Synchronic Slice Settings

Slice settings let you adjust the sensitivity for slice detection, generate missing slices, and trim or delete the current slice. This section also provides controls for auditioning the loop or individual slices.

 

Slice settings

Detection (0–100%)

Automatically slices up the loaded audio file based on transient detection. The higher the detection value, the more slices are identified.

Generate Missing

Adds additional slices where transients appear to be missing. This can be useful when an imported audio loop contains few transients.

Use Generate Missing to create rhythmically logical slices on ambient loops or drones, and apply playback manipulations and effects for interesting results.

Audition Modes

Are initiated using the Pro Tools transport. The default audition mode is Off. To audition a single slice without starting the Pro Tools transport, click the slice in the Waveform display. Synchronic provides the following Audition modes:

Off: Plays back each slice in a sound synchronized to the Pro Tools MIDI Beat Clock.

Original: Loops the audio file at its original tempo.

Half Speed: Plays the audio file at half the original tempo and pitch. This is useful for listening to slices closely to hear whether or not a slice has been correctly detected,

Single Slice: Loops a single slice. This is useful for adjusting the slice end point.

Double Slice: Loops two consecutive slices. This is useful for detecting when a false slice is present and needs to be deleted.

Use Single Slice mode to edit slices in hard to view waveforms, such as in heavily compressed or extra long loops.

Current

Displays the currently selected Slice for auditioning, trimming, or deleting. Click on a Slice in the Waveform display to update the Current slice. A Slice number can also be manually entered in the Current field.

In Keyboard Focus mode, use the Left and Right arrow keys to increment/decrement the current slice number.

Delete

Deletes the currently selected Slice. Option-click can also be used to delete erroneous slices.

Shift-clicking on a slice will play two consecutive slices. If the second slice played turns out to erroneous, that is only one true percussive event is heard when shift-clicking a pair of slices, then you may want to delete the second slice of the pair. (Be sure to select the correct slice to delete!)

Trim (–.30 to .30 sec.)

Trims the currently selected Slice’s end point. Slices generated during detection (or by Command-clicking) may need to be adjusted slightly. For example, if you audition a slice (by clicking on it), and you hear a click at the end of the slice you will need to trim the end of the slice. The Trim slider can adjust the end of any slice (except the last one) by +/–30 milliseconds. When in Single Slice Audition mode, the Waveform Display zooms to the currently selected slice, letting you visually adjusted the slice end using the Trim slider.

Certain operations (such as Generate Missing and Delete Slice) can change the number of slices in a Sound preset. Changing the number of slices during playback may cause the playback position to jump, and cause Synchronic to play back out of synchronization. Stopping and starting playback will re-synchronize Synchronic playback.