transformers.js
CLAP embeddings run locally in the app via Hugging Face's transformers.js, semantic ranking with no round-trip.
chops.
An AI sampler that listens to your audio so you don't have to.
Drop in a folder of full tracks, stems, field recordings, old jam sessions, anything. Chops analyses it, chops it 20 ways, and re-ranks every slice by the vibe you type. Stop scrubbing 40 minutes of audio hunting for 3 seconds of gold.
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standalone desktop · macOS + Windows · buy once, keep forever · runs on-device
TAPE.A Ketsa - Who Dat.mp3 00:42.120 / 02:51.890
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CHOP MATRIX · 20 chops · Ketsa - Who Dat.mp3 · CLAP semantic SORT MATCH ▾
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You already have the samples.
You just can't find them.
There are three seconds of pure gold buried in that two-hour jam. Chops is the sorting mechanism. You describe what you're after, and it does the listening.
the old way
Scrub through 40 minutes of audio, ears fried, hunting for one loop. Bounce it. Chop it by hand. Repeat for every idea.
with chops
Type “dusty lo-fi soul.” Every chop in the folder re-ranks by semantic match. Grab the top three. Drag them into your DAW.
what's under the hood
It does the boring part.
The listening, the tagging, the hunting, so you just grab and go. This is AI as the sorting mechanism, not the sound.
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Analyse everything
Point it at a folder and it decodes every file, then measures onset, BPM, key and loudness automatically, no tagging, no tempo-mapping by hand.
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Auto-chops 20 ways
Every file gets sliced by transients, beat-grid loops, and phrase regions, merged into one grid of tagged, previewable pads.
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Type a vibe
Type “dusty lo-fi soul” and Chops re-ranks every chop by semantic match, powered by CLAP audio-text embeddings. Or hit I'm Feeling Lucky.
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I'm Feeling Lucky
Clusters your chops, picks one coherent direction, and names it from a curated vibe list. One click, one usable palette.
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Split to stems
optionalSend any chop to LALAL.AI to split into drums / bass / vocals / keys on demand. Solo, mute, and take just the layers you want.
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Export or drag out
Export chosen chops and stems as named WAVs, pinned to 44.1kHz/16-bit every time, or drag a pad straight into Ableton, Logic, FL, wherever you work.
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Real hardware banks
newBanks A–E are actual pages of 16 chops, laid out 4×4 to match the pad grid on an MPC or Move. Flip banks, don't just scroll.
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Pin it in place
newDrag a pad's grip handle onto a bank tab and it locks there for good, surviving every re-rank so your favourites never get bumped.
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Export Bank Kit
newOne button writes a whole bank as pad-numbered WAVs into a bank-named folder, ready to drag straight into an MPC or Move Manager.
the whole workflow
Folder in, samples out.
Four steps, most of them automatic.
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Drop
Point Chops at a folder of audio. It decodes and analyses every file the moment it lands.
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Chop
Transients, loops and phrases become a grid of tagged, previewable pads across the whole folder.
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Rank
Type a vibe or hit Lucky. CLAP re-ranks every chop by meaning, the best matches float to the top.
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Take
Split to stems, export WAVs, drag pads into your session, or export a whole bank straight to MPC or Move. Your sample folder just got usable.
the real thing, running
Watch it chop.
No slides. This is CH-1 analysing a real folder, ranking by vibe, and breaking a chop into stems.
chops · CH-1 field sampler
● live capture
built on real tooling
Smart where it counts.
Local by default, your audio stays on your machine. It only leaves if you ask for a stem split.
CLAP audio-text
The same model understands both your words and the sound, so “warm rhodes” actually finds warm rhodes.
LALAL.AI
Optional, on-demand stem separation of drums, bass, vocals and keys, billed per audio minute, only when you use it.
TE homage
Styled after Teenage Engineering's hardware design language. It's a joy to look at. That's allowed.
one price, no catch
$39 once
Buy it once, keep it forever. No subscription, no dongle, no nonsense.
- macOS + Windows standalone app
- Local analysis, chopping & CLAP vibe ranking
- Unlimited folders, unlimited chops
- Drag-out to any DAW + WAV export
- Hardware banks + one-click Export Bank Kit for MPC / Move
- Free updates 4 lyfe
- Stem splits use your own LALAL.AI credits (optional)
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+ Does my audio get uploaded anywhere?
No. Analysis, chopping and CLAP vibe ranking all run locally on your machine via transformers.js. The only time audio leaves is if you personally send a chop to LALAL.AI for a stem split, and that's optional.
+ What do the stem splits cost?
Stem separation runs through LALAL.AI and is billed per audio minute against your own key, so you only pay for what you split. Everything else in Chops is included in the $39.
+ What formats can I drop in?
WAV, MP3, AIFF and FLAC. Full tracks, stems, field recordings, old jam sessions. Point it at a whole folder and it'll take the lot.
+ Can I use these samples in my tracks?
Chops is a tool. What you feed it and what you do with the output is on you. squishlabs is not responsible for your sample clearances. Have fun with it.
+ Is it a plugin?
No. Chops is a standalone desktop app, not a VST/AU. Analyse, chop and rank there, then drag straight into your DAW or export WAVs.
+ Does it work with my MPC or Move?
Yes. Banks A–E are real 4×4 pad pages, same layout as the hardware. Hit Export Bank Kit and it writes that bank as pad-numbered 44.1kHz/16-bit WAVs into a bank-named folder, ready to drag into MPC or Move Manager.