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At 5/24/07 02:26 PM, DemoTeam wrote: Can someone suggest me a good recording proggram??
i will appriciate the help u can p.m me or just say it on the forum .=]

Audacity

Now, I have a question. In FL7, when I create an automation clip, it starts at the beginning of the song. It is ANNOYING!!

How do I make it "spawn" on the space that I click?

At 5/24/07 05:07 PM, navij11 wrote:

At 5/24/07 02:26 PM, DemoTeam wrote: Can someone suggest me a good recording proggram??
i will appriciate the help u can p.m me or just say it on the forum .=]

Audacity

Now, I have a question. In FL7, when I create an automation clip, it starts at the beginning of the song. It is ANNOYING!!

How do I make it "spawn" on the space that I click?

i dont have FL7 but im assuming it works the same way.

In the automation clip area (bottom right corner in the screen ( playlist?))

1- you just click where u want it and/or make it bigger/smaller etc.
2- click and drag to here you want it

At 5/24/07 08:57 PM, AtomicTerrorist wrote:

How do I make it "spawn" on the space that I click?

i dont have FL7 but im assuming it works the same way.

In the automation clip area (bottom right corner in the screen ( playlist?))

1- you just click where u want it and/or make it bigger/smaller etc.
2- click and drag to here you want it

No, it doesn't.

When you click on the bottom portion, it starts at the beginning of the song, rather than where you clicked, unlike in FL6.

It is annoying.

At 5/24/07 08:59 PM, navij11 wrote:

At 5/24/07 08:57 PM, AtomicTerrorist wrote:

No, it doesn't.

When you click on the bottom portion, it starts at the beginning of the song, rather than where you clicked, unlike in FL6.

It is annoying.

I've noticed this too. Hopefully it's a small bug that they'll fix for the next ver. it is rather annoying to have to scroll through the pl just to resize an automation clip.

- Wraith

Go back to FL 6 !!!! >8()

^.^ <3 FL 6

At 5/24/07 09:07 PM, Envy wrote: Go back to FL 6 !!!! >8()

^.^ <3 FL 6

Maybe...
sometime later.

At 5/24/07 09:07 PM, Envy wrote: Go back to FL 6 !!!! >8()

^.^ <3 FL 6

FL6 FTW!

I've done a bit of work in FL7, my main annoyance when creating techno tracks is that I can't get any good drum loops, and the ones I create myself are really simple and not too diverse, what can I do to get a good kicking drum loop to suit the electronic style?

At 5/24/07 10:56 PM, WritersBlock wrote: I've done a bit of work in FL7, my main annoyance when creating techno tracks is that I can't get any good drum loops, and the ones I create myself are really simple and not too diverse, what can I do to get a good kicking drum loop to suit the electronic style?

Use google to search for samples, or add FX and make the basic FL drums sound better. EQUO is a good start ;)

At 5/24/07 10:56 PM, WritersBlock wrote: I've done a bit of work in FL7, my main annoyance when creating techno tracks is that I can't get any good drum loops, and the ones I create myself are really simple and not too diverse, what can I do to get a good kicking drum loop to suit the electronic style?

More than half of the samples that come by default on FLStudio are a waste, that is unless you use them to make your own samples. I found out that the good samples with good sounds that are on the net are not always free and the ones that are free are not what you really wanted in a sample (meaning it doesn't sound just like you had it in your mind). So what i've done is started to make my own samples from scratch. I take 3-4 samples, change pitch, length, sound level, add some effects, and make a type of sample that suits me and how i originally heard it in my mind.
Most of the time, i come up with what i've wanted and I will always get something fresh because it's new, and not already made samples that more likely someone had used on another song.

Apart from that, what i can also tell you is that if you are trying to make a good (diverse), rhythmical song, and can't come up with one of your own from the top of your head, then take a drum loop that you like, slice it up, hear how each slice makes up its own sound and how all the slices come together to make a full sound. Then try to imitate each slice sound with one of your own, then instead of arranging them like the drum loop sounded, move some things a little bit, change the pitches of a few sounds, then compare the two.

-Allen A

omgz wutz dis ting culled mixer effect?
Just fool around with Fruity Reveerb and Phaser and such.

At 5/24/07 10:56 PM, WritersBlock wrote: I've done a bit of work in FL7, my main annoyance when creating techno tracks is that I can't get any good drum loops, and the ones I create myself are really simple and not too diverse, what can I do to get a good kicking drum loop to suit the electronic style?

just use the slicer with say, the drillnbass drumloop, then master it a bit to fit the mood of the song. then, you can create your own drumloop, it's fun.

At 5/25/07 07:11 PM, x-Exodus-X wrote:

At 5/24/07 10:56 PM, WritersBlock wrote: I've done a bit of work in FL7, my main annoyance when creating techno tracks is that I can't get any good drum loops, and the ones I create myself are really simple and not too diverse, what can I do to get a good kicking drum loop to suit the electronic style?

just use the slicer with say, the drillnbass drumloop, then master it a bit to fit the mood of the song. then, you can create your own drumloop, it's fun.

Drillnbass loop is overused and cliché, don't slice it. Just use the parametric EQ on the samples FL has. If you figure it out right, some of them should sound pretty decent. besides, you get much more freedom in creating your own loops. Just be creative, and throw a bunch of hat's around. Hats can make or break a song...

Above all, just have fun with it... It will come to you.

Ah, mastering. What a bugger. I have no idea where to even start. Anyone willing to help?

At 5/26/07 02:03 PM, ArisingFlame wrote: Ah, mastering. What a bugger. I have no idea where to even start. Anyone willing to help?

Mastering in FL is painfully simple.

Make sure you know what frequencies you want to stand out on your instruments; cymbals are high mid and high, bass drums are either really low or punchy, bass synths should be below or above the kick drums, whatever you EQed the kick as affects this, etc etc.

Then, turn everything's volume down to zero. Then, choose what you want to be heard, to be loud. Put that at around 75% volume. Then just go down the list. Drums shouldn't be too loud, so probably at around 50-60% on the volume, and just turn the volume up accordingly. Do this WITHOUT a compressor on anything.

Then, after you've got everything nice and not red-lining very often (if it just touches the red line is won't kill anything) and then put a soft compressor on the master effects channel.

There. Flawless mastering.

At 5/26/07 02:37 PM, ZENON wrote:

Mastering in FL is painfully simple.

There. Flawless mastering.

Thanks ZENON ;)

At 5/26/07 02:37 PM, ZENON wrote:
There. Flawless mastering.

Ah, thank you! I Have a problem with maxing out my CPU too much =P

Try making use of Smart Disable. To switch it on for all fx go to Tools - >Macros -> switch smart disable....

Technically this isn't mastering... but its gives a basic idea of using the right frequencies/EQing.

oops I thought I hit reply to qoute... anyway I was replying to ZENONs post above.

At 5/26/07 05:17 PM, NeoMarine wrote: oops I thought I hit reply to qoute... anyway I was replying to ZENONs post above.

triple post =P

alright, i have a question. i dont know what i pressed or why it does it, but now whenever i change soemthing in my song, the history thing comes up in the browser and opens up my song history, even when i close it. it's really annoying. anyone know how to fix this?

I would like to know if anyone has links to tutorials that would teach me how to make stuff like the aphex twin breakbeat songs.. just insane breakbeats and VST stuff.. pls PM me with the links cuz i might not find this thread again. thanks.

At 5/28/07 04:24 AM, Exhumer wrote: I would like to know if anyone has links to tutorials that would teach me how to make stuff like the aphex twin breakbeat songs.. just insane breakbeats and VST stuff.. pls PM me with the links cuz i might not find this thread again. thanks.

chop up drum loops with the Fruity slicer and go crazy

i know how to use the fruity vocoder, the problem is, my mic won't show up on the "IN" spot in the mixer. How do I fix this problem?

At 5/26/07 02:37 PM, ZENON wrote: There. Flawless mastering.

Orly?
Afaik putting sounds together so that they sound good and doesn't peak has to do with MIXING. The same with EQing. That is NOT mastering.

And if you still persist in calling that mastering i'd like you to explain what mixing is according to you then. ;)

I've never heard of a mastering house that wants a project file to master.
They ask for a wave file or in the worst case a high quality mp3.

Okay guys, here comes a list of questions:

Lol

How I can makea clap, or any sound for that matter, echo?
Listen to DreamScape by -EON- once, you'll understand what I mean.

I also need to know how I can make a saw lead/saw synth.
Some help would be appreciated.

A realistic Piano and Violin VST would also help me much, as I got myself a piano which is supposed to be connected to my computer.
Having troubles with that as well, so help me god.

Fading sounds in, not only at the beginning of a song, but mid-song.

A good bass, for a background bassline.
I couldn't find one in FL Studio 6, so could someone reccomend me one? (Or two.)

And can someone tell me what the tinging sound in the beginning of cornandbeans's The Sewers is?

Awesome :D

At 5/28/07 06:18 PM, B0UNC3 wrote:

At 5/26/07 02:37 PM, ZENON wrote: There. Flawless mastering.

Orly?
Afaik putting sounds together so that they sound good and doesn't peak has to do with MIXING. The same with EQing. That is NOT mastering.

Ah damn, what's mastering?

At 5/29/07 11:35 AM, SBB wrote: Ah damn, what's mastering?

At this step your final-mixed track get adjusted for CD, LP, Radio etc.
That usually just profis do.

At 5/29/07 11:32 AM, SuperFlonic wrote: How I can makea clap, or any sound for that matter, echo?

Fruity Reveerb, try Reveerb 2 if you need help visualing the knobs and how they affect the sounds. If you mean actually really, really echo, then Fruity Delay.

I also need to know how I can make a saw lead/saw synth.

Any VST, experiment and play with presets.

A realistic Piano and Violin VST would also help me much, as I got myself a piano which is supposed to be connected to my computer.
Having troubles with that as well, so help me god.

Piano/Violin soundfont, slap some effects and filters on it and it will sound great.
If you mean you have a keyboard, download the drivers for it from the manufacters' website and look in your MIDI options in FL's options for the keyboard, play away.

Fading sounds in, not only at the beginning of a song, but mid-song.

Volume automation. If you don't know how to do that, download the file in my sig.

A good bass, for a background bassline.
I couldn't find one in FL Studio 6, so could someone reccomend me one? (Or two.)

Bassline I would say any simple lead or short synth at C4 in Sytrus or Toxic III, I use other VSTs for that though. z3ta+ has great presets you can play with, try their demo.
If you're willing to dish out plenty of cash, Vanguard and NeXus are brilliant too, but costy.

And can someone tell me what the tinging sound in the beginning of cornandbeans's The Sewers is?

I'll answer it after I hear it again, but I'll bet it's just a layered synth.

Awesome :D

urwulkum