Some tips that you might find useful and FL Tips
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:57 am
Always cross reference to other music. Gd way of telling if somethings lacking weight, size, width etc.
Try and do as little eq'ing as possible by selecting good quality samples when layering. Over doing on the EQ can kill a sample if your not careful and we don't want that now do we!
On the master channel i always keep the waves rverb on it set to the medium nightclub setting (Obviously turned off when im making my track). Basically when you play your track through this reverb it's pretty close to how it's gonna sound in a club, so is good for telling if something sounds muddy or isn't cutting it through the mix!
Always keep effects etc on your top and middle ends as it can lead to your bass being stereo!
When adding distortion always roll off some of the top end with an EQ as you are adding harmonics when distorting. The result will be that your sound will sound a lot tighter!
Always do bounces of your track through different stages. Gd way of telling if levels are balanced and if there are any unwanted frequencies! It's kinda weird but some things you just don't pick up in the sequencer beacuse your ears adjust!
Taking away frequencies in a lot of ways is always better than boosting frequencies as it could cause problems in your mix!
Using subtle chourus or flange on hats and percussion is an excellent way of adding movement to your drums.
Don't be afraid to be bold with your reverbs. A lot of people tend to either overdoo or not use enough. Great for giving a 3D effect to your mix. Also by adjusting the top end on the reverb it gives you more control over the placement by having a sound upfront or set back!
Using a mutil band compressor is also very gd when separating layers as it gives you more control than what an EQ would!
In the FL sampler try using the envelopes more. The FL sampler allows you to envelope the pitch, volume, and filter. You can also LFO the filter pitch and volume, so there is a lot of tools to twist your sounds with.
The FL waveshaper is also a very gd tool for stopping sounds clipping. It's not a limiter but if you load it up as it is it acts as a limiter and doesn't give a harsh sound on the top end like some limiters do!
On the mixer there is a stereo enhancer, this is particuarly useful as it saves you loadin up plug ins and draining your CPU!
On the FL mixer when you press the arrow to load an effect there is an option thats sais smart disable. When selected this will disable the plug in when not in use also saving on CPU!
For warping Techy basses try layering filters over filters and automate them at different speeds, rates etc. Personally i'd recommend the antares filter or TC's Filtrator!
Be original and have fun!
Hope this helps
Cheers
Jamie
Try and do as little eq'ing as possible by selecting good quality samples when layering. Over doing on the EQ can kill a sample if your not careful and we don't want that now do we!
On the master channel i always keep the waves rverb on it set to the medium nightclub setting (Obviously turned off when im making my track). Basically when you play your track through this reverb it's pretty close to how it's gonna sound in a club, so is good for telling if something sounds muddy or isn't cutting it through the mix!
Always keep effects etc on your top and middle ends as it can lead to your bass being stereo!
When adding distortion always roll off some of the top end with an EQ as you are adding harmonics when distorting. The result will be that your sound will sound a lot tighter!
Always do bounces of your track through different stages. Gd way of telling if levels are balanced and if there are any unwanted frequencies! It's kinda weird but some things you just don't pick up in the sequencer beacuse your ears adjust!
Taking away frequencies in a lot of ways is always better than boosting frequencies as it could cause problems in your mix!
Using subtle chourus or flange on hats and percussion is an excellent way of adding movement to your drums.
Don't be afraid to be bold with your reverbs. A lot of people tend to either overdoo or not use enough. Great for giving a 3D effect to your mix. Also by adjusting the top end on the reverb it gives you more control over the placement by having a sound upfront or set back!
Using a mutil band compressor is also very gd when separating layers as it gives you more control than what an EQ would!
In the FL sampler try using the envelopes more. The FL sampler allows you to envelope the pitch, volume, and filter. You can also LFO the filter pitch and volume, so there is a lot of tools to twist your sounds with.
The FL waveshaper is also a very gd tool for stopping sounds clipping. It's not a limiter but if you load it up as it is it acts as a limiter and doesn't give a harsh sound on the top end like some limiters do!
On the mixer there is a stereo enhancer, this is particuarly useful as it saves you loadin up plug ins and draining your CPU!
On the FL mixer when you press the arrow to load an effect there is an option thats sais smart disable. When selected this will disable the plug in when not in use also saving on CPU!
For warping Techy basses try layering filters over filters and automate them at different speeds, rates etc. Personally i'd recommend the antares filter or TC's Filtrator!
Be original and have fun!
Hope this helps
Cheers
Jamie
either, but does 32 bit float (0.24) and 16 bit int just fine.
