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✓ So creative and intuitive!Very user friendly & well designed. Excellent features. Would love to see a loop sustain mode in a future update (playhead separate to loop brace with loop ping pong movement).Version: 1.4022
✓ Creativity at its bestCreativity can be choked by technicalities. Not with Koala. It is quick, easy and enjoyable to use. The developer listens to requests, replies to questions and then updates and improves the app. Great apps can give you ideas, inspire new musical direction and encourage experimentation. Koala does this in an instant. Give it a potato and it will give you a 3 course meal..Version: 1.4018
✓ More FX pleaseAwesome app, great compliment to my work flow and my hardware SP404. Are there going to be any other FX added to the Kaola sampler? Imported samples must always de « ready to go » but sometimes EQ, compression and others must be used in order to make everything fit together. In order to do this I m’usât bounce samples back in forth between my SP, DAW and Koala. Thanks again for such a cool app. CHeers..Version: 1.4034
✓ Amazing wowRecently after writing a fairly negative review about this app and some crashing issues that I had I was very pleased to see that in the latest update less (which came Leston a week later) has addressed the issue and solved it completely I’d like to thank the koala team for paying such good attention to their customers 10/10.Version: 1.4012
✓ Best iPhone music app I’ve seenExtremely intuitive, fun, and practical for music..Version: 1.370
✓ Best musical app for iOSThis is the most user friendly sampler I’ve probably ever used. I’ve sampled lots of hits from my drum kit and some of my favorite synths from OP1 into this app and basically have a Pocket Operator on my phone now. Very pumped for these new effects! I haven’t tried it yet, but the ability to send data to Ableton live is pretty incredible for mobile composers or any musician who become easily inspired on the go. Thank you for making such an intuitive app! Landscape mode would be fantastic as well as ADSR controls for individual samples! 👽🤘💯.Version: 1.350
✓ Leave the SP404 at homeI love how portable this app is. It’s the perfect blend of functionality and fun. It’s not a DAW and that’s why it’s great. Make some samples and play with a beat. Pure joy. Huge thank you to the developer for continued updates and innovation. My overpriced hardware synths and samplers now collects dust in my closet..Version: 1.4071
✓ The greatestJoin all the groups watch all the tutorials and you will soon realise this is the future of beat making and sample chopping. I could go on but as a rapper more than a producer i can easily create a sick beat in one bus trip and its so easy..Version: 1.4018
✓ Marek Bereza, thanks. Awesome is the only world can discribe your appThe possibility are infinit. Im totaly no voice about how much your app is fantastic. The power of creation can be totaly develop and use as is maximum with Koala app. Marek Bereza is the second Genius in all this generation right after Steve Jobs. We all superstar now with this kind of app. You are Great keep goong Bento.Version: 1.374
✓ Super fun SamplerUpdated review, 6/1/22: Koala is king! The one feature still not there from my original 1.0 review is quantization when tapping different sequencer bubbles. Otherwise, 5 stars!! Old review: * Feature request: Quantize when jumping to next sequence. Like Ableton, I would like it to play from the start of the bar when I click next sequence bubble. Or quantize to quarter, half bar, 16th etc. • Still an issue: Trash can popping up while I’m playing or editing. Let me turn that off once I’m done sampling. • ~mikenoface.Version: 1.4055
✓ Best Sampler out thereKoala is everything a person could want in a sampler, its beauty is in its simplicity and each update is like a little Christmas present from Marek. It keeps getting better every time I open it.Version: 1.4077
✓ Love it!Fixed! Stereo recording! But now it doesn’t record st unity gain? Seems to be 6db down. Still clicks on recording start and now seems to have a slight gap at end. feature requests - !! Please oh please can there be a toggle for select on “play/ midi note”. It would be nice to be able to edit one sample at a time without having to stop playback. - snap to zero crossing. I have some samples that start with a click and or end with a click. - please allow for recording to snap to quantize? This could be a samarai feature. For recording loops especially. In addition an edit snap feature for setting a start point in time. This feature set essentially how blocwave did recording snd editing. - super super huge request. Please allow for individual fx per sample or bank 🙏🏽 - some individual outputs. - it’s gotta somehow be possible to make modern mode pitch shiftable, even by just one octave? It does sound the best of the three algos. Thanks for making such a cool tool, its straight ahead and really easy to work and be inspired. Still 5 stars..Version: 1.4019
✓ I DON’T DO REVIEWS BUT I HAD TOTHIS.IS.THE BEST MUSIC APP BRUH I’VE MADE BANGERS WITHOUT THE NEED TO HAVE TO USE A COMPUTER…… I JUST HOPE THEY ADD THINGS TO THE APP AND KEEP PUSHING IT FORWARD AND NOT PLATEAU THE APP.Version: 1.4053
✓ Deep but intuitive and funBrilliant app. Easy to pick up immediately- my 7 year old gets it. But has so many features and possibilities. Can’t wait to see what’s in store with further updates. Would love to see: Waveforms on grid editor Effects on individual samples Note repeat feature is a little buggy. What I hear when holding down note repeat on some samples vs what I hear when playing back the recorded sequence is different. I love the polyrhythms you can get when holding down two note repeats at once, but the recording doesn’t sound the same. Playback through CarPlay is really muffled sounding. Not sure if this is something that can be resolved in app or is just an issue w CarPlay Minor issues for an overall exceptional musical tool.Version: 1.4073
✓ This sampler is DOPE AF!It’s so intuitive, fun and instantly rewarding. I’ve made more music on koala in the first few days than any other app. Just buy it. You won’t regret it..Version: 1.21
✓ This app is an absolute game changer.I found out about Koala pretty much as soon as it came out. I have never thought that an iOS app can replace a real sampler and koala proved me wrong. I was a slave to a computer with a lot of expensive hardware hooked up to it when all i needed was a good pair of headphones and the iPad or even my phone. I’ve sold my sp404 not long after I started using koala simply because I’ve never even used it anymore. Now with the new time stretching and autochop features i hardly ever use anything else to make beats. The fact that Koala comes with the key for ableton live lite is a an another to buy it. If you’re reading reviews to see if this app is worth it, don’t hesitate and just buy it. It is totally worth it..Version: 1.4018
✓ BrilliantAmazingly designed app. Incredibly fun and inspiring to work with. And the extra (very reasonably priced) add-ons greatly increase functionality. I’ve only had this app for a couple days and I already have multiple projects going. That said, I have run into multiple bugs during the short time that I’ve been playing around with this app, including one in which the audio can suddenly become incredibly loud and distorted. No fun if you’re wearing headphones.. Also, I have to deduct one star because I feel the the app could benefit from a couple basic features. As someone who works with a lot of ambient, drone-type samples, I believe the sample editor desperately needs some sort of loop crossfade functionality. Also, simple LP/HP filters would go a long way. All in all, a very powerful and fun app. Would highly recommend to anyone. Will update my review when the bugs are inevitably ironed out. Update: After some bug fixes and the recent inclusion of sample crossfade functionality, I can now say that this app is pure perfection. Amazing job by the developer!.Version: 1.4071
✓ Please add AU on MacGreat app. The best sampler out there. It is mind boggling that the ios app has auv3 available but not on mac which is what most professional music producers use. I would happily support and purchase it for my mac. It would completely change my setup for the better if I could have koala sampler as a plugin in my DAW. PLEEEEEAASE.Version: 1.4081
✓ Love app but would love these featuresAny way to add in sample key detection si that everything will correctly be in key or easily to make it in key for those who don’t have good pitch detection skills. Also any way to add in 16 pad velocity for it instead of manually turning down velocity trying to mimic that feature? Love the app. Been having a blast making music on this 🔥🔥🤘🏻 Update to review. And just another request. Any way to update the stem separation tech inside the app. Since the tech gets better every day and almost every company coming out with it now any way to update it some so its more accurate on separating with cleaner separation and less artifacts in the sound after export. Ty again and love this app. It’s brought passion back to my music world..Version: 1.4081
✓ Love This Thing! One feature request! Okay, Two...I ❤️ Koala Sampler’s layout, features, and ease of use. My request is for landscape mode be made available for iPad. I use a Focusrite iPad dock and portrait mode isn’t practical in terms of workflow going from App to app. The second request is to be able to easily transfer songs & sample set-ups from iPhone to iPad. Maybe via iCloud? That way the iPhone can be used as a Field Sampler, & the iPad can be used, with it’s more ergonomically friendly size, for further song & soundscape production. Seriously, Landscape mode would make this incredible work-flow wise if it were an option. Thank you.Version: 1.29
✓ Unbelieve appWhen they make documentaries about iOS production changing music forever in 10/20 years time the first image of an iPad and a music app will be Koala Sampler..Version: 1.4046
✓ Great work!This app is amazing so far the way is laid out and effects are brilliant. Being able to merge cells is so useful and also resampling the output. I would love to see mute and solo buttons, and a basic sequencer so you can do some editing of the midi parts. Awesome app so far! An Audio unit version would be incredible so we can run multiple instances in AUM.Version: 1.374
✓ A must haveJust try it .. unreal I use it everyday.Version: 1.4079
✓ Creatively awesome!The amount of potential here is incredible, a well deserved 5 stars. My one bug critique is… when playing each sample to see how your sample sounds, there’s maybe a 3 second delay after the sample is played you hear a soft noise. I’ve tried to cut the tail off the samples thinking it was something I did during sampling, nope… it’s a glitch in the pads. It’s very strange. It’s about 10DB lower and occurs 3 or 4 seconds after the sample has played no matter the pad… it’s like a delay effect that’s buried very low with one repeat. That’s something to look at, but outside of that… still I give this 5 stars. Pro version is worth ever penny.Version: 1.4069
✓ I Love ItWhat a great app It’s my go to traveler back I stopped taken on aircraft any controller like NI Maschine or MPC Studio and replaced with my iPad and Koala Sampler The price for this app it’s phenomenal The best is the creator update this sampler all the time and listen our feedback Well done Mark !!!.Version: 1.4071
✓ Fun and Functional - a fantastic toolThis is one of those apps that nails everything that matters. Super intuitive interface, fast and fun to use, which is the essential magic when trying to capture a creative burst, and sounds excellent. Add to that an great output capability. Unlike so many other audio apps this one does not trap your work inside its own ecosystem but instead allows you to take your work to other platforms with ease for further work. This has become my go-to ideas capture tool on the go and an essential grove-making resource in my workflow..Version: 1.4054
✓ Koala Sampler: Ultra Fun and IntuitiveEvery week I find a new setting I hadn’t had much experience with. The UI is user friendly and easy to navigate. I highly recommend having a fumble a number of times. Eventually it will sound like music once you understand the power of this application. Very happy with low cost purchase of additional settings..Version: 1.4056
✓ Happiness is Koala SamplerI’m in deep agreement with so many of the other reviews about the overall genius and fun of this app. Its design allows for such a fluid creative experience. Every time Marek adds a new feature I think “Wait, it can’t actually get better, can it?” And it does. Again and again. My latest euphoria is over the mixer effects with their unique graphics, something I’ve never seen anywhere else. The variety and playful inventiveness of visual patterns that emerge from tweaking some of these effects, patterns which are not only cool to look at but actually make complete sense as visual analogs to the sonic effects, are at once delightful and mesmerizing. And they sound awesome. The ability now to open old projects and move to the mixer to further develop and enrich the sounds is very exciting. Can’t say enough about the awesome music-creating environment Marek has given us all. If you don’t use it yet, you’re in for a super wonderful surprise. Happy music making to all!.Version: 1.4081
✓ So much fun to be hadSo easy, fun and very nicely designed. Everything you need in a sampler is there!.Version: 1.4073
✓ Best AppThis is a must app, the only thing is landscape mode for iPad.Version: 1.360
✓ AMAZINGThe ONLY thing that would make this 5 stars for me is being able to import MIDI files!! Hopefully they can make this a feature in a future update 🙏.Version: 1.4081
✓ 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..Version: 1.374
✓ Hands down one of the best samplersKoala is amazing. Exactly what I’ve been looking for. Ease of use, editing of individual samples in seconds,effects. I was making music within minutes after watching one tutorial. Played for hours. Can’t wait to get home and write some more. Only negative is when you hold a sample for continuous play , if your finger moves slight to the side the trash can comes up. I haven’t accidentally thrown anything away while playing yet but that could be scary in a live situation lol besides that it’s amazing. Easily better than most outboard samplers.Version: 1.4038
✓ Add drum packsVery cool app. Would be awesome if they added drum packs. Could be IAP. I’d certainly pay for some sound packs. Be easier than having to build a kit each time. NI Maschine does this so no reason why koala shouldn’t..Version: 1.4039
✓ This is a giftBlown away. I got the iPad pro and paid for Beatmaker 3, Cubasis, Blocs wave… all looking for the perfect iPad music experience spending nearly $70…. And the whole time the answer was in a $5 app (+$4 for a totally worth it feature) The tutorials given by the developer Marek and I can he really is passionate and wants this to be an easy lite yet essential instrument mixing in old school to the new tech. There’s a lot of easy features to dive into and you can really take this thing far. Sort of like Pocket Operator but 10x better. I’m saying this only after 10 hours of purchasing this. Already made some inspiring stuff. Would love to share my projects. Cheers!.Version: 1.4046
✓ Amazingly robust and accessibleKoala is such an amazing tool! Been using it for several months and it continues to improve. The developer really listens to users and increases the value of this app continually. Recent additions of amplitude envelopes for samples and the highly desired Landscape Mode for iPad really took this over the top for me; had to add my enthusiastic five star review. Great for capturing quick sounds from the surrounding world or sampling from other music apps in AUM. Also fun driving Koala’s pads with midi sequencers like Rozeta Suite or Fugue. Excited to see where Koala goes in the future!.Version: 1.370
✓ Brilliant!!Love it so much.Version: 1.4073
✓ Great app just a great IAP update.Lots of fun and great for creating interesting sounds and riffs. The developer keeps adding great new features. Top app and top dev..Version: 1.4018
✓ Great app for composition or just passing timeStill my favourite app ever. I would love to be able to use the same effects on my Digitakt. I wonder if that’s possible?.Version: 1.374
✓ Oustanding SamplerFun, easy to use and fun to use. Did I say fun to use?.Version: 1.374
✓ PowerfulI love this app it has given me so much for so little. I have to be honest I sold some of my gear cuz money was low. I had to pay bills and it hurt me to sell them but I had to but I am happy that because of this app I am still able to make beats which is something that truly makes me happy to spend some time to craft something I enjoy doing so. Much love to the developers you guys are awesome love the new updates. I’ve shown some people some stuff Ivemade and they shocked when I tell em it was made on my iPhone using only this app..Version: 1.4053
✓ #1 for sampled based music productionAwesome app and community, this app blew my mind!.Version: 1.4054
✓ Outstanding developerThis guy rules. The developer shows a deep commitment to quality and a kind of dignity uncommon in the field. He cares, clearly, about doing as good a job as, within reason, he can. Improvements and corrections have come at a steady pace since release, and the product was very good on release. This while the price of this lovely sampling system remains within reach for beginners. You can’t ask for much more from a software developer. This one is among the elite on the platform. You should support this work and any other developer doing similar work if you care about things like user support, standing behind products, high quality at whatever the asking price may be, and success for developers who forgo greed, laziness, and deception. This developer is not alone in having these qualities, but such people and companies are too rare. I can’t always write about it, but I’m grateful when I find them..Version: 1.4062
✓ Incredible samplerHands down the best sampler on iOS. And a developer who is listening very closely to the users requests. Constantly updated and well implemented.Version: 1.4062
✓ Outstanding!It’s like having a sp-404 in your pocket. The UI is such that when you go to do something, it is done in a way that comes naturally without having to think about it, such press for duration of record and drag and drop to duplicate. The features and limitations are in perfect balance to foster creativity whether quickly getting ideas down or doing something more sculpted and spending a little time making. Dev seems responsive and involved. One of my most used music apps as of late, def recommend especially for the price..Version: 1.29
✓ Just AmazingSo easy to use and sound quality is fantastic. It’s such good fun and the possibilities are infinite. You must buy this. I promise you won’t regret it!!.Version: 1.4039
✓ Incredible!This app is amazing. Everything it does is fast, musical and intuitive. I hope they add live looping and loop slicing in the future—I’d even pay for these as add-ons. It’d also be nice if there were more intuitive ways to resample audio from other iOS apps in real-time. Already as it is it’s a must-have sampling app!.Version: 1.370
✓ So much funSo I paid like $5.50 for an app. And now all I do is sit around sampling our cat and dog and wife and remix them into songs and it’s great..Version: 1.370
✓ The GAS cure!Thank you to the developer for creating this app. I have had it for a few years now and I truly am thankful because I don’t have all the money in the world. I have already purchased this phone. Being able to have a drum sampler (WITH STEMS) and sequencer for approximately $12 is mind blowing. If you are new to production, and you are thinking about getting a $400+ drum machine…consider this first. You can do EVERYTHING you need to start out and learn. You are also able to get Ableton Lite with this to mix down your tracks - if you need to mix on the computer. I cannot say it enough…get this app! It has cured my GAS! I don’t want to buy a $400+ sampler. I can use that money to get a used iPad and pad controller and be happy lol.Version: 1.4081
✓ Love This AppAbsolutely amazing, you can be endlessly creative with it!.Version: 1.4073
✓ Like a better, more fun PO-33 or SP-404This is far and away my favorite music app for iOS. I always keep coming back to it, paying for the Samurai update was a no-brainer. If you've ever used a teenage engineering PO-33 or a Roland SP-404 the workflow is very similar. That being said the speed with which you can do things in this app and the amount you can do blows me away. You can just use it as a sequenced sample player or, with the samurai update, you can now start turning your samples into proper synths in their own right (set em to loop and shorten the length a lot). The developer has done a really amazing job of keeping a good balance between quick music creation in the moment, while also providing enough detailed and smart additional tools so that you can tweak your sounds and beats to your heart's content - all without cluttering up the UI. This is one of the few iOS music apps I would actually trust live..Version: 1.4022
✓ This is Dope!!!But we need this in auv3 to make it perfect!!!! It’s already the best sampler now let’s do this one last step. #auv3LetsDoIt!!!, great job guys keep up the great work..Version: 1.4039
✓ GreatIt’s awesome. Easily worth the pricetag..Version: 1.4062
✓ Great jamming app, just needs pad mutes please!Really enjoying this app for noting down little live looping jams - the only thing I’m really missing is pad mutes, my current work around is going to the sample page and turning the volume of the pad right down to -inf, but it’s a pain getting it back to what it was if the volume wasn’t at 0 ( e.g. via double tap on the dial)..Version: 1.370
✓ Big Bang for The BucksA 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….Version: 1.4043
✓ Amazing app - brilliant funFirst app review for me... but this deserves it. So much fun and really easy to make samples on the go. It’s now my starting block for making techno tracks. Cheers dude !.Version: 1.370
✓ Updated reviewI wrote a 3-star review a while ago complaining about sessions lost through crashes and a few features which seemed to be seriously needed. In the time since there have been a handful of updates which have solved virtually every problem I have had with koala, it is a really exceptional app and the developers couldn’t be doing a better job in updating and improving it over time. I would like to see a way to record external apps directly into koala and a way to effect audio using external effects eventually, but almost everything I want from a sampler is here already. For the money you really can’t do better..Version: 1.4039
✓ Good app but flawedI love the app. To me it’s one of the better Samplers out there. But I have some complaints.. or suggestions. We should have the ability to edit/fine tune our sequences to make sure everything is on time. There should also be a count down to record. And there’s a glitch that makes your samples not play back when you have recorded them in the sequence. I also wish it had a few more effects (like Half time) and/or more control over some of the existing effects (like reverb). With all this said I still really like the app and I hope you guys make more!.Version: 1.370
✓ So good.Extremely well thought out, fun. Get samurai mode! It’s worth it.Version: 1.4034
✓ Seriously fun !!!This app transforms your iPad into a very fun and seriously potential sampler machine. Specially if you have the ipad pro and the luxury of stereo speakers damnn i dont even need much these days. please keep updating this app! Thankyou dev we love this sampler so much!!.Version: 1.374
✓ Best f@@@ing fun I’ve had in years!For less than the price of a beer you get the best sampler I’ve ever used, on any platform. Awesome..Version: 1.4069
✓ OMG! Essential purchaseJakob Haq bought me here and I’m so glad he did. He’s right, this is Pocket Operator simplicity with all the storage capacity of iPad or iPhone and a metric ton of sampling fun. If and when sample looping is implemented, this will basically be the perfect iPad performance tool. I’m going to see if I can get it to work with my Trigger Finger Pro and Aum. Thanks developer!.Version: 1.350
✓ Crazy Game Changer!!!This app is so dope! My workflow for making beats has gone through the roof with Koala. I love not only sampling and making beats but I get lost in the joy of sound design with the resampling and effects. The one thing I would like to see is being able to export full song arrangement stems after you record a song instead of just sequence loop stems. Plenty of ways to work around that with other apps but it would be nice to do it within the app. That’s not even a minus though just a wish list item. I truly love making music on this app!!! Koala effects is great too and sampletoys is fun too from the same developer!.Version: 1.4001
✓ Brilliant, fast, and fun!Reeally love this app! so fast and fun for sketching. not just for beats, but also super useful for experimental, music concrete, drone, ambient etc. i love the resampling capabilities and exporting to ableton drum racks for further composing out. the drag/copy a pad is so lovely. rad. im amazed at how easy and quick it is to make interesting sounds in this. this app is already a powerhouse but would reeally hope to see a few things maybe added down the road: to have the ability to select a pad without triggering it (would be super useful for tweaking sounds during live performances), a "resample selected pad only" option (so we can record solos in keyboard mode while a bunch of beats or other pads are playing, without recording everything else), would reeeally love to see ping pong (fwd<>rev) looping mode, also an "export sequences as midi clips" option for ableton? anyway, an amazing app regardless. ty for this!!!.Version: 1.4063
✓ Amazing appAlready a great app and the updates have made this indispensable. Incredibly quick workflow for importing samples/editing etc. Works perfectly with my midi sequencer (Xequence). Allows me to sample/sequence in cpu hungry apps (yes, Moog) that otherwise the phone can’t handle all at once. Opens up lots of possibilities. Nice effects. Not enough room here to explain how helpful developer has been dealing with questions etc. Absolute star. 100% recommended..Version: 1.360
✓ AmazingA beautifully simple and amazingly versatile instrument. Thank you so much!!! As a previous owner of a TE-OP1, this app can do so much more and is much easier to use..Version: 1.4054
✓ 5 starI never write reviews on apps but these devs are supporting this app with really good updates. Great stuff.Version: 1.28
✓ This is it.This is the one. Pretty much everything that an SP 303/404, with some major quality of life improvements. I would even argue that this app singlehandedly outclasses them. Super easy to pick up, fun to use and really brings the joy of beat making to the forefront. Don’t sleep on this..Version: 1.374
✓ Much fun - with depthThis is just great, puts the fun back into messing with samples. I’m sure it’s on the feature wish list but a simple attack-decay envelope would be handy!.Version: 1.4061
✓ Can almost compete against the biggest DAWThis app made me sold my SP404. I can create beats on commute to work now. This app is insane!.Version: 1.4081
✓ InspiringThis app is unreal. Workflow is intuitive and effortless which leads naturally to inspiration and creativity. Works perfectly with other audio apps and mapping midi to a controller (especially a velocity sensitive one) makes this possibly the best sampler available on the market right now, hardware or software. When you compare prices as well then it makes it even more mind blowing. I’ve been chopping samples on lunch break, uploading them to google drive, coming home and importing them as a drum rack into Ableton like nothing. All of this and I haven’t even mentioned customer support yet, which is lightning fast, top notch, and from the developer himself. Thank you Marek, this sampler is awesome..Version: 1.4053
✓ I’m obsessed with this appI’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..Version: 1.374
✓ Easily the best standalone sampler for iOSIncredibly versatile sampler, feature packed and affordable. The in-app purchases are absolutely worth every cent. Plus it’s AuV3 too!.Version: 1.4062
✓ I can see why this is the best Sampler outJust getting into iPad music production and this tool has been nothing but good to me , no matter what Daw I’m in ,and it functions so well with my Midi Keyboard .The only things I could hope come in an update someday is a auto detect / display for tempo of sample , makes it so much easier when working in a daw, and maybe just maybe if possible using Keys on the midi to adjust pitch wether that be octave or semitone for the selected pad / sample instead of having to always use a dial or setting up the same sample multiple times to get a different sound . but yea this is my go to sampler for the long haul hands down ! Can’t wait to see what’s next.Version: 1.4062
✓ TightAs a dev, I can tell how good the code under the hood of this app is. Major kudos. Beyond the quality, this is simply an app that is wildly capable and brings joy to people from beginner to advanced. In fact, if you’ve never used a sampler in your life, get this app, love this app..Version: 1.374
✓ Love this appThis is such a powerful app. Would recommend this to anyone..Version: 1.370
✓ Really flexible and elegant when it comes to usingThis app when it comes to music production is really handy to have on you. Being able to export individual sequences into stems with ease especially on a iOS/iPadOS is amazing to have in ur toolbox. It is flawed with some features that are missing and make it more difficult to get around but overall this app is great to have on you nonetheless..Version: 1.4073
✓ Good but limitedAwesome little sampler, but limited in how you can edit the audio. Wish there was more effects or audio manipulation for the samples (stretching audio for example).Version: 1.372
✓ Perfection.All the effects have given me a reason to not buy an SP404 or PO33 for large quantities of money, the sampler is brilliant, sequencer is amazing with a bit of auto-quantisation, what’s there not to love. Definitely worth the price..Version: 1.370
✓ So great.Delete all your other apps. This is the time killer you’ve been waiting for..Version: 1.370
✓ Great, could be the greatestI love this app. A couple of suggestions for the devs: - when recording onto a new slot, it would be better if the interaction was a toggle rather than hold. One tap onto the slot to record, second tap (anywhere on the screen) to stop recording. This way users have both hands free while recording. - when trimming the samples, it would be great to have pinch to zoom functionality. - when trimming the samples, it would be great to have fade in and fade out options - since we can already resample from the app, it would be awesome to be able to add the mic fx onto already recorded samples in order to resample them with the fx - it would be amazing to have a simple sequencer with grid resolution Keep up the great work, this is one of my favourite music apps.Version: 1.18
✓ Nice update 👍The new sample browser is fantastic. You are leading the way here on how it should be done. Just thinking back a few years ago and we didn’t even have a useable file system on iOS and had send files between apps in a convoluted way. Now we have folder favourites, preview and drag and drop. And one of the best parts is to load samples or banks from other projects. If you want to use Koala as a drum machine you can now easily create banks of drum samples and easily load or swap them. What a great feature. This app does pretty much all that I want. A granular playback (like spacecraft or tardigrain) would be nice..Version: 1.4059
✓ Great funBought it yesterday, have already spent maybe 6 hours in it, addictive and very fun, seems the dev is very engaged so I'm sure we'll see new features..Version: 1.3795
✓ Please add an undo feature for sequencerI love the app to bits, can’t stop using it but I have to say it is gutting deleting a whole sequence because you recorded something out of sync. Please please add a undo feature!.Version: 1.350
✓ The best music making appI’ve tried every music making app there is and nothing comes even close to koala. Designed perfectly for smartphone it literally turns my phone into a SP404. Not only that, the community that has been created around the app makes it even better. 10/10, I recommend it to everyone.Version: 1.4054
✓ The best sampler in the marketplaceMarek is a world-class developer and has poured his heart and impressive talent into this application. To just call it an “app” feels shortsighted; this has birthed a revolution in sample-based music production. As a beat maker for over 15 years, I don’t need my MPC, SP404 or Octatrack anymore. This is really all you need. And it becomes more impressive over time. Marek continues to implement new features seemingly every time I check for an update. This really is the best music making software money can buy. I cannot overstate how undeservingly great this is for the price..Version: 1.4073
✓ AmazingBest ever fun music making.Version: 1.4038
✓ Almost great (for iPhone)This review is for the iPhone version only. The GUI needs to be redesigned for the iPhone. Modifying the size of the interface while in the auto chop editing section to make it easier for editing. The GUI feels a bit cramped and leads to unwanted edits. Using some of the extra space to make the window a bit larger would be extremely useful. A small nitpick that could be implemented in future versions, allowing for sample import by default in the settings. Having to change that every time the app is opened isn’t a huge issue but would be welcomed. A big feature request is changing the pattern input to something similar as Garage Band’s step editor. That would make it easier to edit and create patterns than the current method. It’s a very good app and I’ll be happy to change my rating with a tweak or implementation of some of the features I requested. Get this app! It’s easy and quick to not solely create quick sketches, but actually make beats. I can’t wait to see this app grow..Version: 1.4025
✓ The most useful & fun beatmaking appI’ve tried all the beat making apps but you guys got it right 👏.Version: 1.4001
✓ Do you want to have fun?This is a great app for professionals and beginners alike. The interface is super easy to use and the tools are very robust. The cost of the app is nothing compared to the amazing things you can make with this app. And even if you are like me and don’t know how to make music you can at least make something that will give you a smile. The Developer continues to put his heart and soul into this product and that is worth so much! Plus you can join a great community of other people using this app..Version: 1.4046
✓ Outstanding AppThe best..Version: 1.4063
✓ BrilliantI’m just starting to play with this app but as a long time producer with many hardware & s/w tools I am already really amazed at the quality of this little chap. Perfect combo of intelligent featureset & fantastic workflow-it’s easy to achieve great results right off the bat - both by design & also because it’s so much fun tinkering - happy accidents just appear. Five twinkling Stars from me 👍🤩.Version: 1.4043
✓ Plz make this addition with the next updateThis app is dope but one thing I would like to be added is an editable step sequencer sorta like fl studio that way I can get in and create my own grooves and properly set sample chops where I need them because my timing be a bit off. Also a composing window where I can put all my ideas together. I know everything comes with time but those features will definitely take this app to another level. Freedom of creation is key. Keep up the great work I’m teaching my daughter how to make beats with this so she can hear the value of all things that create sound..Version: 1.370
✓ IncredibleLegitimately one of the best apps ever made. Not just out of all music apps but in general. Where do I even begin explaining the genius of this app? It is an all-in-one solution allowing for unparalleled creativity and fun while making music. Koala sampler is intuitive, easy to use and wildly fun. Record and edit your own sounds, import samples, chop and mix them, apply effects and arrange them. I think the greatest strength of Koala is that it doesn’t overwhelm the user. It is more limited than a true DAW but that is a good thing. You won’t feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start. Creativity just flows. The final piece of the puzzle was recently added to truly set Koala apart from the bunch recently - the mixer. With the addition of the mixer and all of the effects, Koala Sampler is everything you need to make amazing music in one inexpensive, value package. There’s not enough good things I can say about this app..Version: 1.4080
✓ Koala SamplerTruly Amazing!! Looking Forward to Many updates ❤️.Version: 1.370
✓ Worth the moniesFun fast and intuitive! would be nice if we could pick custom color schemes.Version: 1.4073
✓ Great app, manipulating sample regions could be betterLove the app, tremendous value and lots of fun. However, after using the app for an extended time I found editing long samples (1 min+) tedious. In order to get granular region selections you need to zoom in a bit to see a larger waveform which makes the sample's visual length much longer. Once zoomed in, you have to keep zooming in and out to move a region further along once edge of ui is met. This means lots of pinch zooming in and out to move regions as well as two finger scrubbing which is too easy to accidentally move a region marker. With no undo, this is a bit tedious. It would be nice to have some left right nudge arrows that move the off screen waveform into view with option for precision value by beat or seconds etc. Also, I would love to see a per sample region lock as I found my self accidentally moving an unintended sample region while trying to set regions on another sample because tapping to audition change. Also, tap hold and drag to delete a sample is cool but sometimes it gets in the way or toggled when just trying to hold a sample down to audition regions. Double tap option might help with this..Version: 1.4081
✓ Great App - Worth the small costVery enjoyable app, especially when incorporating midi controller. Young relatives (8 and under) are all fascinated when they hear themselves when pushing a button. Was experiencing issues but developed responded and made suggestions to resolve..Version: 1.4034
✓ Great potential, MIDI issuesThis thing is incredible but really need a way of setting which midi channels it’s using, and it doesn’t play well with inter app audio apps like AUM. When this is fixed I’d give it 6 stars if I could, it’s basically an SP404 for less than a coffee Update - emailed the developer and he says it’s coming soon so 5 stars and great support so here’s another ⭐️.Version: 1.25
✓ Amazing, please remove the subtle quantization when quantization is turned off.I love this app. I’ve been using it for a good while and I LOVE that you added a recording count-in and the piano roll over the last few updates. Keeps getting better! One thing I noticed recently is that even when quantization is turned off, there is still a bit of quantizing that goes on. Not sure if it’s just mine and I need to reinstall the app (though I’m scared to lose my files). Let me know if that’s an error with my app or not..Version: 1.4039
✓ Very fun, very powerfulI love this. Has such a speedy workflow to it, and I’ve only begun to discover what it can do. The developer has made a great job of this. Similar to, but different from and perhaps MORE amazing then Samplr. Thanks Marek. Inspiring work..Version: 1.23
✓ GeniusYou sir are a genius. This app has been designed so thoroughly it scares me..Version: 1.4073
✓ Fantastic App and it keeps getting betterThis 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..Version: 1.374
✓ Great, just missing a couple of thingsGreat little app. The only things I would like added would be an option to add fx after recording is done, and a way to eq the samples once recorded. If they were added, it would be 5 stars!.Version: 1.2
✓ Awesome and suggested updateThere isn’t a match for what this app does. Not gone bore you with details, just get it. Love everything it does already with the updates. Now what I would like to see as an update? Well I hate using outboard apps to consolidate other apps to run together on the same platform. I could imagine being on the Sequencer page of Koala and when pressing and holding an empty pad, a popup list with compatible AUV3 apps would be displayed for choosing and it would occupy that particular block with all the routings that a normal sample would do. So if your on the Sampler page, it would possess the eq’s and other routes that the sampler pads do. This would be monumental to me. Just putting it out there. Oh, and of course you can record and edit the track in the sequencer. I'd pay for that update! Am I asking for too much? 🥹.Version: 1.4080
✓ Best music app everIf these guys ever come out w a standalone it will wipe the market . Best music making app ever - especially for drummers !! Its just fun and lets you do what your brain wants to do sound design wise. Bit of experience with a daw helps but hands down most fun way to make tunes or at the very least score your idea down b4 the magic drops..Version: 1.4081
✓ You won’t regret buying this appIt’s the best sampler for phone/iPad on the market & it changed how I make music for the better.Version: 1.4001
✓ Amazed!!Definitely by far the best digital sampler available out right now. Was blow away by the versatility of the app. Simple to use as well.Version: 1.4055
✓ PhenomenalTo call this app “good” would be a disservice; it has single-handedly changed the way that I make music. With the inclusion of Koala in my arsenal, I’m now able to build songs with far more variation and expand upon challenging structures that may have discouraged me in the past. The exploration of creativity is sometimes a fruitless endeavor, but with this app, my “fruit” yield is tenfold. Literally. I just cannot explain through text how powerful it is to get skilled in the use of this app. To keep it simple, you would be making a mistake if you chose not to purchase Koala as a beat maker or general musician..Version: 1.4084
✓ I am so amazed by AUv3 rn.Koala always felt like this amazing tool that just didn’t fit into my workflow since it was its own isolated ecosystem (I hate working with Interapp). Now it’s just AMAZING. A total beast. One thing I certainly DO wish: please figure out a way of doing midi out of the sequence - I spent hours last night trying to get that but it seems it’s not doable at the moment. I find koala to be an amazing “brains” to my operation, therefore sometimes the sampling is nice but ultimately just something I use while on the go and then select better sounds when I have some time. Ultimately, it is so well laid out that it is super streamlined for song production (regardless of the AMAZING sampler). I understand that 64 midi channels are a lot, but maybe a compromise can be made? I would prefer that to simply not being able to send midi at all. PS: i am very new to the app so perhaps I’m wrong but it also seems that Koala AUv3 struggles with time signatures that aren’t 4/4, unless I am getting it all wrong. Tried 3/4 on AUM and changed Koala’s settings but the sequencer was acting up all crazy..Version: 1.4043
✓ A winnerGreat great app. Period. One thing really bothers me. If you buy an app and you like it a lot, it's cool to communicate that to others by rating it. If an update has bugs, you DONT RATE IT AGAIN WITH A BAD RATING TO THREATEN THE DEVELOPER. You email the guy or girl to let him know. You know the app is good so why screw up the apps sales because of a bug that will get fixed. Ratings are not there to communicate with the developer. The thing that really shows that the people who do that do not care about anyone but themselves, is that they never change their bad rating. So the promise of hanging thé rating if the bug is fixed is never honoured. Koala is fantastic. Every app has bugs sometimes. If every time a bug appeared everyone would give a bad rating, every app would have lousy ratings. Most people realize this so it's not a big problem. It's only bad when one if those ignorant people buy a great app..Version: 1.4018
✓ Fav music making app by a mile!Simply put, this app is amazing. It makes beat making so fun and creative. It’s simple to use but does the job so well. Since buying this app I have hardly touched my sp404 mainly because of hands on ease of use and quick workflow. Now with samurai mode and when using AUM app to sample other instruments apps or external synths ect straight into Koala just take this bad boy to a whole different level. It’s just so much fun to use. Within minutes u can have the bases of a decent track, it’s just so hands on! I would love an EQ mode but can work around using tone editor. The only gripe I have is the occasional crashing. But again in the developers defence, updates and bug fixes are released every month to couple of weeks and they really do listen to the concerns of the users directly. I once msged matey on Instagram about an issue, he got back to me within minutes. Can’t really ask for much more than that! Purchase this bad boy, trust me u will not regret it! 😁.Version: 1.4025
✓ My favorite music making App hands down!Koala is so good for me because of two factors, being fun and being simple. I was hesitant and first to buy this app because over the years I have collected a large amount of computer software, instruments, and hardware samplers to make beats with. So for me I was like “why would I need this? I already have everything!” But my favorite beat maker posted a video using it so I gave it a try and wow. I loved it. koala was designed to be intuitive and easy to use but still very powerful. In a age of complicated, extremely powerful beat making computer programs and Phone apps. A lot of my time is spent just tweaking on small details to make my song “perfect” which takes away from the natural fun flow of making music. Koala gives that back to me. Is it worth the few $$$? Yes. I have music hardware that costs $1200 dollars and this app is more fun and easy to use. I love it!.Version: 1.360
✓ Fantastic creative app!So well designed. Smooth and wonderful experience..Version: 1.4018
✓ Koala is a bad boyA brilliant app that’s insanely good value. It’s intuitive, addictive, fast, fun and simple to use. The developer is a super cool guy too and has been really quick to fix any bugs reported, respond to emails and implement new feature requests. Hopefully it will continue to be developed even further as the more you use it, the more you want to do with it. I’d gladly pay to unlock even more features in the future if it helps to support further development. Thanks Marek. Much respect..Version: 1.24
✓ Amazing appHands down my favorite sampling app on any platform. I have hardware samplers that don’t have as many features and capabilities, and don’t get the level of support and updates from the developer as Koala Sample. The developer has thought everything through, making this app a great centerpiece for a sampler based workflow. The only thing that I would like to see is an option to record from USB when a compatible USB interface is connected. The app sees my interface and has USB options but the sample record feature does not list USB in the options, only mic, Re sample from app and import . It might be an oversight but hopefully they can add the option to record samples from USB in a future update..Version: 1.4071
✓ Sound Playground & Lots of potentialIt’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!.Version: 1.4063
✓ So great but there’s one bugI love this app so much. I’ve been using it for almost 2 years. I’ve created so many beats on, it’s so smooth and you can work anywhere at anytime it’s crazy. The only huge bug that really bothers me is sometimes when switching through your different saved projects or cropping a sample, it suddenly kicks me out the app. And when I go and open the app again, the project I was last working on is missing some or all the samples. Or even just completely deletes the whole project. But other than that it’s such a great sampler, it deserves its 5 stars regardless of the bug. But if it can get fixed that would be awesome! 🎵😁.Version: 1.4073
✓ AwesomeAwesome simple app that allows you to do some solid beat making on the move!.Version: 1.4071
✓ Best Music Making AppMy favourite music making app available. For sick a cheap option Koala is ridiculously powerful.Version: 1.4018
✓ This app is moneyLove how simple and straight forward this app is I sold my po pocket ko cuz this workflow is so much nicer Wish it had a bit more live juggles in the preform sector Maybe like like the flytape or maybe allow a plug-in to join I would pay for more features Thanks GOONKNOX.Version: 1.374
✓ Simple and wonderfulI’ve been excited about iOS as a music making platform since I got my iPod touch 10 years ago, this is the first app that really made me feel like “wow someone finally did it” Simple, fun, powerful easy to make songs, easy to start something and export to desktop application for further editing. It’s just all around awesome..Version: 1.4071
✓ So so good.Wish I could buy it twice, it’s such a wonderful musical sampler. Easily the best one on iOS. Just buy it!.Version: 1.350
✓ Best sampler app aroundSuper good. Brilliantly simple, great workflow, ultra fast. Amazing export options too. I now use it as one of my main creative tools in writing process. Every time I use it a good idea comes out, without fail. Kick started so many tracks with it..Version: 1.4043
✓ Massive value and heaps of fun!This is incredible for on the go beat making and generating ideas! Love it! An idea for future update: I think it would be amazing if you could some how important straight from the splice app on your phone!.Version: 1.4038
✓ Dope app str8 up and down like 6 o’clock !!!Only thing I would suggest is when selecting the next sequence to play for the current sequence to play all the way through before it goes to the next selected sequence like on the sp 404sx sequencer it always stay in sequence. This would really useful when recording a song. THA The latest update made the sequencer unstable. Doesn’t always record the first note. Latest update crashes this app…..latest update keeps crashing. Please fix the crashing…...Version: 1.4073
✓ My favourite app and endless hours of funKoala sampler is the best musical purchase I’ve made in the past year. The amount of hours of endless fun I’ve gotten from this simple, inexpensive app is totally worth it. It has great support, keeps getting regularly updated with new features, and a great community. The workflow of koala sampler makes it beautifully simple to create something incredibly complex.Version: 1.4071
✓ More than just a samplerThis is by far the most instantly gratifying, inspirational music making app I have purchased. Not only is it a sampler, with a fast intuitive way of working, it is also a great way to quickly structure a track. I have so many pieces on the go that are constantly evolving. With a few tweaks here and there over time this will be absolutely perfect. For instance, The piano roll is a bit fiddly to use without adding unwanted notes, or there could be a way of pre-programming sequences for a full song rather than triggering them in real time to record, which in my case, always ends with me not cueing at exactly the right moment. Otherwise and exceptional creative tool..Version: 1.4025
✓ Ridiculously good value for money.User interface is really intuitive, clean, well thought out. Most importantly the app is really fun to use!.Version: 1.4063
✓ Amazing designI am blown away by this app. Maybe the best-designed music app I have ever used. So fun and surprisingly powerful. Great tutorials on YouTube as well..Version: 1.4069
✓ A fresh approach that brings creative freedom.Very impressed with this after a few months of usage. It integrates well with DAWS such as Cubase iOS. But standalone is my favourite mode. Very elegant interface, it’s so easy to get started and it offers a lot of depth when you’re willing to explore. Professional quality results, and of course most importantly it’s fun to use. I recommend this to anybody who wants to work with samples and loops, and wants to use an interface made for touch screen, rather than a sampler app emulating a physical sampler e.g MPC..Version: 1.4053
✓ CHOPTASTICThis is my go to app when I have the urge to get creative and create audio collages. Montages. What I would like to see in future updates include time stretch, more quantise options, auto chop would be Kool, the ability to delete any individual sound from a sequence, the ability to be able to name songs and pads, manipulate effects per sound pad then record the automation. This has the potential to be a giant killer. I will fully support the developer and would be willing to pay for substantial updates. Happy beat-making you dutty lot..Version: 1.374
✓ Works well in AUM.I’ve deleted my previous review and updated to 4 stars as this app is better than I first thought. If you’ve got AUM and a Bluetooth midi keyboard like I have, you can get quite creative with this app..Version: 1.4000
✓ RevolutionaryFrom day one of Koala Sampler’s conception, till now.... it just keeps getting better and better and better, genius interface design and seemless navigation . It’s always a pleasure to use this app . This KOALA SAMPLER is a movement in itself 🥷🏿.Version: 1.4043
✓ Brilliant - So glad I gave it another go!I tried this app when it first came out but ultimately dismissed it as a sample toy. Nothing wrong with that, but it wasn’t what I needed. I recently saw this app mentioned a few times and figured I’d better give it another go. I’m REALLY pleased I did. It’s been seriously developed since it was first launched. I upgraded to the auto chopping and slicing options and it’s worth it. Fast, fun, and it encourages experimentation. Personally, the ability to export individual stems, samples and slices is awesome. The tight integration with AudioShare is also most welcome. Not used the “breaking apart” of mixes yet, but that sounds crazy cool. The import, export options allow it be the focus of your production or an essential tool in your work flow. Where I think Koala really wins is that it just tries to be the best sampler ever. Nothing more, nothing less, just focused on doing that really well. It lacks pretentiousness, and it encourages fun. Music is about play and playing. I think this developer really understands that. If you make sample based iOS music, get this now..Version: 1.4063
✓ Amazing appDeveloper, If I Had to pick some things to change I would 1-allow change of color to the pads. I’m not a fan of the rust red. The background change is nice but the pads really need an update. Maybe a theme setting where we can customize the pad style like 3d appearance and color Just not the red and blue 2- not let pads move unless a deliberate Long touch they move and slide too easily. It’s just annoying when playing on phone and tapping out a groove and the pads move and slide accidentally. Easy fix. Can’t believe no one else is mentioning this. 3-allow recording of automation, effects, and motion the fx are great it would be amazing if we could record our fx performance Really though such an amazing app. Everyone should have this app.Version: 1.4071
✓ For lo-fi headsI love this app. It’s like a nod to the SP-303 and PO-33 and I’m a big fan of both. It almost checks off all my wishes I had for a portable sampler. The workflow is smooth making it easy to use and bang out ideas quickly. I picked up an iRig 2 that works perfectly for sampling from any line out and it takes this app to the next level. It even has a 3.5 mm headphone jack that allows you to monitor your sample source and the Koala app while it’s plugged in. I feel like I underpaid for this app and I would gladly pay for extra features like a one shot option for samples, sample load and a simple step sequencer, but that doesn’t take away from how dope this app already is. I’d also like to see the ability to load tracks into the performance section to be able to do 303 style beat sets. Looking forward to future updates to this slick app. Edit: I’d like to see an update that allows copying a pattern or sample between one page/bank to the next. Edit 2: I figured out how to move patterns from page to page. Sorry..Version: 1.18
✓ Samurai like it hot!The recent IAP upgrade has made what was already an incredible app into one of the best, most intuitivewhile still potentially professional music experiences on IOS. Sequence editing with velocity and time stretch are a real game changer, and upgraded chopping tools are icing on the cake on this ‘No chaff’ sampler. Essential to any music makers toolkit!!.Version: 1.4018
✓ GoodI don’t even have the app but it looks good.Version: 1.4071
✓ The Foundation of my work nowEasily deserves to be #1 app for music. I can’t think of any app that offers better value for money and is more fun. I use Koala daily and the regularity of my practice is one of the best things about it, it’s just so convenient..Version: 1.4073
✓ Deceptively simple looking beat making appAbsolutely loving this music creation app. The design looks simple but under the hood it’s fabulously playful and so easy to learn..Version: 1.370
✓ Awesome samplerI have only used it for about an hour but it’s very easy to get started and has a lot of power for an affordable app. I was looking for something like the old days. I could play a sound into the Emulator II where I worked and have a beat looped in seconds. I have a full on software sampler but you have to record in one program and drag files to it, assign a key range etc. which is precise but not creative. It records from the iPad mic but I was able to use a Rocksmith guitar cable into a Camera kit adapter to record line level samples with ease. I am sure it could be more than what it is, but then it wouldn’t be what it is!.Version: 1.370
✓ Goated Beat Making ToolI’ve been using Koala sampler for about 4 months or so and had quickly become my main tool for making beats and writing songs. Combined with my MC-101 and Novation Circuit and few samples, I can put together a sets worth material to perform in a matter of an hour. Even without those two extra machines, I’m not exaggerating when I say that Koala has pulled me out of a months long music rut that left me unmotivated and uninspired to create… Can’t wait to see how this app evolves in the future! (All if at any point and mute feature could be added that would be amazing ;)).Version: 1.4048
✓ WonderfulI had to sell my my beloved sp404sx a few years ago because I was beyond dead broke and still miss it to this day. Koala actually brings the same advantages and improvements over the Sp series for a fraction of the price.It might be all that I need plus an iOS interface!.Version: 1.350
✓ What an excellent appThis app rocks , it’s unique, stable and super functional. Worth five times the price in todays iOS terms.Version: 1.4073
✓ Wonderful sampling experienceReplaces a hardware Akai sampler for £4.49 possibly the biggest bargain on the AppStore. Thanks for making it universal as well.Version: 1.4062
✓ Really amazing workMy two favorite samplers have always been the Korg Electribe and the SP 404. Grooverider GR-16 nailed the electribe workflow but the App Store was lacking in a true SP inspired app until Koala showed up. It feels like really getting your hands dirty with audio in a way that few other apps do. It’s as simple as building collages with magazines and scissors but the depth is completely up to your imagination, and like the SP, you’re not shoehorned into any one way of working. Awesome work and thank you for putting this one out there. I’m going to make a lot of music with it..Version: 1.21
✓ Fun, easy and portableAt first I didn’t use the app despite rave reviews from friends. I was on a plane ride with nothing to do opened up and made 3 ideas quickly learning how to use it. I’ve played with my niece and nephew with it and everyone loves it’s simple and fun interface. Thank you.Version: 1.4073
✓ This app is almost perfect.I’m used to making beats on a computer in various DAWs and also Sp404sx and OP1 in the past. This app was so easy to figure out, the ease of use is instant, the only diving you have to is loading samples. Compared to other more expensive apps for beatmaking, this is like breathing oxygen . You can load samples , sample external (tunes, keyboards, guitar etc) and resemble . You can continue listening to while sampling in , so in theory you can lay in sync parts to fit your tracks. The sequencer is the most fluid ive experienced all across the board in all my experience in making beats (I’m using iPad mini 2019) . Only thing I think could improve upon this excelllent app , would be to maybe be able to record audio channels seperate but inline with the sequencer. And maybe being able to use the DJ FX on top of sampling in signal . Thank you for this great piece of gadgetry.Version: 1.374
✓ IndispensableJust gets better and better. If you make iOS music, get this ..Version: 1.4063
✓ 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!!!.Version: 1.4043
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