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May the groove be with you

Now make record-ready music on your iPad with hundreds of pro-quality sounds and patterns

SampleTank is the first professional-quality sound and groove module that puts hundreds of world-class instruments and patterns in your pocket. You can play SampleTank instruments on stage with the iRig MIDI interface and a keyboard or pad controller just as you would with a regular sound or synthesizer module, or you can use the built-in tools to create inspiring, professional-sounding music on the go.
SampleTank with iPad and iRig MIDI

Be Inspired. Compose. Record. Play Live. All with your iPad.

Got an idea? Grab your iPhone! SampleTank instruments give you unmatched realism, sound variety and audio performance – a true premier for the iOS world. For the first time on this platform, hundreds of professional sample-based sounds and patterns can be easily accessed, layered and used for playing live. The built-in 4-track MIDI recorder lets you create beats, grooves, ideas and even complete songs. You can make music anytime and anywhere the inspiration hits you. SampleTank is the most compact sound and groove workstation ever made.

Sounds

"MassiveTank" – Your iPad is now a comprehensive instrument sound library

SampleTank gives you an astounding 16 instrument categories containing over 500 instruments that cover virtually every acoustic, electric and electronic sound you may need. Choose drums, pianos, bass, guitars, synthesizers, strings, percussion — whatever your sound needs may be, it's there. Plus, each category includes instrument patterns and grooves, so you can immediately utilize and experiment with over 1,000 patterns and grooves. Plus, SampleTank expansion sound packs allow you to pick and choose only the sounds you need, when you need them.

Parts

Quadraipadica

Okay, so we made that one up. But it means that you can have up to 4 simultaneous instrument parts, perfect for playing live. Use them to build a full rhythmic groove or to layer sounds together for rich creative sounds. Groovy.

Studioipadica

Again, yes… we made it up. It means that you get the same sound and performance quality from our mobile app that you'd expect from our high-end professional studio products. And you do. Lightning-fast sound loading and near-zero latency makes putting the groove in your pocket an easy thing to do. So get in the pocket and get SampleTank.

Features:	What's New:
4-part multi-timbral professional quality sound and groove workstation Expandable sound library with more than 500 instruments in 16 categories Over 1,000 melodic and rhythmic patterns for groove creation or accompaniment Included 4-track MIDI recorder with audio export Built-in insert effects and master reverb Easy-to-use, intuitive interface Sound and effects editing with multiple parameters Play interface with piano keyboard, scale-based keyboard and drum pads Compatible with iPhone 4S, 4 and 3GS, iPod touch 4th and 3rd generation, iPad 2 and iPad with iOS 4.3 and newer Designed in concert with iRig MIDI interface for iOS devices Free version also available	Universal app for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Built-in 4-track MIDI recorder Enhanced drum pads interface More instruments included: 136 (132+4 after registering) More instruments available via in-app purchase for more than 500 total instruments More patterns: now includes more than 1,000 patterns Now compatible with every audio dock

Features:

What's New:

4-part multi-timbral professional quality sound and groove workstation
Expandable sound library with more than 500 instruments in 16 categories
Over 1,000 melodic and rhythmic patterns for groove creation or accompaniment
Included 4-track MIDI recorder with audio export
Built-in insert effects and master reverb
Easy-to-use, intuitive interface
Sound and effects editing with multiple parameters
Play interface with piano keyboard, scale-based keyboard and drum pads
Compatible with iPhone 4S, 4 and 3GS, iPod touch 4th and 3rd generation, iPad 2 and iPad with iOS 4.3 and newer
Designed in concert with iRig MIDI interface for iOS devices
Free version also available

Universal app for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch
Built-in 4-track MIDI recorder
Enhanced drum pads interface
More instruments included: 136 (132+4 after registering)
More instruments available via in-app purchase for more than 500 total instruments
More patterns: now includes more than 1,000 patterns
Now compatible with every audio dock

How it works

Quickly browse, pick, and load sounds and patterns

The core of SampleTank is the sound library. As soon as you launch it, you will be presented with the SOUND BROWSER where you can audition all the included sounds and patterns. Choose an instrument category, and then select the voicing you want to hear. Here you can also quickly move within the 16 available categories and their sounds and patterns by tapping the instrument category icon.

A sound and a pattern are loaded into one of the four available parts (A, B, C, D) by simply tapping on them. To move between parts, simply tap the PART button in the SOUNDS browser.

Save your work…

A set of sounds and patterns loaded into the 4 available parts can be saved into one of the 96 available user presets by accessing the PRESET pages from the SOUND BROWSER and pressing and holding one of the 96 available slots. You can recall a preset simply by tapping its number. 120 available presets (24 factory and 96 user).

The BPM button in the SOUNDS browser pulls up the tempo slider so you can change the tempo of the patterns as well as display the large global play button to control all of the loaded patterns. There is also a small global play button at the top of every page of the app to instantly play the included patterns or your own MIDI recordings.

EDIT: Go Ahead, Get Crazy

The EDIT button at the top of the SOUNDS browser will bring up the EDIT panel where you'll find all kinds of knobs to fine-tune your sound by adjusting various sound parameters — volume, pan, transpose, attack, filter, etc, — and you can control the lush effects as well. Want control over your sound? You got it!

Above the edit knobs, several buttons allow you to activate the patterns (and the keyboard will show the keys that trigger patterns by changing to dimmed red), switch between pattern and instrument and change either one using the up/down arrows. A latch button allows pattern to repeat on its own or only while you hold down a note. Finally, the parts button quickly switches between parts right from the edit page.

KEYS: Perform on your iOS device

Once you've created the perfect sound, it's time to play. The SampleTank KEYS page is where you can use most of your iOS device's touch screen to play SampleTank sounds. Here you have the same controls at the top for navigating sounds, patterns and parts, but you also get a dual-row keyboard that can be customized as a "scale keyboard" - showing only the notes of a specific key/scale.

PADS: Build beats and grooves anywhere

SampleTank provides a drum machine-style PADS interface for easy beat creation. Drums and MIDI notes are assigned to each key in a familiar pad layout. You can reassign each pad to exactly the drum or note you want to your own customized beat machine. And the PADS interface isn't just for drums. Load any instrument on the PADS page and start building your own groove making powerhouse!

RECORDER: Capture inspiration when it strikes

A 4-track MIDI recorder is included with SampleTank to capture your ideas the moment you create them. Put a drum kit on one track, a bass on another, piano on a third and a synth lead on the fourth, and you can quickly build up a complete MIDI arrangement with handy quantize and loop controls. Then export your tracks as stereo audio and standard MIDI files to continue working on them in other apps like AmpliTube or VocaLive or computer DAWs like Logic and Pro Tools.

Two ways to play

You can use the iOS touchscreen to play your sounds, or use the new iRig MIDI to connect your keyboard or other MIDI device to your iPhone/iPod Touch and take full advantage of SampleTank for your live performances.

How we did it

You've heard it before…

SampleTank for the iPad is based on the same SampleTank Mac/PC audio engine you'll find being used in professional recording studios around the world. It offers a "greatest hits" selection of sounds from our flagship products such as SampleTank XL, Miroslav Philharmonik, SampleMoog and SampleTron. Plus you get brand new sounds specifically designed for the next generation of our virtual instruments and optimized for the best performance from your iOS device.
You have heard these sounds on countless records and productions by world-class artists and producers, and now you can have them in your pocket on your iOS device.