Arcade Quickstart
Learn the basics of Arcade in under five minutes. Find sounds, tweak settings, import your own audio and more.

Learn the Basics

Welcome to Arcade by Output — a plugin that features an always-growing library of premium royalty-free loops, Samplers, Instruments and effects — with creative ways to make them your own. In this overview of Arcade, we show you how to navigate, play, customize, import your own audio and manage settings. In under five minutes, learn everything you need to know to streamline your music-making process. Download Arcade here, if you haven’t already.

Looking to find the perfect sound? Learn how to quickly navigate Arcade to pinpoint the samples you need, and find the inspiration you are looking for. In the below video we’ll take you through the various ways to find samples on the Home, Lines and Search pages, and dive into each of the unique Sampler types in Arcade.

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