music sample libraries$29 one-timeFree planmacOSWindows
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | Orchestral Tools | Samples From Mars |
|---|---|---|
| Audience | Its products are used by professional composers, producers, performers, and sound designers around the world. | The maker says it aims to bring vintage instrument sounds into usable modern contexts for music makers. |
| Company | Orchestral Tools describes itself as an independent German company with offices in Berlin and Freiburg. | Samples From Mars LLC identifies its registered office as 97 S. 6th Street, Suite 3, Brooklyn, New York 11249, USA. |
| Downloads | SINE is available for macOS and Windows, and the company says it only runs on computers. | The download guide says each order has two download attempts per file with no expiration, and support can reset attempts when they run out. |
| Founded | 2005 | 2013 |
| Headquarters | March, Germany | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Installation | The Windows installer permits custom VST and application locations; the macOS package permits a custom application location. | The installation guide says users can access libraries in DAWs including Ableton, Kontakt and Maschine, or use WAV files in their own samplers or DAW. |
| Product | Orchestral Tools creates virtual instruments, focusing on acoustic sound sources that it conceptualizes, records, and produces. | Samples From Mars sells downloadable prerecorded sounds, sound effects, loops, and samples. |
Orchestral Tools plans
- SINEplayerFree
- Berlin Free OrchestraFree
- Splinter intro offer€199, paid once
- Inspire Bundle€209, paid once
- Habitat€229, paid once
- Berlin Orchestra Created with Berklee€299, paid once
Samples From Mars plans
- 101 Drums From MarsFree
- Cassette Drums From Mars$29, paid once
- 808 From Mars$39, paid once
Pick Orchestral Tools if…
SINE suits composers, producers, performers, and sound designers looking for acoustic virtual instruments. It is for computer users on macOS or Windows who want to choose which instruments and microphone positions to download.
Pick Samples From Mars if…
Samples From Mars suits music makers looking for vintage-instrument sounds to use in samplers or compatible DAWs. Its libraries are suited to offline workflows and commercially released musical compositions.