Spitfire Audio has introduced LABS Music Box, a freely downloadable music box sound library compatible with the freeware LABS virtual instrument in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac.
LABS Music Box features the sampled sounds of two different music boxes. One is a regular music box which was placed on a piano for extra resonance during the recording process. The other one was created and sampled by composer Hannah Peel. She made it by hand, printing notations on paper using a hole puncher. The hand-made music box was featured in Hannah’s original score for HBO’s recently aired “Game of Thrones: The Last Watch” documentary.
See also: Spitfire Audio Releases Free LABS Electric Piano Sound LibraryLike all Spitfire Audio’s sound libraries designed to work with the LABS virtual instrument, LABS Music Box features a simple user interface. There are only a handful of on-screen controls for changing the most important instrument parameters like output volume and reverb amount. The focus is on the quality of the sampled sounds and the immediate playability of the instrument. Both of the sampled music boxes are oozing with character and will surely inspire you to create music.
To download your free copy LABS Music Box, you will need to sign up for a Spitfire Audio user account and download their software licenser application which will handle the LABS installation process. While this may sound like one of those complicated online activation procedures, it is actually a rather simple affair. The app will download and install the LABS plugin and any of the additional sound banks you choose. The registration process is also completely free.
LABS is a wonderfully streamlined virtual instrument and Spitfire Audio keeps releasing great sound banks for it, all of which are free. You should definitely check it out if you’re on a budget and looking for an alternative to something like Native Instruments Kontakt.
LABS Music Box is available for free download via Spitfire Audio (3.7 MB download size, EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/VST3/AU/AAX plugin format for Windows & macOS).
Last Updated on June 3, 2019 by Tomislav Zlatic.
