discoDSP have released Bliss AUv3 Sampler for iPadOS, (previously desktop only), available for $19.99.
Mobile music production on iPad has hit a golden era, but serious multi-sampling and sound design often required bridging back to a desktop DAW. discoDSP has officially closed that gap with Bliss AUv3 Sampler—bringing the full power of their renowned desktop performance sampler straight to iPadOS.
Bliss isn’t just another basic sample playback tool. It is a full-fledged, multi-zone sample engine designed for modern AUv3 hosts like AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand, and Drambo. Whether you are building custom multisample patches from hardware synths, slicing loops on the fly, or leveraging expressive MPE controllers, Bliss brings heavy-duty audio processing into a sleek, touch-friendly workflow.
Why Bliss AUv3 Changes the Game for iPad Producers
1. Desktop Engine Power Under the Hood
Bliss is built on an ultra-optimized DSP engine optimized specifically for ARM and Apple Silicon architecture using NEON vector instructions. That means high polyphony, ultra-low latency, and high-order audio interpolation (up to 512-point SINC with 4x oversampling) without frying your iPad’s CPU.
2. Visual Key Mapping & Intuitive Zone Management
One of the main friction points of mobile sampling has always been managing multi-sample zones on a small touch screen. Bliss solves this with a interactive Visual Key Mapper. Producers get a piano-roll-style grid where you can drag and drop key ranges, velocity layers, and root keys with instant visual feedback.
3. Granular Waveform Editing & Loop Control
The built-in wave editor is equipped with full undo history, sub-sample zoom, and snap-to-loop capabilities. You get seven different looping algorithms (including forward, backward, bidirectional, and crossfade loops), auto-slicing triggered by transient detection, and essential destructive operations (normalize, trim, fade in/out, reverse).
4. Native MPE & Advanced Sound Shaping
Expressive control is front and center. Bliss offers native MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) support, giving you independent per-note pitch bend, timbre (CC 74), and pressure mapping. Pair that with dual 24 dB/oct state-variable filters, 8 macro knobs, parameter morphing, dual LFOs, and built-in FX (reverb, delay, chorus, bitcrushing, and the signature Rock Da Disco limiter), and you have an endless sound-design playground.
Features include:
- AUv3 & Standalone Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates as an Audio Unit instrument inside AUM, Cubasis, GarageBand, and other iOS DAWs, or runs standalone.
- SIMD & NEON Optimized: High-performance, low-CPU rendering engine built for smooth multi-voice polyphony on iPad hardware.
- Visual Key Mapper: Interactive, drag-and-drop zone boundaries and root key assignment over a visual piano roll grid.
- Comprehensive Wave Editor: Features sample slicing, transient detection, 1:1 waveform zoom, full undo support, and 7 loop modes (including crossfade and bidirectional loops).
- Full MPE Support: Plug-and-play capability with expressive controllers (ROLI Seaboard, Expressive E Osmose, LinnStrument) with customizable per-note routing.
- SFZ Format Compatibility: Import and export multi-sample libraries using open-standard SFZ patches, including full ADSR envelope mapping.
- Pristine Audio Quality: Selectable interpolation engines ranging from standard playback to 512-point SINC offline bounce quality with oversampling.
- Dual State-Variable Filters: 24 dB/oct Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch, and Peaking filters with drive controls and keyboard tracking.
- Modular Modulation Matrix: Morphing parameters, 8 macro assignable controls, dedicated envelopes for amplitude and modulation, and tempo-syncable LFOs.
- Built-in Effects Suite: Includes stereo rotation, chorus, delay, reverb, bit reducer, phaser, distortion, and the Rock Da Disco multiband limiter.
- In-App Sound Library Download: Instant access to 1 GB of downloadable factory sound content directly within the application
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