It holds just one sample and there are no velocity splits or key regions.
Although only one sample is used as basic waveform for the Time Sampler
Generator, what you can do with this one sample is unique. You can time-
stretch it in real-time (time is available as modulation destination!). You can
pitch-shift it without affecting the duration. And you can use key tracking to
control the Time parameter, allowing you to create really weird sample-
based sounds! Of course you can also reverse the sample, as well as use it
for amplitude and frequency modulation. The CronoX 3's Time Sampler
Generator contains the following controls: Sample, Start, Reverse, Track,
Spread, TimeTrack, Time, Octave, Semitone, Cent and Root. These are
described below:
The Sample control is used for loading and unloading samples. The Load
button (folder symbol) opens a dialog that lets you select a file for loading.
The Previous and Next buttons allow you to traverse a list of samples. The
Clear button (X symbol) is used to remove a sample from the Generator.
The Start control is used to set the start point of the sample. If set to 0 the
sample starts right from the file’s original start point. Higher values set the
start point to later in the file. Range: 0…99%.
The Reverse button enables you to play the sample in reverse so that it
plays from the end to the beginning. Range: On/Off.
The Track button determines whether the Generator tracks the pitch of
incoming MIDI. If Track is switched off the frequency of the Generator
depends on the Octave, Semitone and Cent settings. Range: On/Off.
It's quite common for synths to offer a Unison mode in which several or all
of the oscillators are simultaneously detuned to create extremely fat, rich
sounds. However, on most synths this mode has a major drawback: the
synth becomes monophonic. A special feature of the CronoX 3 is that it
allows polyphonic unison. That is, the detuning of Generators without the
loss of polyphony. The Spread circular slider is used to set the CronoX 3's
level of polyphonic unison. When moved from the leftmost position the
slider gradually detunes five of the currently selected Generators to produce
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