Arcade vs SampleTank 4
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Specs compared
| Arcade | SampleTank 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $12.99 | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, VST (macOS) | Standalone, VST 2, VST 3, Audio Units (AU), AAX |
| Pricing model | Subscription, from $12.99/mo USD; royalty-free, cancel anytime | — |
| Library size | 60+ product lines, 4,400+ samplers, 1,300+ chromatic instruments, 64,000+ samples (per Output) | — |
| Plugin formats | 64-bit AAX, AU, VST3 (plus VST on macOS) | — |
| Operating systems | macOS 12+; Windows 10/11 (64-bit) | — |
| RAM | 8GB required, 16GB recommended | — |
| Processor | Intel i5/AMD equivalent (i7 recommended); Apple Silicon M-series supported | — |
| Instrument presets | — | Over 8,000 (MAX edition) |
| Sound content | — | Over 250 GB (MAX edition) |
| Editions | — | Custom Shop (free), Special Edition, Standard, MAX |
| macOS requirement | — | macOS 10.13 or later, 64-bit, 4 GB RAM (8 GB suggested) |
| Windows requirement | — | Windows 7 or later, 64-bit, 4 GB RAM (8 GB suggested), ASIO sound card |
| Disk space | — | 40 GB (SE), 128 GB (Standard), 640 GB (MAX) |
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