Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Contenders
Heavyocity Psychosis is a horror and thriller scoring library for the free Kontakt Player, with 720 organic sources, 332 presets and two engines, from 329 dollars.
Sampler / Sonuscore
$499 (crossgrade $299, Brass + Strings bundle $799)
Sonuscore LUX Orchestral Brass is a full American brass section for Kontakt Player with up to six recorded dynamic layers, Auto Divisi, and six mic positions. $499.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Heavyocity Psychosis | Sonuscore LUX Orchestral Brass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $329 intro / $399 / $279 crossgrade | $499 (crossgrade $299, Brass + Strings bundle $799) |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone |
| Type | Horror and thriller scoring library | Kontakt orchestral brass library |
| Released | 20 October 2026 | — |
| Sources | 720 unique sources | — |
| Presets | 332 presets plus 35 Cue Creators | — |
| Engines | Psychosis Designer and Psychosis Menu | — |
| Library size | 6.94 GB on disk (NI lossless compression) | — |
| Engine | Kontakt 7 engine; Kontakt 7.10.9 Player or later; NKS 2.0 | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST, AU, AAX | — |
| Operating systems | macOS 12/13/14 Intel and Apple Silicon; Windows 10/11 | — |
| Price | 329 dollars intro, 399 regular, 279 crossgrade | $499, crossgrade $299, LUX Orchestral Bundle $799 |
| Instruments | — | Solo Horn, Horns a2 and a4, Solo Trumpet, Trumpets a3, Solo Tenor Trombone, Tenor Trombones a3, Bass Trombone, Bass and Contrabass Tuba, Cimbasso, Ensemble |
| Dynamics | — | Up to six recorded layers, pp to fff |
| Microphones | — | Close, Mid, Tree, Far, Brass Bleed, Orchestra Bleed, plus Full Mix |
| Performance | — | Auto Divisi, Polyphonic Legato, S.A.T., morphing articulations, adaptive patches, tempo-synced repetitions |
| Player | — | Free Kontakt Player 7.10.9 or later, NKS |
| System | — | macOS 13 to 15, Windows 10 or 11, 8 GB RAM minimum, 59 GB free disk |
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