Adding FX to a single note..

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Adding FX to a single note..

By Ajax Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:55 pm
Sorry in advance for the rookie question.

Adding FX to a pad/sound is easy. Adding FX to the outs or a sub mix is easy. I don’t know how to add FX to a single note. Sometimes, I’ll want FX on a specific note of a sound/pad that I use throughout a song without FX. (Think a delay every 4th time that sound comes in, but no delay the three times it comes in before that 4th time.)

There has to be an easy way to do this.
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Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Lampdog Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:40 pm
Elijah wrote:….duplicate the pad and apply FX to it.

This x1000.

You “tie” fx to pads, programs, route’s.
Automation can be done, that method is much more involved imo.

Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Ajax Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:57 pm
Elijah wrote:You can use automation(FX send) or duplicate the pad and apply FX to it.


I knew you could do this.. but I was hoping not to have to waste a pad just for this purpose. But, if that’s what I have to do, I’ll do it, I suppose.
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Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Lampdog Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:38 pm
I mean, it’s not a waste, you have 128 pads, are you actively using every one of them?
You can also resample, delete the og pads from the project and you end up with 1 pad, printed audio sample. I’m betting you wont go that route.

Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Patientrichard Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:50 pm
Try adding the effect via the automation lane, in grid mode. You can then draw in when the effect happens, so you can choose just one note for it to appear on.

Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Ajax Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:09 pm
Lampdog wrote:I mean, it’s not a waste, you have 128 pads, are you actively using every one of them?
You can also resample, delete the og pads from the project and you end up with 1 pad, printed audio sample. I’m betting you wont go that route.


Yeah yeah. I know. I’m admittedly just being a little pissy about it.

And, no. I will not be resampling solely for this specific purpose.
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Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Lampdog Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:20 pm
I don't like the re-sampling route either, I'll go non-destructive EVERY chance I get unless I ABSOLUTELY need to print wav's, which is almost never anyway.
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Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Lampdog Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:41 pm
Messing with X now and just came up with something else.
Place whatever effect on a RETURN, place that return on a Q-LINK, in real-time, sequence plays and when the note comes up just turn the q-link up (set for MOMENTARILY).
The result, real-time tweakable, also recordable via automations.
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Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Lampdog Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:43 pm
cocosushi is right.

main menu, channel mixer, return, set up your effects slots.

Main menu, q-link edit, choose track, program, choose a knob, parameter, send 1-4., momentary.

Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By 40Beatz Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:07 pm
Yea....in your case....I would copy that note to another pad in the Sequence and Add the FX to that new Pad. Easiest way

Re: Adding FX to a single note..

By Ajax Mon Mar 06, 2023 5:29 pm
Lampdog wrote:cocosushi is right.

main menu, channel mixer, return, set up your effects slots.

Main menu, q-link edit, choose track, program, choose a knob, parameter, send 1-4., momentary.


This is interesting. I’ll play around with this tonight. Cheers.
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