Paax is a VSTi (Virtual Instrument) sampler with the functionality of many fancy software and hardware samplers, yet quite easy to use and, best of all, it is freeware!. Some of its features are:

* Up to 128 presets per bank.
* Up to 84 splits per preset and 4 velocity-triggered samples per split.
* 32 simultaneous voices.
* Plays 8/16 bit, mono/stereo wav files @ any sample rate.
* Low CPU consumption.
* RAM save scheme (only active presets’ samples are loaded at one time).
* Low aliasing resampling technology, 32 bit audio engine.
* 3 envelope controls (ADSR) per preset: amplitude, pitch and filter cutoff.
* 3 configurable LFOs per preset: tremolo, vibrato and filter cutoff.
* All envelopes and oscillators can be synchronized to MIDI tempo.
* Managing presets, splits and samples is simpler than ever!
* Bank format offers choice for embedded or referenced samples.
* Fully automatable.
* VST* 2.3 compatible.