What happens when you bend the rules?

The mission of Bunker Samples is simple: to create the highest quality, innovative virtual instruments, in order to inspire composers and musicians around the world. The focus is not always on re-creating real instruments in the virtual domain, but rather to explore the power of sampling to create virtual instruments that bend the rules. This is how Bunker Strings was borne: free from the constrains of traditional sampling “realism”, Bunker Strings creates dynamics and texture density changes by seamlessly changing the ensemble size on the fly.

Native Instruments, Koda sampler and the future

Native Instruments, the maker of Kontakt, has gone into preliminary insolvency. There is a lot of uncertainty at the moment, and people are understandably reluctant to invest in new Kontakt libraries at the moment – which is of course really bad news for a small, indie Kontakt developer like Bunker Samples. I have read a lot about what’s going on and I honestly believe everything is going to be fine and Kontakt will continue to exist for years to come, but…I understand the uncertainty and I have a plan…

INTRODUCING KODA SAMPLER

In the fall of 2025 I was approached by a team of developers working on a new sampler platform build from the ground up, to offer feedback and requests from a developers point of view. The team has since ported a few of my libraries over to Koda, and in fact used Sticks & Stones to show of Koda at NAMM 2026. I truly believe Koda is going to be an amazing piece of software, so the future is bright.

MY PROMISE TO YOU

If you are interested in buying one of my libraries, but worried about the future of Kontakt, please do not hesitate to buy. At the very least Kontakt will continue to work for many months to come, and if Kontakt does go under, you will receive a cross-grade to the Koda sampler version for free, so there is nothing to worry about!

And no, I’m not abandoning Kontakt development. I truly believe Kontakt will be fine, the point is, that whatever happens, Bunker Samples is going nowhere and your support at this challenging time is very much appreciated. 

All the best,

Nicolaj, Bunker Samples founder

INSTRUMENTS

BUNDLES

GONGSTER LOOPS

A special bonus library that comes free with any purchase. Not available as stand-alone product.

A tuned Vietnamese gong played with a traditional bamboo dish washing brush, perfect for suspense underscore or anytime you need a tonal shaker-type sound ticking along in the background. Quarter notes, eights and triplets recorded at 4 different tempos, but will always follow your DAW’s tempo thanks to Kontakt’s time machine algorithm.