INTERSECT

Advanced Sample Slicer Instrument (VST3 / AU / Standalone)

INTERSECT is a powerful sample slicer instrument with per-slice locking, multiple time/pitch algorithms, and MIDI-triggered slice playback. Designed for creative chopping, performance slicing, and detailed micro-editing, it combines modern time-stretching with deep slice control.

Available for:

• Windows (VST3 + Standalone)

• macOS (VST3 + AU + Standalone)

• Linux (VST3 + Standalone)

🔥 Core Features

🎯 Per-Slice Locking System

Each slice can:

• Inherit global sample defaults

• Or override parameters individually (via lock icon per field)

This allows hybrid workflows: global consistency + micro-level customization.

🎛 Multiple Time & Pitch Algorithms

Repitch

• Pitch and speed linked (classic sampler behavior)

Stretch (Signalsmith Stretch)

• Independent time & pitch control

• TONAL limit (0–8000 Hz)

• Formant Shift (±24 semitones)

• Formant Compensation toggle

Bungee (Granular Mode)

• Grain modes: Fast / Normal / Smooth

• Creative stretch textures

When ALGO = Repitch + STRETCH = ON, pitch/tune become BPM-driven displays.

🎹 MIDI-Triggered Slice Playback

• Slices mapped from C2 (MIDI 36) upward

• Editable MIDI note per slice

• Mute groups (0–32) for choke behavior

• Polyphony control (1–31 voices)

• All Notes Off (CC123) + All Sound Off (CC120) supported

✂ Slice Creation Methods

ADD

Manual draw slicing

LAZY

Real-time live chopping

AUTO

• Transient detection (adjustable sensitivity)

• Equal division (2–128 splits)

🧠 Advanced Editing Workflow

• Snapshot-based Undo/Redo

• Asynchronous file loading (no audio-thread blocking)

• Zero-crossing snap (ZX)

• Slice duplication via Ctrl-drag

• Zoom anchored to cursor

• Middle-mouse scroll + vertical zoom combo

🎚 Deep Slice Control

Per slice (lockable):

• BPM (with Set BPM from duration)

• Pitch (-48 to +48)

• Tune (-100 to +100 cents)

• ADSR envelope

• Tail (release reads past slice edge)

• Reverse

• Loop modes (OFF / LOOP / PP)

• Gain override

• Output bus routing (1–16)

• Stretch toggle

• 1SHOT toggle

⚙ Header-Level Controls (Sample Defaults)

• BPM + SET BPM calculator (16 bars to 1/16 note)

• Pitch / Tune

• Algorithm selection

• Tonal / Formant / Grain (context-aware)

• Stretch toggle

• One-shot default

• Full ADSR

• Reverse / Loop

• Mute group

• Master Gain (-100 to +24 dB)

• Max Voices

• Panic button

• Theme + UI scale settings

• NRPN configuration

🎛 NRPN Hardware Control Support

INTERSECT supports NRPN-based slice editing for advanced controller workflows.

Requirements:

• Endless encoders (not fixed knobs)

• Must send CC96 (Increment) / CC97 (Decrement)

• Absolute CC6/38 not supported

Adjust:

• Zoom

• Slice Start

• Slice End

⚠ Ableton Live does NOT support this due to CC routing limitations.
Works in REAPER and Bitwig without additional configuration.

🖥 Installation Overview

Windows

Copy .vst3 to:

macOS

Copy to:

Unsigned macOS builds may require:

Linux

Copy .vst3 to:

🎼 Performance-Oriented Features

• FM (Follow MIDI) mode auto-selects played slice in UI

• Per-slice output routing

• Grain-based creative stretch

• Bungee granular texture mode

• Real-time Lazy Chop

• One-sample-per-instance simplicity

• Standalone build available

🧩 Designed For

• Hip-hop slicing

• IDM / glitch workflows

• Live performance chopping

• Detailed micro-editing

• Experimental granular manipulation

• BPM-locked sample recontextualization

Why INTERSECT Stands Out

✔ Per-field slice locking
✔ Multiple high-quality stretch engines
✔ Hardware NRPN editing
✔ Deep MIDI integration
✔ Clean inheritance workflow
✔ Undo snapshot history
✔ Zero-cross snap editing
✔ Standalone + Plugin versions

INTERSECT isn’t just a slicer.
It’s a performance-ready, algorithm-aware sample manipulation instrument.