Comparison

harpSampler vs S

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

harpSampler

Transform your device into a multi-touch harp by importing your own sounds or using the built-in sampler. Create unique musical instruments and special effects with adjustable octaves, scales, and chords.

Highlights
  • Import custom sounds for instrument generation
  • Automatic 8-octave harp creation
  • Multi-touch interface for live performance
  • Adjustable scales and chords
  • Real-time sound bending and start position control
  • Record live performances
Features
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"harpSampler" transforms your device into a professional multi-touch harp with sound sampler. Simply create your own sound sample (an "A" or "LA" note for musical instrument sound or any note for special sounds or special effects): - using the "REC" button of harpSampler (uses the internal microphone of the device to record the sound sample for the harp) - importing the sound sample that you have created with a wave editor for MAC or PC in your device through iTunes synchronization - using copy / paste for the audio file you have created using the technology "iTunes File Sharing" Once imported the sound sample, harpSampler tool will automatically create the complete "Harp" (with 8 octaves). At which point you can play your harp (with the sound created by you or using the default "HARP" sound included in the application bundle), or entertain your friends with a scale of special effects (harp style). The software is able to read all files / audio samples that are compatible with your portable device (.wav, .mp3, .m4a, .caf, etc ...), you can then create your sound (you only need one audio file) using standard wave editor for Mac or PC, add reverb, chorus, special effects (you can manipulate the sound as you wish), save it in the file format that you prefer and use harpSampler to automatically create the complete musical instrument, to be played like an harp. Using the "SAMPLE START POSITION" control you can choose the exact play start position of the sound sample ("wave cut"). Using the "REC" button you can record your live performance or record a new sound sample to be assigned to the musical instrument. Using the different scales (You can choose the scale You want from the "SCALE" menu), you do not need necessarily to be an expert musician to play some beautiful scales with your harp. Also, using the "chords" control (C, D, E, F, G, A, B) you can choose the chord for your harp or scale ("chords" work together with the "scale") . With harpSampler You can create the harp of your dreams or, in general, you can create any kind of musical instrument, or special effects generator and play it like an harp! Features: - Import any sound, and automatic generation of the musical instrument (8 octaves) - Storing infinite sounds using the archive of sound samples "Samples Archive" of harpSampler - Harp multi-touch for live music performances - Check for increase / decrease the eighth harp used in real time - "Bending" control to change the sound of the device in real time - "Sample Start Position" control:     you can remove the initial part of a sample (eg. silence), specifying the play start time of the sample ("wave cut" feature) - "STOP" button to immediately stop the harp sound - Harp with multiple voices (up to 96 voices) - Default "HARP" sound provided with the app - Ability to "record" musical patterns during the live performance:     start the recording (pressing the "REC" button), harpSampler will record an audio file of the music you are playing with the harp musical instrument (press a cable of the harp to play the recorded audio of Your live performance) - "CHORDS" control - Multiple scales selectable from the "SCALE" menu - Virtual keyboard, pressing the "V. KEYB.": disable the automatic scale and enable the virtual keyboard on the cables of the harp *** PROMOTIONAL MESSAGE: If You want to play the "Golden Gate Bridge" like a giant harp, using the sound samples of the Golden Gate Bridge itself, You can download the app "Play The Golden Gate Bridge". The sound samples of the "Golden Gate Bridge" provided with the "Play The Golden Gate Bridge" app were sampled by the "San Francisco Synthesizer Ensemble" company. Amazing sounds… Try it !!! ***

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S

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The whole Roland S-1 panel on your iPhone or iPad, over USB-C. The S-1 hides half its brain behind the Shift key. This editor puts all of it in front of you: all 54 parameters, laid out like the SH-101 panel — the synth the S-1 rebuilds — so the signal chain reads at a glance. WHAT IT DOES • All 54 control changes, with faders where the SH-101 had them and knobs where it did not. • Follows the hardware: move a knob on the S-1 and the screen follows in real time. • 60 factory presets in six categories. Versions of the patch charts from the original SH-101 manual, the club sounds the 101 became known for, and a bank built by ear against the unit. • Four sequencers: step piano roll, three-layer euclidean, scale-based generative and arpeggio. • Motion recording: move any control while it plays and it gets automated step by step. • A randomizer that blows up the whole engine and still leaves something audible. • Your own sound library, with export and import. • Light and dark. Spanish, English and Portuguese. WORTH KNOWING You need a Roland S-1 connected over USB-C. The editor makes no sound of its own: it sends MIDI to the unit, and the unit is what you hear. The S-1 does not answer SysEx. There is no way to read a sound out of it or store one over MIDI, so the library lives in the app and WRITE is pressed on the unit. The app selects the target pattern and dumps the sound so all you do is confirm. The whole parameter map comes from the official v1.02 manual. PRIVACY Nothing is collected. No accounts, no network, no analytics. Your sounds stay on your device. Made by fantasmogenesis.

Screenshots

harpSampler4 screens
S4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: harpSampler at $0.99 against S's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

harpSampler costs $0.99 and S $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
harpSampler versus S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterharpSamplerS
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 37 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGianluca NataliniCristopher Alejandro Yescas Arreola

In-app purchases

None

harpSampler

No in-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is harpSampler free?
harpSampler costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is S free?
S costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do harpSampler or S have ads?
Neither harpSampler nor S shows ads.

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