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18.4. Slicing a Sample Overview

Slicing allows you to chop up loops to extract single Sounds (the drum sounds of a drum loop for

example), but it's also good for preparing a loop to be played back at another tempo without

changing its pitch or timing. The resulting Slices can then be exported to different notes of the

same Sound or to different Sounds of the same Group.

The

SLICE

page of the Sample Editor enables you to slice your Samples in various ways.

18.4.1. Slicing a Sample

The typical workflow for slicing your Samples is as follows:

1.

Open the

SLICE

page:

Opening the Slice Page

.

2.

Choose a method for slicing along with a few settings depending on the chosen method:

Adjusting the Slicing Settings

.

3.

If you wish, manually adjust the proposed Slices:

Manually Adjusting Slices

.

4.

Apply the slicing to your Sample and export the Slices — whether in place or to another

Sound/Group:

Applying the Slicing

.

Which Sample Is Shown in the Slice Page?

The

Slice

page (

SLICE

page) always displays the Sample of the Zone currently selected (see

section

Selecting and Managing Zones

for more information on selecting Zones), and all your

actions in that page will affect this particular Sample. For example:

• If you have just recorded a Sample, it will directly appear here. If you have recorded more than

one Sample, the Sampled selected in the Recording History (by default the last recorded

Sample) will appear here — see section

Recording Audio Overview

for more information on how

to record Samples.

• You can also drag a Sample onto the focused Sound slot or directly to the

Slice

page from the

Browser or from your operating system. It will then appear on the page and replace any Sample

already loaded in that Sound.

18.4.2. Opening the Slice Page

Slicing a Sample is done in the Slice page of the Sample Editor.

In Sampling mode, press Button 3 to access the

SLICE

page.

The Slice page appears and you can adjust its parameters.

The

SLICE

page looks as follows:

SAMPLING AND SAMPLE MAPPING

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