ABOUT SAMRENDER
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• Tool name: SamRender or RND
• Version: 3.0 build 017
• Code Type: LUA 5.1 + API 6.2 (Renoise 3.5.4)
• Compatibility: Renoise v3.5.4 (tested under Windows 11)
• Publication Date: May 2026
• Development Time: June 2018 - May 2026
• Licence: GNU GPL. Prohibited use commercial ambit.
• Distribution: Full version
• Programmer: ulneiz (Spain)
• Contact Author: Go to https://forum.renoise.com/ & search "ulneiz" user (to contact you must be registered)


DESCRIPTION OF SAMRENDER:
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SamRender is one of the best sample rendering tools for Renoise. Select any part of your song and quickly convert it to a sample. Ideal for converting tracks and entire groups or pieces of them or patterns into samples within the same instrument or in several instruments.

Use SamRender as a "bridge tool" between Renoise and other DAWs to transfer waves. Or use SamRender to convert the entire song into a sample and study the resulting sound wave!


HOW TO INSTALL/UNISTALL THE SAMRENDER?
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• To install/update. The SamRender is an XRNX tool for Renoise. To install it, double-click on the file "name_of_tool.xrnx" or drag & drop the file on top of the Renoise window.
• To unistall. To unistall the SamRender, go to Renoise: Tools/Tool Browser..., search & select the tool & press the "Unistall" button.
• This tool is free distribution. No user registration required via license.


UPDATE HISTORY
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SamRender v3.0.017 (May 2026)
• Added: Renoise 3.5.x compatibility (API 6.2).
• Modified: The "About" panel has been remodeled.
• Improved: Code revision.


SamRender v2.0.015 (November 2023)
• Improved: The files with code have been redistributed.
• Improved: The [?] button now has a colored marker.
• Modified: The entire "About SamRender" panel has been completely remodeled.
• Added: New oficial logo has been added.
• Added: The "frames/min" value has been added to Sample Rate.
• Added: The "levels" value has been added to Bit Depth.
• Fixed: Seq Range when "Auto-adjust" is disabled it is possible to choose an incorrect range of the sequence.
• Improved: code revision.


SamRender v1.6.011 (May 2020)
• Modified: new GUI, clearer and more orderly. Twinned aspect with SamRender tool.
• Modified: reordered operator tabs with better criteria: all song, sequence selection, matrix seleccion & pattern seleccion.
• Modified: new "Pattern Sel." operator, to select an area within the pattern editor. This is more useful compared to simple line selection.
• Modified: new restructuring of "Destiny" options.
• Modified: show info panel.
• Improved: code revision.


SamRender v1.5.009 (August 2019)
• Added: compatibility with HiDPI (for Renoise 3.2.0 and API 6).
• Modified: new progress bar with state of the progress ("Progress: xx.yy %", "Done!" or "Stopped here!").
• Modified: titles with style: "strong".
• Added: new icons included.
• Improved: code revision.


SamRender v1.4.008 (February 2019)
• Added: new checkbox to "select next track after rendering" within "Matrix Sel.".
• Added: two options for "select next track": "Tr" (ignore the groups) or "Tr/Gr".
• Added: new contextual menu in Renoise/Matrix/Track/"Select All Group (SamRender)".
• Modified: code revision and compaction.


SamRender v1.3.007 (January 2019)
• Added: new checkbox to "autocapture the track name to rename the sample".
• Modified: resize the window to accommodate larger text fonts.


SamRender v1.2.005 (August 2018)
• Added: new and improved accesses directly from the drop-down menus.
• Added: new access "Direct Rendering" from the mouse and from keybinding (assignable by the user).
• Added: new keybinding (assignable by the user) to show/close the SamRender window.


SamRender v1.1.004 (August 2018)
• Added: new tab "Matrix Sel." Select before one or more slots within the matrix editor to render.
• Added: the insertion of new last sample for each rendering.
• Added: new keyboard commands. Especially to control the "Matrix Sel." tab.
• Modified: code revision.


SamRender v1.0.002 (June 2018)
• first release.