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| 4am |
Hi guys. I'm playing around with Cubase and I have something going. But I wanted to add an FX sample to my song... In FL Studio, this was a simple matter - just add a sampler channel and then drag and drop the sample.
Is there an easy way in Cubase? I've searched the help but can't find what I'm looking for.
By the way, I'm using SX3
Thank you,
Heather |
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| evo8 |
probably not gonna be much help to you but for that sort of stuff i use a vst sampler... in my case Battery 3
Other than that you could just drop the audio sample in on an audio track and play it like that? |
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| 4am |
Thank you for your reply. I will use Battery. I just wondered if there was something easier I was missing.
Dammit I like Cubase but I just can't get the workflow down. It seems a bit overly complicated but I really like the built in FX.
I keep feeling tempted to go back to FL just because it's easier for me. But love of the internal fx keeps me coming back to Cubase, even though I can't get a single song done in it. |
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| evo8 |
Hey, your following the same path as me, altho i went via reason to Cubase...
Stick at it, in 6 months or whatever youll get there, the workflow is different to FL therefore it will take some time to get used to...once you do, i think youll probably stick with Cubase...
good luck :toothless |
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| DigiNut |
| Errr... just... import the audio sample? And move it to wherever in the track you want it to play? |
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| 4am |
| Is there a sound browser in Cubase? Or something similar? |
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| mysticalninja |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Errr... just... import the audio sample? And move it to wherever in the track you want it to play? |
lol.
.| quote: | | In FL Studio, this was a simple matter - just add a sampler channel and then drag and drop the sample. |
and in cubase its just as simple. just add an audio channel and drag n drop the sample.
u can drag n drop any audio file from any windows folder right into the sequencer, it even makes a new audio track for you if you dont drag it into one. or file -> import. it cant get more simple.
'sound browser' in cubase = file -> import.
if you insist on having a constant bar on the left side of the screen that always shows samples like FL, use battery, it has that |
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| 4am |
Thank you for answering my questions. I'm not really a production noob... Just a Cubase noob.
Thanks again. :) I'm going to use battery because I like to easily browse and switch samples. |
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| DigiNut |
Technically you don't even need to create an audio track first, it'll create one automatically for you if you import a sample and don't have an audio track selected.
For a sample browser... the import dialog works fine for me. It's got live preview and everything, it's even got a position trackbar for long samples. If you wanna speed things up, just set up a key mapping so it comes up whenever you press the enter key (or whatever key you want).
Assuming we're talking about *ahem* legal solutions, Battery isn't really the greatest solution to such a simple problem considering its price tag. ;) If you really need an out-of-band browser, just use Windows Explorer, the drag-and-drop works fine from it. |
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| mysticalninja |
| yeah since ive switched from FL i kinda missed the easy swaping of samples you dont get using audio tracks , but ive really got used to it, i just pick good samples, its SUPER rare i ever get the urge to change a sample halfway thru the song after ive started arrangment. |
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| 4am |
| Thanks Mysitcal and Digi. Digi - I like using battery for drums too. As for the price, I got it new in the box on ebay for about $100 US a year ago. I was disappointed when I had trouble getting it to work in FL like it works in Cubase. Got to love ebay... And www.zzounds.com is another place I like to get cheap stuff. Free shipping there on most hardware too. |
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| mysticalninja |
| quote: | Originally posted by 4am
Thanks Mysitcal and Digi. Digi - I like using battery for drums too. |
Neither of us use battery. |
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