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Hi all, full disclosure up front: I am the developer.I am a producer and engineer, and I have spent years working in Pro Tools every day. The whole time I kept hitting the same wall: I just wanted to drop a sound in and play it from MIDI, without loading a giant sampler or slicing clips across the timeline. Every option felt like overkill or a workaround, and I honestly could not believe Pro Tools still did not have a focused sampler for this. So I built one.
It is called Core Sampler, a focused AAX sampler made specifically for Pro Tools. Drop or drag a sound in, play it from MIDI, shape it, and swap samples without rebuilding the part from clips. It is for the fast "found the sound, now play it" moment, not a Kontakt or Falcon replacement.
Since Pro Tools 2024.10 you can drag a clip straight from the Edit Window onto a plugin, so Core Sampler leans into that: drag a clip in, it loads instantly, then trim, tune, filter, shape the envelope, and play it across the keyboard.
Features:
Drag or load any sample, play it from MIDI across the keyboard
Single-clip drag straight from the Pro Tools Edit Window (Pro Tools 2024.10 or newer)
Trim, tune, filter and envelope shaping
Swap the sample while keeping the same MIDI performance
Format and requirements:
AAX only, for Pro Tools (not VST/AU)
macOS, universal build (Intel and Apple Silicon)
Windows not supported yet
Price: $29 launch (regularly $39), one-time perpetual license, no subscription, and a no-questions refund.
It is early and I am shaping it with real feedback, so if you have thoughts or feature requests I would love to hear them here.
getcoresampler.com (getcoresampler.com)