FXpansion GURU - Manual (Page 21)

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2:3 Loops tab
The Loops tab is crucial to one of Guru’s most exciting fea-
tures: the SmartSlicing process. It allows an audio file to be
auto-sliced according to its transients, with each resulting slice
being analysed according to frequency and other criteria for
kicks, snares, hihats and percussion. The best-matching 4
slices in each drum category are then mapped to the corre-
sponding Pads in the Engine.
This feature is designed to be used with loops, especially with
the Score mode. However, it can be used with any audio file.
However, the Score function won’t be very useful on audio
files which do not ‘loop’ properly when they are continuously
repeated.
Slicing/Mapping tools
The Loops tab features a few more tools than the rest of the
Browser tab.
Score button
The Score button has 3 states:
• Audio (Audio-only)
Only the sounds within the loop will be extracted to the Pads
after the slicing process.
• Score (Score-only)
Only the Pattern will be extracted from the loop after the slic-
ing process, and imported to the current Pattern. This mode
is similar to using the Pattern Browser, except that the Pattern
will be extracted straight from an audio loop.
• Both (Audio & Score)
The sounds within the loop will be imported to the Pads and
the extracted Pattern will be imported to the current Pattern.
Slice mode context menu
It is possible to select one of 4 different loop-slicing algorithms
when using the Loops tab. [CTRL]-click on the Auto or Score
buttons in order to bring up the Slice mode context menu.
• Fast (Fast SmartSlice)
This is the default slicing algorithm using the SmartSlice
technology.
• Enhanced (Enhanced SmartSlice)
This SmartSlice algorithm features more accurate transient
detection, but is also slower.
Auto/Score buttons