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An A to Z list of what Chop does, with the page that explains each thing.

Everything Chop does, in alphabetical order. Each line leads to the section that explains it.

A B C D E F G I K L M N O P R S T U V W Z 0-9

A

• About Chop (version, licences)Settings and the window
• Add a part to the songArrange the song
• Add a slice (cut by hand)Chop a sample into slices
• Add sample folders to the browserUse the sample browser
• Attack, Decay, Sustain, ReleaseShape the sound
• Audio device, input and outputSettings and the window
• Automation: draw itAutomate a parameter
• Automation: Read and Write keys (R, W)Automate a parameter
• Automation: record it from a controllerAutomate a parameter
• AutosaveSave, open and move projects

B

• Backwards: play something backwardsShape the sound
• Bars: the length of a loop or a patternTempo, bars and timing
• Beats timing (like REX loops)Tempo, bars and timing
• Block: give one block its own soundShape the sound
• Block: what it isSelect slices and blocks
• Blocks: make longer or shorterBuild a pattern
• Blocks: move, copy, deleteBuild a pattern
• Blocks: overlap, cut or crossfadeBuild a pattern
• BPM (tempo)Tempo, bars and timing
• BrowserUse the sample browser
• Buffer sizeSettings and the window
• Bypass an effectUse VST3 effects

C

• Chop at the transientsChop a sample into slices
• Chop on the gridChop a sample into slices
• Clear slicesChop a sample into slices
• Clear the sample (empty a track)Load, import and record samples
• Clicks at the cuts: avoid themChop a sample into slices
• Collect SamplesSave, open and move projects
• Colour of a trackArrange the song
• Controls: how knobs, faders and menus workFind your way around
• Copy a blockBuild a pattern
• Copy a partArrange the song
• Copy a slice's sound to anotherShape the sound
• Copy a whole track into an empty oneArrange the song
• Copy one variation onto anotherVariations A to D
• Crash reportsSave, open and move projects
• Crossfade between blocksBuild a pattern
• Cursor (where Play starts)Play and listen
• Cutoff and Reso (filter)Shape the sound

D

• Delete: what it doesSelect slices and blocks
• Double tap of SpacePlay and listen
• Duplicate content to (copy a track)Arrange the song
• Duplicate variationVariations A to D

E

• Edit a sample in another programLoad, import and record samples
• Effects (VST3)Use VST3 effects
• Encoders, endlessControl Chop from a MIDI controller
• Envelope: how it shapes a sliceShape the sound
• Envelope: the knobsShape the sound
• EQMix the tracks
• Export stemsExport the mix, stems or slices
• Export the mixExport the mix, stems or slices
• Export the slices of a trackExport the mix, stems or slices

F

• Fader, volumeMix the tracks
• Favourites in the browserUse the sample browser
• Feedback, sendSettings and the window
• Fill: make one with a variationVariations A to D
• Filter (Cutoff, Reso)Shape the sound
• Filter: what it doesShape the sound
• Fit sample to N barsTempo, bars and timing
• Fit: follow the tempo or play at original speedTempo, bars and timing
• Full screen and window sizeSettings and the window

G

• GainShape the sound
• Gain or fader: which oneShape the sound
• Grid of the toolbarBuild a pattern
• Grids: the four of them comparedHow Chop works

I

• Import a piece of a long fileLoad, import and record samples
• Idea behind the app (sample, slices, pattern, parts)How Chop works
• Insert effectsUse VST3 effects
• Inserts / Sends on the Sample screenMix the tracks
• Install ChopInstall and set up

K

• Key of the projectFind your way around
• Keyboard shortcutsKeyboard, mouse and menus

L

• Length of a pattern (Bars)Tempo, bars and timing
• Length of the projectArrange the song
• Listen to one slicePlay and listen
• Load a sampleLoad, import and record samples
• Loop key of the Sample screen (repeat a slice)Play and listen
• Loop key of the toolbarPlay and listen
• Loop range (repeat a few bars)Play and listen
• Loops: the three of them comparedPlay and listen

M

• MenusKeyboard, mouse and menus
• MetersMix the tracks
• MetronomePlay and listen
• MIDI LearnControl Chop from a MIDI controller
• MIDI Mappings pageControl Chop from a MIDI controller
• MIDI: selected track, selected sliceControl Chop from a MIDI controller
• Missing samplesTroubleshooting
• Mono and Poly (Voices)Tempo, bars and timing
• Move a project to another computerSave, open and move projects
• Mute a blockBuild a pattern
• Mute, delete, silence, remove: the differencesSelect slices and blocks
• Mute and solo a trackMix the tracks

N

• Name of a trackArrange the song
• New projectSave, open and move projects
• NormalizeLoad, import and record samples

O

• One-shotsTempo, bars and timing
• Open a project, Open RecentSave, open and move projects
• Original timingTempo, bars and timing
• Overlap: Cut, Overlap: CrossfadeBuild a pattern

P

• PanMix the tracks
• Part markersArrange the song
• Part: what it isArrange the song
• Paste slice parametersShape the sound
• Pattern: build oneBuild a pattern
• PitchShape the sound
• Pitch without changing the lengthShape the sound
• Placement: grid or freeBuild a pattern
• Play, Return, SpacePlay and listen
• Plugins: disableUse VST3 effects
• Plugins: scan and findUse VST3 effects
• Position readoutFind your way around
• Preview in the browserUse the sample browser

R

• Recent samplesUse the sample browser
• Record a sampleLoad, import and record samples
• Recover unsaved changesSave, open and move projects
• Region (older projects)Chop a sample into slices
• Remove a sliceChop a sample into slices
• Rename a track or a stripArrange the song
• Replace the sample of a trackLoad, import and record samples
• Resample a trackResample a track
• Reset a knob to its defaultFind your way around
• Reset to automatic sequenceBuild a pattern
• Returns and sendsMix the tracks
• ReverseShape the sound
• Roll (stutter, retrigger)Rolls and swing

S

• Sample rateSettings and the window
• Save a projectSave, open and move projects
• Screens: Sample, Multitrack, MixerFind your way around
• Search for a sampleUse the sample browser
• Select several blocksSelect slices and blocks
• Selected Slices groupShape the sound
• SendsMix the tracks
• Sequence (pattern)Build a pattern
• Signal order in the mixerMix the tracks
• Silence: five ways comparedSelect slices and blocks
• Silence a sliceChop a sample into slices
• Slice toolChop a sample into slices
• Slice: what it isSelect slices and blocks
• Slices groupShape the sound
• Snap to zero crossingsChop a sample into slices
• SoloMix the tracks
• StemsExport the mix, stems or slices
• Stretch timingTempo, bars and timing
• SwingRolls and swing

T

• Tempo (BPM)Tempo, bars and timing
• Time signatureTempo, bars and timing
• Timing: Stretch, Varispeed, Beats, OriginalTempo, bars and timing
• ToolbarFind your way around
• Track: select oneFind your way around
• TransientsChop a sample into slices
• Trim a sliceChop a sample into slices

U

• Undo and redoFind your way around
• Unsaved changesSave, open and move projects

V

• Variations A to DVariations A to D
• Variation, another track or a copy: which oneVariations A to D
• Varispeed timingTempo, bars and timing
• Voices: Mono and PolyTempo, bars and timing
• Volume of a trackMix the tracks
• VST3 Plugins pageUse VST3 effects

W

• Waveform: read it, zoom itThe Sample screen
• Waveform: why it shows what plays, not the fileThe Sample screen

Z

• Zoom the interfaceSettings and the window
• Zoom the waveformThe Sample screen

0-9

• 14-bit MIDI controlsControl Chop from a MIDI controller