it is a simple process of elimination. They are looking at was has been done already, and then looking at the remainder.

There are not many other developers left with nearly as many solid plugins. Native would be about 60 plugins. Maybe someone can remember something hardware specific external dsp they have done, but I do not. So this leaves a very small number of remaining developers they can guess from.

Because I still think they mentioned saving money for pokemon balls for a reason; I had GPT make a table of devs and products that have their own expansion content ecosystem going:

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Comprehensive Audio Software Catalog with Ecosystem Sizes

Software Type Expansion Source Ecosystem Size
Ableton Live DAW Official + 3rd-party Large
FL Studio DAW Official + 3rd-party Large
Reason DAW Official + 3rd-party Large
Cubase / Nuendo DAW Official + 3rd-party Large
Studio One DAW Official + 3rd-party Large
Bitwig DAW Mostly 3rd-party Medium
Logic Pro DAW 3rd-party only Medium
Digital Performer DAW Mostly 3rd-party Medium
Kontakt Sampler Official + 3rd-party Huge
HALion Sampler Official + 3rd-party Large
UVI Falcon Sampler Official + 3rd-party Large
SampleTank Sampler Official + 3rd-party Large
Structure Sampler Official Medium
TX16Wx Sampler 3rd-party Medium
DecentSampler Sampler 3rd-party Medium
Best Service Engine Sampler Official + 3rd-party Medium
Omnisphere Synth Official + 3rd-party Huge
Serum Synth 3rd-party heavy Huge
Nexus Synth Official only Huge
Avenger Synth Official only Large
Sylenth1 Synth 3rd-party heavy Huge
Massive / Massive X Synth Official + 3rd-party Large
Pigments Synth Official + 3rd-party Large
SynthMaster Synth Official + 3rd-party Large
Vital Synth 3rd-party heavy Large
Zebra2 Synth 3rd-party heavy Medium
Hive Synth 3rd-party heavy Medium
Diva Synth 3rd-party heavy Medium
ANA 2 Synth Official + 3rd-party Medium
Spire Synth Official + 3rd-party Medium
Icarus / Gladiator Synth Official Medium
Dune 3 Synth Official + 3rd-party Medium
Rapid Synth Official only Medium
Phalanx Synth Official only Medium
EZdrummer Drums Official EZX Huge
Superior Drummer Drums Official SDX Huge
Addictive Drums Drums Official ADpaks Huge
BFD3 Drums Official + 3rd-party Huge
Groove Agent Drums Official Large
Battery Drums Official + 3rd-party Large
Geist Drums Official + 3rd-party Large
Maschine Drums / Groove tool Official + 3rd-party Huge
Atlas Drums Official expansions Medium
XO Drums Official expansions Medium
Addictive Keys Keys Official only Medium
Keyscape Keys Limited 3rd-party Medium
EastWest Opus Orchestral / Multi Official expansions Huge
Vienna Symphonic Library Orchestral Official expansions Huge
Spitfire Audio Orchestral Official expansions Huge
8Dio Orchestral Official expansions Large
Cinesamples Orchestral Official expansions Large
Sonokinetic Orchestral Official expansions Large
Output Arcade Keys / Multi / Sample-based Subscription expansions Large
IK Syntronik Synth / Keys Official expansions Large
Garritan Orchestral Official expansions Medium
AmpliTube Guitar / Bass Official expansions Large
Guitar Rig Guitar / Bass / Effects Official + 3rd-party Large
Positive Grid BIAS FX / Amp Guitar / Bass Official expansions Large
Overloud TH-U Guitar / Bass Official expansions Large
Line 6 Helix Native Guitar / Bass 3rd-party presets Medium
S-Gear Guitar / Bass 3rd-party presets Medium
Peavey ReValver Guitar / Bass Official expansions Medium
iZotope Stutter Edit 2 FX / Creative Official gesture packs Medium
Output Portal FX / Modulation Official expansions Medium
Cableguys ShaperBox FX / Modulators Official + 3rd-party Large
Sugar Bytes Looperator / Effectrix FX / Sequencing / Effects 3rd-party heavy Medium
MeldaProduction MXXX / MSoundFactory FX / Modular Official expansions Medium
Kilohearts Phase Plant / Snapins FX / Modular Official + 3rd-party Large
Eventide plugins FX / Effects Some expansions / presets Medium
Slate Digital ANA 2 Ultra FX / Synth hybrid Massive expansion library Large
Unfiltered Audio BYOME / TRIAD FX Preset packs Medium
Soundtoys FX 3rd-party presets Medium
Splice Samples / Loops / Marketplace Subscription marketplace Huge
Loopmasters / Loopcloud Samples / Loops Official marketplace Huge
Noiiz Samples / Loops Subscription library Large
Producer Loops Samples / Loops Marketplace Large
ADSR Sounds Samples / Presets Marketplace Large
WA Production Samples / Presets Marketplace Large
Native Instruments Expansions Samples / Presets Official Large
Cymatics Samples / Presets Marketplace Large

As you can see, there are not many left.

 

Last edited: Sep 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM