CHAPTER 19. CLIP ENVELOPES
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Note that the start/end markers and loop brace are subject to
quantization by the zoom-
adaptive grid
, as is
envelope drawing
.
19.5.3
Imposing Rhythm Patterns onto Samples
So far, we have been talking about imposing long envelopes onto small loops. You can
also think of interesting applications that work the other way around. Consider a sample
of a song that is several minutes long. This sample could be played by a clip with a one-
bar volume envelope loop. The volume envelope loop now works as a pattern that is
repeatedly punching holes into the music so as to, perhaps, remove every third beat. You
can certainly think of other parameters that such a pattern could modulate in interesting
ways.
19.5.4
Clip Envelopes as LFOs
If you are into sound synthesis, you may want to think of a clip envelope with a local loop as
an LFO. This LFO is running in sync with the project tempo, but it is also possible to set up
a loop period odd enough to render the envelope unsynchronized. By
hiding the grid
, you
can adjust the clip envelope loop start and end points completely independent of meter
grid.
