App Profile: Sample Crate

Mfluxxx

Rating: 5/5

If you work with any audio in iOS you know what a pain it is to preview files, move them, or organize them. Sample Create makes Doing theses things all most like you should expect iOS to. There are a few limitations here and there mostly to do with limitations in the iOS files app. One touch preview of any audio file, finally. It’s great how you can build out a crate of samples and export them all out in 1 chained sample. Great for slicing in a sampler. You can tag your samples to help keep things organized. This is a much needed utility and works extremely well.

Tonebeats

Rating: 4/5

The is no contact info on the dev site, so I had to post my concerns here. I like the app and enjoy the advantages it provides, however, I do have two issues. I am struggling with the batch renaming function, which is one of the main reasons I purchased it. After selecting files, I hit “rename” and receive an error message which basically says that the app needs write permission access to the parent folder I hit “grant access” and I’m taken back to the inside of the folder where the list of samples reappears, but they are now deselected. I hit “open,” type the desired file name and long press “rename.” Nothing happens. I went to settings to confirm that all the permissions available for the app were granted. Same result. It just does not work for me. Any thoughts? Also, the app replaces the icons for all of my my files that it interacts with. Yes, there is an option to disable this behavior, but it doesn’t return the file icons to their normal state. I deleted the app which did work, but when I reinstall it, all the files that I had previously auditioned return back to the black/orange sample crate icons. I even tried restarting the device. The replacement of icons should be disabled by default and offered as an option, in my opinion . How can I fix my icons? As I mentioned, I enjoy the app, but would like to see some revisions or at least a workaround for the above issues, especially the batch renaming. Thanks

zetarik

Rating: 5/5

This app is great. It’s extremely useful if you use samples for making music and like to keep your stuff organized. Especially if you download files from the internet! Since installing Sample Crate, I’ve discovered just how messy my downloaded files really are. It seems the various apps I download things with all put them in different and unexpected places of the “On this iPad” folder and my iCloud. Sample Crate has been an interesting view into the weird file management in iOS.