Hear it. Bite it.
Drop it in.

KIBA lives in your menu bar and samples anything your Mac plays in one click. No BlackHole, no Multi-Output Device, no 14-minute tutorial narrated by a man in a gaming headset.

macOS 13 or later · Apple silicon and Intel · Zero drivers were installed in the making of this sample
  1. 1Hear it
  2. 2Bite it
  3. 3Trim it
  4. 4Drop it in
Hear something? Click here. That’s the app. That’s the whole app.
Safari
late night keys (4 hours)some guy with a Rhodes · 86 BPM
0:00
Your DAW
86 BPM · 4/4Beat’s ready. Needs a sample. Desperately.
1234
Drums
Audio 2
Drop it here. Go on.
Sound on. 15 seconds. Shorter than this sentence feels.

A simulation of the real app. The video and the beat are made in your browser; nothing is recorded from your Mac. We’re sneaky, not creepy.

One click. The rest of the internet needs a tutorial.

Every other way to sample your Mac involves a virtual audio driver, rerouting your output and a small blood sacrifice to Audio MIDI Setup. KIBA involves clicking.

One click.

Click the icon in the menu bar. It records whatever your Mac is playing. Click again. Congratulations, that was the whole tutorial.

Or ⌥⌘R from anywhere

It trims itself.

The trimmer drops down under the menu bar with the silence already gone and the tempo and key already found. Pinch to zoom, nudge the edges, done.

Return to save

Drag it in.

Drag the waveform straight into Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Bitwig or the Finder. Your DAW won’t even know you left.

Right-click the icon to record one app
File names
Source, tempo and key, like Spotify_140bpm_Fmin.wav, not Untitled_final_FINAL_v3.wav
Sound
WAV, 48 kHz, 24‑bit · peaks set to −0.3 dB · 3 ms fades so nothing clicks
Record from
Your whole Mac, or any one open app
Works with
Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Bitwig and anything that opens WAV
Requires
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple silicon and Intel
Privacy
Audio only. No account, no tracking. Your samples never leave your Mac. What you sample is between you and your conscience.

Ready before your coffee is.

Download

Open the disk image and drag KIBA into Applications. That’s the entire install. We checked.

Allow audio once

macOS asks to let KIBA hear your Mac. Apple calls it Screen & System Audio Recording. KIBA records sound only. Your screen is safe, whatever’s on it.

Bite

The ring in your menu bar is KIBA. Click it. Go make something questionable.

First launch: if macOS says KIBA can't be opened, open System Settings › Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway. You only do this once.

Pay once. Keep it.

$8.99

Try everything free for 7 days. Then pay once. No subscription, because a sampler is not a streaming service.
Up to 3 Macs. Free updates for version 1. About the price of a sandwich, and it lasts longer.

Secure checkout by Lemon Squeezy. Your license key arrives by email. Refunds within 14 days, no questions. We’ll be sad. Quietly. In the menu bar.

Questions, answered with love and mild judgment

How does the trial work?

Download KIBA and use everything for 7 days, no card needed. When the week is up, KIBA asks for a license key. Buy it and paste the key from your email. Your samples and settings stay exactly where they are.

Is it a VST or AU plugin?

No. KIBA is a menu bar app, so it hears your whole Mac, not just one track, and works next to any DAW. You drag your samples in.

Do I still need BlackHole or Loopback?

Not for this. KIBA uses the audio capture built into macOS, so there’s nothing to install, route or remember to switch back. BlackHole is free and great at routing. KIBA is great at one thing: getting a sound into your session.

Why not just use Audio Hijack?

Audio Hijack is excellent, costs $69, and is built for podcasts, streams and complicated setups. If you want a sample in your DAW, KIBA does exactly that for $8.99 and doesn’t make you build a session first.

Why does macOS mention screen recording?

Apple's permission for capturing system audio is called Screen & System Audio Recording. KIBA only records sound.

Can I use it on a new Mac?

Yes, on up to 3 Macs at once. To move KIBA, open Settings › Uninstall on the old Mac. That frees the license for the new one.

Does it work offline?

Yes. KIBA only goes online once, to check your license key when you activate it, and briefly about once a week after that.

Can I release what I sample?

That depends on who owns the original, not on us. Clear anything you didn’t make yourself. KIBA has fangs, not lawyers.

Why is it so cheap?

Because it does one thing. Also, the less time you spend on this pricing decision, the more time you spend making music. You’re welcome.

Will it make my music good?

No. It will make your music have more samples in it. What happens after that is between you and your mix bus.

I need help.

Email us and an actual human replies within a day or two. Usually holding coffee.