# Echo Beach: Sampler Beat Maker — Drum machine & step sequencer

> Mobile sampler and sequencer for beatmakers and producers. (iPhone/iPad app by Jeremiah Klein.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-beach-sampler-beat-maker/id6752037797 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jeremiah Klein](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838015500)
- Category: Music, Productivity
- Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases (on sale, was $12.99)
- Rating: 3.80/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 57 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-beach-sampler-beat-maker/id6752037797/reviews.md

## What is Echo Beach?

Sample anything. Sequence anything. Play anywhere.

Echo Beach turns your iPhone into a professional-grade sampler and AUv3 Instrument plugin. Inspired by the tactile workflow of classic hardware like the SP-1200 and MPC, Echo Beach lets you capture, chop, and sequence ideas in seconds as a standalone or directly inside your favorite DAW.

AUV3 PLUGIN POWER
Echo Beach is now a full AUv3 Instrument. Host it inside Logic Pro, Ableton, Cubasis, or GarageBand.
- Seamless Integration: Follows host transport, BPM, and timeline.
- Deep Automation: Every knob, fader, and effect is exposed as an AUParameter for smooth 

DAW automation.
- Shared Library: Samples recorded in standalone are instantly available in the plugin via a shared App Group.

CORE FEATURES
- 8-Pad Sampler: Load, trim, loop, and play with high-fidelity, low-latency performance.
- Smart Slice Detection: Auto-chop audio based on transients or edit markers manually.
- Built-In Step Sequencer: Program complex rhythms instantly with per-step velocity.
- Custom Effects Engine:
- Inserts: Reverse, 5-Band EQ, Oberheim inspired Tone filter, Transient Shaper, 2 pitch modes, 5 Distortion models, Stutter, Grain, Room reverb, and Duck.
- Sends: Juno-106 inspired Chorus, Stereo Widener, 4 Custom Delay, Plate Reverb, and Lo-Fi.
- Master: 5 Distortion models, 2 compressor models (Fet and Opto), Limiter, Master Out fader. 
- Groove Engine: Interpolate between 8 groove templates, from perfect quantization to human, Dilla-esque swing.
- Professional Factory Bank: High-quality sample library included to start making beats immediately.
- DAW Export: Send stems, full mix, and MIDI with embedded BPM and time-signature metadata.
- MIDI Learn: Full MIDI controller support with a dedicated Map mode to customize your hardware setup.

WORKFLOW
Record → Slice → Sequence → Automate
- Import audio from your library, Files, or even Video files with the new synchronized preview.
- Tap the waveform to slice audio or drag slices to any pad.
- Sequence your pattern and use P-Locks (Parameter Locking) to automate effects per-step.
- Host the plugin in your DAW to add the Echo Beach sound to your full production.

WHY ECHO BEACH?
Most samplers make you choose: simple or powerful. Echo Beach is both. It breaks the trade-off with features that work like you think:
- Musical Timing: Slices become MIDI notes and grooves apply musically, not mechanically.
- Real-Time Safety: Hardened for live performance and high-pressure studio sessions.
- No Friction: Slices and sequences move with you from standalone sketching to final DAW mixing.

TECH SPECS
- Supports WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, CAF.
- Export stems, full mix, and MIDI.
- Professional-grade DSP with near-zero latency.
- Fully offline operation.

Stop scrolling YouTube for 'how to make beats.' Start making them with Echo Beach.

## Key features

- 8-Pad Sampler
- Smart Slice Detection
- Built-In Step Sequencer
- Groove Engine
- Studio FX Suite
- DAW Export (Stems, MIDI)
- Offline Operation

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $9.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Echo Beach Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 11)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-beach-sampler-beat-maker/id6752037797/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Unusable for the moment because of delay.

*2026-07-21*

I like where the development of this app is headed. In time, it could be a viable Koala alternative. But, until the very noticeable delay between when you tap on a pad and when the sound plays is addressed, I consider it unusable. I have an iPhone 17 and I’m not connected to Bluetooth. Yet, when I tap a pad, I get a similar delay as if I were connected to AirPods or a Bluetooth speaker.   Not great.

Update: Still not fixed.

**Developer response:** Hey thanks for the feedback! Sorry to hear that’s happening. I’ll take a look and get that fixed. 

Edit: Fixed! The new iOS adjusted the code behaviour and so needed new permissions. You should be good now.

### 1/5 — Very New iPhones Supported

*2026-07-16*

Developer deceives customers in email support that iPhone X generation is supported!

**Developer response:** Hey thanks for downloading Echo Beach. It actually is an iPhone first app and will run on your 16. iPad etc was a later addition. DM me if you’re having trouble. My email is in the Developer Profile. Cheers!

### 5/5 — Very New iPhones Supported

*2026-06-22*

Wish iOS 16 was supported at least my iPad can run the app!

### 5/5 — Retro-modern Sampler, Groovebox To-go!

*2026-06-05*

This sampler is a nice addition to my music app collection. It has a retro feel and workflow with some modern touches such as FX automation. I’ve had some good fun playing with it and the developer it’s very keen to listen and help if you run into any issues. I’m excited to see where he takes this cool app.

### 5/5 — Fun Ui with a Learning Curve

*2026-05-06*

This app allows for a lot of in-depth play with your samples, almost to a granular point of modulation. A full effects chain and two bank allotments with 8 pads each allow for a good amount of customization to your sound.

There’s been a few Drum Machine style samplers hitting the market as of late, but what sets this one apart is that sampler is more than a drum sampler, but allows for a wide variation of sounds to be loaded into the pads. With 90 seconds of recoding per pad, it is ample space to build the foundations of any project you are working on.

With the inclusion of a built out AuV3 instrument loaded into your host or DAW, the possibilities are endless what you can do with this app and how you incorporate into your flow.

Some samplers are very fast, and while this one is light on its toes, it does require taking some time to really dig into its meat and bones, but that’s the beauty of this sampler compared to others in the App Store. A world of play opens to you as you spend time loading, tweaking and resampling your samples to your liking.

As the app develops and the Developer releases new updates, i would like to see per pad looping (maybe even with variating time scales) for even further customization, granulation, and freedom in an already astounding app with lots of potential.

### 4/5 — Bpm issue

*2026-05-04*

Fabulous app and the developer response is amazing. Fixed the BPM issue except once you click on BPM and the screen comes up. You can’t get the screen to go away.  I’m sure this is something that the developer will address. Other than that, I am enjoying this app very much.

**Developer response:** Hey Eve Severe! Thanks for checking out the app. I will be adding that exact BPM update shortly! Edit: added! You can now simply tap the bpm and you’ll be able to type in your bpm for sessions that don’t haven’t auto-calculated the bpm :)

### 1/5 — Scam: Bait and Switch

*2026-04-17*

I paid for this app a few weeks ago when it was new. Since then, the developer has made it free BUT made in-app purchases an option, also taking away features that it had when I’ve already paid for it. If you are looking for a sampler, there are many better apps. I’d suggest Koala, Flip sampler, or Polaris to name a few.

**Developer response:** Hey legisttistran. Yes apologies. The new AUv3 caused some issues that I didn’t catch causing the issues you’re describing. I’ve fixed the issue and the new 5.1.1 is currently waiting for review by Apple. I’m hoping it gets released today, April 19! You’ll just need to enter your Apple ID and you should be rock solid with your legacy purchase! Again, sorry for this but it is being fixed! 

Hey hey, the fix is live! HMU and I can make it up to you. Email address is on the website.

### 2/5 — Unusable for the moment because of delay.

*2026-03-16*

I like where the development of this app is headed. In time, it could be a viable Koala alternative. But, until the very noticeable delay between when you tap on a pad and when the sound plays is addressed, I consider it unusable. I have an iPhone 17 and I’m not connected to Bluetooth. Yet, when I tap a pad, I get a similar delay as if I were connected to AirPods or a Bluetooth speaker.   Not great.

**Developer response:** Hey thanks for the feedback! Sorry to hear that’s happening. I’ll take a look and get that fixed. 

Edit: Fixed! The new iOS adjusted the code behaviour and so needed new permissions. You should be good now.

### 3/5 — Buggy

*2026-03-10*

So far I have been enjoying making beats on this app although it is quite frustrating when the app crashes and I am using the demo samples mind you , I’m assuming it’s when I use the fx like delay on two samples it starts to bug out maybe incorporate a cpu usage meter so I know I’m going to hard on the app I’m running iOS 18.5 on iPhone 16 pro max I would love to continue exploring the app it’s just disappointing when you get crashed out mid session

**Developer response:** Hey thanks for the feed back. Sorry to hear that’s happening. I’ll take a look and get it fixed for the next update.

### 5/5 — Simply. Awesome.

*2026-01-25*

I can’t enough of echo beach.  Hits the perfect sweet spot between ideation and execution. These guys did an amazing job of enabling on-the-fly creativity, bringing all of the core functions I need to test music ideas to my fingertips. Especially dig the intuitiveness of the 1-screen UI (no more flipping btw disjointed modes Koala), the ability to do all I want to do without paying more (again, no thanks Koala), easy tracking of key/BPM for every sample, and of course the massive win in slicing and exporting.  I can’t stop playing around with it, but feels like it’s made for more than play _ starting to become a valuable tool for taking ideas back to my DAW too. Next step, bring it into live sets.  Crazy good app.  Thank you!

## Frequently asked questions about Echo Beach

### What is Echo Beach?

Echo Beach is a mobile application that functions as a hands-on sampler and sequencer, designed to turn your iPhone into a powerful music production tool. It allows users to capture audio, chop it into samples, arrange them into sequences, and export the results to DAWs.

### How much does Echo Beach cost?

Echo Beach is a paid application, available for $4.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features for music production.

### Does Echo Beach have ads?

No, Echo Beach does not contain advertisements. As a paid application, it offers an uninterrupted user experience focused on music creation.

### What devices is Echo Beach compatible with?

Echo Beach is compatible with both iPhone and iPad devices. It is designed to leverage the capabilities of modern iOS hardware for music production.

### Can I use Echo Beach offline?

Yes, Echo Beach fully supports offline operation. This means you can capture, sample, sequence, and export your music projects without an internet connection.

### What audio file formats does Echo Beach support?

Echo Beach supports a variety of common audio file formats, including WAV, AIFF, MP3, M4A, and CAF. This ensures flexibility when importing sounds for your projects.

### How often is Echo Beach updated?

The latest version of Echo Beach, 1.9.4, was last updated on March 25, 2026. Updates typically bring new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes to enhance the user experience.

### What is the age rating for Echo Beach?

Echo Beach has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for users of all ages, with no mature content restrictions.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.6 — 2026-06-19

No subscriptions, no 'pro-unlock', one purchase for the complete instrument with 26 hand built effects.

The biggest sound upgrade yet.

• Room — lush per-pad reverb. A different space on every pad.
• Plate — the send reverb, rebuilt as a classic studio plate with shimmer, freeze, and gate.
• EB2A — smooth opto-style leveling on the master bus.
• Duck — per-pad sidechain pumping.
• Grain — granular freeze for textures and glitched-out tails.
• 5-band EQ and a new Enveloper — shape attack and release independently.
• DSP rewritten in optimized C++ — stack effects on all 8 pads, butter smooth.

Works everywhere: standalone, AUv3, iPhone, iPad, Mac.

### 5.5 — 2026-06-14

Echo Beach 5.5 — The FX Update

NEW REVERBS
• Room: a lush, modern per-pad reverb with adjustable size, decay, damping, and early reflections. Put a different space on every pad.
• Plate:  the send reverb, rebuilt from the ground up as a classic studio plate with shimmer, freeze, and gate.

NEW EFFECTS
• EB2A:  a smooth opto-style leveler on the master chain, modeled on a legendary studio compressor.
• Duck: per-pad sidechain ducking for that pumping, head-nodding groove.
• Grain: granular freeze for textures, drones, and glitched-out tails.

UPGRADED
• EQ is now 5 bands per pad.
• The Transient shaper is now a full Enveloper-style envelope shaper — sculpt attack and release independently, with threshold gating.

UNDER THE HOOD
• Heavy DSP rewritten in optimized C++ Run all 8 pads with reverbs and effects everywhere - smooth as butter.
• MIDI Learn and P-Lock playback fixes for master FX.

All effects work everywhere: standalone, AUv3, iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

### 5.2.0 — 2026-05-01

Bug Fixes
- Fixes silent session-import failures
- Bar-loop fix for macOS (patches now respect their actual programmed length on load)
- Type-able BPM — click the BPM readout to enter an exact value


Full AUv3 Integration
The most requested feature is here. Echo Beach is now a full AUv3 Instrument plugin. Sequence, mix, and automate Echo Beach directly inside mobile DAWs like Logic Pro, Ableton, Cubasis, etc.

New AUv3 Performance Interface
- Adaptive Landscape Layout: A completely redesigned dual-panel interface built specifically for the plugin environment.
- Zero-Latency Parameter Bridging: AUParameters are now fully exposed to your host, allowing for smooth DAW automation and MIDI mapping of every knob and fader.
- Unified Transport: Seamlessly follows the host DAW’s play/stop, BPM, and timeline position.

Expanded Send Effects Engine
- New Lo-Fi Send: A global character bus featuring bit-crushing, sample-rate reduction, and tape warping modulation for instant vintage texture.

New Master Section
- Master Drive: Analog-modelled saturation on the master bus with selectable presets, drive, tone, and mix controls.
- New Compressor: A global dynamics bus with threshold, release, and mix controls across multiple analog-modelled characters. 
- Updated Master Limiter: Now editable. Transparent brick wall limiting with adjustable ceiling, threshold, character, and release. Tame peaks without crushing your mix.

- Improved FX Routing: Send levels are now precisely calibrated for the new AUv3 architecture.

Major Stability & Architectural Hardening
- Swift Concurrency Migration: The entire engine has been updated to the latest Swift Concurrency standards, eliminating data races and deadlocks.
- Real-Time Safety Audit: Hardened the audio thread for rock-solid performance in high-pressure DAW sessions.
- App Group Persistence: Samples and patches are now shared via a secure App Group container, ensuring your standalone recordings are instantly available in the AUv3 plugin.
- Optimized Memory Management: New background I/O paths prevent memory spikes during project saves and sample imports.

Improved Import & Workflow
- Video Import Preview: Extract audio from video files with a new synchronized preview and trim sheet (macOS and iOS).
- Pro-Unlock Synchronization: Your Pro features now follow you seamlessly between the standalone app and the AUv3 extension.

### 5.1.5 — 2026-04-25

What’s New in Version 5.1.5
- Improved AUv3 plugin support in compact host windows (GarageBand, AUM)
- iPad & macOS: full export parity with iPhone (pad slices, sequencer MIDI, audio stems, master audio, session)
- iPad: import audio directly from Files or Photos Library, plus Share Sheet support from other apps
- iPad & macOS: "Choose Different Patch" picker when importing session files
- Waveform editor: undo now restores the editor view after deleting a pad
- Unified undo toast for pad delete and patch reset
- macOS: fixed Pad 1 BPM auto-calculation when moving the end marker
- macOS: Edit menu restored and menu-bar crash fix
- Misc stability and polish

Echo Beach goes Pro: Full AUv3 Integration
The most requested feature is here. Echo Beach is now a full AUv3 Instrument plugin. Sequence, mix, and automate Echo Beach directly inside mobile DAWs like Logic Pro, Ableton, Cubasis, etc.

New AUv3 Performance Interface
- Adaptive Landscape Layout: A completely redesigned dual-panel interface built specifically for the plugin environment.
- Zero-Latency Parameter Bridging: AUParameters are now fully exposed to your host, allowing for smooth DAW automation and MIDI mapping of every knob and fader.
- Unified Transport: Seamlessly follows the host DAW’s play/stop, BPM, and timeline position.

Expanded Send Effects Engine
- New Lo-Fi Send: A global character bus featuring bit-crushing, sample-rate reduction, and tape warping modulation for instant vintage texture.

New Master Section
- Master Drive: Analog-modelled saturation on the master bus with selectable presets, drive, tone, and mix controls.
- New Compressor: A global dynamics bus with threshold, release, and mix controls across multiple analog-modelled characters. 
- Updated Master Limiter: Now editable. Transparent brick wall limiting with adjustable ceiling, threshold, character, and release. Tame peaks without crushing your mix.

- Improved FX Routing: Send levels are now precisely calibrated for the new AUv3 architecture.

Major Stability & Architectural Hardening
- Swift Concurrency Migration: The entire engine has been updated to the latest Swift Concurrency standards, eliminating data races and deadlocks.
- Real-Time Safety Audit: Hardened the audio thread for rock-solid performance in high-pressure DAW sessions.
- App Group Persistence: Samples and patches are now shared via a secure App Group container, ensuring your standalone recordings are instantly available in the AUv3 plugin.
- Optimized Memory Management: New background I/O paths prevent memory spikes during project saves and sample imports.

Improved Import & Workflow
- Video Import Preview: Extract audio from video files with a new synchronized preview and trim sheet (macOS and iOS).
- Pro-Unlock Synchronization: Your Pro features now follow you seamlessly between the standalone app and the AUv3 extension.

### 5.1.4 — 2026-04-22

What’s New in Version 5.1.4

- iPad & macOS: full export parity with iPhone (pad slices, sequencer MIDI, audio stems, master audio, session)
- iPad: import audio directly from Files or Photos Library, plus Share Sheet support from other apps
- iPad & macOS: "Choose Different Patch" picker when importing session files
- Waveform editor: undo now restores the editor view after deleting a pad
- Unified undo toast for pad delete and patch reset
- macOS: fixed Pad 1 BPM auto-calculation when moving the end marker
- macOS: Edit menu restored and menu-bar crash fix
- Misc stability and polish

Echo Beach goes Pro: Full AUv3 Integration
The most requested feature is here. Echo Beach is now a full AUv3 Instrument plugin. Sequence, mix, and automate Echo Beach directly inside mobile DAWs like Logic Pro, Ableton, Cubasis, etc.

New AUv3 Performance Interface
- Adaptive Landscape Layout: A completely redesigned dual-panel interface built specifically for the plugin environment.
- Zero-Latency Parameter Bridging: AUParameters are now fully exposed to your host, allowing for smooth DAW automation and MIDI mapping of every knob and fader.
- Unified Transport: Seamlessly follows the host DAW’s play/stop, BPM, and timeline position.

Expanded Send Effects Engine
- New Lo-Fi Send: A global character bus featuring bit-crushing, sample-rate reduction, and tape warping modulation for instant vintage texture.

New Master Section
- Master Drive: Analog-modelled saturation on the master bus with selectable presets, drive, tone, and mix controls.
- New Compressor: A global dynamics bus with threshold, release, and mix controls across multiple analog-modelled characters. 
- Updated Master Limiter: Now editable. Transparent brick wall limiting with adjustable ceiling, threshold, character, and release. Tame peaks without crushing your mix.

- Improved FX Routing: Send levels are now precisely calibrated for the new AUv3 architecture.

Major Stability & Architectural Hardening
- Swift Concurrency Migration: The entire engine has been updated to the latest Swift Concurrency standards, eliminating data races and deadlocks.
- Real-Time Safety Audit: Hardened the audio thread for rock-solid performance in high-pressure DAW sessions.
- App Group Persistence: Samples and patches are now shared via a secure App Group container, ensuring your standalone recordings are instantly available in the AUv3 plugin.
- Optimized Memory Management: New background I/O paths prevent memory spikes during project saves and sample imports.

Improved Import & Workflow
- Video Import Preview: Extract audio from video files with a new synchronized preview and trim sheet (macOS and iOS).
- Pro-Unlock Synchronization: Your Pro features now follow you seamlessly between the standalone app and the AUv3 extension.

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