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FL Studio Cookbook

You're reading from   FL Studio Cookbook Over 40 recipes to help you master the art of music production with FL Studio

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849694148
Length 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Shaun Friedman Shaun Friedman
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Configuring FL Studio FREE CHAPTER 2. Using Browser 3. Working with the Step Sequencer and Channels 4. Building Your Song 5. Using the Playlist 6. Using the FL Studio Mixer and Recording Audio 7. Sampling Using Edison 8. Exporting and Rendering Your Project 9. Humanizing Your Song 10. Recording Automation 11. Rewiring Reason to FL Studio A. Your Rights as a Composer and Copyrights Index

Using send tracks in the mixer


Using send tracks in the mixer allows you to free up your computer load and easily add an effect to multiple mixer slots.

Getting ready

In order to start using send tracks, you will want to have the FL Studio Mixer open as well as have your channels in the step sequencer sent to the mixer slots. This is done by setting the FX number, as reviewed in the Sending a channel to a mixer slot recipe in Chapter 3, Working with Step Sequencer and Channels.

How to do it…

The use of send tracks is a well-known practice on both analog mixers and mixers inside of DAWs. Perform the following steps to learn to use send tracks in these mixers:

  1. Open up the FL Studio Mixer. This can be done by pressing F9.

  2. Look at the far right of the mixer. You will see four send mixer slots titled Send 1, Send 2, Send 3, and Send 4.

  3. Click on one of the previous send channels, either 1, 2, 3, or 4. In Fig 6.1, we have selected Send 1.

  4. Select an effect from the effect slots. These are labeled 1 through...

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