Koala Sampler Release Notes

Updated on 2025-10-02

1.4134

• made mixer delay effect not fade out if the filter is fully open
• fix bug with AUTO-PLAY not advancing when there are identical sequences
• fix bug with auto trim in auv3 version
• fixed bug where attack, release, tone and reverse controls were not resetting after bouncing a sample
• fixed a bug where koala could crash if the numpad was dismissed very quickly

1.4132

• you can now record to multiple pads sequentially - start one pad recording, then press another pad to continue the recording on that pad
• [MAC] will now use Coreaudio directly, rather that using PortAudio for better compatibility
• fixed bug where app could crash when closing AutoChop
• fixed bug where sometimes loop options were not showing correct values
• piano roll notes that are set to 0% velocity now are completely silent
• fix not being able to save pad color if its green
• [ANDROID] fixed problem with importing m4a files of unusual sample rates

1.4130

• fixed audio i/o on mac

1.4127

• [android] fixed bug where on certain phones, text would appear as blocks
• fixed occasional problem with changing bpm

1.4124

• made dub siren louder
• Added “RESTORE PURCHASES” button to settings page and sample pack store
• Quokka would have hanging notes when using the preview column
• [mac/win] EQ will no longer distortion on x86 and x86_64 machines
• Added Envelope Follower to Filter effect
• Drive Effect mix will maintain a constant perceptual gain
• LFO sync will remain locked to the pattern phase if sync’d
• iOS Koala will reload a session as an auv3 when the editor isnt open
• iOS Auv3 can access icloud files through the browser
• Time legend in the piano roll will no longer go missing
• Fix live quantize bug
• Added ability to save a template project
• Midi events in AUv3 will be honoured even if the ui isn’t open
• Drive and Clipper can now be oversampled
• Note repeater will correctly release all notes
• Fix crash when loading a very old project
• Tap a knob to launch a numpad to for accurate value entry

1.4107

• [iOS only] Fixed bug where m4a’s and AIF files with 2 f’s in the extension
• [Android only] BTLE Midi devices are now more better supported
• Can now export multiple selected samples, not just a single sample or all samples
• Vocoder effect is back (less Festive)
• Added natural minor scale
• now you can change sample pad colors

1.4103

• 🚀 New effect: Clipper
• 🚀 Can now change keyboard grid size
• 🐛 You can hear the metronome in resampled samples
• 🐛 Muting MidiOut leaves hanging notes
• 🐛 Stereo control on ring mod LFO will now go back to mono
• 🚀 Quokka will now let you import and export presets
• 🐛 ADD LOCATION on iOS16 was not showing an “Add” button
• 🐛 Midimapping blanks the Quokka UI
• 🐛 Sometimes Midi out device name will become (DISCONNECTED)(DISCONNECTED)
• 🐛 If you save you can overwrite a project without prompting
• 🐛 Fixed import video crash on iOS 17
• 🚀 Pitch shifter effect is now more efficient
• 🚀 You can now set the grid keyboard size
• 🚀 MIDI input whilst in keyboard mode can now snap to current scale (can switch off in settings)
• 🚀 [MAC/Windows only] Alt + mouse scroll zooms in piano roll, shift + mouse scroll scrolls left-right
• 🐛 Save wont repeatedly prompt to overwrite
• 🐛 Lo and Hi Cut filters will no longer click

1.4101

• 🐛 Would crash if you tried to export all samples when there were instances of quokka or midi out
• 🐛 iOS Add Location in the browser should not be accessible on < iOS 14
• 🐛 iOS Fixed problem adding custom sample folder locations for iOS 14-15
• 🚀 [MAC ONLY] you can hold command and click a knob to enter the value exactly
• 🚀 You can now tap on the tooltip above a knob to enter the value exactly

1.4099

1.4098

• 🐛 Android fixed chorus shader issue for some android devices
• 🐛 Android fixed crashes when exporting on some android phones

1.4097

• 🐛 [MAC ONLY] Window resizing will now correctly update the interface
• 🐛 Android Presets will now show in the Quokka browser
• 🐛 Flanger mix control now saves correctly
• 🐛 Resampling a loop in a song with only synthesizers will no longer overwrite pads
• 🚀 New Chorus effect!
• 🐛 Quokka Envelope times greater than 6.9 would not sound

1.4096

• 🚀 Quokka synthesizer for Samurai

1.4095

• 🐛 Fixed midi mapping not working for sample delete button
• 🐛 Fixed messaging when clicking the play/pause button
• 🐛 Midi Sync menu wont jump around whilst open
• 🚀 Android BLE Midi devices can now be connected via the Midi Settings Panel
• 🐛 Android Correct permissions requested for BLE Midi devices
• 🐛 ADD LOCATION no longer lets you select files by accident
• 🐛 Android QWERTY keyboard supports arrow keys, and recognises shift modifier
• 🐛 SP404 will select patterns properly again
• 🐛 Piano roll notes are more accurately drawn when zooming in very close
• 🐛 Android fixed midi log disappearing when backgrounding and reforegrounding app
• 🐛 Cancelling ‘replace FX’ in mixer no longer removes current FX

1.4094

• 🚀 Koala can now output midi to external devices if you have the samurai addon.
• 🐛 Fixed laggy dragging in the piano roll
• 🚀 made dialogs have slightly bigger buttons
• 🐛 Fixed forward compabitility issue with old projects
• 🐛 [iOS Only] Fixed deleting iCloud songs
• 🐛 now you can see the git hash if you click on the version number
• 🐛 Auto play will be paused whilst editing a pattern
• 🐛 If songs were large, autosave could happen whilst loading

1.4092

• 🚀 iOS You can now save to iCloud drive
• 🐛 Tempo tap could generate infinite tempos if the taps were generated fast
• 🐛 Android Webview would crash Koala if viewing a sound pack info
• 🚀 Resample from individual buses
• 🐛 fixed problems with dragging finger off buttons and then back onto them
• 🚀 holding clear and tapping keyboard button when in keyboard mode will clear the notes for the current pad
• 🚀 Can now open TOOLS menu just by dragging up or down on TOOLS rather than having to tap
• 🚀 There is now a cog on the song info panel that opens a menu of song related options.
• 🐛 If pad has a slash ‘/’ in the label, it would crash “EXPORT ALL SAMPLES” because it incorporated it blindly into the file name making a directory.
• 🐛 Fixed swing midi mapping