Before adding some, find the root note of the sample on your MIDI keyboard controller (Ableton Simpler gives you visual cues as you press the root note).Īll you need to do to add a slice to the sample is press any key to the right of the root note on the keyboard. Now you’ll notice that the blue slice markers have vanished!īut don’t panic, that’s because you simply haven’t drawn them in yet. One final step – before you slice, duplicate the channel! Once you slice your sample and map it to the drum rack then the Simpler device will be overwritten so you can’t go back and make any changes. Like fade-ins and outs, if you’re chopping drums then Warp isn’t a necessary setting. Warp can present problems when trying to tighten the timing of a chopped sample so we would suggest leaving this off for now but reapplying afterward in the drum rack if warping is required. But if you’re chopping drums we would advise against adding a value to Fade In.įinally, ‘Warp’ time stretches each sample allowing it to follow the tempo of a track.
‘ Fade In‘ introduces each sample slice gradually and ‘ Fade Out‘ diminishes each sample slowly. But if you give this setting a numerical value then the level of each sample will correspond to how hard you press a key.
If you set Velocity to 0 then each sample slice will play at the same level and you can manually adjust the level of the sample. ‘ Velocity‘ determines how hard-hitting each sample slice will be, therefore determining how loud they will be. Now drag your sample into Ableton Simpler. In any event, the beat-slicing option uses both the start and end points as reference points for the slice algorithm, so ensure they’re trimmed for the best results! Turn the metronome on and play the sample or a basic 4/4 beat to test this.įurthermore, ensure that the start and end points of your sample are trimmed so that there’s no empty space. You can test whether your sample sits on the grid by adjusting the tempo of your Ableton project so that it matches the tempo of the sample – all samples RouteNote Create provide you with this information. And that’s great news for you because the vast majority of samples on RouteNote Create sit on the grid perfectly!īut if your sample of choice doesn’t sit on the grid (such as an old breakbeat) then you’ll need to warp the sample so it’s mapped to the grid before moving forward.
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How to slice samples in Ableton Live: Slicing to the Beatīefore we begin, insert the Ableton Simpler into an audio channel.Īs we said before, the ‘Slice by Beat’ method is best for samples with content that sit on the grid. But the Transient chopping method can be quite random! Some artists love this as they can get creative with the results while others like things to be a little more controlled.
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