The Choppa

Overview

The Choppa is vocal chopping without the razor-blade work. Drop a vocal on it and it detects the transients itself, so the slice points land where the words actually start. Then you play it: a MIDI clip gates and re-pitches the vocal live, with three trigger modes — sync to the transport, step through slices in order, or map slices across the keyboard. Re-pitch is classic varispeed by default (that tape-chipmunk chop sound), with a time-preserving mode when you want pitch without the speed change. Gate, one-shot, and loop hold modes cover stutters, chops, and pads. The loaded audio is saved inside your project, so sessions reopen exactly as you left them.

Features

• ▸Automatic transient detection places slice points for you
• ▸MIDI-driven: gates and re-pitches the vocal in real time
• ▸Sync, sequential, and keymap trigger modes
• ▸Varispeed re-pitch, plus a time-preserving mode
• ▸Gate, one-shot, and loop hold behaviors
• ▸Waveform view with movable glowing slice markers
• ▸Audio embeds in plugin state — projects reopen intact