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to four (right) voices, that is, sounds from up to four loops can play simultaneously.
Increasing the number of voices increases the CPU load.
Voices per Track
This is the maximum number of slices that can be selected from a single track. The
range is from one to four. The fewer slices can be picked from the same track, the
more variety you get in the LoopMash output.
Selection Offset
Move this slider to the right to allow slices that are less similar to be selected for
playback. This setting affects all tracks of this scene.
Random Selection
Move this slider to the right to allow more variation when selecting slices for
playback, adding a more random feel to the selection process. This setting affects all
tracks of this scene.
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.
RELATED LINKS
Storing Your Configuration as Scenes on page 185
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:
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