Founded in 1994 by Los Angeles composer and producer Eric Persing, Spectrasonics quickly became a leading developer of world-class sampled sound libraries. As Chief Sound Designer for Roland Corporation since 1984, Eric was already well-known in the music industry for creating many of the most popular sounds in Roland's classic instruments, including the ground breaking D-50. He infused years of expertise into his new company and it has since set the standard for quality sounds in the industry.
Spectrasonics has innovated right from the beginning: it was the first to guarantee its products 100% "Copyright Clean." It introduced the unique and musical Chromazones™ system of chromatically sampled phrases on the Bass Legends sample library, and also originated the now standard sampling technique of dynamic string bending on Hans Zimmer Guitars. The following year the company broke new ground with its Distorted Reality series, widely regarded as the best selling and most extensively used sample libraries of all time. Between 1997-98, Spectrasonics released the award-winning Symphony of Voices and Vocal Planet - which remain unsurpassed as the world’s largest compilation of vocal samples. Throughout its history, Spectrasonics has also been involved in licensing deals with Roland Corporation Japan to create unique sounds for numerous Roland synthesizers, expansion boards, and their award-winning "V-Drums" system.