Samplers

Samplers are Audiocube’s primary playback devices.

Load any audio clip, trim it, pitch it, loop it, or trigger it from Tickers, Logic Boxes, and the Timeline - just as you would in a DAW or sampler instrument.

Creating a Sampler

Method	Steps
Import + Drag-Drop	Import audio into the Library, then drag the clip from the Adder panel onto the Stage.
Browser Window	Use the creation icons (or Right-click > Add > Sampler).
Auto-Create	Drag a file directly into the Stage; a Sampler spawns loaded with that sample.
Keyboard Shortcut	Shift + Alt + S

Scene-Level Interaction

Action	Gesture
Select	Click to load its info into the UI.
Move	Click-drag in any direction.
Clone	Hold C + left-click.
Delete	Hold Backspace + click (no undo yet).
Open / Close UI	Right-click or double-click.
Play	Hover + hold Spacebar.
Stop	Hold B.
Loop Toggle	Press L + click the Sampler.
Quick-Select in UI	Right-click to open one Sampler UI, then left-click another Sampler to switch focus.

Sampler UI

Section	Controls / Displays
Top Display	Device ID • File name • Clip length • Current playhead time
Waveform Panel	Start / End sliders define the playback region (green highlight).
Key Panel	Click any note to transpose (best if sample is tuned to C). +oct / –oct shift by one octave. Current Note shows active pitch.
Gain & Pitch	• Gain fader = output level. • Pitch slider = fine multiplier (non-key).
Sequencing Panel	Attack = fade-in seconds. Decay = fade-out seconds (after Attack completes).
Bottom Bar	**Play

Triggering & Sequencing

Samplers can be sequenced in three main ways.

Tickers

Connect one or more Tickers to a Sampler for clocked playback:

Link Ticker → Sampler (Ctrl + click).
Set Tick Length / Pre-Tick in the Ticker UI for rhythm.
Layer multiple Tickers for polyrhythms.

Timeline

Use the Sequencer Timeline for DAW-style arrangement and spatial automation

Task	How
Start Time	Drag a trigger event in the Sampler’s lane.
Spatial Moves	Record positions wih the mouse to make the Sampler travel through 3-D space while playing.

Logic Boxes

Samplers can also be sequenced by connected Logic Boxes and their pulses.

Effects per Sampler

Click Effects in the bottom bar to open a sub-panel of insert FX unique to that Sampler - shape tone or add modulation without touching other tracks.

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