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iSample - Sampler / Recorder / Looper app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 2024 ratings )
Music Entertainment
Developer: Way Out Ware, Inc.
4.99 USD
Current version: 2.0.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 12 Jul 2009
App size: 40.33 Mb

Sample your world!

iSample 2.0 is a very powerful sample based music production tool. New with the 2.0 update are an array of features that make iSample a leader among the beat making / pocket studio apps. iSample ships with over 50 MBs of samples created by Mutato Muzika (founded and run by Devos Mark Mothersbaugh) that provide a great starting place to create your own jams, and also to get started with iSample.

Heres what people are saying about iSample 2.0:

"iSample is incredibly deep, containing features found normally on professional audio software costing far more. And it’s loads of fun to play with." - Roger Linn (of Roger Linn Designs and MPC inventor)

".... the functionality youve put into the new version is astounding. It took me all of 5 mins to work out how to use it. Its so logical" - Darren Scarce (iSample 1.0 owner)

"Wayoutware has created a an extremely cool app here with ISample. Its not only a very solid sampler for the iphone, but it also elegantly opens up new avenues of creativity which I have really enjoyed exploring. This is the way an iphone music app should be!" - Jordan Rudess (Keyboardist for Dream Theater and an iPhone music expert)

If you would like to learn more about iSample, please check out the iSample 2.0 manual at http://budurl.com/isamplemanual

iSample 2.0 is very feature rich such that covering all features in a list is difficult at best. Below is an attempt to do so.

iSamples features include:
* 6 separate sampler engines that can record and playback and loop samples up to 30 seconds in length.
* WiFi Sharing that allow you to upload and download samples using a clean and powerful web browser based interface.
* Easily accessible tempo management with a Tap feature.
* Sample trimming with pinch to zoom, two finger scrolling and scrubbing.
* Tempo based sample length quantization.
* Graphical Looper screen that allow you to position samples dynamically while looping.
* 6-channel Mixer.
* Delay and Reverb effects.
* Pattern sequencer with 12 stored patterns.
* Song mode that allows you to chain patterns together to create songs.
* Ergonomically designed for the iPhone or iPod touch screen.
* Even large fingers can play easily.
* Unique multi-touch recording makes for very fast and accurate mutiple sample captures and accurate slicing of sounds.
* Record lock feature allows you to create longer recordings without touching the pads.
* 6 sample pads with direct to file recording.
* Very fast response to pad touches.
* Up to 6 samples can be played at the same time.
* Banks of pads can be saved and loaded.

iSample is a great tool for singer/song writers to capture song ideas because it lets you create up to 6 separate parts on the pads allowing you to play with your songs order or just to preserve ideas for later use.

iSample is a very responsive sampler/looper that lets you create 6 samples in a bank. You can load and save your sample banks to create a library of sounds. When using the built-in speaker as audio output, iSample allows you to overdub by allowing you to play sample pads while recording.

Note: We have submitted an update to Apple to correct an issue with iPod Touch devices that causes iSample to make no sound. In the mean time, if an iPhone style headset (with mic) is used on your iPod Touch or an external mic is connected, iSample will work correctly.

Pros and cons of iSample - Sampler / Recorder / Looper app for iPhone and iPad

iSample - Sampler / Recorder / Looper app good for

I love it! This app is just perfect with the new version!!! So much possibilities! Thanks to "Way Out Ware"!
Patterns could be much longer if needed. Any way you can record more then put in the song.
I bought this App today, and I love how easy this app is to use! I figured out how to use it fairly quickly! Its very simple, extremely responsive. iSample has EXCELLENT PLAYABILITY. With iSample you can turn any sound into music, or you can sample old songs and mix them all up and create a totally unique new remix, which is my favorite thing about iSample. To top it off you can SAVE your sample banks and LOAD your samples up later! Ive bought many of the samplers in the app store and this is the only one that does exactly what its supposed to do. Most apps in the app store say that they are a sampler, but this is one of the few that actually records your own samples! Great work WAY OUT WARE!
Very quick and fun to use! l love this app! You can sample and loop anything instantly!!
Would be great if version 2 could include some wave editing functionality so I could clip the front and back ends of the sample. Otherwise, great job!! I couldnt ask for more for a buck 99!
Very good app! Interface works well once you get the hang of it. One thing is I really wish you could touch the pad once and it plays the sample once and stops. I was pretty surprised you cant do that. Definitely need that for live show situations. As it is now to play a sample you either have to hold the pad down or put it on loop. Another wish for future version would be to connect wifi to my computer and load in samples that way. Thanks!

Some bad moments

Great concept, nice layout and features, but abysmal reliability (on iPhone 4S) and support renders this app useless. Too bad, but seems that its likely an abandoned project. Would like to see a reliable similar app.
Guys, you have to do something with this app, at least youd better remove phrases about leadership of this up from the apps description - those are misleading. This app CANT even play its native loops well - they go distorted time to time.
This app needs an editor to set start/end points for each loop. Without that its rather useless. And I agree with the other reviewer who said the button/slider concept is awkward. Its a good start, but the app is clearly not finished yet.
It crashes with iPod touch!!!! Please fix this. This is the only looping app I can find. Please please make an update. Or I will report you guys
PLEase fix this!!!! update!! I pay and cant use this app !!! The app is god for the price, i have a ipod touch 2g but the buttons "on" dont respond correctly, and i record with my micrphone and play in my headphones but if i unplug the headphones the app is crash and dont respond and dont playing anymore, please help in this problem
This app is overpriced . Get beatmaker. This has no features it should cost 99 cents not 2.99.