SampliFile - come out and play

Whenever it comes to using samples, a nasty and boring task comes along - finding them! It's often the unique combination of wisely chosen sounds, which makes up a gorgeous song - selecting them tastefully is an art.

But the more samples you have to choose from - be it on sampling CDs in different formats, or files somewhere on your harddisk - the less you feel like an artist when trying to find what you need. Digging through large sample collections is more like organizing bills for the annual tax declaration, than like making music...

The biggest problem here is the fact, that samples tend to be distributed over many different locations: there may be quite a number of sampling CDs, e.g., and you surely don't want to switch CDs for two hours just to find that special drumloop, no?

 

You need it immediately - SampliFile knows where it is

SampliFile introduces powerful relational database technology into your sample management. It can store all of your samples and sounds in one place!

The key feature here is the way SampliFile archives your sounds: it stores everything there is! Including all audio data, all program parameters, all loop information, the sampling rate, everything.

What does that mean? It means, you can listen to each and every single sample, each sound, each everything, without the need for the original CD!!!

Imagine having all sounds you posess only a mouse click away! But it's not only samples! All program information (LFO's envelopes, filter settings, tuning, keygroup mapping,...) are fully stored within the database.

Now what does this mean? It means you can actually play all of your sounds with your MIDI keyboard without having the CD at hand! SampliFile contains a powerful software sampler with an onscreen keyboard for that purpose. Imagine you have an AKAI S-1000 CD full with hi-quality pianos on it. You could play melodies with each of these piano sounds to check out which fits best - without the need to insert the original CD anywhere! If you have found what you need, you see where it is immediately - now you can put the right CD in, jump directly to the right bank and open the right sound in a few seconds!

That way you can listen to all your sounds and samples very very quickly. Total random access, no CD switching, no nasty load times, no small sampler displays, no confusion!

SampliFile eats all of your stuff: sampling CDs in AKAI™ S-1000 / S3000 format, data CDs, audio CDs, mixed mode CDs and your local filesystem with WAV- and Pulsar sampleplayer files on it.

Another important key feature of SampliFile is the way it stores the audio information: it uses a compression engine with widley adjustable compression schemes - an average AKAI CD uses no more that 30 or 40 MB in the database.

So how can you find what you need? We've seen SampliFile let's you browse your whole sample collection, let's you play every sound through the built-in software sampler, let's you audition every single sample and shows you all available information about the stored contents (loops, keygroup mapping, program parameters like envelopes, LFOs,...). But you also can do powerful searching! You need drum sounds? SampliFile knows how they look like and selects them for you. Need a smooth pad sound? SampliFile chooses sounds that might fit. Know (part of) the name of your desired sound? With SampliFile you can do wildcard based serch for sample / program names.

SampliFile has lots of other features which make life easier: it can replace lossy compressed audio in the database automatically with the original, if you insert the CD (for exporting 1:1 uncompressed audio); it can automatically send programs to a SF2™-compatible SoundCard for zero-latency realtime preview in the song context; it can store as many CDs as fit onto your HD.

With SampliFile, you'll work faster and more intuitive than ever

it's time to release the full power of your sample collection. Use your samples, don't let them dictate your work. Discover treasures you did not know you have them - it's all within your hands. Don't wait - try the demo!

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