Astral Phase by Soundbytes

Astral Phase is a collection of samples inspired by 80s-style synth tracks. This sample pack is dripping with nostalgia. You know sounds that we’ve fallen in love with – big pads, neon arpeggios and driving bass lines – not to mention those killer synths with lots of delay. Well, Astral Phase has lots of that here; 176 music loops, 71 drum samples, 106 MIDI loops and 65 synth tail samples. If that does not get you going with your synthwave, retrowave and synth pop journeys, what will? 

The music loops include synth lead, pad, arp and bass sounds. The drum samples are one-shots, and include classic but crisp kicks, snares, hi hats, cymbals and toms. A collection of the rendered loops in the main folder comes with an accompanying MIDI patterns that you can load in your sequencer for your own material. These are great if you want to recreate the patterns by triggering a synth utilizing a different patch. 

The variety you’ll create is endless by transposing, warping and reorganizing the notes of the original patterns. Like many of ModeAudio’s sample pack, this one also includes 65 guitar and synth tail samples to give them smooth and natural decay. If you want to expand your synthwave sample packs, this pure sonic goodness from ModeAudio is worth considering.