Elastic Chop
sample chopper
Drop a break in.
Play it back in pieces.
Drag a loop in and it chops itself at every hit. Play the pieces back on 32 pads, in time with your track, at any pitch.
Launch price through November 30, 2026, then $25. One payment, no subscription.
Chop it four ways.
Your file is never touched.
Chops are markers, not cuts. Your audio stays exactly as it was.
Chop along to the beat.
Hit a pad while the sample plays and the chop lands right there. Late hits snap to the nearest drum hit.
Finds every hit for you.
Drop a file in and every hit is already a chop. Turn the sensitivity up for more, down for fewer.
Cut it into even pieces.
Quarters, eighths, sixteenths, triplets. The tempo is found for you, or type it in.
Move anything, any time.
Double-click to add a chop, drag to move it. Undo anything.
Change the pitch.
Keep the speed.
A 90 BPM break plays in time at 140 without changing key. Or turn the key knob and the speed stays put. Pick the mode that fits the sound.
Like a turntable.
Speed and pitch move together, the classic sampler sound. Pick it when that is the sound you want.
For drums and breaks.
Keeps the hits sharp and tight. This is the default.
For vocals and melodies.
Smoother, for anything with a note in it.
Shape one chop.
Or all of them at once.
PAD shapes the chop you last hit. MASTER shapes the whole kit. Select all the pads and one knob move changes every one.
One-shot or held.
One voice or many.
SHOT plays a chop to the end. GATE stops it when you let go. MONO plays one chop at a time for that tight, choked feel. POLY lets them overlap.
Pads, keys, MIDI.
Then drag out what you played.
Plug in a pad controller and play. Hit LEARN, press the pad you want as pad 1, and the whole layout lines up.
No controller? Your keyboard is the pads. Z through M is the bottom row, and it climbs from there.
Everything you play is captured as you go. Drag the DRAG MIDI cell into your DAW and your performance drops in as a MIDI clip.
Late hits land
on the grid anyway.
Turn on quantize and every hit snaps to the beat. Jam over a running track without stopping to fix the timing.
Pick up where
you left off.
Save with your DAW project or as its own file, and it all comes back: the sample, every chop, every knob. Loads WAV, AIFF, FLAC, and MP3.
Launch price through November 30, 2026. It goes to $25 after that. One payment, no subscription.
Secure checkout with Stripe. Your key and download link arrive by email right after payment. Purchase terms
Version 1.0.0, macOS on Apple Silicon and Intel. No Windows build yet. Already bought and lost your key? Have it re-sent.
Which platforms and formats are supported?
Elastic Chop runs on Mac, Apple Silicon and Intel, as a standalone app, a VST3 plugin, and an Audio Unit. One license covers all three. There is no Windows version yet.
Which DAWs does it work in?
Any Mac DAW that loads VST3 or AU instruments: Logic, Ableton Live, Bitwig, Reaper, Studio One, Cubase, FL Studio. The standalone app runs on its own, so you can chop without opening a DAW at all.
What does one license include?
Standalone, VST3, and AU, on up to 3 computers. You own it forever, and updates through the current major version are free.
How do I get my license key?
Your key and download link are emailed as soon as payment goes through. Open Elastic Chop, enter the same email and the key, and you are in. If the email never shows up, check spam and then write to support@dordsp.com.
Which audio files can I load?
WAV, AIFF, FLAC, and MP3. Drag one onto the window and it is chopped and ready to play.
Does chopping change my audio file?
No. Chops are markers on top of your file. Nothing is cut or overwritten, you can move any chop later, and everything is undoable.
Can I change the pitch without changing the speed?
Yes. Turn KEY and the pitch moves while the speed stays put. If you want the old-school sampler sound where both move together, switch to Repitch mode.
Does it stay in time with my project?
Yes. Sync is on by default, so chops play in time with your project and follow tempo changes. Quantize snaps your pad hits to the beat, from a 1/16 to a bar.
Can I record my pad performance into my DAW?
Yes. Everything you play is captured as you go. Drag the DRAG MIDI cell into your DAW and it drops in as a MIDI clip. In Ableton Live the VST3 can also send MIDI straight to another track.
How many chops can one sample have?
32, one per pad. Pads always read left to right in the order the sample plays.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. The complete app is free for 14 days, with nothing disabled and no credit card required. Sign up at dordsp.com/elastic-chop/free-trial, confirm your email, and your trial key and download link arrive together.