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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

Creating an automation clip

Automation clips are a great way of controlling synthesizer parameters (your software virtual plugin). For example, the pulsation virtual synth has elements such as chorus knobs, delay, distortion, filters, envelopes, LFOs, pulses, and so on.

Specifying shapes, curves, tensions, and drawings of automation clips enables powerful audio manipulation. We are able to have various automation clips, which are like directions for your plugin parameters. Generally, a 0 percent value is the minimum value of the clip and 100 percent is the maximum.

The previous recipe showed how to use automation with a knob or a physical MIDI device. This recipe is based on drawing inside automation clips and on your Snap to grid setting in the playlist. Automation clips help you specify precise values of parameters. Automation clips are also a way to automate the tempo of your project.

Getting ready

You may have any virtual instrument or effect open. We will be working with the software synthesizer...

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