GranSample vs SoundPad

A 16-pad sampler with a granular engine underneath. Standalone app + AUv3 plugin for GarageBand / Logic / AUM / Drambo / Loopy Pro. Tap pads, sculpt textures, sequence patterns, chain songs. Same engine either way. Free to try. One purchase unlocks GranSample Pro — everything listed at the bottom. No subscription, no ads, no telemetry. NEW IN 1.7 Your Projects in the plugin: open them from the host's preset menu or the plugin's library, save new ones. Free. Export to Files: a free .gskit copy of any project. PATTERN BANK & SONG MODE Eight patterns per project (A–H). Switch live; the change waits for the bar end. Then chain them into a song with repeats per section, looped or played once (song mode is Pro). Patterns, song and BPM save with the project. MODULATION MATRIX (PRO) LFO + ADSR envelope on 8 destinations per pad: grain position / size / pitch / density, volume, pan, pitch, playback start. Depth per lane, host-automatable in AUv3. SAMPLE CHOP (PRO) Slice any sample across the pads — equal grid, transient detection, or manual markers you drag. Audition before you commit. KIT SHARING One .gskit file holds a project — samples, settings, effects, patterns, song. Import and Export to Files are free; sharing is Pro. PAD NAMES, COLORS & CHOKE GROUPS Name your pads, pick from 8 colors, set one of 8 choke groups. AUv3 PLUGIN Load "nono.audio: GranSample" under AU Instruments in any AUv3 host. Same grid and engine, the 10 Scenes and your Projects, Sound, Grain and Sequence tabs. 900 host-automatable parameters. Load your own samples without leaving the host. Sequencer locks to host transport; everything persists in the host project. LIBRARY Scenes + your Projects, shared with the plugin — load, tweak, save. GRANULAR ENGINE Eight knobs per pad. Position scans the sample; grain size + density set the texture from pebbles to glass. Pitch + jitter, spray + stereo spread, four window shapes, an ADSR cloud envelope, Freeze for infinite sustain. 128 grains per voice. CHROMATIC MODE Any pad becomes the root; the grid plays chromatically. STEP SEQUENCER Per-pad patterns at 16/32/64 steps, per-step velocity, drag-to-paint, swing. TRACKS shows every track in one grid; tracks 9–16 need Pro. INT SEQ lets MIDI alone play the pads. SAMPLE EDITOR Waveform view — drag the grain region, trim playback range, loop, reverse, normalize per pad. LINEAR or GRAN preview. Trim works in the plugin too. EFFECTS Per-pad AND master bus. Reverb, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Filter — up to 8 per chain. Hand-tuned presets; save your own in the app. IPAD Pads bigger than an MPC; recorder, properties and sequencer get their own column. MIDI USB, Bluetooth (built-in browser), or virtual MIDI. MIDI Learn on every knob standalone, per-pad channel routing. Background Audio plays on in other apps. The plugin routes MIDI in through the host and emits MIDI out for pad taps. RECORDING 60 seconds from the mic straight into a pad with a live waveform. Resample the master onto a pad, free or locked to 1–8 bars (Pro). Master bounces to WAV/M4A (Pro). 10 FACTORY SCENES, 16 SAMPLES Late Night Room, Outer Space, Neon City, Midnight Dub, Crystal Cave, and more — each with bespoke granular settings. FREE TIER Pads 1–8 — drums and melody, enough to finish a track — with the full granular engine, effects, pattern bank, mixer, MIDI in/out. Free pads work in AUv3 too. Kit import and Export to Files (.gskit) are free as well. GRANSAMPLE PRO — ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION All 16 pads and tracks unlocked everywhere — standalone AND AUv3 plugin Song mode — chain patterns into an arrangement Modulation matrix — LFO + envelope on 8 destinations per pad Sample chop to pads Resample to pads Kit sharing (.gskit) Per-pad ADSR envelope editor Custom backgrounds — wallpapers or your own photo, with dim and pad-opacity WAV / M4A export Made by one person who wanted a granular beat pad that fit on a phone — and in their DAW.

Your keyboard just became every instrument you've ever wanted. Connect a MIDI keyboard by USB or Bluetooth and SoundPad's custom-built audio engine turns your iPhone into a sound module: play grand pianos, vintage synths, strings, and drum kits with instant response — sustain pedal, pitch bend, and velocity included. Plug into a USB keyboard and your sound even plays out through the keyboard's own speakers. No laptop. No interface. Just plug in and play. And when inspiration hits, everything you need to finish the track is already in your pocket. PLAY • Ultra-responsive keys, 16 velocity-sensitive drum pads, and Note Repeat for rolls • Load SoundFonts (SF2) — thousands of free instruments available online, plus a built-in store with ready-to-play packs • Turn any recording or audio file into a playable instrument • Scale lock so every note you hit is in key CREATE • Starter Ideas: pick a genre, get a full groove in one tap — then make it yours • Record your performance straight into the sequencer, with metronome and count-in • Piano roll editor: tap to place notes, quantize, humanize • Classic step sequencer with swing for instant drum patterns • Song Builder turns your groove into a complete arrangement • Record vocals and live audio over your beat, multitrack style MIX • A real studio mixer: a fader for every channel, mute, solo, pan • Per-channel EQ, reverb, delay, filter, drive, lo-fi, and compressor • FX send buses and a master strip with limiter and bus compressor FINISH • Export your mix to WAV, MP3, or AIFF — or bounce individual stems • Share your track anywhere, straight from the app • Everything works offline; your music lives on your device FOR HARDWARE LOVERS • Drive external synths with MIDI out and program changes • Map your keyboard's knobs and faders with MIDI Learn • Adjustable latency for the tightest possible feel ONE PRICE. YOURS FOREVER. SoundPad Pro is a single one-time purchase — no subscription, ever. Unlock all 16 channels, unlimited projects, unlimited FX, stem export, and the full keyboard engine. Start free and upgrade when you're ready. Whether you're sketching your first beat on the bus or driving a stage keyboard from your phone, SoundPad is the fastest way from idea to finished track. Plug in. Press record. Make something.