Reference Manual

453 Live Instrument Reference
24.8.1 Sample View
The Sample View displays the sample waveform. Samples can be dragged into Simpler either
directly from the browser, or from the Session or Arrangement View in the form of clips. In the
latter case, Simpler will use only the section of the sample demarcated by the clip’s start/end or
loop markers. Samples can be replaced by dragging in a new sample, or by activating the inte-
grated Hot-Swap button.
24.8.2 Sample Controls
Simpler plays a specific region or loop of the sample, as determined by a group of sample con-
trols.
The Start and Length controls work together to specify where Simpler begins and ends its sweep
of the sample. As the name implies, Start defines where sample playback starts. The sample will
play for the length defined by the Length parameter. Both parameters are defined as a percent-
age of the whole region, so setting start to 25 percent and length to 50 percent, for example,
will start playback 1/4 of the way through the sample and stop playback at the 3/4 mark (using
50 percent of the sample).
Samples are played by Simpler as one-shots or as loops, depending on whether or not the Loop
switch is active. When looping is active, the Loop control dictates the length of the loop, starting
from the end of the playing sample. Simpler will play the first instance of a looped sample begin-
ning with the Start point, then continue playing only the loop region.
When the sample’s start or end points are moved, Simpler will try to preserve the loop length for
as long as possible by automatically adjusting the Start, Loop and Length settings.
It is possible for glitches or pops to occur between a looped sample’s start and end points due to
the discontinuity in waveform amplitude (i.e., the sample’s loudness). The Snap switch will help
mitigate these by forcing Simpler’s loop markers to snap to zero-crossing points in the sample
(points where the amplitude is zero). Note: Snapping is based on the left channel of stereo
samples. It is therefore still possible, even with Snap activated, to encounter glitches with stereo
samples.
The transition from loop end to loop start can be smoothed with the Fade control, which cross-
fades the two points. This method is especially useful when working with long, textural samples.
By default, Simpler uses constant-power fades. But by turning off “Use Constant Power Fade for