Koala Sampler Beat Maker Reviews

This is a very flexible app that allows you to chop samples and make songs. The controls are easy to learn. This would be a 5 star app if they improved the effects section. There isn’t really much ability to EQ the sounds so that’s a limitation. Recently KoalaSamplerBeatMaker has deleted four songs that were saved. The song name is saved but all the individual sounds deleted themselves. KoalaSamplerBeatMaker has also crashed quite a bit. However KoalaSamplerBeatMaker is less than $10. It lets you do way more than you’d expect. A positive thing is KoalaSamplerBeatMaker helped me learn how to sample, chop breaks, assemble my own breaks, make fun little songs. I’ve taught myself a lot with the help of KoalaSamplerBeatMaker and it’s increased my want to make music. I’m now saving up to buy an SP-404 so I can continue doing what I did with KoalaSamplerBeatMaker but with the real thing. KoalaSamplerBeatMaker is worth the money but not if you plan on making anything you want to save because KoalaSamplerBeatMaker might accidentally delete your saved progress

I love using KoalaSamplerBeatMaker! It is very easy to use and use it on a good bit of my music projects. The one thing that I hope gets fixed is under the sequence part of KoalaSamplerBeatMaker . After you double tap one of your sequences to expand it to view each individual clip being used in the track you can move to anywhere in the track to listen align your clips up for smooth transition from one clip to another, buuuut when you do that the current clip that is playing you will lose sound on and then when the next clip kicks in the sound comes back and this makes it very tricky to get your transitions to align seamlessly and if your clips are long then you have to keep going back to the beginning and listen to almost the entire track again to hear if you aligned your clips correctly. Hope I explained that w/o it sounding tooo confusing haha. Again Love KoalaSamplerBeatMaker but please fix this if possible. Thanks again for developing a fun app!

I want to start off by saying.. I LOVE KoalaSamplerBeatMaker!! But… A list of things I would like to make KoalaSamplerBeatMaker even better.

1.) this one gets all caps MAKE THE RECORD/PLAY BUTTON BIGGER PLEASEEE!!

( I gotta try and use the tip of my pinky and it’s still to big for this button) lol

and put it in every section meaning: Mixing area, including effects area of the mixer. Sample area etc.

2.) Allow a hold button for note repeat while in the grid or keyboard section.

3.) This one is not that big of a deal but..,
It would be nice for send availability for any sound; of already made effects.

Meaning: Let’s say Bus ABCD have effects,
I could create a send for any sound and use those effects as well, without putting them on the bus.

In closing.. I’m finding myself using this more then my DAW’S GREAT WORK!!

Thanks,

BEATS BY DMANDING 1

5 Stars upon fixing the record button.

Because it stresses me out trying to hit that button, while being creative/finding a sound I’m trying not lose in the process of trying to hit the tiniest record button with my pinky and trying not to hit the play/stop button right next to it.

Legitimately 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker? 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker.

Thank you to the developer for creating KoalaSamplerBeatMaker. 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker! 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

Blown 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!

KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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.

I love KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker . And when I go and open KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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! 🎵😁

Just 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

I’m relatively new to music production, but I’ve found KoalaSamplerBeatMaker to be very intuitive and useful. I’ve always wanted to get into sampling in a more serious way, and KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker enough.

Hands 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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. KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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.

Brilliant 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

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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker and I sincerely hope you continue to be successful and genuine on you’re journey!

As far as KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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!!!

Amazingly designed app. Incredibly fun and inspiring to work with. And the extra (very reasonably priced) add-ons greatly increase functionality. I’ve only had KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker, 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker is pure perfection. Amazing job by the developer!

KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker truly blows up. The simplicity of KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker can be with the right perspective.

This 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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.

KoalaSamplerBeatMaker is incredible. It’s maybe my single favorite app ever (not just music). If you are proficient with an SP-404 you will love KoalaSamplerBeatMaker.

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.

Koala is so good for me because of two factors, being fun and being simple. I was hesitant and first to buy KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker is more fun and easy to use. I love it!

It’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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker 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 KoalaSamplerBeatMaker !

This is the best multisampler app I’ve tried so far on iOS by far. The features here rival those of some of the best hardware samplers with only a couple of minor limitations. You can sequence full tracks within KoalaSamplerBeatMaker pretty easily, the entire workflow from getting and manipulating samples to sequencing and exporting the song is pretty straightforward and the stems extraction feature is only seen in one other sampler I know of so far which is only available on pc/Mac so this is cutting edge sampling capability for a mobile software.
As a producer/engineer that started his journey early 90’s on an Ensoniq Eps16+ I miss having the ability to quickly chop samples and build kits, I use GarageBand iOS for recording on the go but the main features missing fom GarageBand iOS are available by using this apps Auv3 version as a plugin or dumping sequences thru IAA and both methods work pretty well I must say. There are 2 main features I’d like to see added that would make it a more comprehensive sampler, those being the ability to layer sounds nondestructively (currently you have to resample) and the ability to map key zones for sampled instruments. There are a few other tweaks if I were to nitpick but I rated it 5 stars anyway because KoalaSamplerBeatMaker is beyond awesome for what it does and I’m sure feature improvements will be equally dazzling.