124BPM
DE

Sample Chopper

One recording becomes an instrument.

The Sample Chopper cuts audio into playable pieces: automatically at the transients, evenly on a grid or by hand. The slices sit on 16 pads like on a classic sampling workstation and can be played from the keyboard. A pattern recorder captures what you play. The original always stays untouched.

WAV-SlicesMIDIPrototype in the studio
Chop the beat

How it works

  1. 01

    Load

    Pick audio from the library or drop it in.

  2. 02

    Slice

    Transients, grid or your own markers.

  3. 03

    Play

    Jam on the pads, record a pattern, export the slices.

Chop the beat

A beat generated in the browser, cut into eight slices. Click pads or press keys 1–8.

96 BPM · 8 Slices

Features

  • Transient detection from the signal energy
  • 16 pads, playable from the keyboard
  • Pattern recorder with count-in and 1/16 quantise
  • Slices as WAV, slice and pattern MIDI
  • Pitch ±12 semitones and reverse per pad
  • Step sequencer for the pads, adjustable transient detection

Specifications

Pads
16 (keys 1–4, Q–R, A–F, Z–V)
Slicing
Transients, grid, manual
Output
WAV slices, MIDI

From the studio

Screenshot: Sample Chopper in the studio prototype
Screenshot from the studio prototype. Interface and features may still change.