clap studio Get the Mac app
A sample explorer for curious earsMade for macOS 14+

LESS SEARCH.
MORE SOUND.

Your samples are full of possibilities.
Go find the next one.

Find sounds by feel, turn them into a beat, and send them to your Squid. One native Mac app. Your whole sample collection.

Download Clap Studio Take a look around
FOLLOW
YOUR EARS
Clap Studio’s sound map, with colorful groups of similar samples and a selected sound’s waveform.
A whole world of sound. Already in your folders.
Hover to listen. Drag to your DAW.
Organise in placeSearch by soundMake something new
01 / FIND YOUR SOUND

The right sound.
Less digging.

That perfect kick is in there somewhere. Clap Studio listens to your library so you can get straight to the good stuff.

The sample library with categories, sound properties, favorites, and a waveform inspector.
Your folders. Your sounds. A fresh way in.

Know it when you hear it

Choose a sound you like and find its closest matches. Or describe what you want: “punchy 808 kick”, “warm analog pad”.

Let the map surprise you

Similar sounds sit together. Hover to audition, wander between groups, and drag a discovery straight into your DAW.

Keep your collection yours

Browse categories, moods, tempo, key and tags. Your files stay in their folders; there’s no new filing system to learn.

39sound categories

9musical moods

100ksamples tested

In placeOriginal files stay
in your own folders.

02 / MAKE SOMETHING

One good sample.
A whole new groove.

Build a kit around a kick. Try a beat. Put a melody on top. Hear your choices together before they ever leave the library.

Drums + melody / the sketch starts here

The drum machine and melody editor open together beneath Clap Studio’s sample library.
A / TRY IT

Build a kit by character

Start with a kick. Get snares, hats and more that fit, with alternatives ready to audition.

B / CHANGE IT

A new sound, same spark

Swap a track for something similar, lock your favorites, or shuffle the whole kit.

C / KEEP IT

Make a sketch worth saving

Pick a groove, import MIDI, or draw your own notes. Your patterns wait for you next time.

03 / OUT OF THE BOXFor the ALM Squid Salmple

FROM YOUR MAC.
TO YOUR RACK.

Find the sounds. Build the bank. Plug in the stick.
Your Squid deserves a fresh set of ideas.

Squid Salmple Studio banks in Clap Studio, each with eight channels, sound names, and empty slots.
Eight channels. Every bank. One clear view.

Give every channel
a good reason.

Browse sets and banks, hear any channel, and try a whole bank in the drum machine. Rename, duplicate and move banks with familiar folder controls.

Plug in a drive with an ALM022 folder and the Squid sidebar appears automatically.

THE POOL

Keep the loose ends.

Kicks, breaks, textures, happy accidents. Browse nested Pool folders and send samples to the right place.

The Squid Pool, with nested Drums, Kicks and Snares folders, plus Percussion and Textures.
SEND TO SQUID

Ready for the module.

Send a bank or fill the Pool. Clap Studio converts to 16-bit, 44.1 kHz mono, applies your edits and can match levels.

The Send to Squid Salmple sheet, choosing a Pool folder and level matching before export.
Sets + banks + PoolCategory tags travel with your samplesExisting banks are never silently overwritten
NEXT / YOUR MOVE

THERE’S A TRACK
IN THOSE FOLDERS.

Go get it.

Get Clap Studio for Mac
macOS 14 or newerNative SwiftUI + MetalSound analysis runs on your Mac

Downloads open the GitHub release page. Current builds include BirdNET models for non-commercial use. Read the setup and model notes.