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FX without the sample..
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:34 pm
by ascend
I'm using FL studio 7 and I'd like to record the reverb or whatever fx without the sample underneath if anybody could help please...
I've looked high and low on the interwebs and can't find this specifically... I have a pretty good grasp of the mixer and the programme otherwise but I cant find a way to route the effect on it's own for recording..
Thanks in advance.

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:59 pm
by silentk
Do you mean, u want to record ONLY the output of the FX, not of the sample itself?
then set the FX up on a send track, route then sample to this send, then jus arm the send track for disk recording? should work shouldn't it?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:52 pm
by ascend
SilentK wrote:Do you mean, u want to record ONLY the output of the FX, not of the sample itself?
then set the FX up on a send track, route then sample to this send, then jus arm the send track for disk recording? should work shouldn't it?
Yeah, I only want the output of the fx, I tried your suggestion with no luck, it still records the sound too, even with the fx channel I used for the send muted, the synth is still playing with the reverb.
Any other ideas please??
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:14 pm
by tarranjoe1
i'm not sure if you can, because if there's no sample then there wil be nothing for the FX to effect and you will just have silence
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:17 pm
by ascend
tarranjoe1 wrote:i'm not sure if you can, because if there's no sample then there wil be nothing for the FX to effect and you will just have silence
..that sucks..

Thanks for answering though..
Anybody else know for certain? I don't wanna give up yet.

Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:23 pm
by auan
Use the reverb as an insert, set the wet/dry mix to 100% wet, and sample away.
Really can't think why you would want to though, unless it's some creative use / secret weapon i haven't thought of.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:07 am
by ascend
Auan wrote:Use the reverb as an insert, set the wet/dry mix to 100% wet, and sample away.
Really can't think why you would want to though, unless it's some creative use / secret weapon i haven't thought of.
Bit late to give it a try tonight but I'll give it a whirl tomorrow, thanks a lot..
I read about using just the fx noise in the rest of the tune to add ambiance, a kind of feel of the other sounds in the mix.. not a secret weapon as such, just really wanted to try it and couldn't find out how.. Auan, your a very giving guy.. I see loads of your posts, always helpful.

Cheers
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:20 am
by auan
Ascend wrote:I read about using just the fx noise in the rest of the tune to add ambiance, a kind of feel of the other sounds in the mix.. not a secret weapon as such, just really wanted to try it and couldn't find out how..
Yeah I posted then walked to work with Burial on the headphones and realised that's exactly what he's doing on a lot of his intros.

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:37 am
by ascend
Auan wrote:
Yeah I posted then walked to work with Burial on the headphones and realised that's exactly what he's doing on a lot of his intros.
Quality.. Hope I've helped you too.. I just want that pure sound, then I can layer and manipulate it to my hearts content..
Thanks again..
Edit:
Yeah it works a treat, LEG END!

Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:12 pm
by twatty vagitis
You need to use a pre-fader and turn the volume down to zero on the track
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:15 pm
by tempest
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:08 pm
by twatty vagitis
do u even know what a pre-fader is?
lol
calm down son
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:21 pm
by tempest
haha, just messin mate... got a little excited by your name and had to say type vagina in capitals and hit post...... my bad
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:59 am
by keng~
try using reverb freeze if you have in FLS 7....
or trying to automate the volume of a..., for eg a snare, and pull down the volume of the sample when sound end, and rec only the tail of the sound....
for eg. in traktor 3 there is a reverb freeze feature that can do the trick.
naturally depending from the sample that you efectize with the reverb, the tail's colour change...

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:49 pm
by ascend
keng~ wrote:try using reverb freeze if you have in FLS 7....
or trying to automate the volume of a..., for eg a snare, and pull down the volume of the sample when sound end, and rec only the tail of the sound....
for eg. in traktor 3 there is a reverb freeze feature that can do the trick.
naturally depending from the sample that you efectize with the reverb, the tail's colour change...

Thanks for posting but Auan sorted it already.. I didn't want ANY of the the source sound in my recording... I'm using it to great effect now...
I couldn't see the woods for the trees, I was trying to separate the source and the effect pre-mixer... but Auan pointed out I needed to use the wet/dry control on the effect... SORTED!
