Slice Player

You can make settings for the Slice Player in the MIDI Modules Editor.

Active

Activates the slice player.

Random

If this button is activated, the slices are played back in random order. The timing is not affected by this.

• Depth adjusts how much the playing order of the slices is shuffled.

  Lower this value to keep the playing order of slices on the main beats. Raise this value to vary the playing order of slices on the offbeats as well.

• Click the Trigger button to trigger a new shuffle. Note that this changes the pattern number.

• The Pattern parameter allows you to use a specific random pattern, by entering its pattern number in the value field.

MIDI Drag Icon

Drag this icon into the Project window of your Steinberg DAW to export the loop sequence as a MIDI part.

Variation Buttons

With the parameters Random, Tempo, Tempo Scale, Swing, Gate Scale, Quantize, Amount, Start, and Length, you can set up 8 different variations of phrases and switch between them with the variation buttons.

You can remote-control the variation buttons using the trigger pads, which gives you the possibility to switch between variations by playing the trigger keys that are assigned to the trigger pads.

Note

To avoid that the variation switches in the middle of a beat or measure, use the trigger modes Next Beat or Next Measure.

Loop

If this option is activated, the phrase plays in a loop.

Sync

Synchronizes the phrase to the tempo of your host application.

Note

In addition, you can set Restart Mode to Sync to Host. This aligns the phrase with the beats and measures of your host application.

Hold

Allows you to prevent the phrase from stopping or changing when the keys are released.

• If Off is selected, the phrase changes as soon as you release a key. The phrase stops immediately when you release all keys.

• If On is selected, the phrase plays to the end, even if the keys are released. If Loop is activated, the phrase repeats continuously.

• If Gated is selected, the phrase starts to play when the first key is played. It plays silently in the background, even if the keys are released, and resumes playback at the current position when you press any of the keys again. This way, you can gate the playback of the phrase.

Trigger Mode

Determines at which moment the slice player scans for new notes that you play on the keyboard.

• If Immediately is selected, the slice player continuously scans for new notes. The phrase changes immediately in reaction to your playing.

• If Next Beat is selected, the slice player scans for new notes at every new beat. The phrase changes in reaction to your playing on each new beat.

• If Next Measure is selected, the slice player scans for new notes at the start of new measures. The phrase changes in reaction to your playing on each new measure.

Restart Mode

• Off plays the loop continuously and does not restart upon note changes.

• First Note restarts the loop when a note is triggered and no other notes are already held.

• Each Note restarts the loop each time that a note is triggered.

• Sync to Host aligns the loop with the beats and measures of your host application each time that you start the transport.

RstVar (Restart on Variation Change)

If this button is activated, changing a variation restarts the slice player, even if no new notes were triggered.

Note

If Sync is activated, this option is not available.

Start

Allows you to shift the start of the loop in steps of 1/4 notes. The length of the loop is shortened accordingly.

Length

Allows you to shorten the length of the loop in steps of 1/4 notes.

Note

The control range of the parameters Start and Length varies, depending on the original length of the loop.

Tempo

If Sync is deactivated, you can use the Tempo control to set the internal playback speed of the slice player. The playback speed of the phrase is specified in BPM.

Tempo Scale

Defines the rate at which notes are triggered, that is, the speed at which the phrase is running. In addition to the Tempo parameter, this gives you further control over the playback speed. You can specify a value in fractions of beats. You can also set dotted and triplet note values.

Swing

Shifts the timing of notes on even-numbered beats. This way, the phrase gets a swing feeling. Negative values shift the timing backward and the notes are played earlier. Positive values shift the timing forward and the notes are played later.

Gate Scale

Allows you to shorten or lengthen the notes of the phrase. At a value of 100 %, the notes play with their original gate length.

Note

Gate Scale has no effect on samples that are played in One Shot mode. They always sound until the end.

Quantize

Allows you to set up a quantization grid, in fractions of beats. You can also specify dotted and triplet values. This way, you can force the timing of the slices to play back only at the selected note value.

Amount

Defines how much of the quantization grid is applied. A value of 100 % means the slices play back only at the specified Quantize note value. Lower values move the notes only partially towards the next Quantize note value. With a value of 0 %, no quantization is applied.

Key Follow

Allows you to adjust the pitch modulation by note number. Set this parameter to positive values to raise the pitch with notes above the center key. Use negative values to lower the pitch with notes above the center key. At +100 %, the pitch follows the played note exactly.

Note

This parameter is limited to the keys that trigger the entire loop. It does not affect the keys that play the single slices.

Center Key

This parameter determines the MIDI note that is used as the central position for the Key Follow function.