Specifications

Audio Plug-Ins Guide580
Generate Missing Adds additional slices where
transients appear to be missing. This can be use-
ful when an imported audio loop contains few
transients.
Audition Modes Are initiated using the
Pro Tools transport. The default audition mode
is Off. To audition a single slice without starting
the Pro Tools transport, click the slice in the
Waveform display. Synchronic provides the fol-
lowing Audition modes:
• Off: Plays back each slice in a sound syn-
chronized to the Pro Tools MIDI Beat
Clock.
• Original: Loops the audio file at its original
tempo.
• Half Speed: Plays the audio file at half the
original tempo and pitch. This is useful for
listening to slices closely to hear whether or
not a slice has been correctly detected,
• Single Slice: Loops a single slice. This is
useful for adjusting the slice end point.
• Double Slice: Loops two consecutive slices.
This is useful for detecting when a false
slice is present and needs to be deleted.
Current Displays the currently selected Slice for
auditioning, trimming, or deleting. Click on a
Slice in the Waveform display to update the Cur-
rent slice. A Slice number can also be manually
entered in the Current field.
Delete Deletes the currently selected Slice. Op-
tion-click can also be used to delete erroneous
slices.
Trim (–.30 to .30 sec.) Trims the currently se-
lected Slice’s end point. Slices generated during
detection (or by Command-clicking) may need
to be adjusted slightly. For example, if you audi-
tion a slice (by clicking on it), and you hear a
click at the end of the slice you will need to trim
the end of the slice. The Trim slider can adjust
the end of any slice (except the last one) by
+/–30 milliseconds. When in Single Slice Audi-
tion mode, the Waveform Display zooms to the
currently selected slice, letting you visually ad-
justed the slice end using the Trim slider.
Use Generate Missing to create rhythmically
logical slices on ambient loops or drones,
and apply playback manipulations and ef-
fects for interesting results.
Use Single Slice mode to edit slices in hard to
view waveforms, such as in heavily com-
pressed or extra long loops.
In Keyboard Focus mode, use the Left and
Right arrow keys to increment/decrement
the current slice number.
Shift-clicking on a slice will play two con-
secutive slices. If the second slice played
turns out to erroneous, that is only one true
percussive event is heard when shift-click-
ing a pair of slices, then you may want to
delete the second slice of the pair. (Be sure
to select the correct slice to delete!)
Certain operations (such as Generate Miss-
ing and Delete Slice) can change the number
of slices in a Sound preset. Changing the
number of slices during playback may cause
the playback position to jump, and cause
Synchronic to play back out of synchroniza-
tion. Stopping and starting playback will
re-synchronize Synchronic playback.