Gotharman Little deFormer 3, User Manual

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Sample Chops
On LD3 it is possible to add chop points to a sampling, in order to make it play back a certain
portion of the sampling at a time. Sample chops are generated in the Sample Edit section, to be
used by the samplers in the Synth section.
This function could be used for the classical separating single drum hits from a beat, or to find the
startpoint of a sampling in a fast way, if the chop function is set up for peak detection.
The chop function of LD3 isn’t though limited to this. On LD3 it is also possible to make the chop
function find “wave chops”. This function will pick out single wave cycles of the sampling, and
create chop points for these. In the samplers of the synth section, it is then possible to select these
wave cycles, loop them, and switch between other wave cycles of the sampling.
This can also be used as a super easy way for looping a sampling.
All chop points are non-destructive to the sampling. Only the positions of the chop points are
stored, nothing is changed on the sampling itself. Chop points can, at any time, be moved, deleted
and inserted.
Up to 64 chop points can be created for each sampling.
Another way to create chop point, are to use the “Import Samplings From Dir As Chop Points”,
described in the USB section of this manual.
If you have already created chop points on a sampling, in a computer program that uses cue
points, like FL Studio, or any other gear that generates cue points, LD3 will import these as
chop/loop points. When you exports LD3 samplings via USB, any generated chop points will also
be exported as cue points, for use in other gear or computer programs.
Remember to save the chop points. Else they will be lost!