Every loop, one-shot, beat, and sound bank you own — scanned, tagged, and instantly searchable in one place.
SampleStash watches your sample folders and builds a living, searchable library of every audio file you own — loops, beats, drums, one-shots, and instruments alike. It listens to your samples to detect their tempo, reads any embedded key and metadata, draws their waveforms, and tags them automatically — so the right sound is always one search away. Built on the same engine as PolyPhontics.
Point SampleStash at your sample folders and it scans them all into one library. A built-in folder watcher keeps everything up to date as you add new sounds — no manual re-importing.
Samples are sorted automatically into One-Shots, Loops, Long Samples, and Instruments. Add your own comma-separated tags, mark favorites, and filter by category in a click.
SampleStash analyzes the audio itself to estimate each loop’s tempo, and reads the musical key from embedded tags when present — then labels every file. Run a batch BPM audit across your whole library and never guess a loop’s tempo again.
Automatic waveform and spectrogram generation, plus a built-in preview player with an on-screen keyboard, loop playback, and instant audition — no need to open a DAW.
Audio fingerprinting scans your collection for duplicate samples by content — not just by filename — so you can clear out redundant files and reclaim disk space.
Install SF2 and DLS banks straight into the macOS Sound Library for Logic Pro, GarageBand, and the DLS Music Device. Open files in Logic Pro right from SampleStash.
SampleStash speaks every major sampler format. Import sound banks, extract their individual samples as audio, bundle loose files into a SoundFont, and export to the format your DAW needs.
Sound Bank Formats
| Format | Extension | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|---|
| SoundFont 2 | .sf2 | ✅ | ✅ |
| DLS (Downloadable Sounds) | .dls | ✅ | ✅ |
| EXS24 (Logic Pro Sampler) | .exs | ✅ | ✅ |
| SFZ | .sfz | ✅ | ✅ |
| DecentSampler | .dspreset | ✅ | ✅ |
| Kontakt (NKI) | .nki | ✅ | — |
Audio File Formats
| Format | Extension | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAV | .wav | ✅ | ✅ |
| AIFF | .aif, .aiff | ✅ | ✅ |
| Core Audio Format | .caf | ✅ | ✅ |
| AAC | .m4a | ✅ | ✅ |
| Apple Lossless | .m4a | ✅ | ✅ |
| FLAC | .flac | ✅ | ✅* |
| MP3 | .mp3 | ✅ | ✅ |
| OGG Vorbis | .ogg | ✅ | ✅ |
* FLAC export requires macOS 11 or later.
Extract every sample out of an SF2, DLS, EXS24, SFZ, or NKI file with one command, then export individual samples or whole banks as WAV, AIFF, CAF, MP3, OGG, AAC, or Apple Lossless at your chosen bit depth — ready to drop straight into your DAW.
Free Download · $39.99 to Unlock Pro
Scan, browse, tag, preview, and organize your entire library for free. A one-time SampleStash Pro purchase unlocks exporting and bank creation. No subscription.
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