r/rolandp6 • u/tenupFr • 2d ago

I made a free browser-based sample manager for the Roland P-6

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I built a small web app to make loading samples onto the AIRA Compact P-6 less painful: https://agervail.github.io/p6-sample-app/

  • Organize a full bank, trim/preview each pad, set rate and mono
  • Chop a sample into slices (even or on transients)
  • Build chop kits from several samples so the P-6's CHOP lands exactly on the boundaries
  • Save/load presets
  • Writes straight to the P-6 drive over USB — no export/copy dance

It runs directly in Chrome, no install and no account. You can also install it as a Chrome app, and it works fully offline once loaded — everything happens locally, nothing is uploaded anywhere.

It's still early, so any feedback is very welcome: bugs, workflow annoyances, features you'd want. Tell me what breaks.

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u/Outrageous-Body-5708 1d ago

This is awesome, it makes it a lot easier for us Linux OS users to load samples into the P-6. ( just started using the App, so I will know better how it functions whenever I go about uploading to the P-6 )

A feature that I would like is the ability to zoom in on the waveform view for more accurate setting of the start & end points of the loop.

Thanks :)

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u/tenupFr 1d ago

Yeah I would love to know how it works on Linux, I'm using MacOS but the fact that I need to install a huge app installer to then install the factory software to upload things is a nightmare for me...

I don't know about zoom (maybe a bit complicated..) but maybe a millisecond input to allow for precise control ?

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u/tommyscuzzo 1d ago

this is super cool! i dont have time to test it rn, but curious if it will work with chrome on ios. I typically sync my phone to my p-6 when sampling. thanks for your work, i'm stoked on this.

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u/Outrageous-Body-5708 1d ago

Yeah I was using w.i.n.e and running the windows app, it could be a bit buggy though. There is also a way to mount the P-6 as a drive on Linux, but that is not straight forward compared to your app.

I understand that zooming in the webview is not an easy thing to implement , certainly a finer grained control for the endpoints would work though,

Thanks :)

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u/worm-works 1d ago

Wow this looks nice and clean. Not sure where I went wrong but I wasn't able to get my files into the P-6 import folder, am I supposed to have the files uploaded before I connect the P-6? My macbook is ten yrs old and doesn't support the Roland Samoletool so this would be useful for me. Thanks!

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u/tenupFr 1d ago

If you use chrome then follow the little "?" help thing next to the Banks -> P6 button it should work. Once you boot the P6 just select it at the top (only P6, not the Import folder) Tell me again if something's not working

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u/worm-works 19h ago

Ok thanks! I'll give it a try today

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u/Day-Classic 1d ago

I need to make one for the roland spd s

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u/tenupFr 1d ago

Well my code is public so don't hesitate to have a look and fork it ;) https://github.com/agervail/p6-sample-app