Live 7 - SLICER - Stale Bread - Review

STRATEGY_510 · Post by **STRATEGY_510** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:07 pm

please.

And anyone else who wants to review the slicer or make comments about it, please post here.

Thanks,

STRATEGY

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:09 pm

I think it's handy. I don't use it for all tasks, but if I just need some odd vocals sliced to 16ths or whatever, the Ableton slicer delivers, for sure.

gp23 · Post by **gp23** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:57 pm

Is there a limit to the number of slices?

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:51 am

At one point there was a limit of 128. I'd need to check if that still applies, but I assume it does.

It is because it assigns MIDI notes to each slice..

ilia · Post by **ilia** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:56 am

what would be the most elegant way to slice a loop at transients, not at 16th notes or whatever?

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:00 am

ilia wrote:what would be the most elegant way to slice a loop at transients, not at 16th notes or whatever?

if the loop isn't a straight 16 you can always slice at warpmarkers..

Poster · Post by **Poster** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:02 am

and don't forget to put an Arp in front of the sliced drum rack to do crazy remixes of that loop..

EgAD · Post by **EgAD** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:43 am

it looks like the breadman has done gone and got himself lost in the slicer

EgAD · Post by **EgAD** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:44 am

how complicated is the slicer to use, i've seen the film but in real world use?

and what are the pros and cons of it?

STRATEGY_510 · Post by **STRATEGY_510** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:16 am

EgAD wrote:it looks like the breadman has done gone and got himself lost in the slicer

Maybe when he comes out he'll be stale sliced bread?

He's bound to come up for air eventually...

STRATEGY

rbro · Post by **rbro** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:31 am

EgAD wrote:how complicated is the slicer to use, i've seen the film but in real world use?

and what are the pros and cons of it?

Where's the film?

Dominik · Post by **Dominik** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:12 am

At one point there was a limit of 128

poor recycle does the job with 92 (is it 96 ?)

in this case.
no need to upgrade.
still following this 64 bit lie.
dump and stupid.

Tone Deft · Post by **Tone Deft** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:22 am

you can right click from the Live browser to slice every x beats, it tells you how how long the sample is, and how many slices x beats become.

from there you open the chain list and hit the A button for 'auto chain select'

when you play a sample it brings up the simpler that the sample is on. I adjust sample start/end times there. play a slice, check the start/end points.

from there I remove samples that aren't used, move the slices around, maybe put them on white keys only.

by hitting the A button it goes pretty fast.

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:25 am

Well I can tell you exactly what I'd do if I wanted 256 slices...

I'd cut the sample in half first

Dominik · Post by **Dominik** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:26 am

Tone Deft wrote:you can right click from the Live browser to slice every x beats, it tells you how how long the sample is, and how many slices x beats become.

from there you open the chain list and hit the A button for 'auto chain select'

when you play a sample it brings up the simpler that the sample is on. I adjust sample start/end times there. play a slice, check the start/end points.

from there I remove samples that aren't used, move the slices around, maybe put them on white keys only.

by hitting the A button it goes pretty fast.

it's also working for sampler>?
that sound good!