Have you tried Waveosaur?
A free as in donate if you like it sample editor.
http://www.wavosaur.com/download.php
It seems to be good but I havn’t tried it much yet.
its very good for such a little tool (213 Kb).
it loads vst + automation.
but watch for the different bit resolutions.
iirc it cant load 24/32 bit samples or at least has some glitch with it.
yep …great program …
Way better than audacity ( my 2 cents )
Yeah I recommend this to people all the time on the PC who want something better than Audacity. Solid little program! Takes me back to the old Goldwave and Cool Edit days. 
Good for slicing, small, no instalation procedure