Meter
Use this parameter to specify the Meter of the original sam-
ple.
Meas (Measure)
Use this parameter to specify the number of measures of the
original sample. Usually, you will load a groove 1- or 2-mea-
sures long.
BPM
This parameter specifies the tempo (in Beats Per Minute) of
the original sample. Pa80 automatically calculates this value
based on the Length (“Record/Edit” page), Meter and Meas
(Measure) parameters.
The BPM can be only adjusted to values lower than the one
automatically calculated. This can be useful, for example,
when the actual sample is shorter than the set Measure and
Meter values.
In the above example, the actual groove lasts only up to the
first half of Measure 2. The recognized tempo is 130, while
the real tempo is 100. Set the BPM value to 100, and a rest
will be added on the end of the groove, to allow it to loop
seamlessly.
Release
Release varies the ability of the Slice engine to recognize sub-
sequent attacks. For example, in the following example, if the
Release value is too high, the second attack may be lost:
Note: After changing the Release value, you must select the Slice
command again.
Thres (Threshold)
This parameter varies the threshold over which the attacks
are recognized. If it is too low, weaker attacks may be ignored.
Note: After changing the Threshold value, you are not obliged to
select the Slice command again. The Slices value is immediately
changed.
SLICE
Select this command to execute the Slice after entering the
Slice page, or changing the Release value. This command is in
“ghost” (i.e., non-selectable) if no sample has been recorded
of loaded yet.
Attacks
This non-editable parameter shows the number of attacks
recognized. More than one attack may be included into a sin-
gle slice.
Slices
This non-editable parameter shows the number of generated
slices, i.e. generated samples and notes in the MIDI Groove
file. To change this value, edit the Release and Threshold
parameters.
The Time Slice procedure
Before executing a Slice operation, you must record or load a
sample. Then, you may edit the sample on “Page 1 - Record/
Edit”, then execute the Slice operation on this sample.
1. After recording or loading a sample, go to the Slice page.
2. Pa80 automatically calculates the BPM parameter, based
on the given Meter and Meas (Measure) values. If you
know these data, set the Meter, Meas (Measure) and
BPM (Beats Per Minute) parameters. This would make
the slicing more accurate.
3. Press one of the H VOLUME/VALUE buttons to select
the “Slice” command.
The original sample will be sliced, and each generated
sample assigned to a different key:
Meas.1 Meas.2
Key Assigned sample/pattern Speed %
C2 Full pattern cycling at half the speed 50%
C#2
Full pattern cycling at various speeds
53%
D2 56%
D#2 60%
E2 63%
F2 67%
F#2 71%
G2 75%
G#2 80%
A2 84%
A#2 89%
B2 94%
C3 Full pattern cycling at the original speed 100%
C#3 and
above
Separate sliced samples
–
Meter: 4/4
Meas: 2 BPM: 140
Release: 4
Thres: 5 SLICE
Time Slice
C2…B2: Full pattern at
a slower speed
Separate sliced samples
C3: Full pattern at
the original speed
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