saplingmanual.pdf

Sapling User Manual

Thank you for downloading Sapling by Sineqube. This manual will get you up and

running in no time. Sapling is an audio loop player that can help you create some very

interesting sound collages by manipulating the loop start time, loop size, and playback

speed of up to four simultaneously playing AIFF files.

Key features:

• control loop start time, size, and playback speed of four audio files

• drag and drop a folder of sound files for quick access to custom libraries of sounds

• randomizing of various parameters for unexpected results

• built-in stereo reverb and filtering effects

• record output to disk for further processing or conversion to other file formats

• store your favorite presets quickly and easily

• cpu monitor gives you realtime feedback concerning Sapling’s tax on your machine

• independent effects sends for each file and panning/balance control

• freeware!

Getting started:

Before you start working in Sapling, it is advised to create a folder of sound files which

you wish to use in the program. (A few sound files are included with the download to

get you started). Sapling supports folder nesting so you can create subfolders within

your main sound folder. Once you have your folder of sounds, just drag and drop that

folder onto the appropriate box in the upper-right corner of Sapling’s screen shown

below:

This will populate Sapling’s menu with your own sounds.

*Hint: Try arranging your subfolders according to type. For example, you can have

separate folders for drum loops, sound effects, melodic material, etc. Each sound file

will be grouped near others in its subfolder in the menu display.

Power on!

The next step is insuring Sapling’s audio engine is turned on. By default, the engine

turns on once Sapling is opened, but you may need to click “retrigger audio” the first

time you load each file. Thereafter, you can change the loaded file without having to

retrigger anything. Turn audio on and off by either clicking the toggle box under

“power,” or by hitting the spacebar on your computer keyboard. Adjust the master

volume to taste and watch the level meters to the right of the volume for visual

feedback on your files’ audio output.

File control:

Each file is labeled one through four, and offers control over which file is loaded, the

start time that each file plays back from, the level of signal sent to the effects section,

stereo panning (or balance for mono files), and a check box for switching between

stereo and mono AIFFs. There is also a waveform display to give you a rough idea of

which file you’ve loaded in that slot.

CPU monitor:

The CPU monitor gives you an idea of how much of a tax Sapling is placing on your

machine. (On a Macbook 2.2Ghz machine with 2 GBs of ram, Sapling averaged about

10%. Your mileage may vary).

Changing the loop size:

In this section, you can alter the length of each file’s loop independently, up to a

maximum of 2 seconds (2000 milliseconds). There are also four randomization toggles

here that will pick random loop sizes for each of the four files at rates determined in

milliseconds. If you’d rather pick a random loop size at your own rate, you can trigger

the randomization manually by hitting the capital A key on your keyboard.

Playback speed and direction:

In this panel, you can change the playback speed of each loaded sound file

independently. A setting of “1” will play the file at normal speed, “0.5” is half-speed, and

“2” is twice the normal speed. The toggle boxes at the top enable you to play the files

back in reverse. Another randomization section here allows Sapling to pick random

speeds for you at millisecond intervals that you determine. You can manually pick new

random speeds by pressing the capital S key.

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