This is the same way you would fake a timestretch in a tracker, and it seems to work quite well in the Digitakt.
Since the parameters are not exactly the same, I did what I could on my OT to try to get this result, and I managed, copying as many of the LFO settings as available, to get it working, but I also get some insufferable clicking when the LFO traverses the sample start position.
I am guessing here the DT is doing some magic with that “phase” setting on the LFO that I can’t find on the OT or maybe every time the LFO triggers it applies the envelope? I dunno, but the clicking is furious on the OT.
Has anyone done a fake cyclic timestretch method that sounds alright? I remember someone mentioning something about sliding steps with p-locks on the sample start, but I could not get this to work.
Yes, I think it can help for tempo variations, but many times, the end of the slice is the culprit, hense a HOLD / RELease setting needed.
At first, set ATK to 1 can help.
HOLD value is in steps. You can set it as the value of sample length minus 1 or more, and adjust RELease.
Usually I simply use default AMP settings to avoid clicks if I want to play a sample at OG tempo, and I use this method for mangling purposes, not timestretch. And defenitely use AMP settings.
For better regular timestretch results without clicks, I’d simply use timestretch mode!
(If pitch is pretty matched to tempo variation, the timestretch has less artifacts)