I Tested Out Every Sample Manager (So You Don't Have To)

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - What is a sample manager?
1:47 - #1: ADSR Sample Manager
6:08 - #2: Cosmos
8:58 - #3: Sononym
12:07 - #4: XO
15:49 - #5: Loopcloud
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[@EDMProd]

Take a shot every time I say "bunch" 😂
Still getting used to this TH-cam thing - hope you enjoy the videos 😊
- Simon

[@user-mz4df9kk7d]

As a purely sample organisation tool i find Sononym to be the best pick. I wish it had a way of moving files into folders that's the only downside i find.

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

There’s also Atlas 2, similar to XO

[@azvasamusic7095]

bruh i caught this 10hrs after you launched this... how perfect. amazing work ty

[@azvasamusic7095]

i guess its ADSR for now to try to organize 2gb of generated audio from my own music... i want to find something that can pick up key bpm and integrate into my daw... ive been using my ears and just sampling but this is nuts... its getting overwhelming.. ive used atlas by algonaught which is similar to xo but still need my ear... eh onwards we go ty..

[@EDMProd]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@michail_777]

Thanks for the info, I'm just now looking for a sample manager. I'm trying Cosmos now and the bad thing is that it doesn't work when ASIO is enabled in DAW. But the good thing is that it works with WASAPI. Is there a tool to analyze loop/shot/sample samples on a PC, or just samples from the cloud?

[@pinkpaprika]

I used Samplism on Mac (license version). It was very intuitive, easy and beautiful app. Now I'm back on Windows since a while and I use almost ADSR Sample Manager. Very similar...and totally free.

[@DoitYHWH]

Thank you for the wonderful suggestion!

[@Reggi_Sample]

You got me with the title, desperately need one

[@EDMProd]

Hope you find the right one for you!

[@TehAwesomer]

Great content, but interesting that you didn't cover Atlas2. 👍

[@ohcibi]

I'm using atlas which does automatic sample tagging and only uses file and directory names as hints (which you cant finetune the relevance of). I have 1000 congas/djembes identified as 'clave', 'snare' or 'hi hat'.. Likewise there is a ton of vocal shots which go as 'Kick'. I recently added a hi hat only sample package and suddenly I had lots of new 'cowbells'. So my point is incomplete but proper tagging is better than automatic but misleading tagging.

[@user-vn1vf2dx1s]

Adsr sampler keeps closing on me… why is this…

[@EVLanche]

What's this book(?) on the left in the background? Looks oddly familiar to me🤔

[@EDMProd]

A Cure biography 😁

[@AlexanderFedosov]

You have skipped Kicks Pro sample manager. It's super fast and native for Mac os users with strong focus on clutter free interface

[@redlobsta1]

so which one is your favorite?

[@guzzigu]

If you want to use cosmos in your DAW YOU NEED CR8 to launch it

[@davidparlin1796]

I think that it is Mac-only, but Samplism from Audio Helper Project is pretty amazing. I prefer it to everything reviewed here.

[@EDMProd]

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not on Mac so hadn't heard of it before

[@SW-bb8lu]

Nothing Beats ADSR sample manager

[@fuchsberg2341]

Im sorry but what you said about "Cosmos" is not true. It is ofcourse DAW integrated. At least the coresponding sampler "CR8" from Waves is. It is a feature rich sampler plugin thats capable of everything you could whish for. There is a "browse" button which will open up "Cosmos" for you to pick a sample. (Although I have to admit that the sampler should have been called "Cosmos", like the manager.)

[@ageshero]

XO kinda drives me insane, its not as easy as they market it to be, and it doesnt quite work as fluidly as i thought it would, i hoped id just drag my mouse and it would instantly reset the sample? maybe that can be adjusted, but what cannot be adjusted is addressing Pad Assignment for hardware controller for use with fingerdrumming... Which for a drum pad sample player is an outrageous- unforgivable -sin. lol (Again, i leave room for me being incorrect... i would be pleasantly suprised)

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

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[@joost3783]

You didn't test even remotely every sample manager. What about explorer?