News & Updates
Stay up to date with the latest releases, updates, and news from the Quota ecosystem.
Quota Kits Is Live: One Folder In, a Kit for Every Machine
Drop in a folder of samples and Quota Kits builds Ableton drum racks, Akai MPC / Force programs, and numbered SP-404 banks — plus the 128-sample macro pad nothing else makes. $19, Mac & Windows.
QuotaFX Is Live: SP-Style Performance Effects in Your DAW — at Zero Latency
26 hands-on performance effects with twelve macros, a live scope, and zero latency — as AU, VST3, or Standalone. The instant feel of SP-404 FX, on every track. $59, Mac & Windows.
How to Build an Ableton Drum Rack from Any Podcast
Turn any podcast episode into a ready-to-open Ableton Drum Rack in minutes. Highlight the lines you want, export the kit, drop the .adg into Live.
How to Chop Movie Dialogue Like Alchemist, Madlib, and El Michels Affair
Movie-dialogue sampling is its own school of production — Madlib, Alchemist, El Michels Affair. Here is the modern workflow, word-accurate and without the scrub-and-chop grind.
How to Make Captioned Sample Clips for TikTok and Instagram (Quota Mini)
Dialogue clips with burned-in captions hit twice as hard on social. Here is how to cut, caption, and export MP4 pad exports in Quota Mini for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
How to Separate Vocals from a Song for Free (Mac & Windows)
A step-by-step guide to extracting vocals, drums, bass, and instrumentals from any song using free desktop software. No cloud uploads, no credit limits, no account required.
How to Sample Dialogue from Movies for Beats (Producer Guide)
The complete workflow for turning movie scenes, interviews, and spoken-word clips into playable sample kits for Ableton, MPC, and any DAW. No manual slicing required.
Best Free Stem Separation Software in 2026 (Tested & Compared)
We tested the most popular free stem separation tools on real tracks. Here is what actually works, what does not, and which tool gives you the cleanest vocals, drums, and instrumentals without paying a subscription.
The Fastest Ableton Stem Separation Workflow (Free)
How to go from a mixed track to separated stems inside an Ableton Live session in under 5 minutes — using free software that exports ready-to-open Live projects.
Mini 1.3 — Captions, Drum Rack Export, and MPC / Force Kits
Mini 1.3 turns a fast dialogue sampler into a much more finished export tool, with caption burn-in for MP4 chops, direct kit export for Ableton and MPC / Force, steadier real-time playback, and a 30-day trial on macOS and Windows.
Quota Stems 1.0 Is Live (Free) — Ableton Live Export, Playlists, Themes
Quota Stems 1.0 is live for macOS + Windows. It’s 100% free and includes fast stem separation, URL + playlist batches, Ableton Live 12 project export (4-stem or 6-stem), plus a full theme system with Theme Designer.
Quota Mini 1.2 Update — New Look + Activation Fixes
Quota Mini 1.2 is a focused update: a visual overhaul across the app plus fixes to activation/licensing edge cases for a smoother launch-to-first-chop experience.
Introducing Quota Stems: A Free, Non-Destructive Stem Separator for macOS & Windows
We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Quota Stems, the newest addition to the Rare Data Network software family. A completely free standalone application designed to make stem separation accessible, high-quality, and incredibly versatile.
Quota Mini 1.1 Arrives on Windows
The wait is finally over! We are incredibly excited to announce that Quota Mini is now officially available for Windows. Since launching version 1.1, the number one request has been to bring this workflow to PC users.
Quota Mini 1.1 Is Live: Isolate Vocals, New Chop Modes & Critical Fixes
Happy New Year, everyone! We are kicking off 2026 with some massive updates to Quota Mini. Version 1.1 is officially here, and it is packed with new features designed to streamline your sampling workflow—plus a critical fix to keep things running smoother than ever.
Stop Scrubbing, Start Sampling: RARE DATA Launches Quota Mini
Introducing the dialogue sampling utility that turns transcribed text into exportable audio and video clips — highlight text, assign to pads, and drag WAV/MP4 chops into your workflow.