Musik aus sample
A downloadable instrument
MAS is a sample player/live drum machine for Playdate. Samples can be triggered by navigating around a grid on-screen, or assigned to each of the Playdate's 6 buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right, A, B).
Important! When using a patch with buttons assigned to trigger samples you move between 'Live' and 'Edit/Manual' mode by moving the crank: 0 - 180 degrees are edit/manual mode, 180 - 360 are live where all 6 input buttons can trigger samples (depending on the patch setup)
An Android phone can also be attached to the Playdate to allow triggering of larger sample sets; a grid of 18 samples in the image above. Android connectivity relies on an undocument Playdate API which Panic may remove in a future OS update, so think of it as an added bonus.
There are ready-to-use demo patches using the extensive built-in royalty-free sample library, you can use these in your own custom patches or add your own audio. Custom patches require a little technical know-how: JSON editing and basic command-line skills. With a little work you can load in your own sample sets and create fully customised patches. Full instructions coming soon at orllewin.github.io/playdate/musik_aus_sample.
Samples can have different modes:
- hit - samples play once, if tapped again they immediately retrigger just like a drum kit
- play - samples play once then stop, if tapped again playback stops
- loop - samples loop forever until tapped
A sample also has a type:
- sample - the audio is kept in memory, most samples will use this type
- file - the audio plays from file, useful for longer audio samples that would use too much memory as a sample type
There's also extra syntax to set volume, playback rate (set to 0.5 to make a sample playback an octave lower at half speed), set labels and images for grid cells. You can even add a special sample/pad that links to other patches.
MAS User patch with 16 samples and the Android companion app:
Built-in MAS demo patch with samples assigned to Playdate buttons:
Built-in MAS demo patches on two Playdates:
Purchase
In order to download this instrument you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $10 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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For my part, Musik aus sample is very buggy with the latest Playdate’s firmware. After a few clicks, the app no longer responds to the buttons... :-(
Can you please fix it ? 🙏🏽
oh not again, this happens when they break an API or change something subtly with a firmware update.
I’ll try and replicate in the next week or two but we’re away for half term just now. I can just reimburse you if you like, send me your paypal details: oppen@fastmail.com
I might remove this from sale while I investigate.
Thanks ! 🙏🏽
I really hope you'll find a fix. 🤞🏽
Great app - super easy to use with the demo samples. Love the simplicity of the playdate buttons to set mode and play patches.
I really, really would like to be able to record or load samples so that I could make my own patches (instead of using programming language). With the ability to record/load samples, this would easily be the best music app for the playdate !