Chopping a sample

What chopping is for

Chopping means slicing a recording into smaller segments so you can rearrange and play them in a new sequence. Each segment can go on its own pad, so one recording can become a whole kit.

Custom slicing

Put a sound on a pad, then open Chop to see its waveform. Drag the two handles to mark the start and end of a slice, then press + Add to save it. Saved slices go into a named list, so you can come back to them. The list belongs to the sample, not the pad, so two pads with the same sound share it.

You can play, rename and delete saved slices, and send any of them to any pad in any bank. The waveform zooms, so even a very short slice is easy to select.

Auto slicing

Auto divides the sample into equal parts. Set how many, and the divisions appear on the waveform. Drag any division to adjust it. Adjusting does not add anything to your saved list, so you can fine-tune the divisions before saving any of them.

Split

Split places equal slices across a whole bank in one action, one per pad, in order. It is the fastest way to turn a loaded sample into playable pads.

By default, Split divides the sample into sixteen slices and fills the bank. If Auto is on, Split uses the Auto count instead. A count of eight fills eight pads and leaves the rest empty. A bank has sixteen pads, so Split is unavailable when the count is above sixteen.

If the current bank is empty, Split fills it. Otherwise it fills the first empty bank, so the kit you are working on is left alone.

Replace

Replace puts the current selection on the pad you are already on, instead of sending it to a new pad. Use it to refine a chop: adjust the handles, replace, play it, and adjust again.