Description
Overview
SampleTank 4 is the ultimate sound and groove workstation designed for comprehensive music creation. Combining a massive library of high-quality samples with a cutting-edge sound engine, it serves as a central hub for producers, composers, and performers who require a diverse palette of instruments and professional-grade processing in a single interface.
Whether you are scoring a film, producing an EDM track, or performing live, SampleTank 4 provides the flexibility of a 16-part multitimbral instrument, allowing you to layer sounds and manage complex arrangements with ease. Its advanced disk streaming technology ensures smooth playback even when utilizing its most expansive sound libraries.
Key Details
- Massive Sound Library: Access up to 6,000 instrument presets and over 100 GB of high-fidelity samples (Standard version), scalable up to 8,000+ instruments and 250+ GB in the MAX edition.
- Advanced Groove Players: Enhance your rhythms with four dedicated tools: Arpeggiator, Strummer, Phraser, and Loop Manager.
- Professional Effects Suite: Includes 70 studio-quality effects integrated with a powerful modulation matrix for deep sonic shaping.
- Multitimbral Architecture: 16-part multitimbral capability with 16 individual stereo outputs for precise mixing and routing within your DAW.
- Performance Optimized: Features a redesigned Live mode specifically tailored for real-time stage performance and seamless transitions.
- Flexible Deployment: Operates as both a standalone application and a plugin for seamless integration into any production workflow.
Use Cases
- Studio Production: Quickly sketch ideas or build full orchestral and synth arrangements using the vast preset library and multitimbral layering.
- Live Performance: Utilize the redesigned Live mode to trigger sounds and manage presets on stage without interrupting the flow of the performance.
- Electronic Music Design: Leverage the Groove Players and modulation matrix to create evolving textures, complex arpeggios, and punchy EDM rhythms.
- Film Scoring: Access a wide array of cinematic instruments and high-quality samples to create immersive atmospheric soundscapes.
Installation
SampleTank 4 is delivered as a software download. Installation involves authorizing the product through your IK Multimedia account and utilizing the official installer to set up the plugin formats and sound libraries. Due to the significant size of the sample libraries (ranging from 30 GB to 250+ GB depending on the version), it is highly recommended to install the sound content on a fast SSD to optimize disk streaming performance.
Compatibility
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7 or newer; macOS 10.13 or newer
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- RAM: 8 GB minimum
- Disk Space: 40 GB to 640 GB (depending on the version and installed libraries)
- Plugin Formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, AU (64 bit)
- Host Support: Works as a plugin in compatible DAWs or as a Standalone application
Additional Details
- Manufacturer: IK Multimedia
- Edition: Available in SE, Standard, and MAX
- Platform: Windows, macOS
- Plug-in Formats: VST2, VST3, AAX, AU, Standalone
- Plug-in Formats: VST3, AAX, AU, Standalone
- Delivery Format: Software Download
- Delivery Format: Download / Digital License
- SKU: 1049-202
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7+, macOS 10.13+
- RAM Requirements: 8 GB RAM
- Disk Space: 40-640 GB Hard Drive Space
- Disk Space: 40 GB to 640 GB Hard Drive Space
- Requirements Source: manufacturer or supplier product documentation (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/st4).
- Requirements Source: manufacturer or supplier product documentation (https://www.ikmultimedia.com/).
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