Reference Manual

437 Live Instrument Reference
playback begins from the Sample End point, proceeds backwards through the Sustain Loop (if
active), and arrives at the Sample Start point.
Snap — Snaps all start and end points to the waveform zero-crossings (points where the ampli-
tude is zero) to avoid clicks. You can quickly see this by using Snap on square wave samples. As
with Simpler, this snap is based on the left channel of stereo samples, so a small Crossfade value
may be necessary in some cases to completely eliminate clicks.
Tip: you can snap individual loop regions by [right-click](PC) / [CTRL-click](Mac) on a loop
brace and selecting “Snap marker.”
Sample — Displays the name of the current sample layer, and can be used to quickly select dif-
ferent layers of the loaded multisample.
The Sample Chooser.
Root Key (RootKey) — Defines the root key of the current sample.
Detune — Sample tuning can be adjusted here by +/- 50 cents.
Volume — A wide-range volume control, variable from full attenuation to a gain of +24 dB.
Pan — Samples can be individually panned anywhere in the stereo panorama.
Sample Playback
All of the following parameters work in conjunction with the global volume envelope (in the
Filter/Global tab) to create the basic voicing of Sampler. These envelopes use standard ADSR
(Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) parameters, among others:
Envelope Attack Time (Attack) — This sets the time it takes for an envelope to reach the peak
level, starting from the initial level. The shape of the attack can be adjusted via the Attack Slope
(A. Slope) parameter.