Reference Manual

272 Clip Envelopes
Sample offset modulation is the tool of choice for quickly creating interesting variations of beat
loops. We discourage using this technique for “analytical“ cut-and-splice tasks; they are much
easier to perform using Live’s Arrangement View, and the results can easily be consolidated into
new clips.
Repeating Steps and Slowing Time with the Sample Offset Envelope.
Some sample offset envelope gestures have a characteristic effect: a downward “escalator“
shape, for instance, effectively repeats the step at the envelope’s beginning. Similarly, a smooth
ramp with a downwards slope is slowing time and can create nice slurring effects when the
slope is not quite exactly 45 degrees; try this with a 1/32 Granulation Resolution.
20.2.5 Using Clips as Templates
As you are making creative use of clip envelopes, the clips containing them develop a life of
their own, independent of the original sample. You might wonder at a point: What does this
clip sound like with a different sample? This is easy to find out by selecting the clip so that it is
displayed in the Clip View and dragging the desired sample from the browser, or the Session
or Arrangement View, onto the Clip View. All clip settings, including the envelopes, will remain
unaltered; only the sample will be replaced.
20.3 Mixer and Device Clip Envelopes
Clip envelopes can be used to automate or modulate mixer and device controls. Since mixer
and device controls can potentially be controlled by both types of envelopes at the same time
(and also by the Arrangement’s automation envelopes (page 261)), this is a potential source