[sdiy] Sampler mode...

[Seb Francis]

Justin Owen wrote:
> A variation on this that makes for great rhythmic effects is to have the sampler in 'one-shot' mode with a playback start point that is definable by CV (or whatever) and the playback length (i.e. the amount of the sample that is played back) set to musical note lengths based on your sequencer tempo.
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> That way a note on message every eighth note could trigger playback of a section of the sample that lasted a sixteenth note and the playback start point could be cycled back and forth using a sine/triangle, sample and hold, etc.
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Rather than trying to 'sync' note length to the sequencer tempo, you 
could simply trigger the sample with a gate pulse that is the desired 
length.  In your example a square wave gate signal with 8th note 
frequency and 50% duty cycle.

The sample start point and/or pitch can then be modulated 
simultaneously.  Tweaking the duty cycle of the square wave would change 
the notes between staccato and legato.  Tweaking the release rate would 
'fill' the gaps between the notes in a slightly different way.

Seb