Koala Sampler

Name: Koala Sampler
Rating: 4.77388 (827 reviews)

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Koala Sampler

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Marek Bereza

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User Reviews for Koala Sampler

I’m obsessed with this app

I’m relatively new to music production, but I’ve found this app to be very intuitive and useful. I’ve always wanted to get into sampling in a more serious way, and this app really scratches that itch. I own a PO-33 and, while I love it, this has essentially replaced it. The price is fantastic as well. While the app is incredible, the only real feature I would wish could be added is some kind of way to edit the timing of different samples in the loops that you have already recorded (in the same way midi can be edited after the fact). However, I understand that this may be a difficult (or impossible) feature to implement. Regardless, if you have an interest in sample based music, I cannot recommend this app enough.

Choppinbroccoli, Aug 24, 2020

Fantastic App and it keeps getting better

This app is genius and could easily be priced at 10x the cost, so definitely buy it before they realize that and raise the price. It takes the workflow of a traditional sampler (SPs and MPCs) and mixes it with amazing UI to make an even better production workflow. Elf audio is continually making updates and improvements so it has only gotten better over time. There is a very active user community forming, only a matter of time before this app truly blows up. The simplicity of this app is what makes it so good and effective, if you are looking for a full featured DAW you will be disappointed. However, you will find a powerful tool for creating beats wherever you are, just look at Dibiase’s Koala beats on social media and you will see how powerful the app can be with the right perspective.

coby ash, May 07, 2020

Sound Playground & Lots of potential

It’s pretty fun to play with, I bought the premium upgrades and really like the many possibilities you can do in this sampler playground. I hope the developer will continue to work on it because it’s one of my favorite apps! :) Oh and hey developer, I think it would be cool if you could make it so we can color individual pads for organization sake; I think it would be awesome and would also make the app more personalize-able for the user! ;) also another thing that would be handy would be the ability to record midi without triggering pads. Also it would be awesome to make the app more friendly to audio interfaces, because I’ve tried to use my Focusrite Scarlett Solo to connect my guitar and microphone and it kinda works but it sounds wack. Maybe I just don’t know how to use my gear lol would love these features to be implemented into the app!

Funkie.Skunkie, Dec 19, 2022

The Best I’ve seen on IOS so far!

First of all I’d like to say I hope you [The Developer] never sell out like some of these other music apps have. I can tell a lot of thought was put into making this App and I sincerely hope you continue to be successful and genuine on you’re journey! As far as the app itself I’d say it’s quite literally what I’ve been looking for all day. I’ve bounced back from app to app, even GarageBand and I gotta say this app is well worth it and I highly favor it now over the last couple things i’ve downloaded. The premium price is well worth what your getting and it even comes in parts. So your not paying for more than what you need. I’m happy to find there is no subscription. And there isn’t a million add-ons I need to buy every time I want ONE more single feature. It’s fair and well worth what your paying.I’m able to take files straight out of my iPhone, throw it into the app on some Pads, chop it up and create patterns straight off my phone with ease! Among a plethora of other things I haven’t even discovered yet. I really just wanted something I could use while on the go when I’m out’n about feeling inspired. All I got left to say is this app among an overly saturated App Store full of glitchy, uninspired, greedy Music Production apps is amazing and well worth the cost.Trust if you continue down this path of being altruistic and offering quality along side reliability I will continue to support you!Cheers!!!

Great. Game!!!!, Dec 02, 2021

Packs a mean punch for the price

This is the best multisampler app I’ve tried so far on iOS by far. The features here rival those of some of the best hardware samplers with only a couple of minor limitations. You can sequence full tracks within the app pretty easily, the entire workflow from getting and manipulating samples to sequencing and exporting the song is pretty straightforward and the stems extraction feature is only seen in one other sampler I know of so far which is only available on pc/Mac so this is cutting edge sampling capability for a mobile software.As a producer/engineer that started his journey early 90’s on an Ensoniq Eps16+ I miss having the ability to quickly chop samples and build kits, I use GarageBand iOS for recording on the go but the main features missing fom GarageBand iOS are available by using this apps Auv3 version as a plugin or dumping sequences thru IAA and both methods work pretty well I must say. There are 2 main features I’d like to see added that would make it a more comprehensive sampler, those being the ability to layer sounds nondestructively (currently you have to resample) and the ability to map key zones for sampled instruments. There are a few other tweaks if I were to nitpick but I rated it 5 stars anyway because this app is beyond awesome for what it does and I’m sure feature improvements will be equally dazzling.

grndmstrdiallo, Jun 07, 2023

i love this app. 10 stars.

OLD VERSION: but lately after this new update even with NOTHING else playing on my ipad, everything is closed, background app refresh off, etc. It keeps randomly crashing on me and i lose all this work i had done. It is very very frustrating. not even beatmaker 3 or nanostudio do that. and Koala has never done it before. so If the amazing devs could figure this out for me then ill IMMEDIATLY GIVE 5 STARS. i only did one to get your attention. i use this app daily and i rely on it for a side income involving music production! please help!!UPDATE: thank you so much for the extremely fast customer support. you sir are amazing!! i havent even had time to test the new update, but because the amazing dev got in touch with me so fast and worked so hard to try to fix it, i know that if i have any issues i can just email him directly and he will help me!! thank you so much

instagram.com/pr4yTheProducer, Feb 27, 2021

My New SP-404 (and more)

This app is incredible. It’s maybe my single favorite app ever (not just music). If you are proficient with an SP-404 you will love this app. It makes sample chopping such a pleasure. Beautiful, smooth, stable, precise - everything you could ever ask. So artfully laid out. The whole thing really is a work of art because of its beautiful simplicity and power. It embraces why people love the 404 despite its limitations and also embraces the iPad as an instrument. Thanks so much to the developer for this. The one thing it kills compared to the 404 is the sequences. Bravo on that. It’s such a fast workflow. I can’t even explain how efficient it is. You just have to get in there and use it. The effects are great on here but totally different than the 404. Good call on that too. You cannot do the 404 fx on an iPad. It wouldn’t work. This was a much smarter direction. (But if you nailed that vinyl sim, oh boy😳). The effects are really more like the pocket operator’s fx but more robust. The one thing I would ask (to speed up my personal workflow significantly) would be to have an “export current sample” option just like you can export the current loop only. I do so much sample chopping in here and sometimes have a whole mess of things all in one file and would love to be able to just export one sample at a time. Again, thanks for making my favorite app.

Jason Judovin, Aug 15, 2020

Big Bang for The Bucks

A five dollar sampler/sequencer app that can compete with the big boys? Yes. It’s real! I first discovered this app on Instagram with someone using this with the Beatbox midi controller. I immediately hit the App Store, and there it is! For $5!!!🤯🤯🤯 I have the Beatbox, but it’s also dope by itself. I was having creative issues with creating on my MPC One and this allowed me to get out ideas while I’m working the learning curve with the MPC One. I’ve banged out about 10 songs so far with my busy schedule. It’s great to get an idea down when you can’t lug the MPC One around everywhere you go. You can even sample from video using your iPad screen record feature and Koala allows you to import the sound and chop it all up! On your iPad, iPod, or iPhone, beatmakers/producers, get a Koala on it and you’ll be glad you did!Brought to by the good people at Strange Soundz Radio…

Jeff Strange67, Oct 06, 2021

Almost perfect

This app is a lot of fun. The workflow is smooth and lets you knock out ideas very quickly.It brilliantly provides a set of simple building blocks that can be combined in complex ways. The resampling feature is a perfect example. It keeps the interface simple while still allowing you to build complex samples.I also like the it separates the UI into three different workflow stages: sampling, sequencing, and performing.I have one issue with the app. In performance mode, there’s no way to make it finish a sequence before starting the next sequence. You can easily create a new sequence that combines the two, but you can not do this dynamically in real time. This feature is purposefully left out of the app because the developer thinks that it would limit creative expression. If you have a processing disorder that makes it difficult to do too many things at once, you might have trouble enjoying performance mode. It can be difficult to manage effects while also trying to perfectly time your sequence transitions. If you use Bluetooth headphones like AirPods you may also have trouble timing the sequences to play the way you want. If you have a sequence that has a note at the very end that you don’t want to play accidentally, good luck.This is easily a 5 star app with that feature. Without it, I don’t really enjoy performance mode as much as I could. I understand the value of instant transitions, but it could use a toggle.

jgthespy, Jan 23, 2022

Like a mini sp-404

This is a very flexible app that allows you to chop samples and make songs. The controls are easy to learn. This would be a 5 star app if they improved the effects section. There isn’t really much ability to EQ the sounds so that’s a limitation. Recently the app has deleted four songs that were saved. The song name is saved but all the individual sounds deleted themselves. The app has also crashed quite a bit. However the app is less than $10. It lets you do way more than you’d expect. A positive thing is this app helped me learn how to sample, chop breaks, assemble my own breaks, make fun little songs. I’ve taught myself a lot with the help of this app and it’s increased my want to make music. I’m now saving up to buy an SP-404 so I can continue doing what I did with the app but with the real thing. This app is worth the money but not if you plan on making anything you want to save because this app might accidentally delete your saved progress

Lair-E the cable dude, May 30, 2021

Description

Koala is the ultimate pocket-sized sampler. Record anything with your phone's mic instantly. Use Koala to create beats with those samples, add effects and create a track!

Koala’s super intuitive interface helps you make a tracks in a flash, there is no brake pedal. You can also resample the output of the app back into the input, through the effects, so the sonic possibilities are endless. Koala's design focuses totally on making the music making progress instant, keeping you in the flow and keeping it fun, not getting bogged down by pages of parameters and micro-editing. "Been putting that $4 koala sampler to good use lately. Undeniably great tool that puts some of these expensive beat boxes to shame. A must cop." -- flying lotus, twitter * Record up to 64 different samples with your mic * Transform your voice or any other sound with 16 superb built-in fx * Load your own samples * Choose from one of 250 built-in sounds * Resample the output of the app back into a new sample * Export loops or entire tracks as professional quality WAV files * Direct export to Ableton Live Set * Copy/paste or merge sequences just by dragging them * Create beats with the high-resolution sequencer * Import samples using AudioShare or just open them in Koala * Keyboard mode lets you play chromatically or one of 9 scales * Quantize, add swing to get the right feel * Normal/One-shot/Loop/Reverse playback of samples * 6 Choke groups * Attack, release and tone adjustable on each sample * Add any (or all) of the 8 effects to the entire mix * AUv3 compatible - use in GarageBand, Logic, Cubasis etc etc * AudioBus 3.0 and Inter-App Audio compatible * MIDI controllable - play your samples on a keyboard, map the effects to knobs * Jam with others over WiFi with Ableton Link * Free copy of Ableton Live Lite included * Use AI to separate samples into individual instruments (drums, bass, vocals and other) * Set your own background image and choose from a growing list of background visual FX. 8 Built-in Microphone FX: * More Bass * More Treble * Fuzz * Robot * Reverb * Octave up * Octave down * Synthesizer 16 Built-in DJ Mix FX: * Bit-crusher * Pitch-shift * Comb filter * Ring modulator * Reverb * Stutter * Gate * Resonant High/Low Pass Filters * Cutter * Reverse * Dub * Tempo Delay * Talkbox * VibroFlange * Dirty * Compressor Features included in SAMURAI In-App Purchase * Timestretch (4 modes: Modern, Retro, Beats and Re-pitch) * Piano roll editor * Auto-chop (auto, equal, and lazy chop) * 3 Band EQ * Pocket operator sync out