

Be warned, once you start integrating SampleTank into your workflow, it’s maddeningly addictive and you’ll want to check out all the rest of the sounds. As if that weren’t enough, SampleTank can be expanded with sound sets like Miroslav Philharmonik, SonikSynth, SampleMoog, and more. It’s a great ‘scattershot’ sampler engine that comes with an incredibly diverse library of sounds from every instrument category you might need. IK Multimedia has announced that SampleTank 1.1 for iOS is now available as a universal app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, through the iTunes App store. One of the best features of SampleTank is that it just comes with so… many… sounds. You can play using the Apple Camera USB kit and any class-compliant MIDI controller, or you can pair up a Bluetooth MIDI controller (although you’ll need to use another app to make the initial pairing, SampleTank does not handle this in-app). There’s an ultra-low latency mode that allows for a wonderfully desktop-class response from when you press a note to when you hear the sound. You also get 60 effects, along with a powerful modulation matrix, and integration with iRig Keys I/O MIDI controllers.

Using the touch screen keyboard is fun for setting up sounds and tweaking, but it’s when you pair up SampleTank with a MIDI controller that things really start to come alive.
