OUR PHILOSOPHY
Inspiration for every musician.
That's our motto. To us, this means creating music software - sample libraries, virtual instruments, and plugins - of world-class quality high enough quality to meet the needs of the world's top composers, while still being accessible to hobbyists.
We do this by designing intuitive user interfaces, setting affordable prices, and providing tutorials and educational resources to all of our customers.
We also always strive for authenticity with everything we do. This can mean an open and transparent development process (as with flagship products like Tokyo Scoring Strings or Super Audio Cart), working with experts to accurately capture instruments from other cultures, and representing our products accurately with clear demos & videos to make it clear how you can use them.
What we offer
Instruments built BY composers
We keep in mind the needs of fellow musicians when designing every instrument, from features to UI.
Affordable Pricing
We believe great music tools should be within everyone's reach.
Excellent, Courteous Customer Service
Our world-class support team is legendary. We're ready to help you with installation, usage, pre-sales info & more.
Permanent Access
Permanent access to your software. Re-download as many times as you need. We support purchases going back to 2007!
Free Updates
We've released over 100 free updates to products across our catalog, many of which include new features & sounds.
Loyalty Program
Our customers get access to exclusive deals, upgrades, and even unlockable free instruments.
Academic Discounts
We offer special pricing for students & teachers: K-12, universities, online schools, & private institutions.
Generous License
Our sounds are cleared for use in virtually any context imaginable, from scores and albums to music libraries.
Our History
Impact Soundworks was founded in 2008 by composers Andrew Aversa (also known as zircon) and Wilbert Roget, II (known for his work on Mortal Kombat, Destiny 2, and Helldivers 2).
Since the beginning, we've focused on creating affordable, in-depth, easy-to-use sample libraries. We try to offer something new in every library, whether it's a classic instrument in unprecedented detail or an entirely new sound.
We create beautiful, elegant designs and inviting user interfaces, with a generous selection of easy-to-use presets so users can dive right into making music (though you can customize everything if you're like us and enjoy looking under the hood).
And we're happy to answer your questions, listen to your suggestions, and just talk shop about virtual instruments with our fellow musicians!
We believe great music and interesting sounds can come from anyone, anywhere - and so to make great music software, we strongly value diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The members of our growing, globally-distributed team reflect this philosophy.
By keeping our eyes and ears open to new sounds & approaches around the world, we've collaborated with musicians and sound designers outside of our regular staff to create critically-acclaimed projects like Pedal Steel, Koron, inSIDious, Kageyama Taikos, Tokyo Scoring Strings and many others.