Output’s Co-Producer: the Future of Sample-Based Music Production?Ad feature with Output
Have you ever found yourself spending way too much time searching through sample libraries for the right sample? This could save you a lot of time.
Producers have an infinite number of inspiring sounds available and accessible to them at all times. The problem is finding what you need — and quickly. But what if someone had come up with a way to make this a thing of the past? And even better, with unlimited access to an ever-expanding library of royalty-free samples?
Built on Output’s legacy of software innovation and high-end sound design, Co-Producer is a simple yet incredibly powerful way to find and incorporate premium, musician-made samples that fit your track with just a couple of clicks.
Output Co-Producer. Image: Output
Running as a plug-in across the master bus of your DAW project, it analyses the harmony, rhythm and complexity of a section of your track and — with the help of your prompts — intelligently suggests compatible samples which you can then audition and drop directly into a song. Co-Producer was designed from the ground up to work in any DAW. Whether you’re deep in Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, or anything else, it adapts to your workflow, not the other way around.
“We built Co-Producer to address the real frustrations of music makers,” says Gregg Lehrman, founder and CEO of Output. “After talking with thousands of writers and producers, it was clear that endlessly scrolling for samples held back creativity. Artists want sounds that fit their track from the start, with the ability to preview them in context and drag-and-drop directly from within their DAW.”
To do this, Co-Producer uses a combination of state-of-the-art AI algorithms, but the developer is keen to point out that this plugin does not generate music for you. Instead, it simply helps you discover a vast range of samples that fit rhythmically and harmonically with your track, giving you creative choices to dial in your sound.
“We’re not using AI to generate audio — we’re using it to improve how music makers work. By combining language models, audio analysis and a scalable engine, we deliver high-quality, musician-made results that are 100% free and clear to use,” says Spencer Salazar, Output’s Head of R&D.
Output Co-Producer. Image: Output
And improve producers’ lives it does, with over 73% of searches returning results that people love – a number that will surely only increase as more  people interact with the system. The workflow is incredibly simple. Just open the plugin, enter your song’s key and sample a few bars into Co-Producer with a click.
Then, tell the plugin what kind and style of sound you want – like chilled vocals or funky guitar, for example – and it will return a plethora of compatible results you can audition in context by clicking on them and listening as they play along with your track. When you find a sound you like, drag and drop it from Co-Producer into your DAW to have it added, all fully in sync. You can refine your search with more text input or search for similar sounds, again with just a couple of clicks.

So, what about the sample library? Co-Producer gives you unlimited access to its entire royalty-free sample collection for just $9.99/month — no credit system, no hidden limits. Output called out that they are actively expanding the library across every genre and style, with new royalty-free samples every day and significant updates planned to be announced soon. This includes new samples created by Output’s renowned sound design team as well as incorporating samples from a small set of highly vetted partners from the world’s best libraries and sound designers that meet Output’s exceptional standards in sound quality.
And it doesn’t stop at sounds. Co-Producer has a series of planned feature updates in the coming months to bring new, smarter capabilities and an even tighter integration into your workflow. As music production evolves, Co-Producer promises to evolve with it.
In an age where musicians have almost too much choice when looking for sounds, Co-Producer solves a very real problem that can slow you down and stifle your creativity – that of cutting through thousands of samples to find exactly what will work for you, quickly and with no fuss. Best of all, since the library is stored online, it doesn’t require you to install huge files on your computer, and it’s constantly updated with new content — there will always be something new to find whenever you sit down to make music. Inspirational, efficient and easy to use, Co-Producer might just be the future of sample-based music production.
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