Specifications

Chapter 101: Using Synchronic 579
Deleting a Sound from a
Synchronc Preset
To delete a sound from a preset:
1 Make sure the Sound module is set to Edit
mode. (see “Performance and Edit Modes” on
page 569).
2 Select the preset you want to clear.
3 Click the Delete button.
4 You will be prompted to confirm deletion.
The selected preset will be empty, and the sound
will be deleted from the current settings file.
Slicing Up a Sound in
Synchronic
Once you have imported and assigned attributes
to an audio file, the imported sound needs to be
“sliced up.” A slice is like an audio clip (internal
to Synchronic only) that typically contains only
a single hit (articulated by a clear attach tran-
sient). You can adjust the Detection slider to au-
tomatically slice up the sound file based on at-
tack transients. Each slice is indicated with a
distinct line in the waveform at the start of the
slice, and the slice number. In most cases, you
can quickly identify the musically significant
rhythmic events in a sound file by adjusting the
Detection slider.
Once a loop is sliced up, Synchronic can replay
the loop at any tempo with any number of mod-
ifications. Furthermore, each slice of the loop
starts playback according to the Pro Tools MIDI
Beat Clock, so it maintains its original rhythmic
pattern at any tempo.
To add a missing slice:
 Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the Waveform display at the correct point
in the waveform to create a new slice.
To delete an erroneous slice:
 Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac) the
slice.
Synchronic Slice Settings
Slice settings let you adjust the sensitivity for
slice detection, generate missing slices, and trim
or delete the current slice. This section also pro-
vides controls for auditioning the loop or indi-
vidual slices.
Detection (0–100%) Automatically slices up the
loaded audio file based on transient detection.
The higher the detection value, the more slices
are identified.
Control-click (Windows) or Command-click
(Mac) the Delete button to bypass this
prompt.
Waveform display, stereo file, sliced
All sound files must contain at least one
slice. consequently, the first slice of a loop
can not be deleted.
Slice settings