Creator tools firm Splice has been offering subscriptions for a long time, but now it has added two new plans into its mix: Creator and Creator+. They sit alongside the existing Sounds+ plan, offering a mixture of tools and credits for Splice’s samples marketplace. However, they also add access to two new virtual instruments developed by Splice: Beatmaker and Astra. The former helps musicians to create their own beats, while the latter is a virtual synthesizer.
There’s a premium for this: Sounds+ costs $9.99 a month, with the Creator plan costing $19.99, and Creator+ (which boosts the number of monthly samples credits) costing $29.99. The launch follows Splice’s $55m funding round earlier this year, which valued the company at $500m.