Music Production Glossary

Welcome to our Glossary. We believe in transparency and helping producers understand the tools they use. Below you will find definitions for our products, technical terms, and how our licensing works.

Product Types

The difference between our products

Producer Pack

A comprehensive bundle that goes beyond samples, often including presets, project templates, and MIDI files to provide a full toolkit for a specific genre

Sample Pack

A curated collection of audio files (loops and one-shots) designed for use in music production.

Serum Bank

A specific collection of presets designed for the Xfer Serum synthesizer.Note: You must own the Serum plugin to use these files.

Diva Bank

A specific collection of presets designed for the Diva synthesizer. Note: You must own the Serum plugin to use these files.

Template / Project File

A complete "blueprint" of a song within a DAW (Ableton, FL Studio, etc.). These are strictly for educational purposes, allowing you to study mixing, arrangement, automation, sound design, and more

Song Kit / Construction Kit

Pre-arranged musical ideas divided into separate layers. These are meant to show you how a professional track is built and provide a creative foundation.

Product Editions (Updated for 2026)

Please check what’s available for the product you want, as this may vary depending on the product.

Ultimate Edition

Our most comprehensive and flagship offering. This edition is designed for producers who want the complete professional experience. It may includes everything we offer: Sample Packs, Construction Kits, Song Kits, Synth Presets, Mastering Chains, Song Starters, and full DAW Templates.

Standard Edition

Our essential starter tier. This version is focused on the core fundamentals, providing the high-quality Sample Pack (Loops and One-Shots) usually without the added extras like kits, presets, or templates.

Deluxe Edition

Usually this version includes every sound, kit, and preset found in the Ultimate Edition, excluding the DAW templates.

Audio & Technical Terms

The technical building blocks found inside our packs

Sample

A general term for any recorded audio used in a new piece of music.

Loop

A piece of audio designed to repeat seamlessly, such as a drum beat or a melodic phrase.

One-Shot

A single, short recording of a sound (e.g., one kick drum or one snare hit).

WAV (24-bit/48.1kHz)

The industry-standard high-quality, uncompressed audio format used in most of our packs.

Dry vs. Wet
  • Dry: The raw sound without any effects.
  • Wet: The sound with effects like reverb and delay already applied.
Stems

Individual audio tracks exported separately from a full mix (e.g., Lead Synth Stem, Bassline Stem).

MIDI Files

Digital data that tells your computer which notes to play. MIDI contains no audio; you must use it with a software instrument or preset to hear sound.

Preset

A saved setting for a software instrument that tells the synth exactly how to shape the sound.

Licensing & Legal Terms

Essential definitions regarding your rights, ownership, and what you are legally allowed to do with our sounds.

Royalty-Free

This means you do not have to pay us a percentage of your earnings (royalties) when you use our sounds in your original music. However, ABT Sounds still owns the original copyright to the raw files.

License Key

Your unique proof of purchase. An alphanumeric code provided to you after your purchase.  This acts as your digital agreement and legal right to use our sounds in your projects.

Non-Exclusive License

We grant you the right to use our sounds, but we retain ownership and can sell that same license to other producers.

Significant Alteration

The process of changing a sound or melody so much that it becomes a new, original work. To release a track commercially using our Song Kits, you must significantly change the melodies and arrangements.

Master Clearance

A guarantee that no further permission or fees are required to release a song made with our samples, provided our license terms are met.

Distributor

Companies (like DistroKid or Tunecore) that send your music to streaming platforms. They require you to have the legal rights to all sounds used in your track.

Content ID

A system (like YouTube’s) that automatically identifies copyrighted music. You cannot register our "as-is" loops or kits into Content ID, as this would falsely claim ownership over sounds other producers have also licensed.

Commercial Use

The right to use our sounds in projects that generate revenue, such as Spotify streams, paid advertisements, or monetized YouTube videos.