[microsound] Chopping up nonrhythmic music

[Maurice Rickard]

David Powers wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> Does anyone have any advice on the easiest way to chop up a
> nonrhythmic orchestral piece into some types of slices which can then
> be loaded into something like Kontakt (I'm on PC)... or know of a
> slicer that doesn't impose the idea that the slice is a 'beat'? I seem
> to remember some (free) program that would analyze audio and allow one
> to manipulate little pieces. I'm really looking of something free
> here.

Why not go in with Audacity or some other two-track editor?  That way 
you can choose your cut points as opposed to leaving it to the software 
to decide.  (Granted, this requires listening over and over to snippets 
of your source material...but knowing your material is no bad thing.)

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Maurice Rickard
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