

For example, have a look at the Piano Roll og the Fruity Slicer channel below: You may now understand that you can program a completely new groove based on the individual slices. Even simpler, you can right-click the slice in the slicer preview screen (1).

On the Fruity Slicer plugin, you can play each slice individually by selecting the slice in the slicer preview screen (1) and then clicking the slice in the slice properties view (2). To play the score in the Piano Roll, simply click the Play/Pause button on the Step Sequencer: Immediately after you load a sample, Fruity Slicer will slice it into segments (slices) and dump a score to the Piano Roll. Note that you can also add a sample directly to the Fruity Slicer, by right-clicking the sample in the Browser and choosing Open in new Fruity Slicer channel. First we need to understand some of the basics. Later I will load some vocal samples and even and entire song.

For the purpose of this tutorial I will load a beat (dance) sample. See below:īrowse to the sample of your choice and load it. Once you have added the Fruity Slicer, you can add a sample via the Load sample… option in the Sample menu. You can add the Fruity Slicer plugin via the Channels menu in the Main Menu Bar. I will not be able to explain everything in a single tutorial, but I do hope that reading this article will inspire you to do something different next time and spice up your composition with the Fruity Slicer. With a little creativity you can achieve really cool results.įor example, in addition to slicing beat samples you can also use it to create stutter and other effects for vocals or to slice and re-arrange entire songs. The Fruity Slicer is a neat little plugin for slicing (beat) samples/loops into segments that are independently playable from the Piano roll or a controller.

FL Studio Tutorial explaining the Fruity Slicer.
