Ninjas - Sample Slicing Plugin

Ninjas Is Not Just Another Slicer

Creating a sample slicer plugin using DPF framework. Look at the issues and feel free to report bugs, features and so on.

There's a dedicated Matrix room (#ninjas:matrix.org) for Ninjas which is a good place to keep check on commits, report bugs and ask questions.

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Build instructions

Dependencies

• libgl1-mesa-dev
• libx11-dev
• libsndfile1-dev
• libsamplerate0-dev

If you want a standalone jack binary install either libjack-dev or libjack-jackd2-dev

git clone --recursive https://github.com/rghvdberg/ninjas.git
cd ninjas
make

There is no make install, binaries will appear in ~ninjas/bin/, just copy the binaries to a appropiate location.

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Usage

• load Ninjas in a suitable host or use the ninjas binary
• click Diskette drive
• load audio sample
• set number of slices using the Slices knob
• set slicing method using the slider Raw: slices up the sample in equal parts Onsets: snaps the slice start and end to the nearest detected onset
• Sample slices will be mapped to C4 (midi note 60) and up
• Change the pitch of a slice with pitchbend
• Each slice has it's own ADSR and playmode settings. Use the righthand Slice Selector to select the slice you want to edit

Ninjas looks like this: