How to Make EP-40 Multisamples on Your iPad
You can build EP-40 multisamples on an iPad, not just a computer. Import your samples, map them across the keyboard with your fingers, and send the patch to the device over USB.
Building a multisample is one of the nicer things to do on a touchscreen. Dragging zone boundaries around with your finger feels natural, and the iPad's screen is big enough to actually see what you're doing. EP-PatchStudio runs on iPad, so you can make EP-40 multisamples without a computer in sight.
The how-to is the same as on the desktop, so this guide focuses on the mobile side. For the full walkthrough of mapping, root notes and play modes, see How to Make Multisamples for the EP-40 Riddim.
What you'll need
- An iPad with EP-PatchStudio installed (download it free)
- An EP-40 Riddim and a USB cable
- A few WAV samples of the instrument you want to map
Getting your samples in
This is the one part that's a little different on a tablet. There's no Auto-Sampler on mobile (it's a desktop feature, since it needs MIDI and audio routing from a computer), so you bring your samples in ready-made: import WAVs you've recorded or sourced elsewhere, rather than auto-sampling a synth on the spot.
Once they're in, everything else is the same.
Building it
Drop your samples in, then map them across the virtual keyboard. On the iPad you drag the zone boundaries with your finger, set the root notes, and pick the play mode, exactly as you would with a mouse. Auto zone mapping is there too if you want a quick starting point.
Set your loop points and the attack and release envelope, then connect the EP-40 over USB and send it. The multisample transfers straight to the device, ready to play.
When the desktop still wins
If you want to auto-sample a hardware synth or a VST to build your sample set, that's a desktop job. But if you've already got your samples, the iPad does the whole multisample from there.
Get started
EP-PatchStudio is free to download on iPad, iPhone, Android and desktop.