Reference
Limits and ranges
How many, how long and how far: the numbers behind tracks, samples, slices, knobs and files.
Project
| Tracks | 8, one sample each |
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| Returns | 4, and one master |
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| Tempo | 20 to 300 BPM (120 in a new project) |
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| Time signature | 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 |
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| Length | 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 bars (8 in a new project) |
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| Grid | 1/1 to 1/64, and triplets 1/4T to 1/64T |
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| Key | None, or one of 12 major and 12 minor keys. A label only. |
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Samples
| File types | WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3 |
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| Channels | Mono or stereo |
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| Sample rate of a file | 8 to 384 kHz |
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| Loads at once | Files up to 10 seconds |
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| Opens the import page | Files from 10 seconds to 10 minutes |
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| Longest sample in a track | 20 seconds |
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| Longest recording | 10 minutes, of which you keep up to 20 seconds |
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| Taken as a one-shot | Samples shorter than about one beat |
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Slices, blocks and patterns
| Slices per track | 128 |
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| Patterns (variations) per track | 4: A, B, C, D |
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| Pattern length (Bars) | 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 bars |
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| Blocks in one pattern | 1024 |
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| Repeats in one roll | 128 (4096 in all the rolls of one pattern) |
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| Roll and Chop grid rates | 1/1 to 1/64, and triplets |
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| Swing | 50 to 75 %, on 1/16 or 1/8 steps |
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| Voices | Mono, or Poly with 16 voices per track |
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| Stretch | From a quarter of the original speed to four times |
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| Parts per track in the song | 256 |
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Sound controls
| Control | Range | Default |
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| Pitch (track, slice) | -24 to +24 semitones | 0 |
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| Gain (track, slice) | -24 to +24 dB | 0 dB |
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| Attack, Decay, Release | 0 to 2000 ms | 0 ms |
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| Sustain | 0 to 1 | 1 |
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| Cutoff | 20 Hz to 20 kHz | 20 kHz (open) |
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| Reso | 0 to 1 | 0 |
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| Block settings (Selected Slices) | Offsets added to the slice: ±24 semitones, ±24 dB, ±2000 ms, ±8 octaves of cutoff | 0 |
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Mixer
| Control | Range | Default |
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| Fader, sends | Silence to +6 dB | Fader 0 dB; sends closed |
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| Pan | Left to right | Centre |
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| Effect slots | 4 per track, return and master | |
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| Sends | 4 per track: 1 and 2 before the fader, 3 and 4 after | |
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| EQ HPF | 16 to 350 Hz, 18 dB per octave | Off |
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| EQ LPF | 3 to 22 kHz, 12 dB per octave | Off |
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| EQ HF | ±15 dB, 1.5 to 16 kHz, shelf or bell | 0 dB, 8 kHz, shelf |
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| EQ HMF | ±15 dB, 0.6 to 7 kHz | 0 dB, 2 kHz |
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| EQ LMF | ±15 dB, 0.2 to 2.5 kHz | 0 dB, 700 Hz |
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| EQ LF | ±15 dB, 30 to 450 Hz, shelf or bell | 0 dB, 100 Hz, shelf |
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| Meters | -60 to 0 dB; green to -12, amber to -3, red above | |
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Plugins and MIDI
| Plugin format | VST3 effects |
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| MIDI messages | Control change (CC), 7-bit or 14-bit, absolute or relative |
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| Mapping settings | Mode, Min, Max, Invert, Curve |
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Files Chop writes
| Project | A .chop file |
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| Imported pieces and recordings | WAV at the source's rate and channels, 24-bit (32-bit float for float sources), in the project's Samples folder |
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| Resamples | WAV, 32-bit float, in the project's Samples folder |
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| Export | WAV at 44100, 48000, 88200 or 96000 Hz; 16-bit (dithered), 24-bit or 32-bit float; optional 2-second tail |
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| Autosave | Every 5 minutes, to a separate copy |
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| Open Recent | The last 10 projects |
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| Recent samples | The last 30 |
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Computer and window
| Mac | Apple silicon (M1 or later), macOS 11.5 or later |
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| Memory | 8 GB of RAM |
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| Screen | 1440 × 900 or larger |
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| Window | 1320 × 840 at least; resizable; full screen |
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| Interface zoom | 75, 85, 100, 115, 125, 150 % |
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