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Serato Sample

$129 Try free Instrument SamplerTime-stretchChopping
Serato Sample plugin interface, Serato
About

Metro Boomin's stated first-choice plugin, used for chopping and time-stretching source material. Strong single-source citation, narrower adoption than the Tier 1 synths.

Signature Sound
Clean chops and pitch shifts that hold together when stretched a long way, though opinion splits on how natural the stretching sounds. Reached for flipping a sample inside the DAW instead of a separate editor.
In a session
Used for
Chopping, Time-stretching, Pitch shifting samples
Subgenres
Trap, Hip-hop, Lo-fi trap
Chain position
Sound source
Producers who use it
Metro Boomin
Heard on
None listed
Pairs with
Gross Beat

Source Metro Boomin names it in his top five plugins in a ProducerGrind video interview (January 2023), singling out its ability to shift and stretch audio without degrading the sound. Reported from write-ups of the video; the video's own transcript is not machine-readable.

On WAVS
Sounds to go with Serato Sample

MIDI from WAVS creators to drive Serato Sample, cleared for commercial use.

Browse MIDI
Video reviews
Serato Sample: Full Walkthrough for Beginners!
PULSE Music Tutorial
Jake One Makes a Beat with Sample 2.0 | Hometown Sounds
Serato Official
How to use Serato Sample in FL Studio
Serato Official
Specs
Type
Instrument
Engine
Sample
Price
$129 · One-time
Free option
30-day trial, fully featured, no card required
Rent to own
Yes
Formats
VST, AU, AAX
Systems
macOS, Windows
Apple Silicon
Native
Authorization
Serato account sign-in, online activation
Version
2.2.0
First released
2017
Presets
Not listed
CPU load
Not rated
Learning curve
Open the preset browser
MPE
Not listed
AI features
Serato Stems splits a loaded sample into acapella, melody, bassline and drum stems at the click of a button, driven by Serato's own proprietary machine-learning separation model rather than a licensed third-party engine.

Price checked 17 September 2026. CPU load and learning curve summarise published reviews and user forums, not our own testing.

Links
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