GranSample vs Beat Pad Sampler

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 1.6 TRACKS: every track's steps in one grid, in place of the pads. INT SEQ switch: turn a project's sequencer off and let MIDI play the pads. Background Audio: patterns and MIDI keep playing in other apps. Off by default, free; no clock sync. Factory sounds at their true pitch. 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 Export any kit as a single .gskit file — samples, settings, effects, patterns. Importing is free for everyone; exporting 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, 10 factory kits, 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 Factory Kits + your Projects in one place — 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. 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. 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 KITS, 16 SAMPLES Late Night Room, Outer Space, Neon City, Midnight Dub, Tape Machine, 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 (.gskit) is 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 export (.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.

Beat Pad is the #1 music sampler for iPhone and iPad. Record a sound with the microphone or import an audio file, then play it across 15 responsive pads — as individual samples or transformed into a chromatic, major, or minor scale. Whether you're sampling drums, vocals, instruments, sound effects, or anything around you, Beat Pad gives you a fast and creative way to turn audio into something you can actually play. PLAY 15 DIFFERENT SAMPLES Create your own sample kit by assigning a different sound to each of the 15 pads. Record directly from the microphone or import audio files from your device or iCloud Drive, then trigger your samples instantly for live performance, finger drumming, beat making, or experimentation. OR TURN ONE SAMPLE INTO AN INSTRUMENT Load a single sample and automatically spread it across all 15 pads. Choose between: • Chromatic scale • Major scale • Minor scale • Your preferred root key Record a voice, synth note, guitar sound, piano hit, bass tone, or any other sample and turn it into a playable melodic instrument in seconds. RECORD OR IMPORT ANY SOUND Capture samples directly with your iPhone or iPad microphone, or import existing audio files. Build your own sample library from drums, vocals, instruments, field recordings, sound effects, loops, one-shots, and more. Zoom and move through the waveform for precise editing and use tools including: • Cut • Normalize • Reverse • Pitch adjustment • Filters • Delay • Reverb • Distortion • Invert PER-PAD SOUND CONTROL Every pad can have its own sound and processing. Adjust your samples independently and create anything from a simple drum kit to a completely custom performance setup. 45 READY-TO-PLAY PRESETS Want to start playing immediately? Beat Pad includes 45 built-in presets featuring drum kits, percussion, synth sounds, electronic instruments, and real audio samples. MASTER PANEL Control your complete output with master volume and a built-in compressor to keep your performance balanced and powerful. MADE FOR MUSICIANS AND SOUND EXPLORERS No computer and no external hardware required.