FL Manual 4 Directwave1 Flashcards

Question

FL STUDIO DirectWave Zone Mapper Parameters Change playback range of the selected sample

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Left-click the small squares at the upper left and lower right of the selected sample and drag the bounding box left and right respectively.

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Left-click the Upper left and lower right marker squares and drag the box up and down.

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Left-click inside the selected sample region and drag the box up/down or left/right.

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Right-click the desired key on the preview keyboard below the zone mapper. The set root key shows orange.

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-The Multi-Bank Window allows you to load, up to, 16 separate programs as banks and control them from the 16 MIDI Note Colors or 16 MIDI Out Channels and/or route them to 16 separate Mixer Channels for separate FX processing.

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MIDI Channel. To change the MIDI channel for a sound bank you must load it into the desired MIDI channel slot.

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If you load more than one program into DW select them with the arrows at the top left on the PROGRAM window.

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Program name as labeled. You can double-click on the name field to edit it. This does not change the name of the loaded program, just the name displayed in DirectWave.

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Output offset number from DirectWave's own output channel. Double-click on the Output number and type in the desired offset. Use this to output sound banks to separate mixer channels for separate FX processing.

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Pitch Bend Range (cents). To set, double-click the field and enter a new number.

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Pitch Bend. Click the bar and drag horizontally to set.

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Volume. Click the bar and drag horizontally to set.

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Panning. Click the bar and drag horizontally to set.

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MIDI expression, acts as a multiplier to volume. Click the bar and drag vertically to set.

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Solo / Mute switches. Useful to hear a particular instrument in multi-bank arrangements.

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- Automating the loop start/end to make it same as a DJ build. - -Like 66 the heart

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No looping. Loop start/end markers will not be visible.

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The sample is repeated jumping back to the Loop Start once.

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The sample play from start to end regardless of note duration (useful for percussion samples).

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The looped region will play while a key is held. The region beyond the Loop End will play on key release. Remember that you need to increase the ADSR - Release value (Zone Tab) for this to work.

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The sample loops backward and forward.

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- Clicks are caused by the sample amplitude at the loop start and end points differing (try to select zero-crossing points and the same phases of the waveform, that is moving in the same direction). - -Another source of loop disasters are slow changes in timbre, phase or frequency content. Normally these happen slowly and naturally and add motion to the sound, however when a loop jumps back to a distant point, the abrupt change sounds like a glitch.

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- Right-click on sample editor wave display, select 'Tools \> Tune loop') to assist in finding good loop points. - -This jumps the loop-start/end markers between zero-crossings. - --Don't forget to zoom the wave-display if you need finer control.

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(Ctrl+X) - Cuts the selected region.

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(Ctrl+C) - Copies the selected region.

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(Ctrl+V) - Inserts the copied sample at the start of the selected region.

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(Alt+V) - Replaces the selected region with the copied sample. The duration of the copied sample determines how much of the region will be replaced.

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(Shift+V) - Mixes the copied sample with the selected region. The duration of the copied sample determines how much of the region will be mixed.

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(Shift+Ctrl+V) - Uses the All-Purpose envelope to decide how the sample in the clipboard buffer is mixed with the sample in the editor. The envelope controls the mix level (0 to 100%). The duration of the copied sample determines how much of the region will be mixed.

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(spectral) (Ctrl+Alt+V) - Paste-mixes the sample from the clipboard into the edit window according to the EQ curve set in the EQ tool. Apply an EQ, use the 'Paste mix (spectral) option.

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(Shift+Ctrl+T) - Pastes the copied sample via the Time Stretch / Pitch Shift Tool.

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(Shift+T) - Opens the Paste replace drum tool. This tool reconstructs the decay portions of drum beats that may have been cropped during the slicing process and replaces the selection to the original location.

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(Shift+Del) - Clears the selected region, leaving the rest of the sample unchanged. Consider this a mute function.

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(Del) - Deletes the selected region. This function will change the overall length of the sample.

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(Ctrl+Del) - Deletes the region outside the selection.

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(Alt+Del) - Deletes sample data after the loop end point.

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(Ins) - Inserts silence from the region start point of a length equal to the selected region.

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(C) - Switch, prevents audio clicks/pops in samples caused by edit functions. This option avoids the clicks caused by discontinuities in the sample amplitude at cut/splice points by fading, or crossfading, edit points by a few samples.

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(Alt+A) - Opens the Amplitude Tool that allows you to modify L/R channel volume, Panning and Stereo Separation.

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Inverts the phase of the waveform.

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(Ctrl+N) - increases the amplitude of the waveform so that the loudest sample is at 100% maximum possible level. The process works by determining the multiplication factor that will make the loudest sample reach 100%, then multiplies all samples by this value, rescaling them.

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Similar to the standard Normalize, the amplitude of the waveform is increased so that the loudest sample is at 100% maximum possible level. There is an additional manipulation of the waveform phase that can sometimes tease out a few more dB gain. The process is considered 'lossy' as it changes the waveform phase, although it should sound identical to the standard Normalization.

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(Ctrl+F) - Ramps up the volume from 0% to 100% using a logarithmic curve. If a region is selected the fade function will apply to that, if not, the entire sample will fade in.

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(Alt+F) - Ramps down the volume from 100% to 0% using a logarithmic curve. If a region is selected the fade function will apply to that, if not, the entire sample will fade out.

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Smooths clicks at the beginning of a selection.

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Smooths clicks at the end of a selection.

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Removes DC offset. The average amplitude of the waveform is shifted to be at the zero crossing.

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(Alt+Left) - Reverses the entire wave or selection.

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(Alt+T) Opens the Time Stretch / Pitch Shift Tool to independently manipulate pitch, time and formants.

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(Ctrl+T) - Opens the Drum (loop) stretch tool, which restores decay portions of drum beats that may have been cropped during the slicing process.

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(Alt+W) - Opens the Claw machine tool, that works on a tempo-sliced sample, removing beats, adding beats and/or shifting beats to create interesting new rhythms. NOTE: The sample must have a tempo set (or beatmarkers set) for the option to be available.

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Uses the All-Purpose Envelope to apply 'scratching' effects to the sample, i.e. automate the playback direction and speed.

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Swaps the left and right channels.

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Converts the sample to a mono file based on the left channel.

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Converts the sample to a mono file based on the right channel.

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Converts the file to a mono format if both left and right channels are equal.

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Generates white noise in the selected region or whole sample if a region is not selected.

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(Alt+N) - Uses the peak of the selection as the noise/gate threshold. To use: select a region of the sample containing only noise and click this button.

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Forces the sections of the sample below the noise threshold (shown in green) to silence.

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Trims any parts of the sample that are below the threshold volume. Set gate threshold - Left-click the peak meter and move the mouse up/down to change the threshold. A green band will display (as shown in the Edison screen shot above) in the sample view window.

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Trims any parts of the sample that are below the threshold volume and slices the regions defined by the resulting gaps. Set gate threshold - Left-click the peak meter and move the mouse up/down to change the threshold. A green band will display (as shown in the Edison screen shot above) in the sample view window.

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(Ctrl+R) - Opens the Convolution/Reverb Tool.

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(Ctrl+B) - Opens the Blur Tool.

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(Ctrl+Q) - Opens the Equalize Tool.

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(Ctrl+L)- Opens the Tune Loop Tool dialog that allows you access to the main loop controls for a region.

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- FLEX is a preset-based synthesizer driven by an advanced synthesis engine capable of Subtractive, Wavetable, Multisample, FM & AM based synthesis. --The 8 Macros control custom synthesis targets, for each patch - --Macros usually point to controls not available on the main plugin UI. - ---There may be additional effects applied to patches, not accessible from the UI.

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-hold SHIFT and click + or -

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-The Main Filter is under the control of the preset designer, and may be a high, low, notch or other style filter.

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All pass - Changes the phase of frequencies in the sound, without actually cutting or boosting any.

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Time delay between echoes.

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Level of the echo sent back into the plugin. Level can be set to values above 100%

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Amount of filtering of the echoes.

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Low-pass filtering of the echoes (cutoff frequency).

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Sine wave shape modulation of the delay time. Creates a less regular delay period, and so more complex sound.

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Controls the decay time of the reverb, this is the time it takes for the signal to decay to -60dB (1/1000 of the maximum amplitude). Use low decay times for small rooms (good for fattening drum sounds), and long decay times for large rooms (halls or church-effects).

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- Use this knob to set the size of the virtual room being simulated (the display will give you feedback). - -For realistic effects, the Room Size should be adjusted according to the decay time. - --Small rooms sound better with a short decay time, large rooms sound better with longer reverb times.

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Sets the relative level of the reverberant (wet) signal.

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- Adjusts damping of the high frequencies in the reverb signal. - -Damping refers to the rate at which the high frequencies decay. - --This effect causes the sound to become gradually muffled and warmer.

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- Modulates the reverb time, to break up 'metallic' ringing sounds associated with artificial reverb. - -Small values make the reverb sound smoother and more natural. - --Extreme modulation values can add a detuned sound to the reverb.

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- Select from compression, limiting and distortion effects. - -This unit is based on Maximus. - --NOTE: The threshold is represented by the top of the peak-metering bars.

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Pre-compression gain. Useful for raising the level of a band into the active compression region.

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Compression mix. Partial values reflect a state of parallel compression.

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Hard limiting.

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Soft saturation style compression.

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Saturation style compression.

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Distortion-prone compression.

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- Sets the note decay while the key is pressed. - -The higher the knob value, the longer time it takes for the note to decay. - --You can also adjust decay to minimum to set FL Keys to sustain mode (notes do not decay).

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- FL Slayer is realistic electric guitar simulation originally developed by reFX. - -It uses a hybrid synthesis similar to physical modeling. - --The simulator is equipped with a high quality amp section and effects rack enabling you to recreate the complete electric guitar sound without additional plugins.