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Kits, sampling and keyboard mode (basic concept and some more advanced thoughts)

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MozartVonRobotMozartVonRobot SwedenPosts: 25
in Deluge Software Suggestions

As someone who likes to slice up samples in more than 8 chops and play them all with my fingers without scrolling, or make a drum kit with more than 8 samples and do the same, it would be really useful to be in kit mode and just hit the keyboard button (just like in synth mode) to use the 16:8 grid instead of one column of 8. It seems like a waste not to make full use of the 128 pads for triggering (and recording, loading, etc.) samples and slices. I could imagine lots of possibilities for live use, playing multiple instruments without switching tracks (and playing an entire beat in real time with a single kit), chopping up vocals, using it as a soundboard, etc..
It'd also be neat to see a quick slicing function where you non-destructively pre-slice while sampling by just hitting a series of pads at the moments you want the start points (each of which would also be the end point for the previous slice, except obviously the first one, and the last end point would be at the end of the sample). Again, the 16:8 grid would be ideal for this. And then obviously the start/end points could be adjusted to perfection afterward by turning the knobs (perhaps with the ability to toggle whether the end and start points should move independently of each other or stay stuck together). I think ideally this slicing mode should be able to create a choke group automatically (before recording, the select knob should be able to turn this function off and on, as well as change play modes and perhaps toggle a function that either automatically snaps start/end points to the nearest zero crossing or applies micro-fades to get rid of clicks).
If this makes less sense on the page than in my head, I'll be happy to try to clarify or expand on anything.
And if there's already a way to do some of this, feel free to inform me. I have yet to familiarize myself with everything the Deluge can do. And I'm not sure if I have the latest update; I should probably check.

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    PhilPhil MontréalBeta Tester Posts: 105

    I would be happy to see any type of keyboard layout in kit track to play 128 pads at a time.
    At first I was thinking of each row being a chromatic layout of the kit sound in that row.
    Your idea of sample slicing is quite neat though.
    Many options would be welcome.
    One thing is sure, the 16x8 grid as a playing surface is under exploited imho.

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    VondragonnogginVondragonnoggin California, USAPosts: 199

    This would be a welcome feature. Like a giant Launchpad grid.

    Upvoted.

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    MozartVonRobotMozartVonRobot SwedenPosts: 25
    edited April 2020

    Still hoping larger kits with sample-to-pad might happen some day.

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    Go4teggsGo4teggs New YorkPosts: 7

    Wow I posted almost the same thing! Yeah I think it would be really fun to be able to use the deluge as a live sampler more effectively

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    amiga909amiga909 Central EuropePosts: 1,078
    edited April 2020

    upvote

    i also like these two suggestions, one is by go4teggs, bit more focussed just about keyboard mode for kits
    http://forums.synthstrom.com/discussion/2298
    http://forums.synthstrom.com/discussion/2471
    i upvoted them all

    btw, i dont use the search function here, i use site search on google.com

    Post edited by amiga909 on
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    wooderswooders Oxford, UKPosts: 13

    Totally agree, this would really help with the hip hop beat-making workflow. I think this is what they call "lazy chops" in the MPC/Maschine world.

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