Slice Page

The parameter section on the Slice page contains different parameters, depending on whether slices have been created or not.

If no slices have been created, the following parameters are available:

Slice Detection Mode

The slice detection automatically sets slice markers in the waveform.

  • Transient mode allows you to set the minimum peak level that a transient needs to be detected as the start of a new slice.

  • Grid mode sets the slice markers according to a beat grid.

  • Transient + Grid detects slices that fulfill both conditions.

  • Manual mode deactivates automatic slice detection. In this mode, you can only set slice markers manually.

Note

You can always add slice markers manually by Alt/Opt-clicking in the waveform.

Threshold

Determines the minimum level that a transient must have to be detected as the start of a new slice.

Sensitivity

The transient detection evaluates all transients and classifies them according to their quality. The Sensitivity control allows you to define the quality that must be matched before a slice marker can be set.

Min Length

Determines the minimum length of a slice. Use this parameter to avoid creating slices that are too short.

Grid Catch

In Transient+Grid mode, you can use this control to specify how close to the grid a transient marker must be.

Reset Slice Marker Edits

Removes all slice markers that you have edited manually and repositions any moved markers.

Apply

Click this button to create slices. After clicking Apply, the label on the button changes to Revert and allows you to undo the slicing.

If slices have been created, the following parameters are available:

Playback Mode

  • Normal – The sample is played back from beginning to end. If loops are defined, they are played back according to their loop settings.

  • Reverse – The sample is played from end to beginning. If loops are defined, they are played back according to their loop settings.

  • One-Shot – The sample is played back from beginning to end, regardless of any loop settings.

  • Reverse One-Shot – The sample is played back from end to beginning, regardless of any loop settings.

In One-Shot and Reverse One-Shot mode, the zones ignore any MIDI note-off messages. All envelopes and LFOs play until their sustain is reached and then remain at this level for as long as the sample plays back. Any release segments of the envelopes and LFOs are not played. However, if you activate One-Shot mode in the Envelope section, the release nodes of the envelopes are included in the playback.

Filter Type

Specifies the basic sound character of the filter.

  • Off deactivates the filter section.

  • Classic offers 24 filter shapes with resonance.

  • Tube Drive adds warm, tube-like distortion. You can set the amount of tube drive with the Distortion parameter.

  • Hard Clip adds bright, transistor-like distortion. You can set the amount of hard clipping with the Distortion parameter.

  • Bit Red (Bit Reduction) adds digital distortion by means of quantization noise. You can adjust the bit reduction with the Distortion parameter.

  • Rate Red adds digital distortion by means of aliasing. You can adjust the rate reduction with the Distortion parameter.

  • Rate Red KF adds digital distortion by means of aliasing. In addition, Key Follow is used. The rate reduction follows the keyboard, so the higher you play, the higher the sample rate.

  • HALion 3 offers the five legacy filter shapes from HALion 3.

  • Waldorf offers 13 filter shapes, including two comb filters.

  • Eco is a performance-optimized low-pass filter without Resonance or Distortion parameters. It allows you to adapt the brilliance of samples for different velocity layers of the same key, for example.

Note

Filters without distortion use less processing power.

Coarse Tuning

Adjusts the tuning in semitone steps.

Cutoff

Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter.

Resonance

Emphasizes the frequencies around the cutoff. At higher settings, the filter self-oscillates, which results in a ringing tone.

Distortion

Adds distortion to the signal. The effect depends largely on the selected filter type. At higher settings, it creates a very intense distortion effect.

Note

This parameter is only available for the filter types Tube Drive, Hard Clip, Bit Red, Rate Red, and Rate Red KF.

Morph X/Y

These controls are available if the filter types Morph 2, Morph 4, or Morph XY are used in the Filter section in the Zone Editor for the sample zone. With Morph X/Y, you can adjust two parameters simultaneously.

  • For the filter types Morph 2 and Morph 4, the Y control adjusts the morphing between the filter shapes.

  • For Morph XY, the Morph X control adjusts the morphing between the filter shapes AD and BC and the Morph Y control adjusts the morphing between the filter shapes AB and DC.

Level

Sets the level of the selected slice.

Pan

Sets the panorama position for the selected slice.

Drag MIDI Phrase to Host Sequencer

To export your slice markers as MIDI phrase, drag the MIDI export field to your host sequencer or another destination that can handle MIDI files. This MIDI file is used to play the sliced loop.

Reset Slice Marker Edits

Removes all slice markers that you have edited manually and repositions any moved markers.

Revert

Click this button to remove any slice marker modifications, to undo the slicing, and to remove the layer with the sliced zones from the Program Tree.