What does the send channel do in FL Studio 9 and how does it differ from the other mixer channels?
January 24th, 2010 | by admin |Please dont copy and paste from fl related sites as ive read most of them and still dont get it 100% think im trying too hard to think it over and its probably so simple. Would like an example if possible. Thank you in advance.
They do the same thing. The main difference is that you can’t link them to channels in the channel window (F6), so if you have vocals that you recorded, you can only link those to the 99 available tracks, but not the four sends. ANY of the 99 tracks can be used like a send.
Let’s say you link those vocals you recorded to track 2.
Now you record second vocals and link them to track 3.
Now in your mixer, when you play back audio levels move up and down in both track 2 and track 3.
(Linking is just having the audio(channel) in the channel window (F6) selected and then selecting the track in the mixer (F9) that you want to link it to, right-clicking and choosing "link selected channels to this track" or press Ctrl+L)
Now highlight the send one track in the mixer (F9) and insert a reverb plug-in onto it. Now if you select the two vocal tracks one at a time and turn up the volume of the send (the little round dial below the track master volume fader), then this will push that vocal into the send track. The reason for this is so we can have the same reverb on both vocals instead of inserting two different reverb plug-ins on each vocal track.
There are more uses for this send track, but this is the best way to understand why it is and what it does. Keep in mind that you can do this with any of the 99 tracks too, so you could put the same reverb plugin on track 5 in the mixer and send the vocals to track 5 so they both have the effect. All of these tracks are routed to the master out, so the more signal you send to the reverb track, the more vocals with reverb you will get on the overall output.
If you are looking to do something specific, let us know and we’ll help you out, but that should give you a clear idea of the send track for know. dto - speech therapy buddy.
2 Responses to “What does the send channel do in FL Studio 9 and how does it differ from the other mixer channels?”
By thomas on Jan 24, 2010 | Reply
Well im not sure if there is actually a difference(I think the regular mixer channels can do the same thing) but I can tell you what I do with them. I route signal from my instruments and use a common effect like reberb that I want several instruments to use. I would recomend checking out a few videos on youtube. thats the best way for me to learn something, watching a video.
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By Techgique on Jan 24, 2010 | Reply
They do the same thing. The main difference is that you can’t link them to channels in the channel window (F6), so if you have vocals that you recorded, you can only link those to the 99 available tracks, but not the four sends. ANY of the 99 tracks can be used like a send.
Let’s say you link those vocals you recorded to track 2.
Now you record second vocals and link them to track 3.
Now in your mixer, when you play back audio levels move up and down in both track 2 and track 3.
(Linking is just having the audio(channel) in the channel window (F6) selected and then selecting the track in the mixer (F9) that you want to link it to, right-clicking and choosing "link selected channels to this track" or press Ctrl+L)
Now highlight the send one track in the mixer (F9) and insert a reverb plug-in onto it. Now if you select the two vocal tracks one at a time and turn up the volume of the send (the little round dial below the track master volume fader), then this will push that vocal into the send track. The reason for this is so we can have the same reverb on both vocals instead of inserting two different reverb plug-ins on each vocal track.
There are more uses for this send track, but this is the best way to understand why it is and what it does. Keep in mind that you can do this with any of the 99 tracks too, so you could put the same reverb plugin on track 5 in the mixer and send the vocals to track 5 so they both have the effect. All of these tracks are routed to the master out, so the more signal you send to the reverb track, the more vocals with reverb you will get on the overall output.
If you are looking to do something specific, let us know and we’ll help you out, but that should give you a clear idea of the send track for know. dto - speech therapy buddy.
References :