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. [. . . ] Click the TS404 Tab Change the FX Track (We'll explain this later) That's a little better. . . Change the Oscillator Shapes Make the Notes Decay Slower Make the Sound Trashier Last Thing to Do: Turn these wheels slowly while the song plays. . . You're a Techno god. 41 Introducing the TS404 4. Like with the other channel settings, this stuff is explained further in the on-line manual. But for now, here's a brief overview of what the main controls do. There are also lots of other interesting controls you can get to by clicking the MISC, FUNC, and SMP tabs. Have fun, and try to get a feel for it. . . The oscillators: You can have two slightly different sounds playing at once. Distortion: Turn up both wheels for a nastier sound. Oscillator mixing: Turn the MIX wheel to hear more or less of oscillator 1 and 2. LFO: Low frequency oscillation. This function slowly turns a parameter such as the CUToff up and down. Then try playing with the buttons to make the RESonance, tuning (OSC) and pitch width (PW) oscillate. 42 Introducing the TS404 5. You can bend the notes on the TS404 to make some really cool synth lines. The TS404 also has a Pitch Bend Line at the top of its keyboard as most of the other synths (but not all of them support it!). If you click on the Pitch Bend Line, the current note will slide into the next one. Go back to GettingStarted4. flp and try setting up the keyboard as shown below. Actually, as of version 3. 5, this sort of melody is better done using the Piano Roll. More on that in a future chapter. . . Pitch Bend Line New Notes Can't click off the pitch-bend line?One of em's gotta work! 43 MIXING & EFFECTS IMPORTANT REMARK: This guide is a general Getting Started guide for all existing FL Studio Editions. The FL Studio Fruityloops Edition doesn't have the Track Adjustments & Mixer sliders capabilities. Please check our site www. flstudio. com for upgrade conditions. One great addition to FL Studio Producer Edition is the new Mixer window (previously called Effects Tracks window). You can mix up more than 69 tracks and even make links between them to create complex mixing chains. . . 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?Load up one of them and bring up the Mixer screen by pressing F9 or by going to View > Mixer. [. . . ] Typically, you will be presented with a number of choices, and you'll just have to try them all to figure out which one is right. Are you ready to rock? e. Troubleshooting Checklist. If the red light is still not coming on when you turn the knobs on your controller, here's a list of things you should check. * Did you plug the controller into a power outlet? If your Midi controller seizes up on ya. . . Try this as a last resort: quit Fruity, then select Programs > FL Studio > Advanced > Reset settings from the Windows Start menu. [. . . ]