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CHAPTER 22. LIVE INSTRUMENT REFERENCE 375
points in the sample (points where the amplitude is zero). Note: Snapping is based on the
left channel of stereo samples. It is therefore still possible, even with Snap activated, to
encounter glitches with stereo samples.
The transition from loop end to loop start can be smoothed with the Fade control, which
crossfades the two points. This method is especially useful when working with long, textural
samples. By default, Simpler uses constant-power fades. But by turning off Use Constant
Power Fade for Loops in the (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu, you can enable linear
crossfades.
22.10.3 Zoom
Quite often, one starts with a longer region of a sample and ends up using only a small part
of it. Simpler's Sample view can be zoomed and panned just as in other parts of Live drag
vertically to zoom, and drag horizontally to pan different areas of the sample into view.
22.10.4 Envelope
Simpler contains three classic ADSR envelopes, as seen in most synthesizers, for shaping
the dynamic response of the sample. Volume-, lter frequency-, and pitch modulation are
all modiable by toggling their respective buttons in the envelope section. Attack controls
the time in milliseconds that it takes for the envelope to reach its peak value after a note is
played. Decay controls the amount of time it takes for the envelope to drop down to the
Sustain level, which is held until the note is released. Release time is the amount of time
after the end of the note that it takes for the envelope to drop from the Sustain level back
down to zero.
The inuence of envelopes on pitch and lter cutoff can be decided using the envelope
amount (Env) controls in each of these sections.
22.10.5 Filter
The Filter section offers classic 12 dB or 24 dB lowpass, bandpass and highpass lters, as
well as a notch lter, each of which can impart different sonic characteristics onto the sample