Creating Slices Automatically

You can slice samples in the Sample Editor. This allows you to play them back in sync with the host application, for example.

Procedure

  1. In the Program Tree, select the sample zone that you want to slice.
  2. In the Sample Editor, select the Slice tab.
  3. Adjust the Threshold, Sensitivity, Min Length, and Grid Catch parameters to set the slice markers automatically.
  4. If necessary, move, add, or delete slice markers manually.

    You can add and delete slice markers by Alt/Opt-clicking in the editor.

  5. To create slices, click Apply in the upper right corner of the parameter section.

Result

HALion creates zones from the slices. These zones are added to the Program Tree, together with a slice player that contains the MIDI sequence to play back the sliced loop.

Note

  • After slicing the sample, you can still edit the slice markers manually, but you cannot use the automatic slice detection.

  • If you change slice markers after creating slices, the sample start and end markers of the affected zones in the Program Tree are modified. If you add slice markers, new zones are added. If you remove slice markers, the corresponding zones are removed.

  • If you revert the slicing of a loop, all created zones are deleted and any replacement samples are discarded.