download the new version for iphoneAlgonaut Atlas 2.3.4

You can also edit length, level, pitch and envelope, and perform some simple filtering for each sample. There’s even an option to copy loaded kit samples into your DAW project, to avoid losing them when you delete or move your sample content. Once you hit on a kit you like, you can save it for use in other projects. Each press of the New Kit button brings up another pallette of potential inspiration, made up of samples from multiple packs. This is an incredibly creative way to refresh and reinvent your sample collection. You can mute or solo selected sample slots, and have the option to hot-swap alternative samples from the browser. These are all mapped according to your preference, or the ubiquitous General MIDI standard. The simplest and most fun way to create a drum kit is to use the New Kit button, which automatically populates the (customisable) grid with a selection of appropriate samples. It includes a drum kit creator, sample editor and pattern sequencer. This would all be extremely useful on its own, but Atlas is more than just a librarian.

You can then navigate with your cursor, zoom into this densely populated world and audition samples automatically. This is then overlaid with contextual text to signpost interrelated rhythmic content.

The results are mapped onto a two-dimensional atlas graphic, with sonically similar samples grouped into colourful continents. Any that don’t fall into one of these are labelled Other. Once a folder or disk has been selected for analysis, Atlas works its way through the content and categorises samples into common types of drum and percussion – kick, snare, clap, closed hi-hat, bongo etc.

Download the new version for iphoneAlgonaut Atlas 2.3.4