Amigo Sampler - 8-Bit Amiga Style Sampler Plugin

[bmanic]

Haven't tried it, but there's also Ami Sampler.

This one is much better.

[Uncle E]

Yeah I bought it as well because it's so cheap and so far I'm not impressed.

First of all, it's _extremely_ annoyingly buggy, at least in Reaper on Mac OS Monterey as a native silicon plugin. Loop points aren't stored per preset and speaking of presets, the only way I found how to save presets is through the built in system in Reaper (which is fine by me, it's the system I prefer using).

EDIT: Start and end points aren't saved with the preset either.

It doesn't correctly recognize audio files in the browser unless it has some kind of .*** ending. Many of the old school samples don't have any. Yet you can drag and drop these fine into the plugin but can't use the built in browser.

Attack and Release and controls in general are very badly scaled in how the mouse operates them. You can however use mouse wheel on them to get fine tuning but still, just default drag + click should work like 99% of other synths.

All true! One bug I was actually having fun with is the loop points don't reset when you load a new sample. If the interface also didn't reset, I'd call it a feature and not a bug, but as it is you're seeing one thing and hearing another.

[Guenon]

Haven't tried it, but there's also Ami Sampler.

This one is much better.

Indeed, thanks for pointing out this one. Seems like a winner. Need to keep an eye on it

[Caine123]

Haven't tried it, but there's also Ami Sampler.

This one is much better.

Indeed, thanks for pointing out this one. Seems like a winner. Need to keep an eye on it

1. why is it better maybe?
2. it says

While Ami Sampler does play back any audio at 8-bit PCM and does have a sample rate decimator available, to fully get the Amiga feel, it's recommended to use 8-bit samples with a sample rate below 28khz (typical sample rates for the Amiga were usually either 8363hz or 16726hz).

what if i drag in 44.1 khz samples will it in the sampler still sound like i would have imported it in a real Amiga 500? also for Amigo Sampler meant

[wasi]

lmao didn't even finish reading the post. Bought.

[ilchef-potenzadsp]

Hmm... doesn't really sound like an Amiga to me in the demos. Hard to test without a proper demo installer.

Anti-aliasing filter is fixed. But the cool crunch really only comes to the fore when it's turned off.

Bummer.

Hi Developer here.

Glad to see people have been rating it!

There is no actual real antialiasing filter, my implementation is actually pretty lax when it comes to aliasing, because i think this is one of the magical things about the sound of the Amiga. In Amigo, when you change the sample rate, the plugin applies a filter at the correct frequency (this is the closest thing to an anti-aliasing filter) so 22k samplerate would apply a filter at 11k. Then the sample gets downsampled, and quantised to 8 bit. After this process, the wave will be stepped because of the quantization step, so techincally the source doesn't contain any frequency content higher than nyquist (samplerate / 2), but you're introdcucing that frequency content by playing back a stepped signal.
Idk if that made any sense haha!

This means playback in Amigo is just like playing 8-bit pcm on your Amiga!
I think this strikes a good balance between authenticity, and simplicity.

[gentleclockdivider]

Purchased , but donwload is a zip file that I can't open ( using 7zip ) , it's unresponisve when tried to open it

[RPH]

Purchased , but donwload is a zip file that I can't open ( using 7zip ) , it's unresponisve when tried to open it

Extract the main zipped file first, after that you can unpack the sub zip file.
Had the same "problem".

[gentleclockdivider]

Purchased , but donwload is a zip file that I can't open ( using 7zip ) , it's unresponisve when tried to open it

Extract the main zipped file first, after that you can unpack the sub zip file.
Had the same "problem".

Yep , don
It was just a matter of drag dropping in a new folder ...forgot all about that ..
Testdriving now

[I-Quit]

Hi Developer here.

Hi,

Do you plan on extending the resolution to say 12bit @ 32KHz for that Akai sound that a lot of people are after?

The plugin is great!

Thanks.

[Uncle E]

There is no actual real antialiasing filter, my implementation is actually pretty lax when it comes to aliasing, because i think this is one of the magical things about the sound of the Amiga. In Amigo, when you change the sample rate, the plugin applies a filter at the correct frequency (this is the closest thing to an anti-aliasing filter) so 22k samplerate would apply a filter at 11k.

Could you add an ADSR envelope for the samplerate or filter? That would be an interesting way to give more flexibility without adding much complexity.

Up-down buttons next to load button would also be nice so that we can cycle through samples. Even better would be if the browser would preview the sample when you click on it.

[stash98]

I have 2 akai samplers and this little plugin brings some really nice magic to the sound. It also pitches up and down very well. Meaning it keeps the punch of the sample even when dropped 7 semitones.

I’m not sure why someone wouldn’t recommend this for the price it’s at unless they don’t really make 90s music or own the hardware. As someone who does both, I find it very impressive.

[I-Quit]

It sure is impressive. Time-stretching and repitching is excellently implemented.

Holding hopes for a 12bit @ 32KHz update for that true Akai flavour.

[Uncle E]

I’m not sure why someone wouldn’t recommend this for the price it’s at unless they don’t really make 90s music or own the hardware.

It's mainly about bugs. I'll still recommend it but it'll be even better after an update. I tried it against TAL-Sampler and Kontakt, and their 8-bit modes don't sound the same.

[Uncle E]

Holding hopes for an 12bit @ 32KHz update for that true Akai flavour.

100%. I'd love to have it go all the way up to 24-bit/44.1KHz because this plugin is nice for quick sample mangling even when you're not looking for a lofi sound.