Triming/Slicing

Hey. I'm a bit of a novice, hence the name. So say I pull a sample, maybe an 8 bar piano thingy.

I name it, "keep" it, and then i Mode>Trim.

Now I have an issue...I feel like I'm triming the sample neatly, cuz i take like an hour ...but whenever I slice it, say, into four or eight slices, they aren't on perfectly, yet they should be, if I did it correctly, yes?

I understand that I want to trim it right at the START of the hit. When I am zoomed out, there is a clearly defined "|||||" start of the sample. Yet when I zoom in, I see a slow build up of the sample ".,:|||||" (if you will..) Where do I want to snip it...at the slow build up or at that abrupt START?

AKA how far in do I want to zoom, etc. I just want to make nice clean, smooth looping samples

thanks!

New2MPCs wrote:whenever I slice it, say, into four or eight slices, they aren't on perfectly, yet they should be, if I did it correctly, yes?

Technically no, even if the slices have accurate start points you have to keep in consideration your sample was taken from a person playing the piano live. There will be varying tempos throughout. Especially if there is no percussion section behind. If you are sampling classical the tempo can vary greatly depending on the part of the song you take.

Slicing smaller, pitching, time-stretching etc can be used to clean this up.

What version of JJ are you using? If you're on os2 or XL you have the added bonus of non destructive chop, which is quality because there's less of a need to commit to chops.

Try adding release when converting to sliced samples.Around 25 should fit pianos.

i have jj 1.13

ah word. yeah its set on release 10 as a default...i never understood or can even hear what thats doing?

also, ive been reading up about "Swing"...does that just offcenter the hit from its nearest quantized point? and where can i access the swing function, to experiment with it.

im just sititng w/ my mpc and this forum right now,...trying to gain tons of knowledge, and retain it. i appreciate everyone's insight

Swing changes the resolution point of your bar.

New2MPCs wrote:also, ive been reading up about "Swing"...does that just offcenter the hit from its nearest quantized point?

In a nutshell, yes.

New2MPCs wrote:and where can i access the swing function, to experiment with it.

You'll find the Swing option in the Quantize screen.

Swing should be accessed from the main screen hit f3 I think... Should say " tc "

New2MPCs wrote:I understand that I want to trim it right at the START of the hit. When I am zoomed out, there is a clearly defined "|||||" start of the sample. Yet when I zoom in, I see a slow build up of the sample ".,:|||||" (if you will..) Where do I want to snip it...at the slow build up or at that abrupt START?

Yeah.

And by the way, God gave you ears so you could hear. Looking at sound is like listening to sunlight.