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What you’ll do

By the end of this page, you will:
  • launch Meiji Sampler
  • browse a sound source
  • preview a sample
  • assign it to a pad
  • trigger it from the keyboard

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Steps

1

Open Meiji Sampler and stay on the Create tab

The core workflow lives in the Create tab. If needed, press Tab to switch to it.
2

Browse to a sound source

Use Up/Down to move, Enter or Right to open a folder, and Backspace or Left to go up.Vim users: j/k to move, l to open, h to go up.
3

Preview a sample

Press Space on a selected sound to hear it immediately.
4

Assign the sample to a pad

Press Shift+1 through Shift+0 to load the selected sound onto a pad.
5

Trigger the pad

Press 1 through 0 to play the assigned pad.

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If you do not have sounds yet

Use one of these approaches:
  • press p to open the packs browser and install factory packs
  • point Meiji Sampler at your own sample folders
  • use an existing library such as Splice if your workflow already depends on it
  • if you have Native Instruments, Ableton, or Logic installed, Meiji Sampler will detect those libraries automatically and make them available to browse

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Check your result

You should now be able to:
  • select a sample
  • hear preview playback
  • trigger the same sound from a pad

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Next step

Continue to Build Your First Beat.