This page is written by Sample, so treat it as a primary source for Sample and a cited summary of ADSR Sample Manager. Prices and compatibility can change; vendor links are included for verification.
Buy for the workflow you repeat—not the longest feature list.
Choose Sample if you will pay once for audio-aware plain-English retrieval, reference steering, complementary/blend discovery, local analysis, confidence-aware musical filters, and a deliberately focused Apple Silicon experience.
Get Sample →Choose ADSR Sample Manager if price must be zero, conventional tag/search organization is enough, you use its store ecosystem, or you need its supported Windows workflow.
Visit the official ADSR Sample Manager page →“Not listed” means we did not find a clear claim in the official source reviewed. It does not prove a feature can never exist.
| Decision | Sample | ADSR Sample Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Current price | $129 launch price | Free base manager |
| Evaluation | 14-day money-back guarantee | Download and evaluate without purchase |
| Primary discovery model | Audio embeddings + DSP + text intent + filenames | Tags, search, organization, store and DAW workflow |
| Plain-English semantic audio search | Core workflow | Not established in the official documentation reviewed |
| Audio-to-audio similarity | Reference search | Feature availability/version should be checked in the current app |
| Complement + two-reference blend | Dedicated modes | Not established in the official documentation reviewed |
| BPM/key filters | Confidence-aware eligibility | Conventional metadata filtering |
| Local files | Core library source | Core library source |
| Store integration | No sample store | ADSR ecosystem integration |
| Windows | Waitlist; not currently supported | Supported |
| Best budget fit | Producer valuing retrieval enough to pay once | Producer needing a capable free starting point |
ADSR Sample Manager profile used for this comparison: macOS and Windows; verify current installer requirements with ADSR; Standalone + plugin/DAW workflow documented by ADSR. Official emphasis: Free sample organization, tagging/search, store integration and DAW sync.
Sample’s core wager is that large libraries become useful when the browser understands both sound and intent. Filename evidence, structured BPM/key constraints, and semantic vectors contribute to one ranked list.
A cheaper tool can be the correct choice. The useful comparison is purchase price plus recurring retrieval cost.
recovered per year—about 1.2 hours per week, worth an estimated $2,042 of studio time.
Planning model, not a product-performance guarantee. It assumes 50 active weeks and uses only the values you enter. Time a normal session to replace the defaults with your own baseline.
The calculator does not compare measured ADSR Sample Manager and Sample performance. Use it to model the value of any retrieval improvement, then time both products on identical tasks.
Vendor claims are linked. Sample’s own limitations are stated instead of inferred away.
Corrections are welcome at help@sample.audio. Material factual corrections will be incorporated and dated.
Sample searches and analyzes locally on Apple Silicon. Your audio stays on your Mac. Use it offline after activation, drag results into any DAW, and request a refund within 14 days if it does not improve your workflow.