Koala Sampler Release Notes

Updated on 2026-03-06

1.4153

2026-03-06

• FIXED Fixed android preview volume

1.4152

2026-02-26

• FIXED Fixed stem splitting to use less memory to prevent crashes on older devices
• FIXED Fixed problem with time stretcher

• [ANDROID][MAC] Ableton Link support

• added volume preview in sample browser

• [ANDROID] fixed some bugs

1.4151

2026-02-23

• FIXED Fix for tools menu being hidden under dynamic island/camera etc.
• FIXED Fix bug where Perform FX weren’t being saved
• FIXED [ANDROID] Fix stem splitting
• FIXED Fix crash when mapping midi controllers to Perform FX
• FIXED [IOS] Fix crash when loading AUV3

1.4150

2026-02-20

• FIXED Fixed small timestretch bug which caused crash on start
• Made it warn user on song swipe delete with option to not ask again
• FIXED [ANDROID] Fixed crash on certain phones when QWERTY keyboard was plugged in
• FIXED [ANDROID] Fixed some problems with smc pad pocket
• Scale now saves with song, so it will be remembered when you load the song again
• Qwerty shortcut editor

1.4147

2026-01-13

• FIXED Fixed problem with loading samples from sample pack kits or other songs
• Copied Choppers will now play back and let you change the chop amount
• [ANDROID] Bug fixes and enhancements

1.4146

2026-01-08

• [MAC_ONLY] Fixes issue on Intel macs where the app would freeze at startup
• FIXED [ANDROID] Fix crash when exporting mixed sequences
• FIXED [ANDROID] Fix crash when loading certain audio files
• Labels now appear on Chopper pads
• Fixes Chopper occassionally crashing when normalizing
• Fixes slices not appearing in chopper after normalizing
• Extracting a pattern from chopper will no longer clear the existing pattern
• [ANDROID] Qwerty keyboard return key now works
• [ANDROID] SMC-Pad will handle multiple presses
• FIXED [ANDROID] Fixed crash in midi handler when using multiple BTLE devices
• [ANDROID] Made BTLE device discovery more robust

1.4136

2025-11-17

• Added switch to enable auto-normalize on recording
• FIXED Android Fixed issue where Quokka presets would not load
• FIXED Android Fixed issue where Quokka presets would not import
• FIXED Fixed issue where Quokka wouldn’t correctly selected the loaded preset
• EQ Enable button will change state when using the EQ
• Plus icon will appear on pads when dragging again
• FIXED Fixed issue where mute and solo would not be reloaded by the midi map
• FIXED Fixed issue with quantize settings
• Reinstate 32 bit builds for users with older phones
• FIXED Fix bug where koala wouldn’t properly save notes with zero velocity
• FIXED Fix crash where importing videos
• FIXED Fix crash bug in the browser when files were not fully loaded yet
• FIXED Fix crash when quitting whilst loading a long sample
• FIXED Fix bug where converting strings could cause a crash
• FIXED Fix crash when spurious midi is sent during app quit

1.4134

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

1.4132

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

1.4130

• FIXED Fixed audio i/o on mac

1.4127

• FIXED Android Fixed bug where on certain phones, text would appear as blocks
• FIXED Fixed occasional problem with changing bpm

1.4124

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

1.4107

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

1.4103

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

1.4101

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

1.4099

1.4098

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

1.4097

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

1.4096

• UPGRADE Quokka synthesizer for Samurai

1.4095

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

1.4094

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

1.4092

• UPGRADE iOS You can now save to iCloud drive
• FIXED Tempo tap could generate infinite tempos if the taps were generated fast
• FIXED Android Webview would crash Koala if viewing a sound pack info
• UPGRADE Resample from individual buses
• FIXED fixed problems with dragging finger off buttons and then back onto them
• UPGRADE holding clear and tapping keyboard button when in keyboard mode will clear the notes for the current pad
• UPGRADE Can now open TOOLS menu just by dragging up or down on TOOLS rather than having to tap
• UPGRADE There is now a cog on the song info panel that opens a menu of song related options.
• FIXED 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 Fixed swing midi mapping