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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sampler.meiji.industries/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Creating Scenes

Scenes are where individual loop ideas become arrangement.

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What a scene is

A scene is a saved combination of one (or more) loops which play together. Use scenes to create:
  • intros
  • main sections
  • breakdowns
  • alternate arrangements

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Why scenes matter

Without scenes, your composition will require all pads to be programmed in one long loop. With scenes, you can easily manage:
  • sections
  • transitions
  • auto-advance behavior
  • live cueing
  • .. and much more.

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Core behavior

Scene changes are quantized so transitions happen at musically sensible boundaries rather than mid-loop chaos. This makes scenes useful for:
  • live performance
  • sketching song structure
  • printing a longer arrangement for bounce/export

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Scenes repeat

Scenes also have a multiplier. Set to 1x, a scene will play once. Set to 2x, it will repeat before proceeding. Use this as a way to repeat a phrase in your arrangement.

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Thinking in scenes

Knowing what scenes are for will actually change the way you think about loops. Loops can now be treated like groups of related sounds, such as:
  • drum loops
  • drum fills
  • melodic loops
  • occasional percussion and fx
  • one-shots
  • triggers for looping samples
For example, separating a drum loop from a melodic loop lets you “bring the drums in” as follows:
  • Scene 1: Melody only (like an intro)
  • Scene 2: Melody + Drums (song begins) repeating 4x.
  • Scene 3: Drums only (like an outro)
  • -END-

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Core controls

  • Left/Right (or h/l) select scenes
  • Space cues the current scene
  • Enter opens the scene editor
  • 1-9 and 0 can jump directly to scene slots

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Scene editor

Inside the scene editor, you choose:
  • which loops belong in the scene
  • whether auto-advance is enabled
  • how many cycles pass before advancing

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Good first use

Start with two scenes:
  • scene 1: drums only
  • scene 2: drums plus a chopped or melodic loop
That is enough to understand arrangement without building a full song immediately.

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Next step

Go to Mix.