Are you looking for the perfect mallet instrument plugin or sample library for your music productions?
Of course there are dedicated software instruments for different types of mallets like: marimba, glockenspiel etc. But I assume you are more interested in one plugin or sample library that includes a collection of different mallet instruments, right?
5 Best Mallet VST Libraries
Mallet instruments are incredibly versatile and can be used in any type of music from pop and EDM to cinematic and orchestral.
The main reason for this is that they have that percussive attack, followed with various amounts of shimmering sustain depending on the type of mallet instrument, the room recording and reverb etc.
I highly recommend every music composer and producer to have a full range of mallet instruments in VST plugin or sample library form.
Some of the most common ones are: marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, glockenspiel, metallophones and crotales. Some are more “bell”-like in tone, like glockenspiel and crotales. And some are more dry and percussive like marimba and xylophone.