Designed with the highest quality standards from recording to mastering, the Boris FX Samplitude 2025 is the DAW for audio professionals, which combines the Hybrid Audio Engine for absolute sound neutrality with an object-based workflow and innovative editing features for recording, mixing, and mastering engineers. With object-based editing, even the smallest sections of large projects can be handled efficiently and precisely, giving you control over plug-ins, sends, and automation directly in the Object Editor for each individual clip.
Create the highest quality recordings on up to 999 tracks with maximum stability, and combine your best takes clearly and effortlessly into the perfect version using the comping tool. Customize your workspace to your exact needs by moving, docking, and saving windows to fit your workflow. The integrated mixing and mastering tools include equalizers, compressors, limiters, and more, allowing you to optimize your mix with precise tools and bring your productions to a professional sound level.
- Undo with Zero Delay: No more waiting—undo and redo actions are now virtually instant, even in massive sessions.
- Open Projects 17x Faster: Load even the largest projects in just seconds. Spend less time waiting and more time creating.
- Smaller Project Files: Free up hard-drive space—project files are now up to 80% smaller.
- Dramatically Lower RAM Usage: Work confidently, even with huge object counts. The latest beta is optimized to use less than a third of the memory.
- Smooth, Responsive Workflow: Every edit, save, copy, and paste action feels fast and effortless, no matter the project size.
Range Marker + Export
- Structure your project into multiple ranges and clearly distinguish them visually. Use the range marker export to precisely select which tracks or regions to export. Export stems without having to manually mute or solo tracks.
4K HDPI Support
- Experience optimized HDPI support for seamless compatibility with resolutions up to 4K for clearer visuals and a better overview. Optimization for multimonitor setups enables flexible use of multiple displays, even with different resolutions.
Channel Setups for Dolby 5.1
- Advanced channel bus setups for Dolby 5.1 offer greater flexibility for surround productions. Exclusive to Suite: Advanced channel bus setups for Dolby 5.1 and 7.1, as well as Dolby Atmos configurations from 5.1.2 to 7.1.4, for greater flexibility in surround and immersive Atmos productions.
Improved Export Functionality
- Improved export functionality: Export multiple selected ranges simultaneously as stems—for example, two songs in a project. Simply select both ranges and export all tracks in one step, saving time and many manual clicks.
Expanded ARA2 Support
- ARA2 plug-ins are now integrated into the docking system and can be frozen exclusively without affecting subsequent plug-ins. This ensures they remain usable in real time. Additionally, ARA plug-ins can now be inserted simultaneously on multiple tracks or objects.
Improved Multisource Visualization
- Now visualize track and bus outputs in up to eight separate windows simultaneously, clearly distinguishing the outputs of submix buses for different instrument groups. Additionally, automatic input metering ensures precise level control while recording.
- Fully featured DAW with a full toolset for everything from recording to mastering
- Object based editing—edit even the smallest sections efficiently and precisely
- Hybrid Audio Engine—uncompromising audio quality with unique latency management
- 22 VSTI instruments with support for using your own VST MIDI instruments
- Mixing and mastering tools—equalizers, compressors, limiters and more
Recording without Limits
- Maximum audio quality and stability—even for complex sessions. Easily master even the largest projects with up to 999 tracks and 256 inputs and outputs. Samplitude supports all standard audio formats, including 16-bit to 32-bit floating point and sample rates up to 384 kHz.
Comping
- The Take Composer provides a clear overview of every take of your recordings. Compare, edit, and combine them into the perfect sequence with specially optimized editing tools directly in the arrangement.
Editing Objects in the Arranger
- In addition to classic track editing, Samplitude offers intuitive, object-based editing. Set fades with custom curves, adjust volumes with your mouse, and trim or extend sections. For even more control, open the object editor with a double-click.
Object Editor
- Easily integrate individual clips into your mix. Short sections in projects with complex arrangements don’t require dedicated tracks. Apply effects or route objects to aux and surround buses. All edits are calculated nondestructively and during playback.
Precise Crossfade Editing
- The Crossfade Editor is completely redesigned, more efficient, and modern. Thanks to an optimized overview and snapshots, you can access all important parameters even faster. Additionally, you can edit audio objects directly in the editor.
ARA2 Support
- ARA2 plug-ins like Celemony Melodyne work directly in the DAW without transfers. You’ll have a faster workflow with access to all audio data, parallel track editing, and seamless transitions.
Continuous Playback
- Keep the playback marker in its position during editing, even when you select a region. The continuous playback option allows smooth, uninterrupted editing within your project.
Automation Shapes
- Smooth automations, effortlessly placed. Automation Shapes let you create smooth transitions between two points — precise, intuitive, and seamless.
zplane Algorithm
- Use the new zplane algorithm, élastiquePro v3, to time-stretch and pitch-shift. Cutting-edge signal processing meets psychoacoustic models with flexible tempo and pitch for consistently excellent sound.
Copying Across Projects
- Choose between the tabs of open projects and start the transfer. Use the checklist to decide which settings, such as VST plug-ins, aux buses, or submix buses, should be copied.
Individual Customizations
- Work the way you want. Flexibly customize the user interface, dock windows freely, and save your settings as personalized workspaces.
Virtual Instruments
- Samplitude offers a wide selection of modern and classic software instruments that enable versatile music productions. Explore groove boxes, synthesizers, and authentic sampler instruments to create distinctive sounds across a wide variety of genres.
MIDI Functionality
- Effortlessly realize your musical ideas with powerful MIDI functions and elegant workflows.
Support for MIDI-VST Plug-ins
- Samplitude has comprehensive support for MIDI plug-ins. Take advantage of the full range of the plug-in market, combine multiple modules, and customize your MIDI routing to your needs.
MIDI Polyphonic Expression
- MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) sends a single note per channel with all parameters. MPE allows compatible controllers like the ROLI Seaboard to unleash their full potential and enable expressive, dynamic playing.
More Control over MIDI Modulations Parameter
- Make the sound of your virtual instruments even more expressive with precise control over CC lanes. Display multiple controller lanes simultaneously and easily apply successful modulation curves to other parameters.
MIDI Editor
- Edit MIDI parameters with powerful tools. Move, scale, and quantize notes, velocity, pitch bend, and other events with the utmost precision.
Music Notation
- The integrated score editor displays MIDI data as notes with changes automatically applied. Up to 48 staves per track and two display modes offer complete flexibility from single lines to the entire score.
Drum Editor
- Drum Editor offers extensive options to program drum tracks. Flexibly move events between channels, quantized and customized. Choose between Matrix mode with classic parameters and Cell mode for precise timing.
Using External Hardware Effects as Plug-ins
- You can now integrate external hardware effects directly into Samplitude to use in projects like plug-ins. The plug-in browser allows effect devices to easily integrate, while flexible routing allows optimal integration into the mix.
Improved Multi-Source Visualization
- Visualize track and bus outputs in up to 8 separate windows simultaneously, clearly distinguishing the outputs of submix buses for different instrument groups. Additionally, automatic input metering ensures precise level control while recording.
Track Output Recording
- When recording the track output, the playback signal is recorded instead of the input signal. You can record an intermediate version of your project directly to a new track without having to worry about export settings. The original material remains unchanged.
Plug-in Browser
- Quickly access your effect and instrument plug-ins with the plug-in browser. It features flexible categorization, filtering, and a favorites function to keep things organized even if you have an extensive plug-in collection.
coreFX
- Includes: VolumeFormer, 2-Point-Compressor, Compressor, Limiter, Gate, Expander, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, and coreFX Utility.
Advanced Automation Lanes
- Track automation is clearly displayed in lanes. You can display and edit any number of parameters, such as volume, pan, or effects, simultaneously. Automations can be easily copied and transferred to other tracks—ideal for consistent volume curves for related instruments.
Vandal Guitar and Bass Amplifiers
- Vandal faithfully recreates guitar and bass amplifiers from tube tones to speaker coils using physical modeling technology. It includes four stompboxes, 50 presets, and three microphone setups. The full version (Suite only) offers 24 stompboxes, 70 presets, and additional microphone options.
Analogue Modeling Suite Plus
- Classic analog compressors inspire the am|track’s sound and offer optional virtual tape saturation. Exclusive to Samplitude Suite: am|phibia tube preamp, edit percussive signal envelopes with the am|pulse transient designer, and the am|munition dynamics all-rounder.
essentialFX Suite
- The essentialFX Suite includes 11 professional modulation and dynamic effect plug-ins. Includes classics such as flanger, tremolo, and chorus; specialized tools to optimize speech and vocal recordings; and a high-quality compressor.
Vintage Effects Suite
- Vintage Effects Suite delivers three distinctive effects with an analog flair: Filtox, an Oberheim-inspired filter, controls the frequency response of modulated sources—ideal for wah-wah effects. Ecox authentically emulates tape machine echoes, including wow and flutter. Corvex creates warm, analog-sounding chorus and flanger effects.
Multi (Stem) Export
- Export all project tracks as individual audio files, including all applied effects and routing configurations. This saves time because you don't have to activate each channel, solo, or mute individually during export.
Range Marker + Export
- Organize your project into multiple sections and distinguish them visually. Use the range marker export to precisely select the tracks and sections you want to export. It’s perfect for exporting stems or creating submixes.
Improved Export Workflow
- Export multiple selected ranges simultaneously as stems, such as two songs in a project. Simply select both ranges and export all tracks in one step. Save yourself time and many manual clicks.
Shape Your Sound with DynamicEQ
- Mix more easily and precisely. Boost or cut frequencies only where necessary – dynamically and level-dependently across the entire project. The flexible filter types of the EQ bands allow targeted adjustments with the highest precision, even in audio tracks and virtual instruments.
Resampling Engine Delivers the Highest Quality
- The powerful resampling engine, based on the Sox algorithm, lets you to work with any sample rate. Thanks to configurable settings, it delivers the highest resampling quality in real time and without prior conversion.
WaveColor
- WaveColor visualizes every frequency response by coloring the waveform. Pitch and sound character are visualized in different hues and saturation levels. This allows unwanted noise and other anomalies to be identified before listening.
