SampleTank Reviews – Page 3
3/5 rating based on 55 reviews. Read all reviews for SampleTank for iPhone.
SampleTank is paid iOS app published by IK Multimedia US, LLC
Great sounds, needs AUv3
Ion677
Get with it, IK! No ones gonna buy anything unless it can be loaded as AU. I have a few sound packs, but I’m gonna hold off buying more till the app is updated. In response to dev: I think you’re blowing smoke. I heard that you were “looking into” updating to AU back in August. It’s now December, and still no solid commitment. Most of the iOS music community will agree with me on this: if it ain’t AU, I’m simply not going to buy it.
Awesome app!
Beembom
The orchestral instruments are unmatched in iOS. I am with everyone else when they request that SampleTank be more friendly with DAWs like Auria Pro and Cubasis. I would also love to see you come out with some better quality choir samples. Keep up the good work!
Paid for this stupid App and still get Ads where it locks me out from using the App
Manny_M
Shame on IK Multimedia. This is not the experience I should have after spending as much money as I did on this iOS software. Now I’m going to go and find the receipt of my purchase and contact Apple for my money back. Unbelievable!!!!
Great app but hate add pop up
Drew4956
I am pleased with the samples in this app there very good. But they keep having an ad for their new product popping up and it is hard to get rid of you press the X and it goes to the website for their new app. After about 3 or 4 times of pressing on the X it finally stops going to their website. I paid to much for this app to have an add pop up. I will never buy anymore of there products if there going to continue to bombard me with new product ads.
Mixed Feelings Because of Latest Update
buddydigital
I personally preferred the older, 2015-16, Sampletank layout. It was very straightforward- here’s your loops, pick a key, tempo, etc. and go. From there I could easily record, sample, rework, and use the loops however I pleased; that version/edition of Sampletank was wonderfully effective for those purposes. Now unfortunately, with the latest version, I can’t even figure out how to hit play on Sampletank- actually I’m not sure if there even is a play button on Sampletank. So thanks a lot to everyone who complained about the layout, midi capabilities, etc. thanks to you, some of us can’t even use this app anymore. It would be really great if designers could make this whole new “live mode” twist, etc. optional or something. Honestly, if I could I’d just download the older version of this app (is there a way to do that??) Or can the designers modify the Help stuff so that it shows you how to just play the loops and samples? I bought a bunch of the sound packs back in 2016. So I’m pretty bummed that now I can’t use them, and potentially kind of wasted my money. I’m really hoping that somewhere down the line this app becomes easy to understand again so that way I can get back to making the different tunes I was working on. That all being said though the sound quality on Sampletank is really good. And the way you could (or maybe can) play with the different loops and sounds in my experiences lent itself to a really fast, economic approach with songwriting/constructing cool beats, sounds, etc. to then jam out, have fun, and enjoy music.
Sends MIDI signals twice, over CoreMIDI & a channel
KayEssKay
I'm a long-time Sampletank user. I've tried using Sampletank with a keyboard splitter (Midiflow Splitter for Audiobus 3), but there are two issues that present... 1.) Sampletank isn't using the latest SDK for Audiobus 3 2.) Sampletank sends midi notes twice, once on a channel being bussed to a destination, and once again simultaneously to CoreMIDI. Unfortunately, the CoreMIDI signal can't seem to be disabled in Settings, so Sampletank ends up playing notes outside of a defined zone on a keyboard. This is actually a known issue, but I haven't seen anything from IK Multimedia acknowledging or addressing it. So, while I have this wonderful library of sampled instruments, I can't split it on a keyboard for live performance, at least not with the Audiobus / Midiflow solution. I'm hoping this will be addressed in an upcoming update, or perhaps once AUv3 functionality is incorporated that a single instance of a Sampletank instrument will adhere to zoned keyboard play. ----- prior review, 4/30/18 ----- This version (2.0.9) works pretty well, I have no real complaints about its function, although AU3 would be a nice addition. My primary concern is about the pop-up window that comes up at launch (which covers the top 1/3 of the screen) that tries to get you to in-app purchase the Miroslav Symphony Pack... it interferes with an Audiobus set-up until you go back into SampleTank and close the pop-up. Also, and this is an important point, if you don't touch the tiny little "x" just right SampleTank tries to execute the purchase. I accidentally had my finger on my touch-ID home button and ended up buying the pack for $30! (I got a refund...) That's just crazy... either that's very poor interface design, or it's an aggressive attempt to force a purchase. BEWARE!
AU support please
Benjamin Virgo'
IK apps have some of the best sounds out there but without AU support I’m unable to use them in all the cool ways I could with some midi compatibility. When IK gets with the modern times there is so much money to be made because I, for one, would then be interested in their complete catalog of sounds on multiple apps.
Add On Organs
Blueswaite
A lot of these sounds are just chords and cutoff changed which you could do yourself so your really not getting that many different organs. Other than that I would have gave it 5 stars. I use a Fishman Triple Play on a strat sounds track nicely.
Not waster your money on demo version.
041577pazpazponROBERT
Not waster your money, buying libraries in the demo version, because when you buy the full version you will have to buy it again. This company does not listen to you, and the button to restore purchases does not work. they force you to have the two versions installed, each version 1.6 gb, 3.2 GB. from your ipad. the app is good, but your business system is a steal. I write them and they only make excuses and do nothing.
Not cool
concon267
It might just be me but does this app have problems for an iPhone? Mine keeps force closing. Pretty upsetting for the amount I paid for it.