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eseq user manual

Samples and sounds

  • Samples are audio files for a sampler.
  • Sounds are saved track setups.
  • Kits are saved drum racks.
  • Instruments are generators and rack types.
  • Presets are settings for the selected instrument.

Find a sample

Open Samples and search, or click tag chips such as kick, snare, or a collection name. Factory and Yours split shipped and personal collections.

Selecting a sample shows its waveform. The headphone button auditions samples as you move through them.

The Samples browser combines collection tags, a file list, and waveform preview.
The Samples browser combines collection tags, a file list, and waveform preview.

Load a sampler

Drag a sample onto Drop sounds here for a new track, or onto a track to replace its sound. Dropping a sample on a synth track turns it into a sampler.

Enter a step and play. Transpose changes pitch; the sampler's envelope and playback controls shape the hit.

Import your own

  1. Drag audio files or a folder from Finder onto the window.
  2. Review the staged tree: ready, already in the library, and failed.
  3. Add a batch tag for the whole import, such as the collection name.
  4. Select a folder or file to give it extra tags or a title.
  5. Click Import.
Review the staged files and their tags before importing.
Review the staged files and their tags before importing.

Importing adds files to the library. Loading is a separate step. For several drums, build a Drum Rack rather than replacing one sampler repeatedly.

Sounds and kits

Save a track's setup as a Sound, or a drum rack as a Kit, to reuse it in other projects. Drag a preset onto the Sounds tab to promote it to a Sound. Loading a Sound or Kit replaces what is on the selected track.