MP3, REX and Stylus Import

Vice 2.0 now supports MP3 files as well as the REX/RX2 loop file format natively in the internal file browser.

Non-encrypted Stylus RMX banks can be batch converted into Vice files.

Groove tweaking and enhanced playability

In Play mode, you can now tweak the timing of each slice with the powerful Slice Shift feature.

In MIDI mode, Vice 2 now supports individual slice Note Mapping, and the new Linked Play-thru mode makes it even easier to rework your loops on the fly.

Enhanced Sound Engine

Due to popular request, Vice 2 adds new options for Slice Looping and independent Slice Length. Vice’s powerful auto-tail generation feature has been enhanced and now includes Configurable Tail length.

Plus with Additional FX and Modulators per slice, Vice’s sound sculpting options are more powerful than ever before. You can even route any slice individually to your DAW via the Aux Outputs for custom send-FX processing.

Presets and Samples Browser

Easily import, organise and search your loops with New Sonic Arts powerful Sound Database technology.

Featuring ultra-fast search, convenient batch tagging and support for multiple drives and folders, Vice 2 provides the perfect access point for your entire loop library.

Enhanced Workflow and UI

You already know and love Vice for its Slick UI and fast workflow. Vice 2.0 refines things further with various crucial workflow enhancements.

Tweaks include Enhanced Export, dedicated Pitch Inc/Dec buttons, reworked Trim Mode and all new Drag-and-drop modulation assignment.

Multiple Slice Modes

Simply drop any loop onto Vice's large waveform display to immediately transform it into an expressive drum-kit or playable musical instrument. Three auto-slicing algorithms are available, including intelligent transient detection, grid based slicing (e.g. 16ths), plus full manual slicing for total control over slice creation.

Precise Editing

Slices can be quickly adjusted with automatic snap-to-zero-crossings, and for sample-precise detailed editing, quickly zoom-in an out of slices with the smooth-zooming waveform. Creating new slices is just a mouse-click away, and with full edit history feel free to experiment!

Perfect DAW Integration

Once your perfect groove is ready, quickly get it tempo-synced into your DAW project via simple MIDI drag-and-drop.

Or drag out individual slices as post-FX rendered samples with the drag to audio feature.

Per-Slice Envelopes and FX

Vice's tweaking abilities don't stop there - the state-of-the-art sound engine boasts a wide range of sound-sculpting parameters, all per-slice.

The powerful FX section features 4 x FX slots, and a choice of 8 high-quality algorithms, including analog modelled filters, dynamics processing, and a suite of texturing effects. And if that's not enough, you can process your slices further in your DAW via Vice's 8 x multiple outputs.

Powerful Modulation

The extensive modulation system includes support for MIDI sources, such as Velocity, PitchBend and ModWheel as well as the internal per-slice modulators, including Envelope, LFO and Randomisation, all of which can be freely routed to any real-time parameter.

Effortless Browsing

The integrated File Browser enables quick and easy navigation of your loops and presets, including on-the-fly Sample Audition and a Cycle Mode for quickly locating that perfect groove.

Supported formats include .wav, .aiff .rex and .mp3, and presets can be saved with samples for total peace-of-mind. Vice can also embed samples within your DAW's project files, ideal for project sharing and working collaboratively.

Total Control

The Assignment Manager offers full control over host-automation and MIDI CC mapping to all real-time parameters, so you can create the perfect live-setup or automate individual slice parameters in your DAW.