Mample FAQ
The basics
What's the difference between Mample and DSKlusion?
DSKlusion is the whole Mirage: the operating system, the front panel, the cryptic two-digit display, and the ability to write disks back out. Mample is the sound without the ceremony. It loads a Mirage disk and plays it through the same engine DSKlusion uses, with none of the OS navigation. If you just want to play Mirage sounds, you want Mample.
Does it come with disks?
No. Mample plays Mirage sample disks you already have. It does ship with a catalogue of 400+ known disks, so it can tell you what you have loaded — but the catalogue is a list of disks, not the disks themselves.
Which disk image formats does it load?
.img, .bin, .edm and .hfe. Disks are recognised by their contents rather than their filenames, so a renamed file, or one with no extension at all, still gets identified.
Is it finished?
No — Mample is in alpha. The changelog on the product page is the record of what has changed.
Compatibility
What formats and platforms does it run on?
- Windows: VST3, CLAP and Standalone
- macOS 15 or later: AU, VST3 and CLAP — universal, so they run on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
- iOS and iPadOS: AUv3 and Standalone
- Linux: CLAP and LV2
Using it
Can I edit a disk's sounds?
You can edit what the catalogue knows about a disk — sample names, key ranges and program names. Mample does not write changes back into the disk image itself; saving disks is a DSKlusion feature.
Why does the keyboard only show four octaves?
So the keys are the same size as DSKlusion's. The buttons beside the keyboard shift it to reach the rest of the range.