Automatic slicing
Conservative onset detection finds playable moments without turning the waveform into visual clutter.
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FORMA
Drag in sound. Find the playable moments.
FORMA analyzes an audio file, finds its transients, and turns selected slices into a responsive instrument or clean, categorized one-shots.
Sample discovery instrumentVersion 1.5.1macOS · Apple Silicon · VST3
The fastest path from a recording to something you can play.
Drop in WAV, AIFF, FLAC, OGG, M4A, or CAF. FORMA detects up to 64 musical slices, maps them across the keyboard, and keeps start, end, tuning, level, and reverse settings with the session.
The workflow
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Drag audio
02
Detect slices
03
Choose a hit
04
Shape
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Play
06
Save one-shot
Built for making, not managing.
Slice or instrument
Play slices polyphonically from C1 or build chromatic playback from the selected sound.
One-shot workflow
Tighten the hit, preserve its decay, add anti-click fades, and save a 24-bit WAV in one action.
SPECTRA handoff
Load the latest saved SPECTRA stem directly, without reopening a file browser.
Private studio build · Version 1.5.1
Made inside the same studio it is meant to serve.
This is an active private studio build. Follow the work or explore the engineering behind it while the release path is prepared.
Engineering notes →