07 Sampling (1)

Sampling

(30 minutes)
Some samples are not meant to be played in looped form, but as single instances. We refer to them as 'One-Shots'

1. From Instruments, load Simpler (just the default Simpler, not one of the presets) onto a new MIDI channel

2. From Samples, find 'ARP Poly Lead C4' and drag it into Simpler, at the box which says 'Drop Sample Here'




3. This creates a Simpler instrument that you can play across the keyboard, or enter notes in the Piano Roll of a new MIDI Clip

4. Click on the Controls tab to see more parameters that you can control




5. If you switch on the Filter, you can make the sound more muffled or brighter by changing the Frequency

6. If you switch on the LFO, you can 'oscillate' the Volume or the Pitch or the Filter

7. If you increase the Attack, the sound will start more slowly

8. If you increase the Release, the sound takes longer to die out when you release the key

9. If you don't have 'Warp' enabled, the sound speeds up as you go up the keyboard, and slows down as you go down the keyboard. With 'Warp' enabled, the speed remains constant.

Hands On Task

Create a new MIDI Track and load a new Simpler instrument. Then Drop another Sample e.g. Machine Punk or Electro Flow

Note: If your sample is in any other key besides C, you have to Transpose it to match (Machine Punk and Electro Flow are available in F#, which means you have to Transpose them by -6 st)

Slicing Samples

(30 minutes)

  1. Try dropping a Loop (music loops are best for this) into Simpler and switch to Slice mode.
  2. Now slices (segments) of the Loop can be played using the keys from C1 upwards
  3. In Slicing Playback Mode, the left and right flags set the available playback region.

  4. The Slice By chooser determines the specific way in which slices will be created:
    • Transient - Slices are placed on the sample’s transients automatically. The Sensitivity slider determines how sensitive Simpler is to transient levels within the sample, and thus how many slices will be automatically created. Higher numbers result in more slices, up to a maximum of 64 slices.
    • Beat - Slices are placed at musical beat divisions. The Division chooser selects the beat division at which Simpler will slice the sample region.
    • Region - Slices are placed at equal time divisions. The Regions chooser selects the number of evenly-spaced slices that will be created.
    • Manual - Slices are created manually, by double-clicking within the sample region. When Manual is selected, no slices are placed automatically.

  5. The Playback chooser determines how many slices can be triggered simultaneously. 
    • Mono - only one slice can be played at a time. 
    • Poly - multiple slices can be triggered together
    • Thru - playback is monophonic, but the one slice will continue playback through the rest of the sample region.

  6. The Trigger/Gate switch works the same as it does in One-Shot Playback Mode. 

  7. Automatically created slices appear as vertical blue lines on the waveform display. 
    • Double-clicking a slice deletes it. 
    • If you’re not satisfied with Simpler’s automatic slice placement, you can click and drag a slice to move it to a new position. 
    • Double-clicking on the waveform between slices will create manual slices, which appear white. 



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