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Sampling mode
When you use Time Slice on a rhythm loop sample,
the quality of the playback in Sequencer mode will
depend largely on the "cutoff" of each percussion
instrument sound that was sliced.
Be aware that if you change the "Sensitivity" after
adjusting the slice location, the attacks will be re-
detected and the sample will automatically be sliced
again.
What kind of slices will produce the best result?
A. Divide the separate percussion instrument
notes as finely as possible
For example in the case of a sample where the decay
of the kick is overlapped by the hi-hat, the attack
sound of the kick and the attack sound of the hi-hat
should be sliced to create two samples. If these
sounds are left as one sample (containing both kick
and hi-hat), their rhythm may become incorrect
when the sample is played at a different tempo.
Kick + Hi-hat kick/Hi-hat
If the sample is not sliced appropriately even after
you adjust the "Sensitivity," use "Divide" to divide
the sample into halves, and adjust "End" and
"Start" as needed.
B. Make sure that each divided sample has a clear
attack
The attack portion is vital for percussion sounds.
Slice the sample at a point where the attack will be
sounded crisply.
C. Avoid the noise that can occur toward the end of
each divided sample
For example as shown in the above right
illustration, noise can be present at the end of the
kick sample. Adjust the end address of the kick
sample so that the noise is not obtrusive.
In this case, adjusting the end address will also
affect the start address of the hi-hat sample. While
listening to the two samples, make adjustments so
that the noise at the end of the kick sample is as
inconspicuous as possible, and also that the hi-hat
attack is heard cleanly.
Pay attention to these points as you adjust
"Sensitivity." If necessary, use the methods
described above to edit each sample.
The noise occurring at the end of the sample in "C."
will be automatically reduced when you execute
steps 8 and following. You should adjust
"Sensitivity" while paying particular attention to
sections "A" and "B," and then execute step 9. If the
noise is still obtrusive, then you can adjust the end
address.
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8. Save the sliced samples to the multisample to
which they have been assigned.
When you press the Save button, the "Save Samples
& MS" dialog box will appear.
9. Use Time Stretch to adjust the length of the sliced
samples.
When you press the Stretch button, Time Stretch (a
function that expands or shrinks the length of a
sample without affecting its pitch) will be applied to
the sliced sample.
If you wish to save the sliced sample as it is, proceed
to step 10 without executing Time Stretch.
Sometimes when a sliced sample is played in
Sequencer mode and the tempo is slowed down, the
silent portion between samples may become
obvious or noise may be more apparent, producing
an unnatural-sounding result. To avoid this, you
can use Time Stretch to adjust the length of the
individual samples. The length of the samples will
automatically be optimized according to the Ratio
and New BPM settings.
Time Stretch
Silent
Not stretched
Stretched with Ratio
150%
If you execute Time Stretch at 100%, the sample
length will not change but the end of the sample
will be faded out, reducing the noise.
a) Set Beat and Source BPM. The method is the
same as in step 3. If you wish to change the value
you set in step 3, you can change it here.
b) Specify the length of the sample that will be
created by Time Stretch.
• To specify the length as a ratio
Set Ratio. The available range is 50.00–200.00%. If
you specify 50.00%, the sample length will be
halved. (The tempo will double.) If you specify
200.00%, the sample length will double. (The tempo
will be halved.)
• To match an existing BPM tempo value
Time Stretch
Noise
Not stretched
Stretched with
Ratio 50%
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