Synchronic Synchronic Playback Modes

The Playback module provides five playback modes: Standard, Stretch, Stab, Spin, and Smear. These modes determine the character of each slice as it is played—how each slice is played back.

 

Selecting Playback Mode

Standard

Plays each slice without any additional manipulation and plays each slice from start to end.

Stretch

Uses a granular time compression/expansion technique to make a slice “fit” the amount of time the slice has to play. The Playback Offset settings can be used to further increase the stretch factor for extreme granulation effects (see Synchronic Playback Offset).

Stab

Based upon the “stab” scratching gesture that turntablists use when manually starting and stopping the turntable with their hand. The playback of each slice always starts at a speed and pitch of zero, and then ramps up to full speed and correct pitch halfway through the slice, and then returns to zero speed and pitch by the end of the slice. The “full” speed and “correct” pitch are determined by the Playback Pitch settings (see Synchronic Playback Pitch).

Spin

Lets each slice loop asynchronously during the playback duration of the slice. If Pitch and Offset manipulations are used, a slice may repeat itself a multiple times before advancing to the next slice.

Smear

Uses crossfading and reverse playback to “smear” one slice into the next. The Playback Offset settings control the depth of smearing (see Synchronic Playback Offset).

If the playback tempo is slower than the original tempo such that it creates a gap between the end of one slice and the beginning of the next, Synchronic will extend the first slice according to the setting of the Slice Extension Option in the Sound module (see Synchronic Slice Options).