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SliceMate
by danoise

SliceMate
This tool makes it easy to slice auto-seeked samples and phrases from within the pattern editor. Perfect for remixing and working with rendered stems.
Features
- Easily slice samples and phrases from within the pattern editor
- Visualize the sample position in the waveform editor as you are navigating the song
- Able to determine the position in a sample, even when tuned/transposed
- Supports real-time operation (slice a sample while listening to it) with optional quantization
- Can “slice” phrases too - also when using a different LPB than the song
- “Delay-column-aware”, for maximum precision
Quickstart
Download the tool from the Renoise tool page, and double-click or drag the xrnx file on top of the Renoise window to install.
The tool can be launched in a number of ways:
- From the Renoise Tools menu > SliceMate
- From the supplied MIDI and keyboard shortcuts (search for ‘SliceMate’)
How to slice a sample
- Load up some (long) sample and enter it into the pattern
- Position the cursor somewhere in the ‘note trail’
- Check the SliceMate status panel - tells us if the sample is valid
- If the sample is invalid, a warning appears (click for solution)
- Else, we are able to slice the sample. Hit “Slice at Cursor”
- If sample settings are compatible, a new slice/note is inserted
- Move cursor somewhere else, repeat and rinse
How to slice a phrase
- Load an instrument which contains one or more phrases
- Enter a note somewhere in the pattern.
- Enter a Zxx command for the note, or ensure that “Prg” mode is enabled
- Position the cursor somewhere in the ‘note trail’
- If we are unable to slice, a warning appears (click for solution).
- Else, we are able to slice the sample. Hit “Slice at Cursor”
- If sample settings are compatible, a new note is inserted
- Move cursor somewhere else, repeat and rinse
The user interface
The user interface is organized into a number of panels:
Status panel
The topmost part is displaying the current status
- Instrument name: show the name of the detected instrument (if any)
- Warning triangle: shown if the tool has detected any problems.
- Detach: click this button to detach the instrument editor
Below, some more detailed information:
For samples
- “Slice”: shows you which slice is currently selected
- “Pos”: shows you the frame (position in sample) of the slice and/or root sample
For phrases
- “Phrase”: shows you which phrase has been detected
- “Sxx” : shows you the “internal” line + delay of the phrase at this position
Navigation panel
- Left/right arrows: allows you to navigate between columns and tracks
- Previous/next buttons: detect and move cursor to other notes/lines in the song
Options panel
This panel contains all options for SliceMate
Slice Options
- Insert note: inserts a note in the pattern every time the sample is sliced
- Quantize note: make sure notes are always on a line [1]
- Propagate VOL/PAN: when inserting a note, use the volume and panning from the previous one
[1]: You can record non-quantized (“precise”) sliced notes by disabling this feature. Do the slicing while playing, with the pattern-editor cursor set to follow playback.
Selection
These options deal with selections, as the cursor position changes:
- Auto-select instrument
- Auto-select in sample list
- Auto-select in waveform
Note: if any if these options are enabled, the tool will track pattern contains as you navigate around the song (this is the default choice).
General
- “Auto-start tool”: will launch the tool when Renoise starts/on a new song
Limitations
The tool can only work with samples that are configured like this
- Auto-seek: ON, Beat-sync: OFF
- No pitch modulation (not allowed when auto-seeked)
The tool will tell you if any of the above conditions are not met.
Also, the tool is not able to reliably track the position if you are
- Using commands to modify the song tempo (BPM and LPB)
- Using commands sample playback (e.g. 0Bxx/reverse)
Finally, the tool does not support slicing looped samples. You can use the tool with such samples, but once the playback reaches the loop end-point, slicing is no longer possible (you should receive an error message if you try).