EPSSampler

EPSSampler is a wrapper around AUSampler functionality, based on Apple’s Sampler Unit Presets sample code.

Requirements

• iOS 5.0 or later

Setup

1. Add AudioToolbox, AVFoundation, and CoreAudio to your project’s linked libraries.
2. Add EPSSampler.h and EPSSampler.m to your project.

Usage

Create an aupreset file in AU Lab and add it to your project. (See Session 411 from WWDC 2011 for more details.) Add all the sound files needed by the preset to a folder named Sounds in your project. Create an instance of EPSSampler with the preset file:

NSURL *presetURL = [[NSBundle mainBundle] URLForResource:@"Preset" withExtension:@"aupreset"];
EPSSampler *sampler = [[EPSSampler alloc] initWithPresetURL:presetURL];

To play and stop notes, use these methods:

- (void)startPlayingNote:(UInt32)note withVelocity:(double)velocity - (void)stopPlayingNote:(UInt32)note

The note parameters should be the MIDI index of the note you want to start/stop. The velocity parameter should be a value between 0 and 1.

Notes

AU Lab is no longer included with Xcode. It can be downloaded by choosing Xcode->Open Developer Tools->More Developer Tools… in Xcode, and then choosing Audio Tools for Xcode. There isn’t much document on AUSampler—watch Session 411 from WWDC 2011, and read Technical Note TN2283 for more information.