One thing I have never liked is that it seems that you can only apply effects to whole tracks. I want to be able to apply an effect only to selected bars. Now I am well aware that I could cut that section of the track and paste it onto another track and apply the effects that way, but that is a REALLY long way around to do what I think I should be able to do: select a specific 16 bars (or whatever) and apply an effect only to that section. Can we do that now and I just don't know how?
Last edited by eddie1261; 12/16/1805:12 AM.
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As John mentioned, you could go to Edit-Audio Effects and hard write any section you want, but that's more destructive than pasting to another track and using real time FX.
A variation of this is to make a copy of the whole track, put the effect you want on it, then automate the volume of the two tracks so one plays (and the other is at at zero volume; CC7=0) when you want the given effect and then the other takes over when you don't.
*Some* FX have a MIDI learn function where you can control it's behavior via MIDI messages, but that depends on the effect you are using and your MIDI set up.
It would be nice if we could control effects like the rest of the mixer, even if they just added the ability to record the mixer moves in an Aux slot .. at least we could control what goes to which FX & when.
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One thing I have never liked is that it seems that you can only apply effects to whole tracks. I want to be able to apply an effect only to selected bars. Now I am well aware that I could cut that section of the track and paste it onto another track and apply the effects that way, but that is a REALLY long way around to do what I think I should be able to do: select a specific 16 bars (or whatever) and apply an effect only to that section. Can we do that now and I just don't know how?
This is why I use a DAW like Sonar.
It's really easy to set the resolution to anything from a measure to 1/128th of a quarter note. Simply add a new track, split the old one where you need and drag.... it's not difficult. And it saves you from having to destructively edit. Nothing sucks like doing a destructive edit only to realize a short time later you didn't really want to do that.
ALSO.... you can use FX automation in a DAW as well..... add the FX, assign to a track... yup, you gotta add a track anyway.... insert a midi controller, link it to the FX and then draw the automation envelope.....
more than one way to do this. choose your poison.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.
The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
Less heartburn to just copy the bars to another track and apply the effect. I want things as simple as possible.
I can't even get RB to respond to the volume control on my controller keyboard. As much as I used MIDI in my keyboard rig for live play back in my day (it was a MARVEL!!) in the DAW environment I am very green. As soon as you said "insert a MIDI controller" you lost me. Because my brain says "What is he talking about? I have a controller. An M-Audio MK3. That suddenly stopped sending controller parameter 7 to control volume."
And here is where the frustration grows. I was able to use that volume control until some random day, when I launched RB and suddenly my controller was no longer listed in the prefs. So I reinstalled the SAME driver from the SAME CD as I did originally. Rebooted the PC. The controller was then recognized again, but wasn't sending parameter 7. And then I said "I am not going to let this software stress me out ever again" so I have just been living without it.
I am using the new 1040XTRAEZ form this year. It has just 2 lines.
1. How much did you make in 2023? 2. Send it to us.
It would be nice if we could control effects like the rest of the mixer, even if they just added the ability to record the mixer moves in an Aux slot .. at least we could control what goes to which FX & when.
The mixer channel aux send knobs can be automated in the same way as the faders. It's non-destructive and with eight aux sends, it's pretty flexible as well.
Ahh, good point ROG, I was thinking of the AUX slots themselves, but I guess you could also do it with the send dial on the channel.
Bernie, as ROG points out, you can put the effect in an AUX slot and then adjust the send for the desired track that controls that AUX slot send level and Record Mixer Moves in the mixer window to automate it.
Last edited by rharv; 12/17/1801:41 PM.
Make your sound your own! .. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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