FL Manual 1 Settings/Channel Rack Flashcards
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If you want to have multiple plugin windows open together, how can you do this from the channel rack?
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- ALT+Left click on the plugin in the channel rack.
- -NOTE: Options > General settings > Auto select linked modules must be ON.
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What is Fruity Soft Clipper?
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- A CPU friendly soft limiter.
- -Soft limiting avoids clipping by applying gentle(soft knee) compression to the input signal
- –Soft knee compression will cause ‘saturation’ effects when the signal level exceeds the threshold level.
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What does Fruity Soft Clipper XY axis show?
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- Input is horizontal Axis
- -Output is Vertical Axis.
- -Flat diagonal line is 1:1 input to output.
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Fruity Soft Clipper
What do the THRES and POST knobs do?
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- THRES - The volume threshold above which Soft Clipper will compress the audio signal.
- -POST - Volume level applied after the compression.
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What is Fruity Limiter? Useful for?
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- A Single band Compresor with sidechain, Limiter, and Gate
- -Useful for maximizing and limiting compelte mixes, compressing and limiting individual sounds, or basic noise gating.
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What is the Signal Flow of Fruity Limiter? What is the Signal Flow of Fruity Limiter?
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-Input>COMP>GAIN>LIMITER+GATE>SATURATION>OUTPUT
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Fruity Limiter
How to use the Compressor or Limiter portion by itself?
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- Turn the Limiter CEIL or Compressor THRESH to their maximum value.
- -In the case of the Limiter also set ATT to 0.
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How do you modify the velocity curve of your MIDI input device?
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- F10 MIDI settings
- -Link note on velocity and click the XY button
- –Link release velocity and click the XY button
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If you want to use a single input and output from two devices, then select _____________ and choose separate Input and Outputs.
If you want to use simultaneous inputs or outputs from several devices, select __________, open the Driver and Activate multiple inputs/outputs across devices.
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- FL Studio ASIO
- -ASIO4ALL
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What is a good buffer time target setting with ASIO Drivers?
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10 to 20 ms (440 to 880 samples).
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What is linear interpolation?
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- Basic linear averaging between samples.
- -Low CPU Load
- –This is likely to result in ‘aliasing’ (high-frequency noises) when Sampler Channels / Audio Clips are transposed far from their original pitch.
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What is 64, 128, 256, 512-point sinc interpolation?
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- 24-point sinc is the default.
- -Higher numbers increasingly provide the highest quality interpolation. —NOTE: Normally you should not use 128-point sinc and higher for realtime playback.
- —It will consume large amounts of CPU when samples are transposed.
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General Settings - GUI Input
What do Click-and-Hold Special gesture functions option do?
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- Copy note: Hold a note to copy it.
- -Cycle slide/porta: Click and hold when adding a note to cycle through slide & porta event modes.
- –Glue notes: Place the cursor between 2 neighbor notes, so the resize cursor appears, then click and hold to glue them.
- —Snap note sides: Snap either side of a note to the grid.
- —-Cycle tools: Right-Click a tool and use the mouse wheel to select other tools.
- —–Mouse wheel velocity: Use mouse wheel while holding notes to change velocity.
- ——Mouse wheel tools: Change tools by holding right click and rolling the wheel.
- ——-Other functions: Middle mouse click (zoom out full).
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The User data folder is the default save location for all user files when using FL Studio (Audio recordings, Projects, Plugin database/favorites etc). If you need to migrate FL Studio to another computer, after installing FL Studio, simply copy the Image-Line folder across. Similarly, backing up this folder will ensure all your projects and project related files are safe.
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Finding save locations - If you are using a native plugin or component that can save presets, the quickest way to learn where they are saved is to save a preset and note what folder is used. Then you can manually locate it if you want to move additional presets or data there. For example, when you purchase new content.
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Settings>Info, What is this useful for?
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- Data put in here will be metadata in rendered audio files, can be useful for establishing copyright or whatever else.
- -To view this information after rendering
- –Windows - Open Windows Explorer, right-mouse click on the file and select Properties > Details.
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Options>Project
What is included/ not included in the project data folder?
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- The data types saved include the project file (.flp/.zip), audio to disk recordings and dragged sample data (drag and drop edits from Edison, Slicex & Channel samplers).
- -Any samples you add to the project from the Browser or other locations will remain where they are, use the .zip format project save to include them in this folder.
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What will adjusting the PPQ to a lower setting mid-project do?
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-It will alter the placement of notes and clips if these events fall between the new PPQ grid.
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Settings>Project>Advanced
What is the difference between the Circular and Triangular panning law setting?
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- Circular panning maintains a constant apparent volume by progressively lowering the combined volume of the L+R channels by -3dB as the pan passes dead center.
- -Triangular panning does not apply this compensation, so the apparent loudness will increase as the sound passes the center position.
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How do you lock/unlock toolbar panels?
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-SHIFT+F11
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How do you Hide/Show the main Toolbar and it’s panels?
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-CTRL+F11
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Hotkey for exporting:
Wave File
mp3 File
MIDI FIle
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- CTRL+R
- -SHIFT+CTRL+R
- –SHIFT+CTRL+M
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How do you bring up the Plugin Performance Monitor, and why?
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- VIEW menu, plugin performance monitor
- -Use this tool to find the plugins in your project using the most CPU, as you determine the cause of underruns.
- –The values shown are processing time in microseconds or µs (1/1,000,000 of a second). When the value exceeds 100,000 µs (0.1 seconds), then it will show in seconds.
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Hotkey for ‘Panic’ cutting all sound that is playing?
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CTRL+H
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SHIFT+LEFT CLICK on a track header in playlist does what?
-Opens the rename window for that track
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How do the length of your kick and your bass generally interact?
- The longer the bass, the shorter the kick
- -The shorter the bass, the longer the kick can be.
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Right-clicking the PAT/SONG button does what?
-Toggles the playlist window
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How to toggle remember seek time option in playlist?
-Right click the Stop button, the square.
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1. How to quickly link multiple parameters to an internal controller?
2. How to quickly create multiple automation clips?
CTRL+J, Tweak the list of parameters you want to link, CTRL+J again
1. Select the internal controller. An automation clip for example.
2. Right-click the multilink to controller on the toolbar and select create automation clips.
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In the file browser, when selecting "Open in new \_\_\_\_", how do get skip the channel popping up once it's added?
-Hold down ALT while doing so.
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In channel rack, how to open a new plugin window without closing the previous?
-ALT Click
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In channel rack, how to quickly clone the selected instrument?
-ALT+C
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In channel rack, how to delete all selected instruments/channels?
ALT+DEL
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How can you make swing more interesting?
- Automation clipping the channel rack swing to modify swing over time.
- -OR Using other automation methods for swing
- --OR Modifying swing mix on different instruments
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Once instruments are in different groups in channel rack, how can you cycle through the groups?
-PG UP, PG DN
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How to add an instrument to a created OR new group in channel rack?
-Select it, ALT+G, type in the same/different channel name
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In the case of the Step-sequencer, swing affects what?
- The length of odd vs even steps (every second step).
- -If 4 beats per bar are set, 'swing' holds odd 16th notes (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15) at the expense of even 16th notes (2,4,6,8,10,12 and 16) in the bar.
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How to change a single instrument/audio samples swing multiplier?
How to change multiple instrument/audio samples swing multiplier?
- In wrapper, wrench, Time section, Swing knob
- -Channel rack top left options menu, "Set swing mix for selected"
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What is, and how to open Graph Editor from channel rack?
- CTRL+K
- -It's used to adjust per-step Note, Velocity, Release, Fine Pitch, Mod X, Mod Y, and Shift.
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How do different modifier keys and right-clicking work in Graph Editor?
- SHIFT Left click will only modify one at a time.
- -CTRL-Left click will keep all values the same
- --ALT Left click will reset to blank value any points you drag over.
- ---Right-Clicking and dragging between two points will smoothly interpolate between them.
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How does the Graph Editor "Shift" work?
-Note start time offset. 100% shift equals 99% of the note position equal to one 16th note. To move a step before the correct time, delay the preceding step.
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How can you preview a channels sound in channel rack without opening it or having to press a key to play it?
-CTRL LEFT CLICK on the button
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How to rename/recolor any channel rack instrument or pattern with one button?
-Middle Mouse Click
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In the Rename/Recolor window for clips and patterns, how do you cycle colors and how do you use last used color?
And where are Presets?
- F2, F3
- -Bottom Left Arrow
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What is Assign to new instrument track in channel rack useful for?
- By right-clicking and selecting this option, it will unroute it from mixer and you can scroll it to a new one which means it cleans the old slot.
- -If moving to an already assigned mixer track, it will push the other ones over and keep their settings.
- --IF you CTRL+L Route multiple times, it leaves the old routings as a total mess
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Channel rack button options,
What does MIDI channel through do?
-When 'MIDI channel through' is selected, changing the MIDI Channel on the controller will play the appropriate voice/instrument in the plugin.
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Besides ALT+Arrow keys, how can you move channel rack instruments up and down?
-SHIFT+Mouse Wheel while hovering on the instrument button.
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In channel rack, from piano roll preview, how to open piano roll centered on a specific note?
- Right click the preview to open it on a certain note
- -Left clicking will open piano roll at the beginning.
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How to mute/unmute a set of grouped tracks in the playlist?
Besides CTRL Clicking a playlist track to solo it, how else can you?
- ALT+Left click
- -By just right-clicking it
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Step Sequences doesn't have a "note off" feature, so how can get get a note or sample to stop ringing out?
- Put in a step in the sequencer where you want it to cut out
- -CTRL+K for graph editor
- --Modify the cut note to be zero or low velocity.
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From the wrapper, how can you open mixer and select the mixer routing?
-Double click on the mixer routing number.
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Dragging an audio sample into playlist vs Onto channel rack has what differences?
- Dragging onto playlist makes an audio clip
- -Dragging into channel rack makes it a sampler channel with other options. Such as modifying the envelope.
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Fade markers only show on audio clips when what?
- When a 'bleeding' type de clipping option has been selected.
- -Bleeding means the audio will extend beyond the slice point to complete a, very short, click reducing fade.
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Describe Declicking Mode: Out only (no bleeding)
-No in-declicking, declicking-out is a 10ms (cosine S-shaped) fade-out.
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Describe Declicking Mode: Transient (no bleeding)
- Useful for drum samples as the attack transient is fully preserved (only the first few samples are ramped).
- -The declick-out uses a no-bleeding, short (10ms), filtering fade-out.
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Describe Declicking Mode: Transient (bleeding)
-Same attack processing as Transient (no bleeding), with a declick-out based on a 20 ms (cosine S-shaped) fade-out.
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Describe Declicking Mode: Generic (bleeding)
-A 20ms cosine S-shaped fade-in and fade-out.
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Describe Declicking Mode: Smooth (bleeding)
-A 100ms cosine S-shaped fade-in and fade-out.
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Describe Declicking Mode: Crossfade (bleeding)
- A 200 ms attack/release that is designed to crossfade contiguous (touching) Audio clips.
- -This is not a true crossfade, where clips overlap, the fade start and end is designed to work well with another clip with the same settings butted up against it.
- --NOTE: Both Audio Clips need to have been sliced to use this setting, as data before and after the slice points is used to create the Crossfade.
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In sampler wrapper, time-stretching: To maintain a constant pitch as Project Tempo is automated, use what Mode?
-Mode (menu) \> Realtime \> Stretch.
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How to lock a sample to project tempo so that it will automatically adjust when you adjust tempo?
- In the sampler window, Time stretching,
- -Right-click TIME knob and select Project Tempo
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Time stretching Resample
- Standard pitch shifting that varies sample length with sample pitch.
- -When the 'TIME' knob is set to anything other than '(none)', for example locked to Project Tempo, shown above, this option behaves like a tape or record, where pitch changes with play-speed.
- --Audio Clips - Will change pitch as Project Tempo is changed or Clip length physically stretched. Piano roll - If you play a chord, each note will play back at a different speed according to the pitch of the note.
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Time stretching Stretch
- Vocals and other rhythmic samples stay in-key and in-time as the project tempo is automated AND OR maintain the original sample duration when playing a MIDI keyboard / changing pitch in the Piano roll.
- -For example, 'Stretch' will allow you to play a chord and keep all voices in-sync. 'Stretch' works for both Audio Clips and Sampler Channels. NOTE: When 'Stretch' is selected for the first time, the TIME knob (sample duration) is locked to the current Tempo. To default TIME to a new tempo: Right-Click the TIME knob and select 'Project tempo'.
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NOTE: The 'Tools menu \> Macros \> Misc \> Switch realtime stretching for all audio clips' sets 'Stretch' mode for all Audio Clips in the project. Useful when you decide to automate tempo after having added many Audio Clips. Sampler Channels are not affected.
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Describe Elastique Time Stretching Modes
-These are off-line stretch methods. They are detailed calculations that take some time to complete and are applied to the whole sample.
--They have the highest quality but don't work with Tempo changes.
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Describe "e3 Generic" Time Stretching Mode
- A 'Default' mode is designed to work with the widest range of input signals.
- -As usual, experiment with other methods if you hear unwanted artifacts.
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Describe "e3 Mono" Time Stretching Mode
- Specialized for monophonic input signals such as vocals or solo instruments.
- -Uses automatic formant preservation techniques.
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Describe "Special" Time Stretching Modes
- These options are designed to work with percussion, specifically to preserve attack transients.
- -The important 'click', 'thwack' and 'tshhhh' sounds that start most percussion samples.
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Describe "Slice Stretch" Time Stretching Mode
- Use for drum loops, that include slice markers aligned with the drum hits, that have a tempo lower or equal to the project.
- -Slice markers are used for transient preservation and each slice is stretched according to e3 Default.
- --NOTES: Use Slicex for more advanced loop slicing and processing options. If your samples already contain Slices or Regions and 'Load Regions' / 'Slice Markers' is selected. These will be used to stretch the sample and preserve transients. The markers are assumed to be on the beat. Otherwise, FL Studio will perform an on-the-fly analysis. This may be more or less accurate depending on the slice data contained in the sample (sometimes samples contain unhelpful slice or region data).
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Describe "Slice Map" Time Stretching Mode
- Use for drum loops, that include slice markers aligned with the drum hits, that have a tempo higher or equal to the project tempo.
- -Slices are moved (unstretched) to map to the positions each slice would play at the selected pitch/tempo
- --NOTES: Use Slicex for more advanced loop processing options. If your samples already contain Slices or Regions and 'Load Regions' / 'Slice Markers' is selected. This data will be used to stretch the sample and preserve transients. The markers are assumed to be on the beat. Otherwise FL Studio will perform an on-the-fly analysis. This may be more or less accurate depending on the slice data contained in the sample (sometimes samples contain unhelpful slice or region data).
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Describe "Auto" Time Stretching Mode
-Selects the best stretch algorithm in light of the other options and settings you have selected. You trust us don't you?
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Describe "e2 Generic (Pro default & Pro transient)" Time Stretching Mode
-Older version of e3 Generic.
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Describe "e2 Transient (Transient & Tonal)" Time Stretching Mode
-Transient and formant preserving stretch method.
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Describe "e2 Mono (Monophonic)" Time Stretching Mode
-Older version of e3 Mono.
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Describe "e2 Speech (Speech)" Time Stretching Mode
-Optimized for spoken words. For singing, use the 'e3 or e2 Mono' mode)
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When performing dynamic tempo changes during the song (tempo automation):
Time stretching \> Mode \> Stretch will \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Time stretching \> Mode \> Resample will \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- Stretch will keep samples in sync
- -Resample will cause pitch and duration to change with tempo
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Automatically beat-match/stretch samples dropped on the Playlist, FL Studio needs to know the sample's original tempo and receive a command to auto-stretch the sample. This information is contained in the sample's 'meta-data', only saved in .wav files:
1. Open the Sample Properties with Edison.
2. Make sure the original sample tempo (Tempo (BPM)) is set correctly, you may need to use the 'Autodetect tempo' feature.
3. Turn Tempo-sync ON.
4. Save the sample with these settings (only .wav files can contain this meta-data, it will be discarded if you convert to mp3 for example).
5. Make sure the F10 General Settings, 'Read sample tempo information' option is ON.
6. Drag the audio file from the Browser and drop on the Playlist. It will then auto-stretch to match the current BPM of FL Studio.
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Precomputed Effects
Remove DC Offset does what?
- Removes any DC offset or bias from the sample.
- -DC offset is a bias in the average of the waveform above or below the zero line.
- --This can cause clicks, distortion or FX plugins to behave badly.
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Precomputed Effects
Fade Stereo does what?
Swap Stereo does what?
- Fade stereo - Creates a stereo fade from the left to the right channel of the sample.
- -Switches the left and right channels of the loaded sample.
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Precomputed Effects
Crossfade
-Allows you to crossfade the sample to create smooth loop sections (turn maximum left to disable).
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Precomputed Effects
Trim threshold (TRIM)
- FL Studio trims any silence at the end of a sample.
- -The TRIM option allows you to raise the volume threshold at which FL Studio detects 'silence'.
- --Using this control you can allow FL Studio to filter very quite noise in your sample or, by setting the threshold to zero, filter 'mathematical' silence.
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Precomputed Effects
Boost
-Amplitude level control.
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Precomputed Effects
Clip
-Sample will clip if boosted above 0 dB. Useful for distortion sounds.
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Precomputed Effects
EQ
-This is a bi-polar knob. Left - Cut. Right - Boost.
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Precomputed Effects
Ring Modulation amount (RM MIX)
-Applies a sine-wave modulation to the sample amplitude.
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Precomputed Effects
Ring Modulation Frequency (RM FREQ)
-Sine-wave frequency multiplied by the sample.
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Precomputed Effects
Cutoff (CUT)
-Low Pass filter cutoff frequency.
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Precomputed Effects
Resonance (RES)
-Resonance (frequency peak) at the Low Pass cutoff frequency.
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Precomputed Effects
Reverb
- Use to add room reverberation to your sample.
- -Two different modes of reverb are available: A/B
- --A - Closer source, tighter space.
- ---B - Distant source, larger space. Set by ear.
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Precomputed Effects
Stereo Delay
- Applies a short delay between the left and right sides of the sample, creating a pseudo-stereo effect ('Haas' effect).
- -Turning the knob right moves the Left channel forward, while turning it to the left moves the Right channel forward.
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Precomputed Effects
Pitch bend (POGO)
- Applies pitch bend to the sample.
- -Useful for drum samples and special effects (slow down).
- --The knob is bi-polar. Left - Decelerating slow-down. Right - Accelerating slow-down to a stop.
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Precomputed Effects
Reverse polarity
-'Flips' the waveform vertically.
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument
Tempo button
- Turning this option on makes lengths of attack, hold, decay, etc. tempo based, so they change whenever the tempo is changed.
- -With this option checked, you can Right-Click all knobs in an envelope section (except Amount and Sustain, which don't set a time period) and open the Set submenu that contains some pre-defined tempo-based lengths. Select any of these to apply them.
- --If you select a pre-defined tempo-based length from this menu and the Tempo Based option is not checked, it will turn itself on automatically
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, LFO Section
Global Button
- Turning this option on applies the current LFO setting globally, so that it does not restart in the beginning of each note.
- -If unchecked, the LFO is applied to each note locally.
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, Filter Section
By Default MOD X and MOD Y Control what?
-Mod X controlls the Cutoff of a filter and Mod Y the resonance.
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, Filter Section
Fast LP
-Light CPU load, Low Pass filter (frequencies above the 'Cutoff' band are cut).
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, Filter Section
LP
-Low Pass filter.
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, Filter Section
BP
-Band Pass filter (frequencies either side of the 'Cutoff' band are cut).
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, Filter Section
BS
-Band Stop filter (frequencies at the 'Cutoff' band are cut).
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Wrapper Envelope / Instrument, Filter Section
LPx2
-Low Pass filter steep cutoff.
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