S9 Sampler vs TAL-Sampler
S9 Sampler is built around chopping and editing samples: auto-chop by drum hits, vocal phrases or transients, every chop editable on its own, branches, local stem separation, drum kits from songs, Remix and ten Magic effects. TAL-Sampler is a sampler synthesizer built around vintage character, with six DAC modes modelled on classic samplers and a modulation matrix.
Why choose S9 Sampler over TAL-Sampler?
- Chop by drum hits, vocal phrases or transients, then edit every chop on its own.
- Branch chops into variations that keep their own processing.
- Separate stems locally and extract drum kits from songs inside the sampler.
- Build new patterns with Remix and design sounds with ten Magic effects.
S9 Sampler and TAL-Sampler, side by side
From each company’s own product pages, checked on 19 October 2026. “Not stated” means that page does not mention the feature.
| Feature | S9 Sampler | TAL-Sampler |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Sampler plug-in for chopping, stems, drum kits and playable instruments | Sampler synthesizer from TAL Software |
| Plug-in formats | AU and VST3 (Mac), VST3 (Windows). No AAX yet | VST, VST3, AU, AAX and CLAP |
| Systems | macOS 13.3 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel); Windows 10 or later, 64-bit | Windows 10 or later; macOS 10.11 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel); Linux 64-bit |
| Price (USD) | $149 launch price (standard price $199), lifetime version 1 licence or $19 per month | Shown at checkout on tal-software.com |
| Free trial | 7 days, all features, no card | Demo available; adds a rising noise sound once per minute |
| Chopping and slicing | Auto Chop by drum hits, vocal phrases or transients; beat grid; equal slices; manual cuts | Not stated on the product page |
| Editing single chops | Pitch, reverse, envelope, filter, Half-Time and effects on each chop; edit several together | Not stated on the product page |
| Variations of a chop | Branching: variations of any chop, each with its own pitch, direction and processing | Not stated on the product page |
| Stem separation | Built in, runs locally: vocals, drums, bass and instruments; Fast, Balanced or Best Quality | Not stated on the product page |
| Stems from single chops | Yes: select chops and choose Separate Chop Stems; replace, insert after or append | Not stated on the product page |
| Drum kit from a song | Yes: Extract Drums from a song, pick the hits and build a playable kit | Not stated on the product page |
| Time-stretch and tempo | Match Tempo (DAW or manual BPM), Bar Lock to bars, Warp inside a chop, Half-Time | Vintage real-time time stretcher; grain engine |
| Pattern rearranging | Remix: up to 64 blocks, eight blendable styles, locked blocks | Not stated on the product page |
| Built-in creative effects | Ten Magic effects plus filter, EQ, modulation, space and compression | Reverb, EQ, delay, filters, three AHDSR envelopes, three LFOs, 15-slot mod matrix and six DAC modes |
| Included sounds | Works with your own sounds; browser filters by folder, key, BPM and length | Over 100 downloadable presets; SFZ and SF2 import |
Try S9 Sampler in your own DAW: the 7-day free trial includes every feature and needs no card. S9 Sampler is currently in paid beta; the release notes cover the current version.