“Designed not to deliver perfect results, but to encourage exploration”: Sampleson’s Predictor plugin generates new notes and voicings from any MIDI fileSampleson has launched a brand new plugin that learns from any MIDI file, and generates new melodic and harmonic content.
Aptly named Predictor, the tool analyses cadences, note relationships, velocity patterns, structural position, modulations, and other features from your file, and then predicts upcoming notes and voicings. Users can trigger these predictions in real-time via mouse clicks, computer keyboard, or a MIDI controller.

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You can simply feed it your MIDI files through a drag-and-drop interface, but it already hosts a curated library of 600 MIDI files for an easy start. Integration with any DAW is described as “seamless” by the independent developer (though Pro Tools is not supported), but it also works as a standalone app.
Sampleson also says that Predictor is designed not to deliver perfect results, but to encourage exploration instead. This means some of its suggested paths will work, and some won’t – “and that’s the point”, according to the brand.
“Predictor isn’t about control. It’s about momentum. About breaking through creative blocks and discovering musical ideas you might never have imagined,” explains Sampleson in a press release. “You control the rhythm, Predictor takes care of the notes. Each input you give it triggers a prediction, letting you shape the outcome of the phrase in real time.”
Take a look at the videos below for a better idea of how it works:

Last year, Sampleson launched Scaper, a plugin that promised to turn absolutely any audio signal into an ambient soundscape – even a sneeze. It works “by extracting essential attributes from dropped audio files and incorporating them into the creation of atmospheric soundscapes”, and is capable of generating “hours” of audio, with a generative algorithm creating slightly different compositions each time.
Predictor is available now for an introductory price of $29 (standard $49). You can find out more or download now via Sampleson.
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