Want to make your beats stand out? Learn how to take advantage of the sampler settings in Patterning 3 to shape, tune, and transform your sounds.
In this tutorial, we’ll walk through the full range of tools for shaping your samples in Patterning 3, including envelopes, tuning, panning, filters, and distortion. Whether you’re looking for subtle tweaks or complete transformations, this guide will show you how to get the most out of the sampler.
What you’ll learn in this video:
- Navigating the Sampler pages
- Importing, cropping, and managing your sample library
- Using the volume envelope (attack, hold, decay)
- Tuning samples and snapping to scales
- Choke groups & polyphony
- Adding filters, delay/reverb sends, and panning
- Exploring ring modulation & distortion for extra texture
- Using the mixer
⏱ Timestamps:
- 0:00 Intro & Overview
- 0:32 Sample Page Navigation
- 0:53 Sample Library & Importing
- 1:21 File Locations & Organization
- 1:43 Favorite Folders & Cloud Samples
- 2:15 Browsing & Previewing Samples
- 2:45 Cropping & Creating New Samples
- 4:09 Adding Favorite Folders
- 4:41 Opening vs Importing Samples
- 5:05 Volume Envelope (Attack, Hold, Decay)
- 6:36 Automating Decay & Variations
- 7:05 Tuning & Playback Speed
- 8:12 Interval Quantization & Scale Snapping
- 9:22 Randomized Melodies with Intervals
- 10:03 Tuning Samples with a Tuner
- 11:14 Trigger Settings (Choke & Polyphony)
- 12:20 Hi-Hat Example with Choke Groups
- 13:25 Polyphony vs Mono Playback
- 14:26 Solo & Mute Shortcuts
- 14:52 Mix Page Overview
- 15:14 Filters (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass)
- 18:25 Delay & Reverb Sends
- 19:43 Panning & Randomization
- 20:09 Ring Modulation Basics
- 21:44 Mixing Dry/Wet Ring Mod
- 23:01 Distortion & Wave Shaping
- 24:30 Distortion Filter & Wet/Dry Mixing
- 26:02 Mixer Page Overview
- 27:02 Wrap Up & Outro
Read about Sample Parameters in the Patterning 3 User Manual.
