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@elf_audio
getting some errors with all my devices Seems to be related to iap apple app store This happens when not connected to internet I have purchased the iap and restored purchases on all my iOS devices
I’ve had koala for a while now but with the addition of a piano role it will be in the rotation now. My only frustration seems to be the play button is only on one section wish it could be on all the sections when you are working. And is there a files app folder for all samples between devices.
Is this considered a daw now? 😂
I was determined to stop buying DAW's and now Drambo and Koala are moving into that category of app. I think a DAW should also load AUv3's but that's probably not as important
as some of the other features Koala now has like Stretching, Chopping and Piano Roll input.
I was learning to use Koala to capture audio when the new Drum Perfect Pro IAP's arrived and I made a pallet of (stolen) Drum Perfect Cajon and HandDrum loops. That was an Aha! moment for me and I see why modern beat makers love this app.
I have a nephew with a garage full of vinyl he uses for his source materials and this is so much easier given the vast resources of the Internet "garage" storage for audio material.
I really appreciate the interest!
Xequence allows slightly easier access to more scales, custom scales, and custom keyboard/drum pad layouts; it also possibly has higher note resolution so that I can play faster solos (I know that's odd to want to do in a sampler but I'm odd), and easier arrangement of different parts into a song on the timeline. For example I can swap 8 bar chunks very easily in terms of their placement because it functions much a traditional horizontal daw timeline.
In koala sampler what I've been doing is planning my sequences carefully in 8 bar chunks, then use the "add to end" to stack them in one long sequence. Then I hit play in that sequence to sort of fake a song mode.
This frees up my hands to noodle on the performance page.
That's what I did here:
This works, but it's a bit hard to edit the middle of the song after.
Basically I'm after a song mode or an easy pattern chaining mode, and maybe more exotic scales.
I will emphasize that I'm not saying koala sampler is lacking. Honestly it's gone above and beyond my expectations with the samurai update.
So instead of leaving a feature request, I would like to leave a thank you for making such a fantastic and featured sampler that I've been having a ton of fun with.
I love to mess around with using things beyond their intended designs, but I'm honestly extremely satisfied with koala as is.
👍 Excellent work you've done
Yes i was thinking this. Is this a bug, not being able to record in stereo?
After messing around a bit more, I realized that if quantize is disabled the note resolution is actually a lot higher than I initially thought. So not a problem at all! More than enough for keyboard noodling.
Thus I can just access alternative and custom scales using the xequence keyboard or any keyboard app and easily record 8 bar loops and build a track out of those loops all within koala sampler by leaving one or two "master sequences" where I just stack the 8 bar loops in whatever order to chain them.
If I stay organized it actually is quite elegant...
@elf_audio what a great update. Thanks a lot. I have a request that would make auv3 redundant at least for me.
I would like to be able to mix live in aum with auv3 effects and mix buses. I’m doing live mixing dub reggae so I need each pad to be an output so I can send it to mix buses. Would it be possible to have multiple outputs, one for each pad? Each pad in a bank would use the same output as the corresponding pad in another bank. Thanks.
That's a brilliant idea.
Being able to edit my sequences instantly turned this app from interesting but I won't use it much into wow this is cool I'll use it all the time now. Thanks, and very fair IAP price as well.
Is the koala repo still active? I just used the auto chop to finish a full bank of samples that I recorded last autumn on a Greek island, nothing ground breaking but an interesting mix of sounds that I planned to share, just can’t find the link anymore... cheers!
@elf_audio any plans to add pad sends routed to each of the performance FX ? Could this be done in Sample Edit window maybe?
As an IAP?
The problem is they’re all in series, so if you send to the crusher, it will go to the 15 other fx
Multi out would be a good compromise if AUv3 is not under development.
@elf_audio , First of all Thank You for the Samurai update - great new features!
A future update feature request:
Would it be possible to select sample bit rate and frequency in the Audio I/O
to be able to select between 44.1Khz and 48.0Khz for external USB Audio interfaces,
to have more flexibility in Koala Audio I/O options?
As of now Koala samples from external USB at 44.1
( Zoom U-24 interface can record at 44.1 and 48.0Khz at 24bits but defaults to 24bit 44.1Khz)
as long I am using external USB for recording and playback all is fine.
But, as soon as I unplug
external USB from iPhone ( iOS12.4.1) , Koala resets back to48.0 Khz I/O playback
that completely messes up the pitch and the length of the recorded/sequenced samples
the pitch shifting doesn't function correctly because of 44.1- 48.0 Khz sample frequency difference.
My workaround for now :
to import all recorded 44.1khz samples into Audio Share and convert them to 48.0Khz and import back into Koala.....
It works but..... takes time to rebuilt the Koala Project and takes extra storage space on iOS devices,
and just breaks the great Koala workflow.
don't know if this feature easy to implement or is it a limitation of Apple iOS audio ?
any ideas?
Peace & Jazz
@elf_audio ok
@stormbeats with multiple out you could route each pad to an instance of koala fx and achieve what you want without any changes to the way the internal effects work. @elf_audio just sayin 😉
Yeh, I'm struggling with the sample rate thing too. I have to be sure to start things up in such an order that I always get the right sample rate, then remember what sample rate was used to stay in tune if I re-open a session.
I've been trying to remember to stay in hosts, set at 48 KHz, and to send in external audio through the host, not directly into Koala.
Thanks for reply @wim
I cant seem to sample into Koala at 48.0 with external audio interface ...Koala keeps the 16bit 41.1 rate that usb interface is set to internally.
But I can switch to 16bit 48.0Khz in Audio Share or Twisted Audio apps for example cause they have the option to choose a sample rate.
What hosts are you using that allow you to set 48.0Khz that Koala picks up ...Audiobus 2 or 3 or other apps ?
Do you sample into Koala trough those apps or directly ?
What iOS are you on and what external USB interface do you use?
cheers
Jazz
hi @elf_audio
speedy update!! but those stems are exporting as blank audio .. and as 3bit!! ?
i also was wondering if the 24bit exporting could be optional in settings... ipad space misers like myself like to stick to 16bit .. and converting a list of samples in audioshare is a pain...
exporting sequence as ‘mixed’ also fails in the same way... exporting Samples seems aok.. as does resampling the sequence as a loop internally.
@RockySmalls @elf_audio confirmed same here 3 bit exports of stems/current sequence
In case you didn't know it, Auditor does batch processing.
@RockySmalls Ah woah, really sorry about that - found the problem, you're right about the 3 bit thing, don't know how that slipped through the net - fixing now, will thoroughly test and upload tonight.
yep, i know... just a process that might be nice to avoid... i do appreciate the extra headroom of 24bit renders particularly for mastering.. but for stems that are going to go back into projects i keep everything conformed to 16bit 44khz right across the board.. there’s just too much of it for luxury bit rates
@elf_audio the iap fix is ok on my iOS devices except for my iphone6 Will try delete app / re install
nipped in the bud ... before the Koala-ists across the pond wake ... that’s what i call dedication
no doubt I will have a full inbox to wake up to. thx for reporting!
@elf_audio tried to delete /re install on my iphone6 to fix the iap issue & restored purchase but its still not working in airplane mode
@stormbeats Can you see what version it is (go to settings -> extras) it should say there