Analyze
Scans your sample library and extracts useful metadata automatically.
Dots Samples
Public Beta
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Mac only for now
What Dots Samples does
Dots Samples analyzes your sample library automatically and makes it searchable with plain text, so you can find sounds without manual tagging.
You can explore your sounds in a 2D similarity map to discover nearby samples quickly, then drag and drop WAV files straight from Dots Samples into your favorite DAW.
Search
Find samples with text queries instead of folder digging and hand-made tags.
Explore
Browse sounds in a 2D dots view where nearby points represent similar samples.
Drag and Drop
Drag and drop samples straight from the audio playback section into your DAW timeline.
Dots Samples is in public beta and under active development. We ship regular improvements, and you may occasionally run into stability issues while new capabilities are being added.
Workflow
Open plugin in your DAW
Open the plugin in your DAW. It can be placed on both audio and MIDI tracks.
Add sample library paths
Open Library and add paths to your samples. You can also add presets here.
Build the 2D dots map
Hit Refresh to create the 2D dots map.
Click dots to audition
Audition sounds from the audio playback section. Samples are automatically organized based on similarity.
Search for specific sounds
Search for specific sounds, then drag and drop the selected sample from the audio playback section into your DAW.
Known issues
macOS only in this beta
Windows support is not available yet in the current public beta release.
Large libraries may take time to index
First-time analysis can take a while for very large sample collections. Use a higher core count in settings to speed up the process
Temporary UI stalls during map updates
UI may become unresponsive for a few seconds while updating the 2D dots.
Optimized for shorter samples
The product currently works best for short samples, for example one-shot drums and synths.
Text search may yield poor results
Text search may yield poor results on some libraries in the current beta build.
Changelog
- Improves stability when processing long samples.
- Improves stability for some WAV file paths.
- Auto-detects missing library folder paths.