In this tutorial we will explain how to cut up an audio beat and load the individual tracks into the EXS24 Sampler, so that you can create new beats!
First of all you need to import a beat into Logic, and make sure that the time (tempo) of your track matches the tempo of the file you have just imported. Logic has many different options when it comes beat slicing, but we are going to concentrate on two of the most user friendly and practical methods.
The first method is by using the ‘Strip Silence’ function. This can be used for many different things, such as removing unwanted quiet sections of tracks, for gating effects and much more. Here we will concentrate on beat slicing. The main function of this tool is to cut out any audio below a certain level, a bit like a noise gate.
1. Select your audio track by clicking once on it, then in the arrange window click Audio > Strip Silence.
