AudioMap Mini

AudioMap Mini is an interactive and playable sample browser plugin that visualizes your entire sample library as a 2D map. Drop a folder of samples and AudioMap analyzes each one by their characteristics — brightness, noisiness, and complexity. Hover to preview instantly, drag selected samples straight to your DAW, or draw MIDI lines across the map to play samples chromatically.

Features:

• Hover to preview sounds instantly.

• Drag samples straight to your DAW.

• Draw MIDI lines with adjustable curves, play chromatically.

• Record gestures for automated playback.

• Handles thousands of samples.

• Organize folders into groups with solo/mute.

• Save and load folder presets.

• Search by name or metadata tags.

• Favorite samples across sessions.

• Sample Pool - collect samples before bulk dragging to DAW.

• Duplicate detection - true duplicates and timbral duplicates, with solo/mute/remove/trash.

• Clock-quantized playback.

• Attack / Release envelopes for sound design.

• Sample start / Pan / Pitch randomization.

• Velocity slider with MIDI velocity sensitivity.

• XY cursor automation (CC2/CC3) - trigger samples without the GUI.

• CC4 group solo switching, Ctrl+0-9 keyboard group solo.

• Loop detection.

• VST3 (Windows + macOS + Linux), AU (macOS).

Shortcuts:

• Shift+Drag - Select multiple samples.

• R - Record a mouse gesture to use as automation lane.

• Ctrl+Drag - create a MIDI mapping line.

• P - Open presets menu.

• Q - Quantization settings.

• F - Toggle favorite on selected samples.

• A - Add hovered / selected samples to pool.

• Ctrl+G - Create group from selected folders.

• Ctrl+0-9 - Solo group by number.

• Scroll - Zoom in/out.

Requirements:

• Windows 10+ (64-bit) - VST3.
• MacOS 10.13+ (Apple Sillicon, Intel soon) - VST3, AU.
• Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+) - VST3.
• Any VST3/AU compatible DAW.