This is parts of a text taken from bigcatInstruments website. It is written by Joe Stevens and he has done an amazing job converting the MSLP project into the Kontakt format.  I am immensely grateful to him for letting me host his versions here. 

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APR 22, 2014

MSLP Project

I've converted most of the MSLP instruments to Kontakt 5. I think it was about 5 years ago that Erick Kvist released this instrument collection. It is an impressive feat to create something like 15,000 samples. I thank him and the musicians who helped him for making these samples available to us. There are a number of beautifully sampled instruments here, such as the flute, the trombone and the cello and even those more lightly sampled are still fun sounds than can make a nice addition to your instrument library. Also for the kid in you, ten sampled toys. 


MSLP Flute Grbavac - over 900 samples, 180 megs compressed. There are vibrato and non-vibrato modes with 3 velocity layers, round robin staccatos and more.

MSLP Trombone Knutsson - 650 samples, 84 megs, 3 velocity layers, staccato round robins, gliss, swells and more. Note that the sonic jump from the loudest layer to the middle layer is quite extreme.
MSLP Trombone Knutsson Ensemble -  500 samples, 56 megs, when 1 trombone isn't enough.

MSLP Cello Lofberg -  68 megs, 800+ samples, 3 velocity layers in sustain and staccato and more 

MSLP Piano Grand Soft -  fully sampled, 1 soft velocity layer so it works nicely as an intimate piano.

Idiophone Collection
MSLP Marimba -  fully sampled with two velocity layers as well as a mute layer.
MSLP Xylo  - fully sampled in two velocity layers with non-mute and mute.
MSLP Vibro -  fully sampled, 1 velocity layer long, short, mute and bowed.


Note that the following are (hopefully) fun audio toys rather than serious instruments. They have one velocity layer and often the samples are too short.

MSLP Acoustic Guitar Chords and MSLP Electric Guitar Chords - Strum in either major or minor chords. 3 round robins. It really sounds like someone strumming a guitar and that can be hard to find.
MSLP Acoustic Lil Nylon -  A little guitar. 
Eight MSLP Basses - Wide variety of Basses. 
MSLP Double Bass Lofberg - Has sustain, staccato and pizzicato for solo and ensemble.
MSLP Mandolin Nillsson - 750 samples, 1 velocity layer, that's a lot of round robins.
MSLP Folk Violin Lofberg - A fiddle that has seen better days, samples are short. 
MSLP Banjo - Team with the fiddle and the mandolin for a country jam. 6 round robins.
MSLP Kantele 
MSLP Sad Clarinet - Lightly sampled, will give you the blues.
MSLP Saxophone - From earlier Sax collection. More a sax sound collection than a true instrument.
MSLP Orchestral Percussion - includes Bass Drum, Timpani and Tambourine 
MSLP Timpani  Long Crescendo
MSLP Maracas
MSLP Jingle Bells 


Speaking of Toys here is a collection of sampled toys 

MSLP Toy Baby Piano -  Sampled in three velocity layers and has four round robins
MSLP Melodica - Is a Melodica a toy? At 60 megs, its a fairly well sampled toy.
MSLP Toy Zither - 48 megs of toy zithery goodness.
MSLP Toy Zylo
MSLP Toy Marimba
MSLP Broken Toy Marimba 
MSLP Recorder - 4 lightly sampled recorders in one instrument.
MSLP Hippo Harmonica 
MSLP Tropical Typhoon
MSLP Easter Eggs



Based on samples from the MSLP project created by ERICK KVIST. These samples are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution non-commercial 3.0. From the read me.txt, "THE SAMPLES ARE FREE TO USE FOR ANY CREATIVE MUSICAL PURPOSES. YOU CAN SELL YOUR MUSIC MADE FROM THE SAMPLES. I ONLY ASK YOU TO (IF POSSIBLE AND CONVENIENT!!) GIVE THE PROJECT CREDIT, e.g. END TITLES OR CD SLEEVE. 
OTHERWISE, DROP ME A LINE, I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHERE THE SAMPLES ARE BEING USED." So you can use these commercially if you were so inclined just credit Erick Kvist

If you need audio mixing help, check out my buddy and great mixmaster Joe Walter of Mile-High Audio Productions. He always does a new client's first project free.
Posted 22nd April by Joe Stevens