ProjectSAM vs Soundiron
ProjectSAM
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| Figure | ProjectSAM | Soundiron |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 15 | 6 |
| Spec score · Music Sample Libraries | 8.6 (#4) | 8.5 (#5) |
| Documentation | The maker provides installation instructions, product FAQs, scoring tutorials, educational-discount information and email/help-button support. | Product pages link PDF user manuals, and the help page provides installation, download, format and troubleshooting instructions. |
| Headquarters | Utrecht, Netherlands | United States |
| Security and privacy | The privacy policy says the site uses Google Analytics and cookies and may share some personal data with Amazon AWS, Mollie, and PayPal to process orders and downloads. | Soundiron says its personal download code is a secure access key, access is logged, and it does not store payment card details processed by its payment providers. |
| Support | ProjectSAM says it provides support by email and aims to respond within 24 hours on business days; it does not offer phone support. | Automated ordering operates continuously, while staff support is generally available Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time. |
| What it does | ProjectSAM develops cinematic orchestral sample libraries for professional musicians, composers and production studios, aimed at film, television and game scoring. | Soundiron develops deeply sampled virtual instruments and professional sample libraries for music production, scoring and sound design. |
Plans
ProjectSAM
- The Free OrchestraFree
- Colours: Animator$119, paid once
- Colours: Orchestrator$119, paid once
- Colours: Adaptive Runs$179, paid once
- Pandora Core$199, paid once
- Symphobia$299, paid once
- Symphobia 2$299, paid once
- Lineage Percussion$349, paid once
- Lineage Percussion$349, paid once
- Lineage Strings$349, paid once
Soundiron
- RainsongFree
- Iron Pack Bundle$39, paid once
- Hyperion Strings Micro$49, paid once
- Student Bundle$159, paid once
- Kontakt Player Bundle$599, paid once
- The Omega Bundle$999, paid once
In their own words
ProjectSAM
ProjectSAM makes cinematic orchestral sample libraries for musicians, composers, and production studios scoring film, television, and games. Its Symphobia series combines pre-orchestrated ensembles, articulations, and orchestral effects. The collection covers full orchestra, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, keyboards and harp, choir, sound design, and multis; vocal content is included. ProjectSAM describes recording instruments in a concert hall with an ambient multi-microphone setup. Libraries use 44.1 kHz, 24-bit samples and Kontakt Player instruments. Most titles work in the free Kontakt Player, and Adaptive Sync matches sampled crescendos, rolls, and risers to project tempo. The Free Orchestra includes 14 instruments and 1.8 GB at free. Listed paid libraries include Lineage Strings and Lineage Percussion at $349, paid once, Swing More! at $449, paid once, and Symphobia 4: Pandora at $499, paid once. The pricing note says paid options start at €199. Libraries run on macOS and Windows.
Soundiron
Soundiron develops virtual instruments and sample libraries for songwriters, composers, and sound designers in music and media composition. Its catalog focuses on deep-sampled instruments and sound effects, primarily for Native Instruments Kontakt. Many libraries need the full retail Kontakt version; some support Decent Sampler or SFZ, with formats specified per product. Kontakt libraries run in compatible VST, AU, RTAS, or AAX host sequencers. The free Rainsong library includes rain recordings, one-shots, 58 ambience patches, and 20 sound-designed FX and ambient presets. Paid examples include Iron Pack Bundle at $39 one-time and Hyperion Strings Micro at $49 one-time. Products are delivered electronically by installer and download code. Licenses allow purchased sounds in finished commercial and noncommercial productions but restrict raw or unmixed redistribution. Soundiron supports WAV, NKI, NCW, Decent Sampler, and SFZ formats.