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Andromedik - Calling (Swendl Remix) - 115BPM - A#min.mp3
2:46 · 115 · A♯minFeatures
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Find anything, instantly
Filter by BPM, key, type, and instrument across thousands of files in milliseconds. Find the perfect sample without breaking your flow.
Preview
Waveform & MIDI viewer
Preview any sample with full waveform visualization and MIDI piano roll. No DAW required — just click and listen.
Library
Pack-first organization
Stack auto-detects your pack structure and groups samples by vendor and genre — the way your library is already organized.
Swendl - Selected Athmo - C_ (6).mp3
0:31 · CEdit
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Trim, loop, pitch-shift, and time-stretch any sample without touching the original file. Every change is reversible.
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Link samples to your DAW projects. See exactly which files are used in which sessions — across every project you've ever made.
What's New
Every update, in one place
Compact view, custom columns & Intel Mac support
Browse big libraries faster with a compact list view and columns you choose yourself, your sort order now survives restarts, and Stack finally runs on Intel Macs.
- Intel Mac support — the macOS download is now a universal build that runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel.
- Compact list view — denser rows that fit far more samples on screen. Toggle it in Settings or from the column header.
- Choose your columns — right-click the column header to show or hide Waveform, Time, Key, BPM and the new Folder column.
- New Folder column shows where each sample lives, and clicking it jumps straight to that folder.
- Your sort order is remembered between sessions — no more resetting to Most Recent on every launch.
- Sorting by Name now starts A to Z, and Most Recent starts newest first.
- Click a folder in the sidebar to open and expand it — no need to hit the small arrow. Expanded folders are remembered too.
- Fixed column headers showing Waveform, Key or BPM labels when those columns were turned off.
Click-to-play samples & cover fixes
Audition samples by clicking anywhere on a row, jump straight to a spot in the waveform, and pack covers now save reliably — including drag-and-drop from Finder.
- Click anywhere on a sample row to play it — no need to aim for the play button.
- Click a point on any waveform to start playing from exactly there, even if that sample isn't playing yet.
- Fixed the list jumping when clicking samples near the bottom or top of the view.
- Pack cover: dragging an image from Finder onto the cover editor now works.
- Pack cover: a newly saved cover no longer stays hidden behind the placeholder icon.
Plugins page: search & table view
The Plugins page now reads like a proper table — aligned columns with a header row — and has instant search across plugin names, vendors, and paths.
- Search your plugins instantly by name, vendor, or install path.
- New table layout with a column header — Format, Name, Vendor, Path, Size, and Type line up in proper grid rows.
- The plugin counter shows how many match your current search and filter.
Plugin manager: smart uninstall & Windows support
The Plugins page now finds every plugin automatically — VST, VST3, AU, CLAP and AAX on macOS and Windows — and can fully uninstall a plugin, sweeping up presets, preferences, caches and other leftovers.
- Delete any plugin right from the Plugins page — Stack finds its leftovers (presets, preferences, caches, vendor data, even iCloud copies) and shows exactly what will be removed before anything is touched.
- Deleting one format offers the others too — remove the VST3 and the AU / VST / AAX copies of the same plugin can go with it.
- Files in system folders are removed with a single administrator prompt.
- CLAP and AAX plugins are now detected alongside VST, VST3 and AU.
- Full Windows support — all standard folders plus the registry-configured VST2 path are scanned, and registry leftovers are cleaned up on uninstall.
- Plugin rows now show vendor, size on disk, and which other formats are installed.
- No more folder hunting — every standard plugin location is scanned out of the box; extra folders moved to Settings → Plugins.
Massive indexing & search speed-up
A ground-up performance pass for huge libraries: indexing is over 15x faster, search runs on a real full-text index, and duplicate samples no longer vanish from your packs.
- Indexing overhaul — a 290GB library with 164,000 files now indexes in about 2 minutes instead of 30+.
- Instant search — queries hit a full-text index instead of scanning every entry, so results stay snappy even in six-figure libraries.
- Duplicate samples fixed — byte-identical files in different packs each keep their own entry instead of silently replacing each other.
- Killed the hidden re-index loop that made Stack re-process thousands of duplicated files on every launch.
- Browsing and deep scrolling are dramatically faster thanks to a new sort index.
- Lower memory use while indexing — huge DAW project files no longer spike RAM.
- Ableton .als project info is now read correctly.
Favorites folders & drag-to-organize
Organize your favorites into colorful folders and file samples away with a single drag.
- New Favorites folders — create, rename, and color them right from the Favorites page.
- Drag any sample, MIDI, or preset onto a folder (from Browser, MIDI, Presets, or Favorites) to file it away — it's favorited automatically.
- Drag multiple selected samples into a folder at once.
- Favorites is now expandable in the sidebar, with a live file count on every folder.
- Give each folder its own color — pick from the palette or choose any custom color.
- Fixed scrolling on the Favorites, MIDI, and Presets pages.
Custom themes & window controls
Make Stack yours with custom accent themes and refined window controls.
- Custom themes — set your own accent color across the whole app.
- Open samples in your browser for a quick listen.
- Custom window controls for a cleaner, more native feel.
Auto-play & sticky toolbar
Smoother browsing with continuous playback and a toolbar that stays put.
- Auto-play the next sample as you browse.
- Sticky toolbar keeps search and filters in reach while you scroll.
- Polished cover editing for packs and folders.