{"id":150641,"date":"2025-10-10T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=150641"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:04:08","slug":"ocean-swift-intros-free-sample-tester-for-mac-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2025\/10\/10\/ocean-swift-intros-free-sample-tester-for-mac-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Swift Intros Free Sample Tester For Mac &#038; Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-150643 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester-728x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester-728x369.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester-320x162.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester-592x300.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sample-tester.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ocean Swift<\/strong> has introduced <strong>Sample Tester<\/strong>, a free instrument designed for\u00a0rapid auditioning, tuning checks, and curation of oscillator-style samples.<\/p>\n<p>With Sample Tester, you can drag and drop a sample file and immediately hear it played polyphonically, letting you quickly quick check tuning, harmonic behavior, and musical context. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Automatically detects or permits manual setting of the root note<\/li>\n<li>Displays MIR-derived metrics such as pitch, peak, RMS, and loudness at a glance<\/li>\n<li>Offers an engine toggle to compare Direct-From-Disk streaming versus Time Machine Pro sample stretching<\/li>\n<li>Provides one-click amplitude envelope shapes (Perc, Bell, Piano, Lead, Pad)<\/li>\n<li>Supports NKS \/ NKS2 mappings, compatible with hardware control surfaces<\/li>\n<li>Works fully in the free Kontakt Player\u2014no full Kontakt license required<\/li>\n<li>In modern production environments, sound designers and producers often sift through large volumes of raw samples.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Availability:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sample Tester<\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanswift.net\/product\/sample-tester\/\">available<\/a> now as a free Kontakt Player-compatible tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Sample Tester, you can drag and drop a sample file and immediately hear it played polyphonically, letting you quickly quick check tuning, harmonic behavior, and musical context.&hellip; 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