![]() In terms of technical details, SampleTank for the iPad derives from the PC/Mac version, which is an established and robust digital audio tool used by professionals. Let’s save those for last and talk about everything else first. This is the core of SampleTank – the sounds. Opening up SampleTank for the first time you will notice the virtual keyboard, a bunch of instrument buttons and a list view with specific instruments. That is because the EMU is based entirely around a sample-playback engine, but with a solid set of digital filters to help sculp sounds and provide some distinctive feel to your patches (whereas the K2000R system was called ‘VAST’ with good reason!). And in truth, SampleTank is more like the EMU than the K2000R. While I compared SampleTank to the K2000R, next to the K2000R was an EMU Proteus MPS+ keyboard. ![]() Can be expanded with direct in-app purchase.Support for MIDI Program Change and Continuous Controllers.Sound and effects editing with multiple parameters.Over 1,000 melodic and rhythmic patterns for accompaniment or groove creation.Expandable sound library with more than 500 instruments in 16 categories.4-part multi-timbral live sound workstation. ![]() Now make record-ready music on your iPad with hundreds of pro-quality sounds and patterns. Now there is software on my iPad that can replicate the vast majority of that experience for a fraction of what I paid for the Analog Synth Collection add-on for the K2000! The app is SampleTank from IK Multimedia I have been enjoying it for a few months, but they have recently released a major update so I wanted to highlight that and finish my review of this highly capable music software. It cost thousands of dollars 20 years ago, and will still set you back at least a few hundred dollars on eBay now. Aside from the powerful synthesis capabilities in the VAST engine, the system also featured a tremendous sample-playback capability. ![]() When I did my hands-on quickie review of the iRig MIDI hardware and software, my iPad was sitting on top of one of the classic powerhouse synthesizers of the 90s, the Kurzweil K2000R. ![]()
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