Clip Offset + Snap On/Off
under review
ultracello
Description:
Introduce fine-grained control over the start position and snap behavior of loops, including the ability to offset clips by precise values and toggle snap modes dynamically.
Problem:
Currently, clip playback and overdub always start at the clip’s natural beginning. There’s no way to nudge the start point slightly (for timing correction or groove) or start clips at intentional musical offsets. Additionally, toggling between freeform and grid-based snap isn’t practical in live performance scenarios.
Proposed Solution:
– Add support for
clip offset values
, applied per clip or per overdub layer – Offset types could include:
• Time (e.g. ms, beats, bars)
• Percent of clip
• Samples
• Degrees (clip rotation)
• Cycles
– Add
Snap ON/OFF toggle
with assignable actions – Add
“back to original snap”
action – MIDI knob/fader can be assigned to cycle/select snap/offset values live
– Optional: individual snap/offset settings per overdub layer
Benefits:
✅ Correct slight timing issues post-recording without re-recording
✅ Creative manipulation of groove, swing, or polyrhythmic layers
✅ Dynamic control over grid behavior during performance
✅ Ideal for glitch looping, layering FX, or experimental workflows
✅ Supports both precision timing needs and playful offset experimentation
Example:
- Initial Record: offset -1.5 bar
- Overdub 1: offset +517 ms
- Overdub 2: offset -17.21% clip
- Overdub 3: offset +1/3 clip
- Overdub 4: no offset
- Overdub 5: offset -651 samples
- Overdub 6: offset +141° clip
- Overdub 7: offset 2.5 beats
- Overdub 8: offset 4.28 clip cycles
This summary was automatically generated by ChatGPT-4 on May 2, 2025.
ultracello
Please add an action for back to original snap.
Prappe
Yeah! 👍🏽
ultracello
It would be really cool to have a custom value list (e.g. 1/2 bar, 2 bars, 2.5 bars, 3 bars etc.) with a MIDI
knob / fader
and this knob triggers for immediately OR after x bars/beats/samples/ms/% clip cycles/clip degrees/.(And/or that you at least have a separate action button per value (e.g. +1/2 bar or -1/4 bar etc.). So that later you can easily switch between the different grid settings quickly with a MIDI controller. That would be really cool and probably the faster and more accurate workflow).
Important is that this this function should work live while playing clips. And you also can change this BEFORE a clip is recorded, means you recorded just a clip but it will be played with the setting you chosen before. Example: Clip rec with offset "0", means no offset, but playing with offset (for example) "-1/2 bar".
And ultra super duper deluxe hardcore would be if you can have different settings per overdub layer!!! Imagine the sound possibilities!
ultracello
Example:
- Initial Record:offset -1.5 bar
- Overdub 1:offset +517ms
- Overdub 2:offset -17.21% clip
- Overdub 3:offset +1/3 clip
- Overdub 4:no offset
- Overdub 5:offset -651 samples
- Overdub 6:offset +141 degrees clip
- Overdub 7:offset 2.5 beats
- Overdub 8:offset 4.28 clip cycles
ultracello
under review