Everything below is free to reproduce. If you need something that is not here, write to sampleminer@novate.ai and it will be added to this page rather than sent to one outlet.
Boilerplate
Sample Miner turns the sample library you already own into playable kits and instruments. macOS.
Sample Miner is a macOS app that classifies a messy sample library into playable drum kits, multisampled instruments and grouped loops, then exports them to Logic EXS24, Akai MPC, SFZ, Decent Sampler and Yamaha MODX/Montage. It runs entirely on your machine. One-time purchase.
Sample Miner is a macOS app for producers who already own more samples than they can find. Point it at a folder and it classifies the whole library into the playable kinds, drum kits, multisampled instruments and grouped loops, at libraries of 250,000 samples. Grouping, key, tempo and loop points are detected automatically, with no tagging and no naming conventions required. Exports land on Logic, Akai MPC, SFZ, Decent Sampler and Yamaha MODX/Montage hardware. Analysis runs on your machine and makes no network calls.
Fast facts
| Name | Sample Miner (two words) |
|---|---|
| Maker | Dan Camaro, working as NOVATE.AI LLC |
| Platform | macOS. Universal build, Apple silicon and Intel. Windows is not scheduled. |
| Distribution | Direct download, signed and notarized .dmg |
| Trial | 30 days. After it ends the app keeps working and only export is limited, to 3 free exports. |
| Licence | One-time purchase. No subscription. |
| Price | $79 USD, one time |
| Export formats | Written natively: Logic EXS24, Akai MPC XPM, SFZ, Decent Sampler, Yamaha MODX/Montage X7L. Kontakt is reachable by importing the EXS24 output; no .nki is written. A further five are produced through ConvertWithMoss, a free open source converter the app can install for you: Reason NN-XT, Ableton Sampler, Maschine, SoundFont 2 and 1010music blackbox. |
| Library scale | Runs on libraries of 250,000 samples |
| Network | Analysis makes no network calls. The only outbound requests in the codebase are licence checks. |
| Machine learning | None. Classification uses YIN and pYIN pitch detection, HPCP chroma for key, Percival for tempo, cross-correlation for loop points, and filename and folder parsing. |
| Telemetry | None in the app |
| System requirements | macOS 12 Monterey or later. Apple silicon and Intel. |
| Contact | sampleminer@novate.ai |
| Site | sampleminer.com |
Logo
Download the logo (SVG). It is a
flat two-colour mark, indigo #6366F1 on #0E0E14, and
scales to any size without a raster version. A PNG can be exported from the
SVG at whatever dimensions you need.
Screenshots
Eight shots, full resolution, 2432 × 1445. Every one is a real library, not a staged folder.
Other shots available on request: search, kit builder, find similar, export queue, and the Instruments view filtered to bass.
Video
Not yet recorded. A 30 second cut, a 90 second cut and a long unedited walkthrough are planned, and this section is filled with the files and the links before any outlet is contacted.
What it does not do
Stated plainly because these come up in every review.
- It does not generate audio. Every sound it produces is one you already own.
- It does not upload your library or your filenames anywhere.
- It does not write Kontakt
.nkifiles. Kontakt users import the EXS24 output. - It does not run on Windows today.
Reviewer licences
Free permanent licences are available to reviewers and to anyone writing about the app, with no requirement to publish anything. Write to sampleminer@novate.ai.