User manual IMAGE LINE SOFTWARE FRUITY LOOPS-FL STUDIO 5

[. . . ] IMPORTANT - Write your unique personal CD serial number here: (locate your serial number on the CD case) Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Image Line Software. The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement. The software may be used or copied only in accordance of the terms of the agreement. It is illegal to copy this software on any medium except as specifically allowed in the agreement. [. . . ] You can mix up more than 69 tracks and even make links between them to create complex mixing chains. . . But wait, let's start from the very beginning. The Mixer window's best feature is that you can add cool effects to your channels. The effects you can add range from simple things like a volume control to more advanced effects such as chorus, reverb, phaser, delay, flange, and EQ among others (you can also add generators, notebooks, controllers, monitors and all kinds of other goodies here too). Remember when we told you to change the FX Track in the TS404 Channel Settings?Well now we're gonna explain what that was all about. The GettingStarted Loops were using Mixer Effects all along!Load up one of them and bring up the Mixer screen by pressing F9 or by going to View > Mixer. You'll get a window like the one below. . . FX Tracks FX Plugins Track Adjustments 2. What You're Lookin' At. You have one Master Track, 64 Regular Tracks, and 4 Send Tracks. The wheel with the slider below each track is their volume and stereo balance control (just like on a real mixer pult!). The insert tracks are displayed 16 at once, but you can switch which 16 tracks you see (click and A/B/C/D switches at the top of the window). The Master Track is selected by default. Each track has room for eight FX Plugins. The Getting Started Loops use the Fruity 7 Band EQ plugin in the Master Track, and the Fruity Delay and Fruity Reverb plugins in Track 2. Try changing the track to find the other plugins. 44 Mixing & Effects The Track Adjustments panels show some properties each track has. The volume and stereo balance settings are the same like the one below each track (the other ones are added for convenience, as you see them all, no matter the selected track). The other things on the track adjustments panel are equalizer, stereo "width" knob and a decibel meter (shows the output volume of the track). Turn Plugins On and Off / Mixing Wet and Dry. Click on the green LED next to each plugin slot to turn it on and off. Try this with the loop running to hear the difference. You can also tweak the knob next to the LED to mix a "dry" (without effect) and "wet" (with the effect) sound. [. . . ] This slider determines the delay time between you turning a knob and the sound of FL Studio changing. But if you set it too low, the sound will become choppy. If you can't get it low enough to do what you want, then I guess you need a faster computer. Sorry, dude. c. 4. Which Controls Can I Link? [. . . ]