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Included VST Instruments
LoopMash
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Selection Grid
Determines how often LoopMash looks for similar slices during playback:
always (left position), or only every 2nd, 4th, or 8th (right position) step. For
example, if you set the Selection Grid to every 8th step (right position),
LoopMash replaces similar slices every 8th step. Between two replacement
steps it plays back the tracks of the slices that have been selected in the last
replacement step, resulting in longer playback sequences on one track.
Similarity Method
Here, you can modify the criteria that LoopMash considers when comparing
the slices for similarity. There are three similarity methods:
• Standard – This is the standard method, where all slices on all tracks
are compared and various characteristics regarding rhythm, tempo,
spectrum, etc. are taken into account.
• Relative – This method does not only consider the overall similarity of
all slices on all tracks, but also takes the relation to the other slices on
the same track into account. For example, LoopMash can replace the
loudest, lowest sound on one track with the loudest, lowest sound on
another track.
• Harmonic – This method only takes the analyzed tonal information into
account, so that a slice is replaced by a harmonically similar slice, rather
than by a rhythmically similar slice. With this method, also the track
transposition value is considered, that is, a master slice with a C major
chord is not replaced by a slice with a D major chord. But it is replaced
if you set the transposition value of the track of the slice with the D major
chord to -2. It is advisable to keep the similarity gain sliders in a low
position when you work with this method, because otherwise you may
produce disharmonies. You can modify the transposition values to play
back more slices of a specific track.
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ELATED LINKS
Storing Your Configuration as Scenes on page 208
Audio Parameters
Click the Audio Parameters button (above the transport controls) to open the
Audio Parameters page. With the options on this page, you can influence the
sound of the LoopMash audio output.
Adapt Mode
With this mode, you can adapt the sound of the selected slice to the sound
of the master slice. The available options are:
• Volume – changes the overall volume of the selected slice.
• Envelope – modifies volume changes within the slice.
• Spectrum – modifies the spectrum of the slice (equalization).