CHOPGRID Happy Accident Sample slicer

[BROEKN LABS]

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Heya,

Long time listener, first time poster.

I built this app inspired by my Digitakt, so figured KVR folk might get some use out of it. The itch it scratches: filling all 128 sample slots meant sitting there slicing up 128 random files by hand, which I was never going to do.

So CHOPGRID does it in one click - grabs 16 random audio files, cuts 16 random start points, drops them across a grid. It kind of snowballed from there and now has 18 modules, synths, drum machiens, sequencers, effects, all of which can generate audio to feed back into the chopper.

Runs as a VST3 on Mac or PC, or as a standalone Mac app.

Dubspot just did a review of it if you want a proper walkthrough they gave it 8/10 and called it a "chaos-first sampler," which is about right: https://blog.dubspot.com/chopgrid-broekn-labs-2026 (https://blog.dubspot.com/chopgrid-broekn-labs-2026)

Happy to answer questions

Tom
https://www.CHOPGRID.COM (https://www.CHOPGRID.COM)

[kraster]

VST3 isn't showing up in Ableton Live on Mac (Tahoe)

Edit: I thought Reaper wasn't scanning it either but I see that appears as an effect and not an instrument.

AU works in Ableton and standalone work.

The dividing lines in the loop builder don't seem to appear in the plugin version.

Tempo is weird. It's not locked to the DAW in the plugin version.

In the standalone version it works if I select a new tempo and rechop but things like the sequencers are not synced.

In manual mode it would be great if you could select more than one loop at a time.


Apart from those issues I'm really enjoying it and it's a really great idea. The basic idea of chopping up a folder full of loops and get something out of it is tons of fun.

[nordickvr]

Looks really interesting.
Once initially authorized does it need to be connected to the internet ever again to be used?

[kraster]

I fixed the VST3 issue in Ableton.

I think the file 'MEMO_EMPTY.PNG" had the wrong permissions.