Chapter 4: Synchronic Parameters
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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 “Playback Pitch” on page 31).
Spin
Lets each slice loop asynchronously during
the playback duration of the slice. If Pitch and
Offset manipulations are used, a slice may re-
peat 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 “Playback Offset” on page 32).
Playback Start
Start determines where to start playback within
a sound, either Clocked to the MIDI Beat Clock
or from a specific slice.
Clocked
Sets the start position relative to the
current position of the MIDI Beat Clock. For ex-
ample, if Pro Tools starts playing back at beat 2
of bar 13, and Synchronic is playing back a two
bar drum loop, then Synchronic will start play-
back at the slice corresponding to the second
beat of the first bar of the loop.
Slice #
Sets playback to start at a specific slice re-
gardless of the position of the MIDI Beat Clock.
When Slice # is selected for Playback Start, enter
the number of the slice you want to start with in
the numeric enter field to the right of the Start
pop-up menu.
Playback Order
Order determines the sequence in which the
slices of the selected sound are played back. Syn-
chronic provides several options for Playback
Order: Off, One Slice, Reverse, Diverge, Ran-
dom, Step, Span, Straddle.
Playback Start setting, Slice # 7 selected
Selecting Playback Order
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