SonikStation has released SonikSearch 2.0, a sample library manager available for macOS (Catalina and later, Intel and Apple Silicon).
SonikSearch analyzes sample libraries automatically in the background, extracting BPM, musical key, loop/one-shot classification, category (31 subcategories across 7 groups), and audio characteristics including brightness, warmth, harmonicity, attack, crest factor, RMS energy, and duration.
Features include stackable search filters, a “Find Similar Sounds” function with adjustable per-parameter weighting, real-time timestretching and key transposition during playback, duplicate detection with an adjustable similarity threshold, and bulk metadata editing across folders.
SonikSearch is available as a VST3 plugin, Audio Unit plugin, and standalone application. The standalone version includes Ableton Link support. DAW plugin versions sync transport and tempo with the host automatically.
SonikSearch is priced at $89 USD. A 14-day refund is available.
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