User Guide

CHAPTER 6
Mapping
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Working with Slices
„Slice Edit“ is an additional feature of Independence‘s Audio Editor which allows you to separate
the selected Zone into multiple single „Parts“, also known as “Automatic Groove Recognition”.
Maybe you have already made some experiences with this kind of functionality but you can sure
that Independence contains some additional surprises.
In general the „edit slice“ mode is used to separate an audio loop. Combined with the simultaneous
export of MIDI files this allows to change the tempo of the loop without changing its tone pitch.
For a better understanding please load any audio file (a drum loop, for example) with the „Import
Audio File“ option of the „Layer“ pull-down menu. For the automatic import please choose
„Chromatic“ and afterwards „C1“ as start note. Switch to the Audio Editor again.
Now select the Zone on C1 you‘ve just loaded. The audio waveform of this Zone gets displayed in
the Audio Editor immediately.
Now your screen will look like this: