It might help to think of both Sample Copy & Paste and Sample Cut & Paste as operations
where there is always a
source
pad and a
target
pad.
4.11.4 Sample Start Offset
The Sample Start Offset sub-mode lets you move a Sample by 16th-note beat-divisions so that
it falls right where you want it. A classic use for Sample Start Offset would be to move a steady
closed hi-hat loop just to the right part of the beat. To perform the Sample Start Offset opera-
tion:
1.
Activate Edit mode by pressing and holding SHIFT while pressing QUANT (EDIT).
2.
Turn the encoder knob until "OF" ("Offset") is visible on the display.
3.
Press and hold the pad you want to offset. The display shows the current Offset Value,
which is 0 by default.
4.
While continuing to hold the pad, rotate the encoder knob. Each tick of the encoder knob
offsets by an increment of one 16th-note.
5.
Either repeat steps 3 and 4 for further cutting and pasting or exit Edit mode by pressing
SHIFT or QUANT (EDIT). Both buttons stop blinking and the F1 returns to Performance
mode.
Note that your Sample Start Offset value is always shown as a positive number. If you want
your Sample to start right on the downbeat, then Sample Start Offset will be at zero. A
Sample which is one bar long is 4 x 4 = 16 sixteenth notes long. That means that there the
maximum Offset Value can only be 15, since you start at zero! Once the maximum value is
reached on the Display (by turning the encoder knob), the Value wraps back around, start-
ing again at zero.
Used with Sample Copy & Paste, Sample Start Offset lets you move duplicated Samples
off-beat from each other. For example, instead of doubling the speed of a steady four-on-
the-floor kick loop, you could make a copy and then move the copy two 16th-notes forward,
thickening the sound and accelerating the pace.
Used with Sample Copy & Paste, Sample Start Offset lets you move duplicated Samples
off-beat from each other. For example, instead of doubling the speed of a steady four-on-
the-floor kick loop, you could make a copy and then move the copy two 16th-notes forward,
thickening the sound and accelerating the pace.
TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 Reference
Edit Mode
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