Ableton/Live/UG/27 Clip Envelopes/02 Audio Clip Envelopes/04 Scrambling Beats
- In Beats warp mode only, Clip → Sample Offset shifts where the clip reads from, which rearranges a rhythmic loop.
- Picture a tape head moved by the envelope: positive values read ahead, negative values read behind. Each vertical grid line is a sixteenth note, from +8 to −8 sixteenths.
- A descending staircase repeats the first step; a smooth downward ramp slows time, with a slurred sound when it is slightly off 45° (try a 1/32 Granulation Resolution).
- Good for quick beat variations; precise cutting and splicing is easier in the Arrangement with Consolidate.
