Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Symphonic Heaven's Choir - Free Choir VSTi for Power Metal Production - by Fábio Simão

 


Alright guys! This is my FREE Choir VSTI!

I always wanted a free full choir with nice quality to use in my metal productions, and after crawling the internet for hours trying to find it, I found the NST Choir by BigCat Instruments
I was happy and excited to use it, but a few things came in my way when trying to use it: 1) The sound had some kind of distortion. I'm not sure if it was something with my DAW or my sound board, but it was strange. 2) The samples were not looped, so when holding a chord for a while, the samples of each note reach the end, and the sound stops. 

But then, some time later (maybe as a blessing from heaven itself?), I discovered the Maize Sampler Free software, and an exciting idea came to mind: what if I could create an improved version of NST Choir with a cool graphic interface? 

Well, as they say, "if you want it, you got it"! After many hours of work and play tests, I'm proud to present to you all my humble Symphonic Heaven's Choir!

This is a sound library designed for use with Maize Sampler Player Free. 

For this library, I tried to improve the quality of the samples of NST Choir and make it looped, allowing the option to hold a chord or note forever (infinite sustain)! Adding the built-in Reverb, you can get nice atmospheric choirs! The dynamics work better for a soft legato for all notes, but you can edit your MIDI velocity and note durations to reach more powerful notes.

This library includes 2 groups of full choirs (men and women) with the sounds of "Eeh" and "Aah"
And yeah, I intend to do other versions of this plugin with other vowels!

The graphic interface and plugin name seek to bring the vibe of classical choir music and the artistic style of the Renaissance. Enjoy!

Below, you can check quick test videos with both sound groups:





STEP 1: Download the Maize Sample Player from the link below.
STEP 2: Extract the content from the .rar file to a folder and drop it inside your VSTs system folder.
STEP 3: Open your DAW and scan for new VSTs.
STEP 4: Download the Symphonic Heavens Choir.mse 
STEP 5: Drop the Symphonic Heavens Choir.mse file in a folder next to the Maize Sampler Player folder. When running Maize Sampler Player for the first time in your DAW, you will be asked to address the folder containing the libraries.

FREE DOWNLOAD MAIZE SAMPLER PLAYER VSTI:

Friday, June 20, 2025

Temple Of Metal Drums - Free Drums VSTi for Power Metal production - by Fábio Simão


Hey guys! This is my FREE fan-made Drums VSTI, based on the powerful sound of  Power Metal Drums!

When creating this plugin, I selected some of the best drum samples I could find on the internet (the sources are many, but most from the Amner Hunter free drum sample pack and The Metal Kickdrum free samples), tuned and edited the parameters to get a huge power metal drum sound, inspired by bands like Angra, Shaman and Stratovarius, and legendary drummers like Aquiles Priester, Ricardo Confessori and Jörg Michael. This is a sound library designed for use with Maize Sampler Player Free. 

For this library, I tried to improve a little bit on the previous Rebirth Of Metal Drums, fine-tuning the drum parts, gain, and drive, to reach a brighter sound. The difference is very subtle, but it can help shape the drum sound of your mix!

This library includes many options of kicks and snares (including a special fx snare with a massive reverb!), 2 hi-hats (open and closed), 4 toms, and a few more options of cymbals (splash, ride, china)

The output is limited to a single track in your DAW, but with a little extra work, you can always create multiple instances of the instrument and route each drum piece to a separate track, or you can also explore the MIDI routing options in your DAW

The graphic interface and plugin name are an homage to the Temple Of Shadows album by Angra! Enjoy!


STEP 1: Download the Maize Sample Player from the link below.
STEP 2: Extract the content from the .rar file to a folder and drop it inside your VSTs system folder.
STEP 3: Open your DAW and scan for new VSTs.
STEP 4: Download the Temple Of Metal Drums.mse 
STEP 5: Drop the Temple Of Metal Drums.mse file in a folder next to the Maize Sampler Player folder. When running Maize Sampler Player for the first time in your DAW, you will be asked to address the folder containing the libraries.

NOTE: This library is not configured with the standard MIDI mapping like EZ Drummer or others, so you will need to edit your MIDI files or write your own MIDI drum tracks!

FREE DOWNLOAD MAIZE SAMPLER PLAYER VSTI:

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Rebirth Of Metal Drums - Free Drums VSTi for Power Metal production - by Fábio Simão


Hey guys! This is my FREE fan-made Drums VSTI, based on the powerful sound of  Power Metal Drums!

When creating this plugin, I selected some of the best drum samples I could find on the internet (the sources are many, but most from the Amner Hunter free drum sample pack and The Metal Kickdrum free samples), tuned and edited the parameters to get a huge power metal drum sound, inspired by bands like Angra and Stratovarius and legendary drummers like Aquiles Priester and Jörg Michael. This is a sound library designed for use with Maize Sampler Player Free. 

This library includes many options of kicks and snares (including a special fx snare with a massive reverb!), 2 hi-hats (open and closed), 4 toms, and a few more options of cymbals (splash, ride, china)

The output is limited to a single track in your DAW, but with a little extra work, you can always create multiple instances of the instrument and route each drum piece to a separate track, or you can also explore the MIDI routing options in your DAW

The graphic interface and plugin name are an homage to the Rebirth album by Angra! Enjoy!



STEP 1: Download the Maize Sample Player from the link below.
STEP 2: Extract the content from the .rar file to a folder and drop it inside your VSTs system folder.
STEP 3: Open your DAW and scan for new VSTs.
STEP 4: Download the Rebirth Of Metal Drums.mse 
STEP 5: Drop the Rebirth Of Metal Drums.mse file in a folder next to the Maize Sampler Player folder. When running Maize Sampler Player for the first time in your DAW, you will be asked to address the folder containing the libraries.

NOTE: This library is not configured with the standard MIDI mapping like EZ Drummer or others, so you will need to edit your MIDI files or write your own MIDI drum tracks!

FREE DOWNLOAD MAIZE SAMPLER PLAYER VSTI:

FREE DOWNLOAD REBIRTH OF METAL DRUMS: