Sampler is an instrument that allows you to create your own 16-pad sound kit by either recording your own sounds, importing your own samples, or selecting from BandLab's massive collection of sample packs.
Each Sampler Kit supports audio files up to 1-minute long. You can customize and save as many Sampler Kits as you want for use in any project, from any device.
- Select an empty pad and click on Record to record your own sound
- Select Import file to import your own samples from your computer
- Select Browse One-Shots to choose from our massive selection of samples
When you open the Sampler, you can use the Sampler Starter to start with pre-made Sampler kits or create your own custom Sampler.
- Tap Browse Sampler Kits or Build From Scratch
- Tap on an empty pad and tap
to add samples or
to record samples
- Tapping on
You can also import audio or MIDI regions directly to the Sampler. This will render all Fx, automation and AutoPitch of that track.
- Tap the region you want to import and tap
import from the tool bar
- Choose the pad you want to import the region into. Note: You need an empty pad to import regions
The Sample Editor allows you to change how your samples sound. You can also change the Play Mode for each pad:
Gate - plays the sample as long as you hold on the pad.
One Shot - plays the entire length of the sample with a single tap on the pad
Loop - plays and repeats the sample over and over again as long as your finger is on the pad
- Playing Samples - Click and hold on the pad or the waveform in the Preview Panel to play the sample
- Zooming in/out - You can zoom in/out waveforms by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + scroll, trackpad pinch (on Mac), or by using the +/- buttons at the top right of the waveform editor
- Isolating and Cropping samples - Isolate samples by setting the start and end markers. You can move the handles or set markers by pressing Ctrl/Cmd + single-click for the start marker and Ctrl/Cmd + double-click for the end marker. Once the markers are set, click Crop to remove the rest of the sample
- Tuning Samples - Adjust the Pitch knob to tune the sample by semitones (default) or by cents (fine). Switch between modes by clicking the Fine button or holding the Shift key while adjusting to switch modes temporarily
- AutoSlice Samples - Allows you to cut samples into smaller slices to empty pads automatically. Use the start and end markers to set the range of the part to be included in slicing. The source pad settings (such as volume, release time, etc.) will be copied over to the new pads. Note: AutoSlice is only available through Membership
- Use the knobs to change the Volume, Pan, Pitch, Attack, Release, and Tone of the sample
- Right-clicking in the Preview Panel also presents you with the option to Normalize, Reverse, Copy, Paste, or Delete the sample
Tap to open the Sample Editor
- Playing Samples - Tap and hold on the pad to play the sample
- Zooming in/out - You can zoom the waveform by pinching the sample. You can then scroll by tapping and holding the sample
- Isolating and Cropping samples - Isolate samples by setting the start and end markers. You can move the handles or set markers by a single tap for the start marker and a long tap for the end marker. Once the markers are set, tap
Crop to remove the rest of the sample
- Tuning and editing sample parameters - Tap the
to bring up the sample parameters and adjust the Pitch knob to tune the sample by semitones (default) or by cents (fine). Switch between modes by tapping on the Pitch > label. You can also change the sample's Volume, Pan, Attack, Release, and Tone in this tab
- AutoSlice Samples - Tap the sample you want to slice and tap
to cut the sample into smaller slices to empty pads automatically. Use the start and end markers to set the range of the part to be included in slicing. The source pad settings (such as volume, release time, etc.) will be copied over to the new pads. Note: AutoSlice is only available through Membership
Copying
On both Web and Mobile, you can easily click/tap and hold on a pad in mode, then drag it to another pad to duplicate it
Samples grouped together will mute each other when another sample in the same group is triggered. Only one sample can be heard at a time if they are in the same group, while pads in different groups can be triggered at the same time, overlapping each other. You can change the color of the pads to easily identify groups.
For example; if the Play Mode for Pad 1, 2, and 3 are set to One Shot and are placed in Group 1, tapping on Pad 1 will start playback for Pad 1 but tap on Pad 2 and the playback for Pad 1 stops while Pad 2 starts playing. Subsequently, tapping on Pad 3 will stop playback for Pad 2. If Pads 1, 2, and 3 are in different groups, tapping on any of them will not stop playback, allowing the sounds to overlap.
Select a loaded pad to bring up the Sample Editor, then click on Group to assign it to a group number and click Color to change the color of the pad.
- Tap on
to open the Sample Editor, then tap
- Assign the sample to a group or change its color
Click on More, give your kit a name, then click Create
Tap on More and select Save as, give your kit a name, then tap on Save
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