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This channel produces some of the absolute best, most informative and easy to understand videos on sound design. Thank you so much for all the work you put in to making these videos.
I really had stopped doing volume automations because I like my hands free, I needed automation for what I'm doing now and google said you was the man, sure was. Thanks!
Note: There's really no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to music production. You can usually do pretty much whatever you want. As long as you end up with the desired result, the way you do things doesn't really matter. In FL Studio there are almost always many different ways to do things. It's one of the big differences between FL Studio and other daws. In other daws there's usually a certain way things need to be done, while in FL Studio you have more flexibility. That doesn't mean that one way is "wrong" while another isn't, but there are some ways that are just simpler and more efficient than others. In FL Studio there actually is a "preferred" workflow from the developer's point of view, which is supposed to be the fastest way, but they still give you the option to do it differently if you want to.
I usually go for adding a Fruity Balance, but the method where you automate the cable link is a pretty good idea. Saves me a few clicks in comparison and we all know a faster workflow can be key for letting creativity flow better. Thanks!
Indeed! Speed is key. I find that this is usually the quickest and easiest way to automate volume in FL Studio. If I need to automate the volume on the master though, I usually put the fruity balance on the first FX slot on the master. That way I can automate the volume feeding into the compressors etc. later on, allowing me to control the dynamic difference between the breakdown and the drop for example. :)
This was the first video I've seen on your channel. The clearest one on volume ahtomationg that addressed everything I needed and more. No fluff, just great information. Subscribed, thanks!
Wow! This channel is amazing! I am so grateful for this content and I'm especially glad that you're not another one of those that make 20+ minute long videos with long introductions overexplaining the issue, but instead you get straight to the point so wonderfully quickly! Thank you!
Nice tip.. I’ll hold my hands up, I was doing it “wrong”.. thanks for this I will be using your method from now own! Thought they may be a better way, as you say, the wrong way makes using the fader impossible afterwards :)
Glad you found it helpful! The unique flexibility and modularity in FL Studio is perhaps its biggest strength, but it can also be its biggest weakness. Because there are always so many ways of doing things, you can easily end up adapting a workflow that's "less than ideal". And once you've become accustomed to doing something a certain way, it can be hard to "unlearn" it. :)
@@FireWalkMusic absolutely spot on comment FW, it’s all to easy to keep doing it the same way!. I for one will use this tip (current project;) ) and won’t forget. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, it does make a difference to reach out and help others. You’re one of RUclipss good guys in my opinion..keep doing what your doing FW.
This tutorial is oh so helpful but yt buries it in a lot of useless yt shorts! maybe this comment mentioning how thankful I am for this shows the algorithm the quality and pushes it further up! Thanks!
Thanks! Much appreciated. It's really hard to compete with all those shorts. It's not an ideal format for tutorials like this. I haven't made any myself yet, but because of the way the algorithm works these days I probably have to if I want to keep making content that people can actually see.
@@FireWalkMusic please don't, shorts are just there to lull people in and make them scroll endlessly and mindlessly, they are not fit for tutorials as you just can't jump back in the video to the relevant part to hear it again, no, you have to watch the whole video again from the start so that youtube gets more engagement/watchtime to sell to advertisers :(
@@TripTiltI agree, it sucks. They just did it to compete with TikTok. People have such short attention spans these days, so they appeal to that. Unfortunately, spending days making a video is not really viable, when it only gets 1-2000 views at most, which is why I haven't been making so many videos lately. It's probably partly because of all those shorts that prevents them from showing up as you said.. When people search for something, they tend to just click on the shortest video, because they want to learn it as quickly as possible. The problem is, that not everything can be tough in half a minute, so shorter isn't always better when it comes to tutorials. I've always tried to keep my videos as short as possible, typically around 3-4 minutes, with no unnecessary babbling. :)
@@FireWalkMusic Do you have any tutorials on how to do stems? I recently sold a track and I have a hard time BECAUSE... When I do my drums, I will sidechain them all to one bus. And then that bus will have a bunch of effects on them and such. So when I gave them the stems the effects didn't come over. Am I not supposed to bus the effects? [The engineer was impressed with my mixing skills so he mixed it using the 2 track from FL and the vocals in PRO TOOLS.]
Very interesting take that I had not considered before. I do generally favour using the Fruity Balance Volume Knob method, adjusting the default linked 'mapping formula' to 'Input*.8' (to correlate the 80% volume setting of the Fruity Balance to 100% on the automation points).
Hi, glad you liked the video :) It's easy to end up doing things "the hard way" in FL Studio because there are always so many ways of doing things, and not every way is going to be the most efficient. In other daws there's always a certain way you're supposed to do things, while in FL Studio you have tons more flexibility due to its modular nature. That's perhaps its biggest strength, but it can also be its biggest weakness because it can easily introduce some confusion and "enable" people to adopt a less than ideal workflow. :)
Still watching. You are the most articulate of all Fl Studio youtubers. I always walk away with some new information. Your videos are valued so much by me and has made my workflow 20x as efficient. I feel more confident in my ability to produce now and all my thanks are due to you FireWalk. Ps Would U Like to look through my telescope ;-)
You don't know how badly I wish I saw this video before finishing a large project w 26 tracks full of mixer volume automation... Only to realize I needed to get some headroom back by lowering many tracks volume level... It sucked coming to this problem... In other Daws I've used they make the automation relative to the control position rather than a fixed number... I wish FL did this... But in the meantime.... FANTASTIC VIDEO THAT TRULY HELPED!!!!
This video flies in the face of everything that I've ever seen or been taught. You mix into the Master. You need the master to set the overall loudness of the final mix. This is why you first gain stage everything to keep the master from clipping. Shoot for an overall master loudness of -6db to -8db to leave your master engineer room to work. Moving the master volume all over the place would seem like a headache to achieve this.
This is about automating the volume of individual mixer tracks and elements in the mix, not the master itself.. Every mixer tracks is routed to the master. This method allows you to automate the volume going into the master from each mixer track. It's the exact same thing as using fruity balance on every single mixer track for example, and then automating that way, except this is quicker and simpler. It's why the mixer is set up this way. You should of course not automate the master channel itself, but that's not what this is about at all. It's just about the levels going into the master. This method is post fader for each mixer tracks, which means that you automate the volume after the processing on each fx slot. If you automate in the channel rack for example, then it will be post fader, which is not always ideal. Especially if you use a compressor, or a de-esser or whatever, because it will be impossible to get the the threshold settings correct with the input volume constantly going up and down. It's then better to automate the volume after the processing has taken place. :)
I did it the wrong way omg . Good video . Please make a video on how to see and correct phase correlation issues in fl studio . This plages my mix sometimes . I'm not using stereo widening plugins anymore so much as before but phase is still an issue to some degree.
No right or wrong here as you say, except the fader option maybe. I prefer Fruity Balance though, or some other gain plug, in most cases as it remains tied to the track even if routing changes and can be placed last to avoid messing up the levels going into the FX chain. The drawback is one slot less I guess but I can live with that :)
Please make more tutorials about automation clips and also problems with automation clips and why automation clips are not working (no automated sound) like cutoff and highpass filters
I always used the fruity balance method, but instead of fruity balance I used fruity limiter. I guess send automation is better since it's already there. Thanks!
There's really no "right" or "wrong" method here, as long as you achieve the end result you're going for. That said, I've found that this method is usually the fastest and most efficient. I usually only use fruity balance and such on the first FX slot on the master and such, for example, if I want to automate the volume of the entire track, feeding into the compressors and such, which is usually next on the master chain. . :)
Adjusting the volume on the channel rack could interfere in how to signal is processed in the mixer channel, for ex, if you have distortion, drive, or high compression, if the input signal for those effects gets lower, it will affect how it sound. That might be useful or not, it depends on what your intents are. For just volume, I would stick to the route knob or the Fruity balance.
Indeed. You'll need to consider pre and post fader when automating volume. Automating volume before it goes into a compressor for example, might not be a good idea, unless it's master channel automation. I recommend sticking with the method I recommended in the video :)
@@FireWalkMusic ur welcome. hey you have any on fl studio grossbeat. how to use it. i just cant get the hang of it. like the tape stop. i think thats what it is called. lol
Awesome vid as always 😍 Right at the end… you mentioned “the order of processing is very” important. Would you be able to do a tutorial on this? Would it be best to put volume after EQ, reverb, delay, side chain etc! Confused 😣
Hi, thanks! Glad you liked it. Yes, when automating volume it is important to consider pre and post fader issues. For example, if you use the channel rack to automate the volume, you essentially adjust the volume before it enters the mixer, and therefore also before it goes into compressors and other dynamics plugins you might have loaded (de-essers etc) on any given mixer track. That will mess up the settings in the plugins because you will typically set a threshold in a compressor, for example, to trigger it. But then the automation causes the signal going into the compressor to go up and down, and this will change the way it behaves compared to if you put the volume automation post fader. That way the signal going into the compressor will be more constant, and the volume automation will be done after the compressor has done its job. It's the same with the fruity balance. If you put it on the first FX slot you automate the volume before the compression etc, but if you put it on the last one then you'll do it after. In most cases, you'll want to have it after. :)
@@FireWalkMusic Thank you very much for your detailed reply, it’s helped clear up a few issues after trying fruity balance a lot lower down in the mixer plug-in list 👌
THATS SICK....I MIGHT HAVE TO TRY THAT....DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO VINYL STOPS AND OPENS EFFECT USING THE AUTOMATION CLIP? ....I AM SERIOUSLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT
changing volume in the channel rack will be a bit different tho no? considering it's the input volume to the mixer rack which could then affect things like how a distortion sounds
You'll need to consider pre and post fader when automating volume. Automating volume before it goes into a compressor for example, might not be a good idea, unless it's master channel automation. I recommend sticking with the method I recommended in the video :)
Fruity balance works well too. It basically achieves the same thing, but I generally find the method shown in the video to be the fastest and most efficient overall. I usually use the fruity balance if I need to automate the master volume for example. Just put it on the first FX slot on the master, and you can then automate the volume of the entire track, feeding into the compressors etc.
That can work well in many situations, but you'll always need to consider pre and post fader when automating volume. Automating volume before it goes into a compressor for example, might not be a good idea, unless it's master channel automation. I recommend sticking with the method I recommended in the video :)
Just discovered this channel thanks to this video, and found so many useful tips, subscription well & truly earned! I do have one issue though... when using the automation method shown where you use the volume to the mater knob to automate, for some reason, the automation does not get exported when exporting to wavs for mastering, and I am not sure why. Anyone any ideas? Edit: Should add, this is relating to the individual channel wavs that area created, not the master (the automations are apparent in that), and I have also made sure that the relevant settings are used for exports re insert & master effects.
OK, so did a little playing and used my grey matter... seems that (obviously) the reason the individual tracks don't have the volume automation applied, is that it is done at the master level, as it automates the volume out of the track into the master. That would be useful in a mastering (perhaps mixing) scenario, but if you need, as I did, the volume automation to be part of the arrangement, then using the fruity balance plugin is the way to go... still way better than automating the sliders, which is what I was doing :)
I've seen in other tip videos that changing the sample volume from the sample itself, and in the channel rack, isnt actually true volume automation. Is this true?
I recommend using the method shown in this video, utilizing the mixer. Automating the channel rack will cause the volume to go up and down so it is technically volume automation. That said, there can be drawbacks to this method. There is a difference between post and pre fader volume automtion. If you automate the channel rack volume then you adjust the volume going into the mixer track. If you have a compressor, a de-essential or something on that track then having the volume going up and down can affect the processing in a negative way. It's usually better to automate the volume after the effect chain, which which will be the case when using the method recommended in this video.
How would you recommend to automate volume of the buildup so the drop comes in harder? I typically put fruity balance on the master and gradually lower the buildup by 3 dB. What method do you recommend?
That's a good way of doing it. Just make sure that you put any gain plugin on the first fx slot on the master so that you automate the volume before it goes into the dynamics plugins afterwards (if any).
I need a video on master volume automation with a series of mistakes in the master. How to correct so the mix - which is too important and time-sensitive to redo - can be back on track. I can't find the master channel automation and it keeps jumping rendering the mix and track dead. I have reset the track many times and it keeps going back to jumping again. Putting an automation clip in the master doesn't work, it just ignores it.
I want to know what would be the best site to view concerning Loops/Samples of Bass guitars and Strings with the bpms that can be used in Gospel and Worship music. Either free or paid it doesn't matter NEED HELP. I'm new at all of this FL Studio stuff and actually this is my first Daw I have ever tried.
Hi, there are lots of sites that sell sample packs for just about any genre there is. My affiliate partner for loops and samples are Loopmasters, you can check out their loops and samples here: www.loopmasters.com/?a_aid=5d496680b59cd But there are many other great ones too. Just do a google search and you'll find tons of samples. They usually provide demos so you can listen to the samples and see if you like it before ordering anything. :)
I recommend Ample bass P Lite - free plugin in top quality. Modo Bass by IK Multimedia is great too. For strings I recommend The Orchestra by Sonuscore and Cremona Quartet by Native Instruments. Not cheap libraries but worth every penny spent
Hi! What if i want to use the parametric eq to create a low to hi pass filter sweep. what would be the approach using a volume lever besides the track where the plugin is recorded?
Hei! Hva er dine tanker angående volum automation og filter automation? Er det ikke sånn at hvis man bruker filter så vil det gi også en annen lyd enn når man bare bruker volum? Mener å huske jeg la merke til det men kanskje jeg husker feil :p
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This channel produces some of the absolute best, most informative and easy to understand videos on sound design. Thank you so much for all the work you put in to making these videos.
Thank you! Very much appreciated! :)
One of the very few channels I can give a Thumbs up before watching the video.
Thank you! Very much appreciated! :)
Beginner here. This video was perfectly made for me. Thank you for that.
You're welcome. Glad you liked it 🙂
I really had stopped doing volume automations because I like my hands free, I needed automation for what I'm doing now and google said you was the man, sure was.
Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful 😀
Note: There's really no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to music production. You can usually do pretty much whatever you want. As long as you end up with the desired result, the way you do things doesn't really matter.
In FL Studio there are almost always many different ways to do things. It's one of the big differences between FL Studio and other daws. In other daws there's usually a certain way things need to be done, while in FL Studio you have more flexibility. That doesn't mean that one way is "wrong" while another isn't, but there are some ways that are just simpler and more efficient than others. In FL Studio there actually is a "preferred" workflow from the developer's point of view, which is supposed to be the fastest way, but they still give you the option to do it differently if you want to.
amen
Thanks for showing the many options available and how they may limit or enhance our workflow. Great topic and well presented.
Balancer in fx actually the best option :)
Imo
It can be placed before or after other fx that makes huge difference
I usually go for adding a Fruity Balance, but the method where you automate the cable link is a pretty good idea. Saves me a few clicks in comparison and we all know a faster workflow can be key for letting creativity flow better. Thanks!
Indeed! Speed is key. I find that this is usually the quickest and easiest way to automate volume in FL Studio. If I need to automate the volume on the master though, I usually put the fruity balance on the first FX slot on the master. That way I can automate the volume feeding into the compressors etc. later on, allowing me to control the dynamic difference between the breakdown and the drop for example. :)
This was the first video I've seen on your channel. The clearest one on volume ahtomationg that addressed everything I needed and more. No fluff, just great information. Subscribed, thanks!
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful 😀
i looked all over for a good answer and this is the best one I found, thank you so much
You're welcome! :)
Wow! This channel is amazing! I am so grateful for this content and I'm especially glad that you're not another one of those that make 20+ minute long videos with long introductions overexplaining the issue, but instead you get straight to the point so wonderfully quickly! Thank you!
Thanks! Much appreciated! Glad you liked the video 😀
Nice explanation. You have explored the new way for automation
Nice tip.. I’ll hold my hands up, I was doing it “wrong”.. thanks for this I will be using your method from now own! Thought they may be a better way, as you say, the wrong way makes using the fader impossible afterwards :)
Glad you found it helpful! The unique flexibility and modularity in FL Studio is perhaps its biggest strength, but it can also be its biggest weakness. Because there are always so many ways of doing things, you can easily end up adapting a workflow that's "less than ideal". And once you've become accustomed to doing something a certain way, it can be hard to "unlearn" it. :)
@@FireWalkMusic absolutely spot on comment FW, it’s all to easy to keep doing it the same way!. I for one will use this tip (current project;) ) and won’t forget. Thank you for taking the time to make this video, it does make a difference to reach out and help others. You’re one of RUclipss good guys in my opinion..keep doing what your doing FW.
This tutorial is oh so helpful but yt buries it in a lot of useless yt shorts! maybe this comment mentioning how thankful I am for this shows the algorithm the quality and pushes it further up! Thanks!
Thanks! Much appreciated. It's really hard to compete with all those shorts. It's not an ideal format for tutorials like this. I haven't made any myself yet, but because of the way the algorithm works these days I probably have to if I want to keep making content that people can actually see.
@@FireWalkMusic
please don't, shorts are just there to lull people in and make them scroll endlessly and mindlessly, they are not fit for tutorials as you just can't jump back in the video to the relevant part to hear it again, no, you have to watch the whole video again from the start so that youtube gets more engagement/watchtime to sell to advertisers :(
@@TripTiltI agree, it sucks. They just did it to compete with TikTok. People have such short attention spans these days, so they appeal to that. Unfortunately, spending days making a video is not really viable, when it only gets 1-2000 views at most, which is why I haven't been making so many videos lately. It's probably partly because of all those shorts that prevents them from showing up as you said..
When people search for something, they tend to just click on the shortest video, because they want to learn it as quickly as possible. The problem is, that not everything can be tough in half a minute, so shorter isn't always better when it comes to tutorials. I've always tried to keep my videos as short as possible, typically around 3-4 minutes, with no unnecessary babbling. :)
OMG. I never thought of this! You can really learn something new every day.
Glad you found it helpful 😀
@@FireWalkMusic Do you have any tutorials on how to do stems? I recently sold a track and I have a hard time BECAUSE...
When I do my drums, I will sidechain them all to one bus. And then that bus will have a bunch of effects on them and such.
So when I gave them the stems the effects didn't come over. Am I not supposed to bus the effects?
[The engineer was impressed with my mixing skills so he mixed it using the 2 track from FL and the vocals in PRO TOOLS.]
Very interesting take that I had not considered before. I do generally favour using the Fruity Balance Volume Knob method, adjusting the default linked 'mapping formula' to 'Input*.8' (to correlate the 80% volume setting of the Fruity Balance to 100% on the automation points).
So simple, yet I have been doing it wrong all the time!!! Good tip.
Hi, glad you liked the video :)
It's easy to end up doing things "the hard way" in FL Studio because there are always so many ways of doing things, and not every way is going to be the most efficient. In other daws there's always a certain way you're supposed to do things, while in FL Studio you have tons more flexibility due to its modular nature. That's perhaps its biggest strength, but it can also be its biggest weakness because it can easily introduce some confusion and "enable" people to adopt a less than ideal workflow. :)
Still watching. You are the most articulate of all Fl Studio youtubers. I always walk away with some new information. Your videos are valued so much by me and has made my workflow 20x as efficient. I feel more confident in my ability to produce now and all my thanks are due to you FireWalk. Ps Would U Like to look through my telescope ;-)
Thanks! Glad you found the videos helpful! Haha! Thanks. Can't believe people still remember that old track 😄
You don't know how badly I wish I saw this video before finishing a large project w 26 tracks full of mixer volume automation... Only to realize I needed to get some headroom back by lowering many tracks volume level... It sucked coming to this problem... In other Daws I've used they make the automation relative to the control position rather than a fixed number... I wish FL did this... But in the meantime.... FANTASTIC VIDEO THAT TRULY HELPED!!!!
Glad you found it helpful 😀
The Current-Channel and this trick really got me walking on fire, keep up the FL-Secret-Sauce !
This video flies in the face of everything that I've ever seen or been taught. You mix into the Master. You need the master to set the overall loudness of the final mix. This is why you first gain stage everything to keep the master from clipping. Shoot for an overall master loudness of -6db to -8db to leave your master engineer room to work. Moving the master volume all over the place would seem like a headache to achieve this.
This is about automating the volume of individual mixer tracks and elements in the mix, not the master itself.. Every mixer tracks is routed to the master. This method allows you to automate the volume going into the master from each mixer track. It's the exact same thing as using fruity balance on every single mixer track for example, and then automating that way, except this is quicker and simpler. It's why the mixer is set up this way. You should of course not automate the master channel itself, but that's not what this is about at all. It's just about the levels going into the master. This method is post fader for each mixer tracks, which means that you automate the volume after the processing on each fx slot. If you automate in the channel rack for example, then it will be post fader, which is not always ideal. Especially if you use a compressor, or a de-esser or whatever, because it will be impossible to get the the threshold settings correct with the input volume constantly going up and down. It's then better to automate the volume after the processing has taken place. :)
I did it the wrong way omg . Good video . Please make a video on how to see and correct phase correlation issues in fl studio . This plages my mix sometimes . I'm not using stereo widening plugins anymore so much as before but phase is still an issue to some degree.
No stupid, unnecessary intro, no sponsored ads mid tutorial, damn I must be in heaven.
wow, didn't know this. always just automated the channel rack. thanks!
You're welcome :)
No right or wrong here as you say, except the fader option maybe. I prefer Fruity Balance though, or some other gain plug, in most cases as it remains tied to the track even if routing changes and can be placed last to avoid messing up the levels going into the FX chain. The drawback is one slot less I guess but I can live with that :)
Please make more tutorials about automation clips and also problems with automation clips and why automation clips are not working (no automated sound) like cutoff and highpass filters
Exactly what I need. Thanks man!
You're welcome 😀
As always, great video!
Indeed u are the best of all....I repeat u are the best of all...u made my day...
Glad you liked the video 😀
I always used the fruity balance method, but instead of fruity balance I used fruity limiter. I guess send automation is better since it's already there. Thanks!
There's really no "right" or "wrong" method here, as long as you achieve the end result you're going for. That said, I've found that this method is usually the fastest and most efficient. I usually only use fruity balance and such on the first FX slot on the master and such, for example, if I want to automate the volume of the entire track, feeding into the compressors and such, which is usually next on the master chain. . :)
Awesome tip thank you! 👍
You're welcome 😊
My mind is blown Thanks !
incredibly helpful, thank you!
You're welcome 😀
BRO I NEVER KNEW THIS WTF THIS IS A GAME CHANGER
1:15 great vid
This is a game changing tip
Glad you found it helpful! :)
Thanks a lot. This has always been a problem. Now, it is never gonna be again.
You're welcome 🙂
Adjusting the volume on the channel rack could interfere in how to signal is processed in the mixer channel, for ex, if you have distortion, drive, or high compression, if the input signal for those effects gets lower, it will affect how it sound. That might be useful or not, it depends on what your intents are. For just volume, I would stick to the route knob or the Fruity balance.
Indeed. You'll need to consider pre and post fader when automating volume. Automating volume before it goes into a compressor for example, might not be a good idea, unless it's master channel automation. I recommend sticking with the method I recommended in the video :)
Wow this great did know this. Good share👍
Thanks! :D
@@FireWalkMusic ur welcome
@@FireWalkMusic ur welcome. hey you have any on fl studio grossbeat. how to use it. i just cant get the hang of it. like the tape stop. i think thats what it is called. lol
I use Fruity Balance on the channel to automate output volume.
Awesome vid as always 😍
Right at the end… you mentioned “the order of processing is very” important.
Would you be able to do a tutorial on this? Would it be best to put volume after EQ, reverb, delay, side chain etc! Confused 😣
Hi, thanks! Glad you liked it. Yes, when automating volume it is important to consider pre and post fader issues. For example, if you use the channel rack to automate the volume, you essentially adjust the volume before it enters the mixer, and therefore also before it goes into compressors and other dynamics plugins you might have loaded (de-essers etc) on any given mixer track. That will mess up the settings in the plugins because you will typically set a threshold in a compressor, for example, to trigger it. But then the automation causes the signal going into the compressor to go up and down, and this will change the way it behaves compared to if you put the volume automation post fader. That way the signal going into the compressor will be more constant, and the volume automation will be done after the compressor has done its job.
It's the same with the fruity balance. If you put it on the first FX slot you automate the volume before the compression etc, but if you put it on the last one then you'll do it after. In most cases, you'll want to have it after. :)
@@FireWalkMusic Thank you very much for your detailed reply, it’s helped clear up a few issues after trying fruity balance a lot lower down in the mixer plug-in list 👌
@@chrisperkins9709 You're welcome 🙂
You can also click on the left corner of a sample or a midi in the playlist and select "automation" --> "volume".
Great tip! 👍
Это именно то что я искал! Большое спасибо тебе, добрый человек! Коротко и по делу! Очень помог!
Still relevant. Good video
Fruity Balance by Far The Best and Safest without messing up your mix
Awesome thank you I been doing it wrong
You're welcome 🙂
THATS SICK....I MIGHT HAVE TO TRY THAT....DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO VINYL STOPS AND OPENS EFFECT USING THE AUTOMATION CLIP? ....I AM SERIOUSLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT
Hi, check out my other video about this here: ruclips.net/video/1uJFmDHO9C0/видео.html
Great video thanks
Thanks, glad you liked it :)
When I double click on pattern, that toolbox is not opening, rather pattern is opening on big screen. Can you please resolve the issue?
thanks for this nice tutorial || like this video
You are welcome
changing volume in the channel rack will be a bit different tho no? considering it's the input volume to the mixer rack which could then affect things like how a distortion sounds
You'll need to consider pre and post fader when automating volume. Automating volume before it goes into a compressor for example, might not be a good idea, unless it's master channel automation. I recommend sticking with the method I recommended in the video :)
Very helpfull man!
Glad you found it helpful! :)
Thanks a lot man
I use the fruity balance method, but used to automate the mixers which I can see isn't the best way.
Fruity balance works well too. It basically achieves the same thing, but I generally find the method shown in the video to be the fastest and most efficient overall. I usually use the fruity balance if I need to automate the master volume for example. Just put it on the first FX slot on the master, and you can then automate the volume of the entire track, feeding into the compressors etc.
@@FireWalkMusic Agreed! Thanks as always for top tips.
I use the channer rack to automate volume and pan.
That can work well in many situations, but you'll always need to consider pre and post fader when automating volume. Automating volume before it goes into a compressor for example, might not be a good idea, unless it's master channel automation. I recommend sticking with the method I recommended in the video :)
Help!
My button under vocals to lower the dB is missing, what do I do?
Thank you man.
You're welcome 🙂
Just discovered this channel thanks to this video, and found so many useful tips, subscription well & truly earned!
I do have one issue though... when using the automation method shown where you use the volume to the mater knob to automate, for some reason, the automation does not get exported when exporting to wavs for mastering, and I am not sure why.
Anyone any ideas?
Edit: Should add, this is relating to the individual channel wavs that area created, not the master (the automations are apparent in that), and I have also made sure that the relevant settings are used for exports re insert & master effects.
OK, so did a little playing and used my grey matter... seems that (obviously) the reason the individual tracks don't have the volume automation applied, is that it is done at the master level, as it automates the volume out of the track into the master.
That would be useful in a mastering (perhaps mixing) scenario, but if you need, as I did, the volume automation to be part of the arrangement, then using the fruity balance plugin is the way to go... still way better than automating the sliders, which is what I was doing :)
I've seen in other tip videos that changing the sample volume from the sample itself, and in the channel rack, isnt actually true volume automation. Is this true?
I recommend using the method shown in this video, utilizing the mixer. Automating the channel rack will cause the volume to go up and down so it is technically volume automation. That said, there can be drawbacks to this method. There is a difference between post and pre fader volume automtion. If you automate the channel rack volume then you adjust the volume going into the mixer track. If you have a compressor, a de-essential or something on that track then having the volume going up and down can affect the processing in a negative way. It's usually better to automate the volume after the effect chain, which which will be the case when using the method recommended in this video.
How would you recommend to automate volume of the buildup so the drop comes in harder? I typically put fruity balance on the master and gradually lower the buildup by 3 dB. What method do you recommend?
That's a good way of doing it. Just make sure that you put any gain plugin on the first fx slot on the master so that you automate the volume before it goes into the dynamics plugins afterwards (if any).
@@FireWalkMusic Ahh okay got it, thank you!
Would be awesome if you could block automation and patterns on the playlist
I need a video on master volume automation with a series of mistakes in the master. How to correct so the mix - which is too important and time-sensitive to redo - can be back on track. I can't find the master channel automation and it keeps jumping rendering the mix and track dead. I have reset the track many times and it keeps going back to jumping again. Putting an automation clip in the master doesn't work, it just ignores it.
nice video
I did those exact steps but instead of an automation clip, its a panning pattern, not volume, any helo on this? thank you !
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Whaaat that's crazy thanks
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I want to know what would be the best site to view concerning Loops/Samples of Bass guitars and Strings with the bpms that can be used in Gospel and Worship music. Either free or paid it doesn't matter NEED HELP. I'm new at all of this FL Studio stuff and actually this is my first Daw I have ever tried.
Hi, there are lots of sites that sell sample packs for just about any genre there is. My affiliate partner for loops and samples are Loopmasters, you can check out their loops and samples here: www.loopmasters.com/?a_aid=5d496680b59cd
But there are many other great ones too. Just do a google search and you'll find tons of samples. They usually provide demos so you can listen to the samples and see if you like it before ordering anything. :)
I recommend Ample bass P Lite - free plugin in top quality. Modo Bass by IK Multimedia is great too. For strings I recommend The Orchestra by Sonuscore and Cremona Quartet by Native Instruments. Not cheap libraries but worth every penny spent
Hi! What if i want to use the parametric eq to create a low to hi pass filter sweep. what would be the approach using a volume lever besides the track where the plugin is recorded?
so if you use the sidechain automation the signal will only be bypassed and you are still able to control the gain manually, correct?
Hei! Hva er dine tanker angående volum automation og filter automation? Er det ikke sånn at hvis man bruker filter så vil det gi også en annen lyd enn når man bare bruker volum? Mener å huske jeg la merke til det men kanskje jeg husker feil :p
Thanks
So i automated the audio and set the volume to 100% then 50% again 100% etc but at 50% the sound turns off completely
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I use the gain plugin
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Good!
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automating channel volume is even easier...don't even have to touch the mixer and leave that for the overview of your mix
thx sir.
how to see volume value on FL
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Pro tip: automate the volume using fruity balance
why not just use a compressor
I am a long time subscriber, but have unsubscribed now..
Hi, sorry to see you go. Anything you didn't like about this particular video?
thank you for this tip