LiveLab.dk releases LiveSlice 1.1 - 11/09/2005

Livelab.dk has released Liveslice 1.1, an update of its LiveSlice loopslicer / arranger / granulator program, available as a VSTi for Windows..

This is a major update with new features and important bugfixes, and includes two new banks presets by The Outziders. An introductory 39.95 euro introduction offer is valid until 20 November 2005.

New features in LiveSlice 1.1 include:

  • horizontal zoom in slicer
  • save slices and tempo info as acidized loop (saves directly in the wave file)
  • mousewheel support in all hosts
  • grid in arranger - so you can find your way
  • other arranger workflow improvements
  • bpm detection and acid import improved
  • faster audio import and improved coloring
  • middle mouse support (works as CTRL+RMB, that is: delete)
  • octave numbering system is adapted to the host labeling convention
    (the note C1 in Cubase is called C3 in Fruity loops and C0 in Tracktion1.6)

bugfixes:

  • deleted slices in first track was reinserted on reload.
  • right click "clear button" bug fixed
  • crash with loading some invalid wave-files fixed
  • bug when opening the same .fxb bank multiple times fixed
  • tracks were not being properly deleted - fixed
  • manually inserted slices could not be triggered individually
  • midi slice triggering bug fixed
  • changing the size of the arranger was disabled
  • other minor bugfixes

Features of LiveSlice include:

  • Automatic or manual slicing
  • ACIDized loop import and export
  • Multitrack sequencer with snap / quantize
  • Host sync
  • Integrated loop browser with preview
  • Full MIDI control
  • Up to 32 tracks, 64 loops, 256 slices
  • Resizable gui, zoom in slicer
  • Integrated loop browser with preview
  • Loads all uncompressed .wav formats
  • supports any sample rate

System requirements

  • Windows XP, 2000, NT or 98
  • Anything faster than 300mhz will do, CPU is pretty low
  • Memory requirements: Uses 4mb of memory + about a mb pr. loop (average)
  • No P4 denormalization issues
More information is available at the LiveSlice product page, http://www.livelab.dk/liveslice.php