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Synchronic Plug-in Guide 12
Slicing a Loop
Once you have loaded a loop, it is ready to be
sliced up and can be played back in tempo with
the session.
To slice a loop in Synchronic:
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Adjust the Detection slider until you see the
desired number of slices in the loop. As you in-
crease the detection percentage, slices will ap-
pear at detected attack transients in the
waveform.
Playing a Loop
To play a loop in the RTAS version of Synchronic:
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Click Play on the Pro Tools Transport, or press
the Spacebar.
To play a loop in the AudioSuite version of
Synchronic:
• Click Preview in the Plug-in window.
Synchronic plays back the loaded loop accord-
ing to the session tempo.
Performing Synchronic
After loading up to twelve loops into Synchro-
nic and slicing them up, you can “perform”
those loops using the Playback, Effects, and
XFade modules.
Slices can be played back in different orders, in-
tempo effects can be added (such as Filter and
Delay), and different combinations of sounds
and effects can be crossfaded.
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The flexibility of Synchronic’s playback and ef-
fects possibilities, along with its DJ-rig inspired
interface, invite real-time performance. You can
play it live using the on-screen interface, a MIDI
controller, your computer keyboard, or a con-
trol surface; or you can control it using MIDI
data on a Pro Tools MIDI track or using
Pro Tools plug-in automation.
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Loop loaded into Sound preset 1, sliced up
For detailed information on slicing up a
loop, see “Slicing Up a Sound” on page 23.
Detection slider slices
For detailed information on the Playback,
Effect, and XFade modules, see Chapter 4,
“Synchronic Parameters.”
For information on automating Synchronic
see Chapter 6, “Automating Synchronic
RTAS.”