SampleTank CS2.0.13

SampleTank 2 for iOS is a professional, fully featured mobile sound and groove workstation that brings the sound, power and features of desktop virtual instruments to your iPad and iPhone - without compromise. It is designed for professional live performance, song composition and puts a comprehensive array of world-class instruments, sounds and patterns right at your fingertips.

SampleTank CS provides all the functionality of the full app, with 23 instruments in 16 categories, so you can try out this powerful workstation for free. Additional sounds are available a la cart via in-app purchase.

SampleTank gives you 8 multitimbral instrument slots that you can easily layer or split. Choose from a comprehensive, expandable sound collection that covers virtually every acoustic and electronic sound imaginable. Plus, each instrument category includes instrument riffs and grooves so you can start composing and playing in no time.

The included instruments and the new sound engine are derived from the desktop version of SampleTank, IK's flagship workstation, offering you unmatched realism, variety of sound and audio performance. For the first time on iOS, thousands of professional sample-based sounds and patterns can be easily accessed, layered and used for playing live or in the studio.

What’s more, SampleTank offers an ever-growing library of sounds and are available via in-app purchase:

. Elektronika - a series of electronica and EDM-oriented groove libraries and sound collections that make it easy to create hits in today’s most popular styles

. Miroslav Philharmonik - the legendary orchestral libraries, now available on your mobile device! Stunningly realistic and expressive samples of a wide range of orchestra and percussion instruments.

. SampleTank PRO - the latest and most high-end sounds and grooves available, letting you create professional-grade compositions on your mobile device

. Plus additional libraries covering cinematic sounds, the finest pianos, drum libraries from iconic drummers and much more!

SampleTank for iOS offers over 2,300 instruments and over 1,200 MIDI patterns - the largest collection of sounds available for any virtual instrument for iOS.

Features:

. 23 sounds in 16 categories included free
. 8-part multitimbral professional quality sound and groove module
. Expandable sound library with 2300+ instrument
. Over 1,200 melodic and rhythmic patterns
. 8-track MIDI recorder with audio export
. Totally redesigned intuitive interface
. New sound engine derived from SampleTank 3 for Mac/PC
. Zones feature lets you easily create splits & layers on your controller
. Song and Live environments for composing and playing
. Built-in insert effects and master reverb
. MIDI learn feature makes programming external controllers easy
. Plug-and-play compatibility with iRig interfaces and controllers
. Polyphony: up to 64 voices on new Apple devices

Version History What's new in 2.0.13:
- Improved stability when connecting external MIDI controllers.
- General reliability improvements. 2.0.13 08/27/2025 What's new in 2.0.12:
- Minimum iOS required version is iOS 13
- Fixed an issue where the app wouldn't recognize incoming MIDI data from an external device on iOS 18
- Fixed an issue where the on-screen keyboard would become unresponsive in certain circumstances
- Fixed an issue where downloadable sound content would not install properly
- Improved responsiveness of UI and tooltips on iPhone
- Fixed an issue where some audio demos would not play
- Fixed "Loop latch" and "Options" popover not showing correctly
- Improved text alignment and corrected spelling errors
- Settings: fixed an issue where latency buttons would not update until pressed
- Menu: fixed entries from the Store footer bar not working correctly
- General Reliability Improvements 2.0.12 03/20/2025 - Fixes possibile crashes on devices with iOS 12 or above.
- General reliability improvements. 2.0.11 11/13/2018 -General reliability & security improvements 2.0.10 06/28/2018 - New available Instrument Collections: Neil Peart Drums and Terry Bozzio Drums
- General reliability improvements 2.0.9 12/14/2017 - New available Instrument Collections: Elektronika – Drum'n'Bass, Elektronika – Hardcore and Elektronika – Techno
- MMC Transport remote functionality added
- General reliability improvements 2.0.8 11/21/2017 - New available Instrument Collections: Art Deco Piano, Nanotube and Elektronika – Minimal
- Fixes a problem that caused reduced stereo content in some instruments
- SampleTank FREE changes name to SampleTank CS
- General reliability improvements 2.0.7 04/13/2017 - New available Instrument Collections: Hugh Padgham Drums, Brandenburg Piano and Elektronika – Chillout
- General reliability improvements 2.0.5 02/09/2017 - New available Instrument Collections: Power Up, NRG and Elektronika - Trance
- Added MIDI learn to MUTE and SOLO for each part
- Added MIDI learn on the speed parameter of the Rotary effect
- In Pads view, it is now possible for Drums and Loops&Hits category instruments to browse between all the available mapped sounds
using the octave buttons.
- Fixed possible crash during the loading of an instrument in Pads View
- Updated Japanese help tooltips 2.0.4 12/20/2016 - New available Instrument Collections: Miroslav Philarmonik 2, Orchestral Percussion and Cinematic Percussion
- Added 32 bit device compatibility*

*SampleTank 2 for iOS remains compatible with older iOS devices, offering the 8-part and Live mode features (excluding the iPhone 4S which retains 4 instrument part features).
iPad 4, iPad Mini2, iPhone 5 and iPod touch 6th gen and later are compatible with the newer instrument libraries. 2.0.3 11/15/2016 - New available Instrument Collections: American Acoustic, Billy Cobham Drums and Elektronika Indie Dance
- Fixed Possible Quantization Issue on MIDI Export
- Fixed Incorrect Counter Display in Live Page
- Fixed Pattern Instability in Song Mode
- Enabled Playback Controls in Audiobus
- Fixed a possible crash when saving SampleTank in Audiobus presets
- Optimized user manual for iPhone users 2.0.2 10/03/2016 - Fixes crash on startup during song update
- Resolve an issue related to the tooltips
- Fixes crash while switching between libraries
- Fixes issue related to Inter-App Audio

*SampleTank 2 is available only for 64-bit devices (iPhone 5s or newer, iPad Air or newer, iPod Touch 6 or newer, iPad Mini 2 or newer).
If you have an older device, please do not uninstall the latest SampleTank version 1.

** To avoid disabling some free instruments from your previous registration do not uninstall the app, rather update it directly from the previous version in the App Store/iTunes
We kindly suggest to update directly from the version 1 2.0.1 08/25/2016 - Best sound quality available for iOS — Sound Engine from SampleTank 3
- 8-part multitimbral sound and groove module
- Expandable with over 1,900 available sounds
- Intuitive and inspiring new Sound Browser
- SampleTank PRO instrument collections accurately crafted to make your songs, and live performances shine.
- Dual environments — Song and Live — for composing and performing live
- Interface major redesign, faster creative workflow
- Redesigned Pads view makes beat making intuitive and easy
- MIDI learn feature for programming external controllers with ease 2.0.0 08/20/2016 Audiobus compatibility update 1.8.5 10/19/2015 Inter-App Audio compatibility fix 1.8.4 10/09/2015 iOS 9 compatibility fixes 1.8.3 09/30/2015 • Fixed an issue that stops pattern playback when switching from Sound Browser to Edit
• Fixed an issue that caused the app to occasionally crash when receiving program changes
• Fixed possible crashes when browsing sounds using iRig Pads
• Addresses a minor issue when recording Pitch Bend Wheel events 1.8.2 02/27/2015 - Fixed an issue with Virtual MIDI
- Fixed issues with sustain pedal and iRig Pads integration
- Fixed an issue that caused the app to crash saving recording with emoticons
- Improved MIDI compatibility using the app as Inter-App Audio instrument
- Addresses a minor issue with Keyboard scale menu 1.8.1 01/27/2015 • Plug and play support for iRig Pads
• New sound pack: "The Grid" (available via in-app purchase)
• Sonik Synth - Mobile Edition downloadable sound collection with over 300 instruments available for in-app purchase 1.8 11/07/2014 - Addresses minor issues related to Inter-App Audio and Audiobus compatibility
- SampleMoog and Miroslav Philharmonik downloadable Sound Collections available from inside the app (these in-app purchases require iOS 6 or higher) 1.7.2 01/22/2014 - Fixed an issue that caused the app to crash using iOS 5.1 1.7.1 11/22/2013 - SampleMoog™ - Mobile Edition downloadable Sound Collection available for in-app purchase
- Inter-app audio support 1.7 11/14/2013 - iOS 7 support 1.6.1 10/01/2013 What's new in version 1.6

- Miroslav Philharmonik - Mobile Edition downloadable Sound Collection available for in-app purchase with iOS 6 or higher
- Native iPad Retina graphics 1.6 08/29/2013 - Support for Audiobus
- Supports background audio with other audio apps
- Improved audio compatibility with docks and other external devices 1.5 04/11/2013