Deeply-sampled world instruments, captured with exceptional care and crafted for professional composers. Set up your sonic palette in under 5 minutes.
West African Harp · NI Kontakt
The world's only deeply-sampled Kora library for NI Kontakt. Recorded with internationally acclaimed Kora player Josh Doughty, this instrument features over 1,500 samples across 6 articulations — open plucks, muted, harmonics, staccato, tremolos, and glissandos.
The Kora is a 21-string bridge harp-lute used extensively in West African music. Its crystalline, shimmering tone is unlike anything else in the sample library world.
"That's a beautiful instrument. It has something magical."
★★★★★
Each instrument is deeply sampled, lovingly crafted, and designed for professional composers & producers.
South American charango guitar playing octave tremolos and staccato. A unique, vibrant plucked string instrument rarely found in sample libraries.
“What a lovely instrument.”
Authentic Caribbean steel drums — soprano, alto, tenor and bass pans — capturing the vibrant, resonant sound of Trinidad's national instrument.
A grand marimba and vibraphone bowed with a cello bow to create a lush, organic pad unlike anything in a typical orchestral library.
“Sounds great. Very zen.”
A deeply-sampled orchestral pedal harp with glissandos, harmonics, muted and plucked notes.
An ancient Greek lyre played to perfection. Hauntingly beautiful tones ideal for cinematic, historical, and world music productions.
The iconic Armenian woodwind instrument, crafted from apricot wood. Deeply expressive, soulful tones and mic positions.
A collection of world string instruments including the Afghan Rubab, Oud, and other rare plucked and bowed strings from across the globe.
Evocative, atmospheric guitar textures for cinematic scoring, ambient music, and beyond. Multi-layered patches with rich reverb and modulation.
Ethereal vocal textures and synthetic choir elements, blending organic human voice with electronic processing for truly unique soundscapes.
A modern pop production toolkit: tropical guitar loops, vibey chord progressions, and Serum presets designed for contemporary songwriting and production.
Watch the Temple Lyre being played live. This ancient Greek instrument has a hauntingly beautiful tone that translates perfectly into cinematic compositions, game soundtracks, and ambient music.
All Sonic Zest instruments are recorded in high-quality 24-bit / 48kHz and are compatible with NI Kontakt 5.8.1 and above.
Explore Temple LyreEverything you need to know about our Kontakt sample libraries.
You will need the full retail version of Native Instruments Kontakt 5.8.1 or above. Our sample libraries are not compatible with the free Kontakt Player.
Installation is simple! Just extract the downloaded ZIP file and load the .nki instrument files directly via Kontakt's 'Files' browser, or copy them into your Kontakt Factory Library folder.
Yes, all Sonic Zest sample libraries are 100% royalty-free. Once purchased, you can use them in your commercial music releases, film scores, and game soundtracks without any additional fees or attribution required.