AN-065 min read
Sample Chopper
Cut audio into slices — by transients, grid or hand —, play them on 16 pads, rearrange.
The chopper breaks a sample into SliceA cut-out piece of a sample that sits on a pad and can be rearranged.More in the handbook → and puts them on 16 pads. It cuts at TransientThe short, loud start of a sound — the crack of a snare. The chopper slices at transients.More in the handbook → (the hits), on a fixed grid or by hand. Then you play the pads like a drum machine and build a new groove from the material.
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- 1234
- Pads 1–4
- QWER
- Pads 5–8
- ASDF
- Pads 9–12
- YXCV
- Pads 13–16 (Z X C V on English layouts)
| Parameter | Range | What for |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum gap | 20–400 ms | How close transients may be — higher = fewer, longer slices |
| Pitch per pad | ±12 semitones | Applies to pads, pattern and export (file name with _up3st …) |
| Reverse | on / off | Slice backwards (file name with _rev) |
| Step sequencer | 1, 2, 4 bars · 1/16 | Pattern for the pads in addition to live recording; Space plays |
Try it yourself · AN-06
A beat generated in the browser, cut into eight slices. Click pads or press keys 1–8.
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