de la Mancha releases slix

de la Mancha has released slix, a randomising loop slicer, which switches between up to 4 loops and can shuffle, repeat, reverse and gate the slices of each loop according to user defined probability.

Load any 4 loops, sync them to tempo, slice them up and then set probabilities that each loop will play and for each randomising effect per loop. Even the randomness is randomised, with a parameter that varies the probability in a user defined range. slix was co-developed with sink, who also provided the included 295 original loops

slix features

• Load any 16, 24 or 32 bit, mono or stereo wav file into the 4 loop slots.
• 445 MB of original drum loop content (295 loops) by sink covering many electronic genres (breakbeat, dubstep, drum & bass, electro, 8 bit, lofi, vintage, IDM, FSU and glitch).
• Tempo-sync each loop by setting length in beats, allowing stretching or different lengths if desired.
• Choose any number of slices per loop.
• Slix plays when triggered by any midi note, with volume envelope per loop for fades.
• 4 effects with independent parameters per loop
  • Reorder, plays slices out of sequence for variation per loop.
  • Repeat, stutter effect by repeating slices.
  • Reverse, play the slice backwards.
  • Gate, add silent gaps into the loop.
• Variation range to randomise probabilities.
• Normalise and mono options per loop.
• Stereo-out and Multi-out versions (slix and slix 4×4).
• Single loop version (slix one) for simpler applications or lower CPU.
• 57 presets covering a range of sounds and styles.

Slix is available as a VST instrument plug-in for Windows PC for $39 USD. A demo version can be downloaded from the product page.

Visit de la Mancha for more information and audio demos.