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By Lee Jones Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:26 pm
Hi Guys
Can someone explain how it is that I can add an effect to a sample on a pad, in this instance ive a vocal that says "one" on A06 and in the prog edit menu and gone from samples to effects on the right, added hi pass filter to my satisfaction and then clicked then next pad and loaded the main sample file I'm flattening the samples from, and added the vocal "2, 3 and 4" to pads A07 - A09. Ive gone back to pad A06 to see what values the hi pass filter had, and there is no insert there, yet I can hear clearly that the hi pass filter is on. Looked in pad mixer, nope its not there, channel mixer nope, been back to main and (obviously) its not there or everything would be filtered.
This keeps happening to me and driving me nuts. Where else can an effect be added to an individual pad that I can't see???
Thanks
Lee
By 40Beatz Wed Jan 16, 2019 11:33 pm
Make sure you're consistent on which program you're on actively
By Moho Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:22 pm
If you flatten the pad before you move on to the next you will lose the fx and all other settings applied to that pad such as pitch, envelopes etc,
as flattening the pad prints the settings to the sample and resets the pads settings to default.
Therefore you will still hear the fx as they have been resampled but the actual fx have been removed.

Easiest way round is to set your pad and fx as you want then copy the pad before you flatten, then you will have two pads that sound the same but one will be flat and the other will still have the fx now you can change the sample and keep the fx, copy that one and flatten it, repeat as many times as you need.

Hope this helps
By 40Beatz Wed Jan 23, 2019 3:20 pm
Lee Jones wrote:
40Beatz wrote:Make sure you're consistent on which program you're on actively

Really not sure what you mean dude...


Ok I had to re-read your original Post. If I read it correctly, you Flattened A06 within the program. That wrote all effects to the sample and Clears the Effect on that Pad in the Program Effect Page