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Using Layers in FLStudio 7
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FLstudio's native sampling capabilities are vastly underestimated by most.
Layers are one of the most intuitive and useful tools presented to the FL7 user.
Layers can route an internal control signal to multiple VSTs or native instruments, giving you the opportunity to make big, big sounds on the cheap by just stringing together a few smaller instruments- get used to this and you'll never reach for a big polysynth like Albino or Absynth ever again.
*To layer several synths:*
1. create several synths- whatever you want.
2. create a "Layer" by right clicking on any track in the step sequencer and going to *Insert- Layer*
3. Click on the Layer track to bring up its Channel Settings box.
4. Back in the step sequencer, right click on the little green selection boxes(see picture) to select the ones you want controlled by the layer.
5. Back in the Channel Settings box(for your layer) click the "*set children*" box.
This is pretty much the default use of the Layer. Remember, you can modulate each track independently, and route each to a different FX channel.
Where you selected *set children* theres a tiny drop down menu to the left. Using the *Split Children* option, you can have each individual instrument mapped to its own key- useful for drum sounds. Using the *Group Children* option, you can make all the instruments in the Layer into a group you can view separately. FL7 can be difficult to keep organized, and groups are a great way to do it.
If you need to map a set of drum sounds to a *specific* key:
1 set up the Layer the same way.
2 in each channel's sampler, open the *Misc* tab.
3. left click to set the *zone*(key or keys which will trigger)
4. right click the same key(or any you want, for pitch change) to make this key the root pitch.
Now your Layer will trigger different sounds on the keys you've selected. I typically do this to mix my own sampled sounds with a drum kit multi-sample.
You could also do this to make a prepared piano, or to add a click transient to the beginning of sounds in the lower register of a sampler. | |
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06/13/07
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tylth
LAYERAS!!!! heh, keep it comin#!
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energygiant
i've never used this program in my life, but i love this blog!
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Analog
Ive used the layers quite a bit with me logan string symphony samples, gives a nice lot of control.
Didn't know about the "split children" thing though, very interesting.
Also, it can be handy, when you've sent your different children of the layer* to different channels on the mixer, to mix them into another channel so you can control the level / compress the goup etc. use the little orange arrow at the bottom of the slider to send a chanel to another, and remember to turn the master send knob (on the left hand side) to gibe your new group fader total control.
enjoying the FL technicals, keep em coming!
*note to self: new song title "children of the lair"
06/13/07
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implexgrace
this is cute... good job helping newbies out
cheers !
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GregTArtZ
FL rules, I agree. Underated for sure.
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dustmite
Love the blog, it's great for people who don't bother to read the manual. Keep it up.
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linde
yeah, i wonder why so many people beat down on FL. Ignorance? It's so awesome!
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phundamental
because it's to music software what this link is to synthesizers?
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mulletballet
phun: your ignorance is showing. ;)
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deltasleep
oh yeah, don't mind phun. He's got to be pawel.
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deltasleep
And I enjoy posting tutorials because I feel like this site needs to rebuild its database of searchable tutorials in order to continue to draw new members.
edited: Jun 14 2007
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ejectorset
i just wanted to say i really like this and the other recent FL blog. and i'm on a mac and totally HATE fruityloops anyways.
so yay to you for posting this. blogs are the new tips and tricks forum.
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deltasleep
yeah i am still kind of shocked that we removed the tips and tricks...wtf!
I hope that others will chime in with tips for other equipment.
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ejectorset
what "we"? i don't remember having any say in that. 
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crazyshadow
yes indeed that the most powerfull tool in fl-studio and i at a few ocasion was able to make instrument as complex and also close to fm sound using simple waveform and the layer tool and for me that how i learn how fm work and the basic fonction of sound creation
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