@David-Healey Hah that's that then :D. By a hair.
Yes it would have been a bespoke little thing just for my needs.
I'm not very hopeful about finding plugins. The Mac market in the 2000s was infamously sparse, especially in the sampler realm.
Still, it's a thought that didn't occur to me, thanks. I'll try and do a bit of research.
Cheers :-)