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FL Manual 13 Mini/Patcher/Mixer Flashcards

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FL STUDIO
What is IL Remote?

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  • Image-Line Remote (IL Remote) is a free Android or iOS, Tablet or Phone, user-configurable MIDI controller application for FL Studio.
  • -Just open FL Studio on your computer and IL Remote on your mobile device and you will be controlling it from your phone or tablet.
  • –You can use up to 15 devices, in any combination of Android and iOS simultaneously
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FL STUDIO
What is a MIDI Out?

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  • MIDI Out does not make any sound of its own, it acts as a MIDI controller sending standard MIDI messages to internal VST plugins or external MIDI hardware.
  • -8 pages x 9 controllers are freely assignable to parameters on target VST and MIDI devices.
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FL STUDIO
Set up MIDI Out to control internal VST plugins how?

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  • Open the Wrapper Options - Click the icon on the top of the VST plugins Wrapper.
  • -Open the Wrapper Settings - Click the icon.
  • –Select the Settings tab - Click the tab.
  • —Match MIDI Port numbers - Set the Input Port number on the VST plugin’s wrapper to the same Port number as MIDI Out.
  • —-256 Ports are available, the Port number setting you use is arbitrary, it’s up to you.
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FL STUDIO
What is MiniSynth?

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-MiniSynth is a fully featured synthesizer with a low processor overhead and great sound.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Saw

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  • A Saw + Square wave of the same frequency and phase.
  • -Modifier controls pulse width of the Square wave, so in positions 0 or 100 pulse width becomes zero and a perfect Saw wave is produced.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Saw + Saw

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  • Pair of Saw waveforms.
  • -Modifier controls pitch of the second saw +/- 24 semitones.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Pulse

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  • Pair of Square waveforms.
  • -Modifier controls pulse width of the waveform so that at 0 or 100% there is complete phase cancellation.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Square + Saw

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  • Square and Saw wave.
  • -Modifier controls pitch of the saw +/- 24 semitones.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Square + Square

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  • Pair of Square waveforms.
  • -Modifier controls pitch of second square +/- 24 semitones.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
SuperSaw

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  • 8 Saw waves panned in the stereo field.
  • -Modifier detunes the 8 voices.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Bell

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  • Saw-like waveform.
  • -Modifier - adds in additional spectral frequencies.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
DeafSaw

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  • Two Saws with same frequency.
  • -Modifier - Adjusts phase shift of the Saw waves relative to each other creating a ‘comb filter’ effect.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Spread 1

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  • 3 Saw waves at -1 octave, 0 octave (root) and +1 octave intervals.
  • -Modifier adjust the detune of the chord.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Waveform
Spread 2

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  • 3 Saw waves at 0 octave (root), 5th and +1 octave intervals.
  • -Modifier adjust the detune of the chord.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Transpose

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  • Transpose the oscillator +/- 12 semitones.
  • -Modifier - Action depends on the selected waveform type, see above.
  • –Noise - Adds white noise (hiss) into the mix
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Voice Mode

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-Polyphony (ability to play more than one note) and voice transitions.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Poly

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-Polyphonic, play up to 8 notes.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Mono

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-A monophonic mode (one note playback), slides always sound on note changes and envelopes reset.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Lead

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  • A monophonic mode where auto-portamento is enabled (when notes overlap) and the envelopes are not retrigged.
  • -This allows you to play normal lead melodies without the slide (portamento) effect and then add it where you want by holding the previous note before playing the next.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Mod Wheel

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  • Select Modulation targets.
  • -NOTE: Mod Wheel is only available when a MOD Wheel MIDI controller is connected.
  • –Filter - Modulation will affect the filter cutoff.
  • —LFO - Modulation will affect the LFO speed.
  • —-Amount - Multiplier for the Mod wheel effect
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Filter
X/Y Control

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  • Horizontal - Filter cutoff frequency (the filter is of the low pass type)
  • -Vertical - Resonance. This causes a peak at the cutoff frequency that is most noticeable when the cutoff frequency is changed.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Filter
Keyboard

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  • Filter Cutoff frequency can be set to increase (turn right) or decrease (turn left) with keyboard position.
  • -This is useful to open or close the filter as you progress up the keyboard, so higher keys are brighter sounding for example.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Filter
Velocity

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  • The filter be set to increase (turn right) or decrease (turn left) with keyboard velocity.
  • -This is useful to open or close the filter as you play louder notes, so keys played hard (high velocity) are brighter sounding for example (keyboard velocity is simulated by vertical play position).
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Filter Envelope
ADSR Controls

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  • The (ADSR) envelope controls modulate with the Filter Cutoff frequency.
  • -NOTE: The Amount knob will determine if the ADSR controls increase or decrease the values of the filter cutoff
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Filter Envelope
Amount

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  • Amount of envelope to filter cutoff modulation.
  • -Turn right for positive modulation and left for negative modulation (-/+ 100%).
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Delay

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-Delay is an echo style effect and is particularly effective when played in sync with the main tempo of the track.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Delay
Time

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-Tempo synced delay time.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Delay
Feedback

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-Number of echoes.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Delay
Filter

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-Amount of high frequency filtering applied to each round of echoes.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Delay
Mix

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-Echo volume.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Chorus

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-Chorus creates a thicker/lusher sound by detuning multiple voices within the sound

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Chorus
Rate

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-LFO speed for the modulation of the chorus effect.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Chorus
Mod

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-Depth (detune) of the Chorus effect.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Chorus
Mix

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-Amount of chorusing heard.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Phaser

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  • Phasing modulates the relative phase of the dual-voice oscillators.
  • -Oscillator voices are delayed by different amounts, causing a moving frequency cancellation effect.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Phaser
Rate

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-Tempo synced LFO style modulation speed of the phase effect.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Phaser
Width

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-Min/Max frequency range for the sweep effect.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Phaser
Feedback

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-Some of the phaser output can be fed back into the effect to create resonances, similar to resonance (Q) on a filter.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Phaser
Frequency

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-Center frequency around which the phase inversion occurs.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Phaser
Mix

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-Amount of phasing heard.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth
Distortion

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  • There are two distortion effects.
  • -Overdrive which simulates the distorted sound of guitar amplifiers, for example.
  • –Decimator for vocal formant style or digital bit-depth type sounds that can make MiniSynth sound like an old-style video game or broken CD player.
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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Distortion
Overdrive

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-Guitar/Amplifier style distortion.

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FL STUDIO - MiniSynth - Distortion
Decimator

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-Digital style distortion

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FL STUDIO
What is Morphine?

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  • Morphine is an Additive Synthesizer with quite a few ‘twists’.
  • -Programming Morphine will feel familiar to anyone who has used a Sampler, with the ability to assign sounds across the keyboard and to create crossfades, stacks or blends of any sound/s as desired.
  • –Morphine is a 4 Voice (Generator) additive synthesizer with 128 harmonics per voice.
  • —The ‘Morph’ part of Morphine refers to an architecture that allows these 4 Voices to be mixed and morphed under user control.
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FL STUDIO - Morphine
The harmonic snapshots are called Breakpoints, each is composed of three unique values, Which are?

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  • Amplitude, Panning and Detune.
  • -The ‘harmonic movie’ is an interpolated sequence of Breakpoints and is officially called a ‘Spectrum’. The envelope-style display, middle of the screenshot above, shows a Spectrum composed of 10 Breakpoints. Spectra can be manually entered and edited using the Breakpoint Editor (the top-most window in the screenshot above) OR automatically generated from samples in a process called ‘Resynthesis’.
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FL STUDIO
What is Patcher?

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-Patcher loads as an instrument or effect and allows you to chain both instruments and effects into complete units for reuse in other projects.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Data Links Filters
Yellow, Red, Green

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  • Audio (yellow) - Shows Audio links (inputs & or outputs depending on the plugin).
  • -Parameters (red) - Shows internal automation parameter links (plugin program/interface controls).
  • –Events (green) - Shows note/event links (MIDI control data).
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Events or MIDI to FX plugins
If you need to get MIDI data to an Instrument plugin that’s loaded on Patcher in an FX slot, then do what?

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  • Load a MIDI Out channel and set it to ‘Port 5’, for example.
  • -Right click the ‘From FL Studio’ icon
  • –Select Patcher > Outputs > Events and activate ‘Port 5’.
  • —Make the Event connection from FL Studio to the Plugin as normal.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Saving/Loading Patcher Presets
Encapsulate existing plugins, how?

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  • You can ‘patcherize’ existing plugins on a Channel Rack or Mixer Track slot by holding (Shift) and dropping Patcher onto the existing plugin.
  • -If you don’t hold SHIFT the plugin will be replaced rather than encapsulated.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Map

A

The MAP tab allows you to build the plugin & or effects chain.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher - Map
Add plugins & controls

A

-Right-click the workspace and add from the pop-up menu - Plugins, Effects or a Control Surface.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher - Map
Opening plugins

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  • As of FL Studio 12 plugins now open in ‘detached’ mode outside the Patcher UI when double-clicked (see below).
  • -NOTE: Plugin interface parameters are not right-click linkable or visible to FL Studio unless a GUI (interface) target has been right-clicked and ‘activate’ selected.
  • –Once this has been done a Parameter node for the control will also appear on the plugins Map tab icon. There are two ways to open plugins:
  • —Open a plugin and close all others - (Double-click) a plugin. This applies only to plugins open for that Patcher instance.
  • —-Open a plugin leave others also open (Alt+Click) a plugin. This applies only to plugins open for that Patcher instance.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher - Map
Show data types

A

-Right-click the workspace and select from the pop-up menu the data types to be shown (including latency) OR use the Audio, Parameters & Events buttons along the top of the plugin.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher - Map
Rename objects

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-Right-click the target object and select ‘Rename’ from the pop-up menu.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher - Map
Delete objects

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-Right-click the target object and select ‘Delete’ from the pop-up menu.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher - Map
To add control surfaces & plugins

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-Use (F8) OR (Middle-Click) on the FL Studio desktop to open the Plugin Picker OR drag from the Browser > Plugin database to Patcher’s Map tab window.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Show plugin picker

A
  • (F8)
  • -Opens the Plugin picker.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Add plugin

A
  • Shows the Plugin Favorites list.
  • -Add plugins to this list using the ‘F’ (favorite) column in the Plugin Manager.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
View Section

A

Control the viewing of different things
-Audio / Events / Parameters - Various data connections between plugins.
–Activity - Animations on connections that show data flow.
—Labels - Switch plugin labels, on or off, as shown below their icons.
—-Latency - Shows a panel above the plugin with processing latency shown in ms. Latency compensation within Patcher is automatic.
—–Performance - Use this to identify resource intensive plugins. Each module will show a CPU value in percent (above it) and a summary panel will additionally show:
Total - The CPU total for the current instance of Patcher (sum of everything below).
Patcher - CPU used processing the Inputs to and Outputs from Patcher (interfacing with FL Studio).
Modules - Total CPU usage of all modules.
Other - Internal CPU overhead.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
NOTE: The CPU measures shown are based on the same metric used for FL Studio’s main CPU meter. The percentage of the audio buffer length (time) required to create the audio for that buffer. The CPU percentages shown here, therefore, do not match the Operating System CPU meter, which shows the percentage of processing slots in use. See here for a detailed explanation.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Auto-arrange modules

A

-Do you trust us to arrange your modules for you? Click it if you dare.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Multithreaded processing

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  • This option also creates module columns to represent multithreaded processing logic.
  • -Modules in the same column are processed at the same time (multithreaded), modules in separate columns are processed sequentially.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Hide all plugin windows

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-Hides all open Plugin interfaces from the current Map.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Remember tab sizes

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-Individual tab sizes will be remembered as you switch between them.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Link velocity

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-Links MIDI velocity to plugins on the Map that use it.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
Multithread plugins on this map

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-Switches on Multithreading for plugins on the current Map.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Right-click Map Menu
About

A

-Shows Patcher version information, useful for Techsupport.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Control Surface is what and allows you to do what?

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  • The CONTROL SURFACE tab/s allow you to add real-time controls that can be linked to plugins in the Map chain.
  • -Parameter objects can be linked to plugins by Right-clicking the plugin on the MAP tab and activating a Parameter by Right-clicking on the plugin.
  • –Right-click a control to automate it from this tab.
  • —you can add as many separate Control Surface tabs as needed to a project.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Add a Control Surface

A
  • The default Patcher loads with a single Control Surface
  • -to add additional Control Surfaces drag from the Browser > Plugin database > Patcher > Control Surface and drop on Patcher.
  • –NOTE: If your plugin database is different, just search for ‘Control Surface’.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Load/save Control Surfaces

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-Click the Presets button as shown above and either save or load a Control Surface configuration

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Add parameter controls

A

-Click the + (Add) button as shown above and select from the pop-up menu of controls.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Edit parameter controls

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-Click the Edit icon as shown above (controls will show red-rectangles around them) then you can click and drag to move or right-click and select the size, style, colors and rename the control.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Automate Native Parameters

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  • From the MAP tab Right-click the Plugin Icon and select ‘Activate’ from the pop-up menu.
  • -The control can be Right-clicked again and automated with the usual options such as ‘Create automation clip’ or ‘Link to controller’.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Link plugin parameters to Control Surface parameter controls

A
  1. Add a Control Surface control with the + button or you can use an existing control.
  2. Open the Map tab and drag FROM the controls related Parameter node on the right side of the Control Surface icon ONTO the middle of the target Plugin icon and release.
  3. From the pop-up list select the desired GUI or plugin control target.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Automate VST Parameters -

A
  1. Right-click the plugin on the MAP tab and select:
  2. Inputs > Parameter and select the automation target Parameter from the pop-up list.
  3. Right-click the red Parameter Node that appears on the Plugin and ‘Create automation clip’, ‘Link to controller’ or ‘Edit events’ as usual.
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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Rename Parameters

A

-Right-click the parameter and select ‘Rename’ from the pop-up menu.

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FL STUDIO - Patcher
Working on the Control Surface tab
Live tweaking

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  • Open the Parameter tab and use the mouse on the Parameter of interest as you would any plugin control.
  • -Select Multitouch to control multiple controls on a multi-touch monitor.
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FL STUDIO
What is Plucked!?

A

-Plucked! is an example of a physical modeling synth, where mathematical formula are used to simulate real sound producing objects, like a plucked string, for example.

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FL STUDIO - Plucked - Parameters
Decay knob

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-Changes the decay time of the plucked sound.

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FL STUDIO - Plucked - Parameters
Color knob

A

-Changes the tone of the plucked sound from dark (left) to bright (right).

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FL STUDIO - Plucked - Parameters
Normalize

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  • Tries to make the decay the same for all semitones.
  • -Otherwise higher notes have a shorter decay.
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FL STUDIO - Plucked - Parameters
Gate

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  • Stops the voices abruptly when released.
  • -Otherwise the decay keeps going.
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FL STUDIO - Plucked - Parameters
Widen

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-Enriches the stereo panorama of the sound.

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FL STUDIO
What is PioZone?

A

-PoiZone is a subtractive software synthesizer designed to bring you professional quality results, without a learning curve that hinders your creativity.

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FL STUDIO
What is ReWire?

A

-ReWired allows you to host any compatible ReWire device in FL Studio, including sample accurate streaming audio input, synchronized transport/playback controls and MIDI data receive/transmit.

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FL STUDIO
What is Sakura?

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-Sakura, the string physical modeling instrument, expresses the delicacy and beauty of stringed sounds.

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FL STUDIO - Mixer

  • NOTE: It is a good habit to name used Mixer Tracks.
  • -This is particularly important for Multiple Output Plugins as it ensures FL Studio knows the tracks are in use.
  • —This can be important for PDC calculations, split-Mixer Track rendering and automatic track assignment
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Reorder Mixer Tracks How?

A
  • Select the Mixer Track to move and press (Alt+Left or Right Arrow)
  • -OR place your mouse cursor over the track to be moved and (Shift+Mouse Wheel)
  • –All linked internal and external audio sources will move with the track.
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track control icons - Invert Phase
Does what?

A
  • Upwards and Downwards Triangle Icon
  • -Flips the sign of the waveform so positive peaks become negative peaks and vice versa.
  • –This can be used to avoid phase cancellation problems that can happen (between Mixer Tracks) when multi-mic recordings are mixed or percussion samples (such as kicks) are out of phase.
  • —When sounds are out of phase they tend to lose low frequency energy (bass) and sound thin.
  • —-You can also use the PDC control to add ms delay to any track to reduce phase cancellation
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track control icons - Swap channels How?

A
  • Two speakers facing eachother
  • -Swaps the Left and Right stereo channels. Use to correct cabling errors from stereo mic recordings or to match the panning of pre-recorded audio to some visual such as a video.
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track control icons - Mixer Track FX master switch allows you to do what?

A
  • Lightbulb
  • -Left-click - Enable/disable all effects for the selected Mixer Track.
  • –Right-Click - Open/Close the user interfaces for all effects for that Mixer Track.
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track control icons - Track Delay

A
  • Clock Icon
  • -This is not an effect, it is an accurate time-offset delay for the selected track.
  • –It usually used by Plugin Delay Compensation (PDC) to time-align tracks that have delays caused by their FX plugins.
  • —Colors - Grey (No value set), Orange (Automatically set PDC), Blue (Manual value set).
  • —-TIP: You can use this control to fine tune Audio Clips (on separate Mixer Tracks) or any other audio that must critically time-aligned. Click the switch and select the desired offset in samples.
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track, Track Delay
What does Grey, Orange, Blue colors mean?

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-Colors - Grey (No value set), Orange (Automatically set PDC), Blue (Manual value set).

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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track control icons - Track recording arm switch

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  • Dot
  • -When selected (red) the track is armed and any internal or external audio sources routed to the track will be recorded.
  • -Left-click - To arm.
  • –Right-Click - To arm with record-file naming option.
95
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Mixer Track control icons - Send / Sidechain switch

A
  • Up triangle
  • -Left-click on the destination track to enable audio to be passed from the selected track to the destination track. When a link is made the destination switch is replaced with a level control. Right-Click to route OR sidechain to a specific track with master routing disabled. Send Level Knob - When the ‘Send’ switch is activated this knob, on the destination track, controls the signal level received from the source track. For more detailed information see the section below Mixer Track Routing & Sidechaining.
96
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
How to unmute all tracks?

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-CTRL+RIGHT CLICK on the track mute button

97
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
How does Mixer Panning work?

A
  • The pan works by mixing one side of the stereo track into the other, so a 100% pan is the mono-sum of the Left and Right channels.
  • -If you would like to pan using independent Left & Right level changes with no cross channel mixing use Fruity Stereo Shaper.
  • –By default a ‘Circular Panning Law’ is used.
98
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Since the mixer track fader is post FX, what are some ways to have Pre-FX leveling?

A
  • Gain utility
  • -Route one track to another
  • –Channel Rack Gain
99
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Clicking on the fader, above or below the fader position does what?

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-Makes a small change in the dB level, 0.3-0.5dB or so.

100
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Stereo Separation Option does what?

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  • The stereo separation filter allows you to enhance or reduce any existing stereo effect in the track.
  • -The middle (default) position is disabled.
  • –Turn the knob right to decrease the stereo separation (sum L+R to mono), turn left to increase stereo separation.
  • —NOTE: This control has no stereo effect on mono sounds as it works by processing the difference between the L and R channels, if there is no difference then there is no stereo to enhance.
101
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Audio Input & Output

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  • These menus allow you to select Inputs and Outputs from your audio device.
  • -To select external Inputs you must be using an ASIO audio device driver.
  • –Usually the main audio Output on your interface is set on the Master Mixer Track and no other track.
  • —You can select as many audio Inputs as your audio device supports.
  • —-NOTE: the Input/Output names that show in these menus are set by the audio device manufacturer.
  • ——Sometimes these can be quite cryptic and you may need to experiment to find the correct Input.
102
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External audio INPUT

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  • Each Mixer Track has an Input selector. Hardware Audio Inputs and some VST/AU sources can be selected here.
  • -For example, the Input menu is used to select external audio from an audio device to record audio.
  • –Right-Click the INput menu to Automap audio device Inputs to Mixer Tracks, starting from the selected Track.
  • —The top part of the list combines pairs of audio Inputs for stereo input or select mono inputs from the lower part of the list. Pre/Post Effects recording - Click the icon in front of the Input menu to swap between Pre, to record without FX or Post to record with FX.
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External audio OUTPUT - There is an Output selector for each Mixer Track. The Master Mixer Track must have an Output selected or you will not hear audio from FL Studio. For other Mixer Tracks ASIO hardware outputs can be selected here. For example, in live-use where one Mixer Track is sent to headphones for monitoring previewed samples/mixes while the main mix goes to the PA, to create headphone sub-mixes for members of a band or to create a surround sound sub-mix by sending several Mixer Tracks to the relevant surround channels of your audio device.

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104
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
How to store and swap spare states of a plugin on a mixer FX chain?

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  • Left click plugin, Effect Slot Menu
  • -Store in spare state - Saves the plugins current settings in a temporary buffer (spare state).
  • –Flip with spare state - Swaps the plugin’s current settings with those in the spare state.
105
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
NOTE: Unlike ‘traditional’ DAW applications, Playlist tracks are not normally what?

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  • Bound to Mixer Tracks.
  • -The Playlist sequences Audio, Automation and Pattern Clips but Mixer Track routing is direct from the Channel Rack (Channel Settings) directly to the Mixer.
  • –You can however use Instrument or Audio Tracks to lock specific Playlist to Mixer routing.
106
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Multiple Instrument Routing
-Select Channel Selector/s to the right side of each Instrument Channel’s button that you want to route (Right-Clicking allows multiple selections).
–Right-Click the target Mixer Track and select ‘Channel routing > Link selected channels to this track’ (Ctrl+L) from the pop-up menu OR use ‘Channel routing > Link selected channels starting from this track’ (Ctrl+Shift+L) to assign multiple Channels to multiple Mixer Tracks.

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107
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Drag and Drop Routing
Use instrument tracks

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  • Drag the preset from the Browser or Plugin Picker database ((F8)) to a Playlist Track header –OR Right-click a Playlist Track header and choose a plugin instrument to associate with the track.
  • –This will link the Instrument Channel, Playlist Track (including a default Pattern) through to a Mixer track. See here for more details.
108
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Drag and Drop Routing
Use instrument tracks
Direct to Mixer tracks

A
  • Drag and drop instruments from the Browser Plugin Database (Shift+F8) or Plugin Picker (F8) and drop on the Mixer Track of choice.
  • -NOTE: This method auto-names the target Mixer Track to that of the Instrument.
109
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External Audio Inputs & Outputs
-Each Mixer Track can host one stereo input from and send to one stereo output to your audio device (see the note below).
–For example, if you have an audio device with 16 microphone Inputs, then you have the option of setting 16 unique Mixer Tracks to receive each of these audio device Inputs.
—You can also set multiple Mixer Tracks to receive the same Input or send to the same Output.

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110
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External Audio Inputs & Outputs
External routing

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  • Audio sent to and received from the Input and Output ports on your audio device is set by the Input / Output selectors (shown left).
  • -When ‘(none)’ is shown, this means no external audio device Input or Output is selected for the selected Track.
  • –By default, the Master Mixer Track ‘Output’ is the routed to the audio devices main Outputs (usually the main/front Left/Right channels).
  • –However, by routing another Mixer Track (other than the master) to other audio devices Outputs (e.g. the rear channels of 5.1 surround-sound card), you can create a separate sub-mix for band headphone monitoring or studio monitoring.
111
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External Audio Inputs & Outputs
PRE/POST effects input

A
  • Click the icon in front of the Input selector to choose PRE or POST effects recording.
  • -That is, the recording is taken before or after the effects rack.
112
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External Audio Inputs & Outputs
Delay compensation

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  • Use to fix cases where recorded audio is out of sync with internal events.
  • -Recorded audio can be moved earlier or later in the Playlist with this control.
113
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External Audio Inputs & Outputs
Parallel internal / external routing

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-It is worth noting that the Mixer Track Input / Output can function in parallel with the internal routing functions so that any Track can receive both external and internal audio sources simultaneously OR Output to the Master Mixer Track and any other available audio device Output. Mixer routing is described in more detail below:

114
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
External Audio Inputs & Outputs
Surround sound 5.1 or 7.1

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-You can set a group of Mixer Tracks to Output to the individual channels of a surround sound system.
–5.1 uses 3 Mixer Track Outputs (1. Front L/R, 2. Rear L/R & 3. Center/Sub L/R).
–7.1 uses 4 Mixer Track Outputs (1. Front 2. L/R, 3. Side L/R, 4. Rear L/R & Center/Sub L/R).
—There are ‘surround’ icons to help label tracks.
NOTE: You MUST have an ASIO Driver selected in the Audio Options to record external audio and for any options to show in these menus.

115
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
INPUT / OUTPUT Menu Right-Click Options:
AutoMap

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-Automatically routes the available Inputs or Outputs to Mixer Inserts.

116
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
INPUT / OUTPUT Menu Right-Click Options:
Reset mapping

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-Removes all selected Input or Output devices (excluding Master Output).

117
Q

FL STUDIO - Mixer
Compare Post-fader Sends vs Pre-Fader Sends

A
  • Post-fader sends are the default mixer linking.
  • -Pre-fader sends are done with Fruity Send plugin in the FX slots.
118
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Sidechain Sends
Vocodex can accept a pair of sidechain Inputs, for what?

A

-One for the Modulator and one for the Carrier processing sections.

119
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Sidechain direction

A
  • The direction signals flow will depend on the plugin, for example the Fruity Limiter receives a sidechain FROM another Mixer Track while the Stereo Shaper sends a sidechain TO a Mixer Track.
  • -Available Sidechain tracks are labeled by their Track name when a plugins sidechain selector is Right-Clicked.
  • –Remember if the sidechain direction is incorrect for the plugin type then the sidechain option won’t show when the plugins sidechain selector is Right-Clicked.
120
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
Sidechain direction
Compare sidechain direction for Fruity Limiter vs Stereo Shaper

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-Fruity Limiter receives a sidechain FROM another Mixer Track while the Stereo Shaper sends a sidechain TO a Mixer Track.

121
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FL STUDIO - Mixer
How to sidechain/Route multiple mixer tracks to a different track all at the same time?

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  • Hold (Ctrl+Shift) and Left-click (or Left-click and drag) all tracks involved in the multiple routing, including the target Track.
  • -Don’t let go of (Ctrl+Shift). NOTE: Don’t use the faders to select tracks, use the number & label area.
  • –Still holding (Ctrl+Shift), Right-Click the target Track and the context Menu will open.
  • –From the Track Routing > option select the desired action to perform with ‘this track’.
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