Sample library organizer · desktop app
Oh a Comber scans the folders you already have and turns them into a fast, filterable library. It never moves, renames, or rewrites a file.
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Twenty packs deep, I had the same folder every producer has: thousands of one-shots with names like SD_808_F#_140. I knew the sound I wanted was in there. I just couldn't find it. The sample managers I tried wanted to import everything into a library of their own, and I didn't want my folders touched. So I built one that reads what the filenames and metadata already say, and leaves every file where it is.
Point it at your sample folders, several at once if you like. It indexes .wav, .aiff, .mp3, .flac, .ogg, .m4a, .wma, and .aac, reading duration, sample rate, channels, and BPM from each file's metadata and name.
Indexing, not importing. Your folder structure stays exactly as it is. Exact duplicates are detected by content and hidden automatically, never deleted.
Every sample gets a Type: kick, snare, hihat, clap, cymbal, tom, percussion, bass, synth, keys, guitar, strings, brass, vocal, fx, or loop. Type is read from the filename and folder path. Pack names map to genres the same way.
It's transparent pattern-matching on the names your packs already carry, not a black box. You can predict what it will decide, and re-scanning a new pack takes seconds.
Search matches filename, path, and pack. Stack it with Type chips, Genre, a BPM Range, and ★ FAVORITES. The counts update live.
"kick", 80–100 BPM, one pack name: six thousand files become five candidates while the last one is still playing.
Click play and the waveform draws in the player bar; click the waveform to seek. Arrow keys walk the list and audition each sample as you move.
Auditioning is the whole job. You never leave the list, and you never stop listening.
Rows drag like files because they are files: dragging hands your DAW the original path on disk. Right-click reveals the file in Finder.
No export step, no copies, no managed library between you and the sound. Search, preview, drop it on a track.
Load any sample onto the KEYBOARD and play it chromatically across 24 keys, or bank nine one-shots on the DRUM PAD. Play them with the mouse, the computer keyboard, or a MIDI controller.
Sketch the part before you commit the sample. C3 keeps the original pitch; the pads sit on MIDI notes 48–56.
Thirty seconds from "which folder was that in" to a filtered shortlist and a sample on a track.
Oh a Comber 1.0 is out now for Mac. It's free. Pick the build for your machine.
Not sure which you have? Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. "Chip: Apple M…" means Apple Silicon. "Processor: Intel…" means Intel.
Open the DMG and drag Oh a Comber to your Applications folder. Both builds are signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so they open without a security warning. Needs macOS 11 or later.
The Windows build isn't out yet. Leave your email and you'll hear when it ships.
Tell me when the Windows build ships. One message, and you're on it.
| Platforms | macOS 11 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel (DMG). Windows: not yet |
|---|---|
| Formats indexed | .wav · .aiff / .aif · .mp3 · .flac · .ogg · .m4a · .wma · .aac |
| Read per sample | Duration, sample rate, channels, format, size, BPM (metadata or filename), pack, type, genre |
| Classification | 16 types + genre, from filename and folder-path patterns. No audio analysis, no cloud |
| Library | Local SQLite database; files indexed in place, never moved, renamed, or modified; views show up to 1,000 results |
| Duplicates | Content-hash detection; duplicates hidden automatically, never deleted |
| Preview | Waveform player with seek; looped playback; AIFF preview via macOS conversion (macOS only) |
| Drag & drop | Native OS drag carrying the original file path. Works with any DAW or app that accepts audio files |
| Instruments | 24-key chromatic keyboard sampler; 3×3 drum pads; playable by mouse, computer keys, or MIDI (hot-plug) |
| Privacy | No accounts, no sync, no telemetry. Your samples are never uploaded; the index is a local database file |
| Price | Free |
Never. Scanning builds a local database that points at your files where they already live. Nothing is moved, renamed, copied, or rewritten. Delete the app and your library is exactly as it was.
Files with identical content are detected by hash. One copy stays visible in the library; the rest are hidden from lists and counts. The files themselves are never touched.
Dragging out of Oh a Comber is a native OS file drag carrying the sample's real path. It works with anything that accepts an audio file drop: Live, Logic, FL Studio, Reaper, or a plain Finder window.
Yes. Click Scan Library again. Existing entries update in place and your favorites survive the re-scan.
Apple Silicon for any Mac with an M-series chip, which is every Mac sold since late 2020. Intel for older Macs. Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac if you're not sure.
Yes. Both builds are signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. No security warning, no right-click workaround.