Sitala

Given Koala just “updated” its Samurai add-on to include the “chopper” mode which lets you trigger random slices of a sample (per pad), a feature that was incredible and only available in Drambo (AFAIK) before Koala’s inclusion… All I have to say is — please include this mode in Sitala; so we can - for example - include samples which contain slice-variations of a drum hit and have Sitala select slices from such samples every time a pad is played. This would make Sitala substantially more versatile than it currently is. Please note I’m not asking for a way to separate a slice-collection sample into multiple pads — rather interested in having pads acquire the functionality of “selecting a slice” of the corresponding sample (conformed by multiple slice-samples) in a random fashion (or by another method such as velocity, or “note”).

I purchased this app cause it’s supposed to be able to detect and slice by transients. This was the first thing I attempted to do after downloading the app, and it didn’t work. I loaded a short sample, a drum roll with three distinct transients, but the options to detect transients and slice to pads were greyed out. This was my main reason for purchasing this app and It doesn’t seem to work. It seems there are some limitations with the slicing features of this app. Had I known this I wouldn’t have spent the money. The app should be able to detect transients from any sample, regardless of size. I’m sure it does other things well, but this was my reason for buying. Hopefully I’m missing something here and can get a response from developer.

I own many drum samplers including Battery 4 and Ableton drum racks on the desktop. Sitala is one of the most efficient drum samplers I’ve ever used. It is fine tuned for percussive hits. The displays showing you what controls do to shape sound are super informative and help you make musical decisions. The browser allows you to easily scroll through sample folders and pick the right sound.