Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide492
The result is static and unnatural. In addition to
these drawbacks, sample triggers are notori-
ously difficult to set up for accurate timing.
Similarly, with MIDI triggered samplers, MIDI
timing and event triggering are inconsistent, re-
sulting in problems with phase and frequency
response when the original audio is mixed with
the triggered replacement sounds.
The SoundReplacer Solution
SoundReplacer solves these timing problems by
matching the original timing and dynamics of
the source audio while providing three separate
amplitude zones per audio event. This lets you
trigger different replacement samples according
to performance dynamics.
Each replacement sample is assigned its own ad-
justable amplitude zone. Variations in ampli-
tude within the performance determine which
sample is triggered at a specific time. For exam-
ple, you could assign a soft snare hit to a low
trigger threshold, a standard snare to a medium
trigger threshold, and a rim shot snare to trigger
only at the highest trigger threshold.
Replacement samples that are triggered in rapid
succession or in close proximity to each other
will overlap naturally—avoiding the abrupt
sound truncation that occurs on many samplers.
In addition to its usefulness in music projects,
SoundReplacer is also an extremely powerful
tool for sound design and post production. Mor-
phing gun shots, changing door slams, or adding
a Doppler effect can now be accomplished in
seconds rather than minutes—with sample-level
precision.
Replacement audio events can be written to a
new audio track, or mixed and re-written to the
source audio track. Sample thresholds can be
amplitude-switched between the replacement
samples, or amplitude crossfaded for seamless
transitions.
SoundReplacer Controls
SoundReplacer Waveform
Display
The waveform display shows the audio that you
have selected for replacement. When you select
audio on the source track, then open Sound-
Replacer, the audio waveform will automatically
be displayed here.
Once the audio selection is displayed, you can
load the desired replacement samples and adjust
their trigger thresholds while viewing the wave-
form peaks. Trigger markers then appear in the
waveform, indicating the points at which the
samples will be triggered.
The color of each marker indicates which
threshold/replacement sample will be triggered.
The blue Trigger Envelope shows the waveform
slope that determines the trigger points. The
Zoomer lets you increase or decrease waveform
magnification here to help accurately set trigger
thresholds.
Waveform display with trigger markers shown