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This is about FOSS and I can't see that Audiotool is FOSS, and Samplers are not Sample Libraries. Sample Libraries are ubiquitous among producers who want a good sounding recreation of a real instrument but cannot afford (or morally support), for example, Pianoteq's modelling algorithms or Spitfire's premium libraries, neither of which are FOSS, or the instrument itself or a session player.
As I said, the most promising multi-sampler or sample library software with an active community was Decent Sampler, which isn't open-source and now supports DRM.
It's clear that Audiotool isn't FOSS, but I put it in because obviously there isn't FOSS which fits your needs, and the next best option is a free community driven app with own samples made by the community, apart of those by default.
Decent Sampler (and the attached Pianobook community) fits my needs perfectly well, with the exception that it's not FOSS.