CHAPTER 8. CLIP VIEW
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8.2
The Sample Box
8.2.1
Warp Controls
The Sample Box Warp
Controls.
When the Warp switch is off, Live plays the sample at its original, normal tempo, irrespec-
tive of the current Live Set tempo. This is useful for samples that have no inherent rhythmic
structure: percussion hits, atmospheres, sound effects, spoken word and the like. Turn
the Warp switch on to play rhythmically structured samples (such as sample loops, music
recordings, complete music pieces, etc.) in sync with the current song tempo.
The Control Bar's Tempo
Field.
To verify this, note that a warped sample's speed follows the tempo as you change the
Control Bar's Tempo control.
Live offers a number of controls to adjust the time-warping engine for
optimal stretching
quality
. For accurate warping, Live needs to know the sample's metrical structure. For
properly prepared loops, tempo and duration are calculated automatically; most of the time
this is accurate enough that the sample is immediately ready for use in Live. For other
samples, you may have to
provide some hints
. We will examine these topics thoroughly in
the
Tempo Control and Warping
chapter.
