Table 1. Transport toolbar
Icon | Action |
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![]() | Open files in WAV, MP3, FLAC or AIFF format. The program supports mono and stereo samples of varying sample rates (e.g. 44,100 or 22,050 Hz). |
![]() | Save the current sliced loop in WAV format. MP3 export is disabled due to licensing restrictions. |
![]() | Undo previous edit. The undo history is unlimited for each wave file. All changes that will lead to a different sound are recorded in the undo history. Changes only affecting the layout, such as displaying the help panel, are not taken into account. |
![]() | Redo previous edit. |
![]() | Play the original sample without changing the order of slices or applying effects. |
![]() | Play the slices in the order given in the pattern grid. |
![]() | Pauses playback. |
![]() | Stop loop playback, sliced or otherwise. |
![]() | Enable continuous loop playback. If you notice a slight gap between loop starts, try adjusting the loop compensation setting in the Playback tab under Controls. |
![]() | Press this button to hide all interface elements except the transport toolbar. |
The volume slider controls the volume of sample playback. The sliced loop itself is not affected.
Table 2. Pattern toolbar
Icon | Action |
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![]() | Show/hide the controls panel on the left. The panel itself consists of several tabs: master, effects, chain, presets and play back. |
![]() | Show/hide the help panel on the right. |
![]() | Restore the original slice order, which is shown as a diagonal line from top left to bottom right in the pattern grid. |
![]() | Reverse original slice order. |
![]() | Rotate the pattern one step to the left, so that what was previously the last slice is heard first. |
![]() | Rotate the pattern one step to the right. |
![]() | Shuffle pattern. This icon is found twice: the first affects the slice order, the second the choice of effects. |
![]() | Warp the pattern using only slices that are currently selected. Press this button repeatedly to cycle through a number of possible permutations all of which should sound different yet similar to the current pattern. The warp pattern itself can be changed in the Master pane under Controls. |
![]() | Clear the grid. Like Shuffle and Shuffle selected, this tool is available both for the pattern grid and the effects grid. |
![]() | If this tool is selected, effects are associated with particular slices, so that certain changes to the pattern grid (e.g. rotate left/right, shuffle selected) also affect the effects grid. |
The 'slices' spin control sets the number of slices. Typical values include 4, 8 and 16 though others are of course possible. In the case of the four-bar Amen break, a value of 16 slices effectively splits the loop into fourths.