Editing the sample

You can use the Waveform panel to set the trim start and end points, set loop points, and set the crossfade duration.

Use the Control panel to apply pitch shifting, ADSR envelope and filters.

You can use the Control panel to change the sound of the sample by applying various processing effects, including filters, pitch shifting, and ADSR amplitude envelope. To access these settings, click the Show/Hide Controls button to show the Control panel. For details, see Control panel.

 

Tip: You can modulate parameters over time by using automation. For details, see Automation.

 

See:

Trimming the sample

Looping the sample

Crossfading a looped sample

Normalizing the sample

Reversing the sample

Waveform panel

Trimming the sample

To trim the start or end of the sample, drag the left or right edge of the waveform. The trimmed area is dimmed, and will not be audible during playback.

A. Trimmed region B. Trim start C. Trim end 

Looping the sample

To loop a sample, set its playback mode to Loop . The loop region is indicated by a blue bar above the waveform.

To adjust the loop region, drag in the loop zone, or drag the loop start and loop end handles. To move the entire loop region, hold down the

To move the loop region, hold down the CTRL key and drag the blue loop range to the desired location.

A. Loop start B. Loop end C. Loop enable/disable 

 

Tip: To make sure the sample loops smoothly, click the Preview button so you can hear the results while you adjust the loop start and loop end points.

Crossfading a looped sample

When a sample’s playback mode is set to Loop , you can adjust the crossfade length between the loop start and loop end. To do so, drag the crossfade handle left/right.

 

Note: The crossfade handle cannot be moved if the loop region starts at the beginning of the sample.

A. Fade out B. Fade in C. Crossfade handle 

Normalizing the sample

To normalize the audio sample, click the menu button and select Normalize Sample. For details, see To normalize audio data.

Reversing the sample

To reverse the audio sample so plays backwards, click the menu button and select Reverse Sample. For details, see Reversing audio data.

 

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Software instruments

XSampler