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Sample creation

Turn a rough input — a hum, a click, a scrap of noise — into any sound you want.

Sometimes you don't want a variation on something — you want something new. Feed DreamSampler a rough input and shape the sound into a usable stem or sample. Record the output, or drag a pad straight into your DAW.

How to do it

  1. 1Add DreamSampler to an instrument track and click Connect so the buffer fills.
  2. 2Feed your rough input as the source — a hum, a click, a scrap of noise.
  3. 3Set a prompt, add a style if you want, then move Strength, Structure, and Timbre until the sound lands.
  4. 4In Slice mode, pick a Slice By method — Transient, Beat, Region, or Manual — to carve the buffer into pads.
  5. 5Audition pads from the on-screen grid, your computer keyboard (z x c v …), or MIDI from C1.
  6. 6Capture the one you want: record the output to an audio track, or drag a pad straight into your DAW.

Tips

Any starting point works
The input is a seed, not a template — a hum, a click, or static all give the engine something to build on.
Shape, don't search
Move the controls until the sound sits exactly where you want it instead of hunting a library.
Manual slicing for precision
In Slice By: Manual, double-click a slice to split at the click point, and double-click a marker to merge.
The result is your own sound, not a preset someone else made.