Double Tracking is playing 2 of the same samples together at the same time. When its done correctly, it creates a boosting effect to your music. You can also take it one step further by targeting a frequency range, in this example we're looking at the bass only. So this tip will be helpful if you want to boost the bass of your sample up a notch. This is how it works...
1. I've added my sample called "Prime Time" to Pattern 1 which also has my drums (but you dont have to have your drums on that pattern). My "Prime Time" sample is 8 bars long so it's matched with the 8 bar length in the top left hand corner.
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2. Next, I right clicked on my Prime Time tab and chose "Clone". That created another "Prime Time" tab under the original one. At this point we've created an exact copy of our original sample.
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3. If we stopped right here and play this as is, it would bring the level up on the entire sample...but thats NOT what we want. We only want to increase the bass of the sample and NOT bother the mids and highs. So the next thing to do would be take the mids and highs OUT of the cloned "Prime Time".
I do that by (1) left clicking on the cloned "Prime Time" tab which opens your Channel Settings Window. (2) I set the FX to track 5 (you can use any channel except the Master Channel). (3) Now in my INPUT section, I open Fruity Parametric EQ 2 which opens the equalizer. (4) I made my no.4 slider my frequency cutoff point by right clickiing on the number 4 and choosing low pass (you can see how the white graphic line drops off). (5) With the music playing, I then adjust my bass freqs. no.1 thru no.3 to get my desired bass. Thats it!
Some will say...why not just eq the first sample and raise the bass? This way just gives you a much thicker and warmer bass sound. So experiment with it and you will definitely hear the difference. Remember we chose no.4 as our cutoff point? Well you can't slide it up or down now but you can slide it back and forth. This will change your cutoff point accordingly in whatever direction you move it.
In my example, I used an 8 bar sample, lets say you chopped your sample into more pieces...The same thing applies. Just clone each sample that you want the bass to pop out and set each clone to FX 5 in your Channel Settings Window.
Good Luck, and hit me with any questions here.
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1. I've added my sample called "Prime Time" to Pattern 1 which also has my drums (but you dont have to have your drums on that pattern). My "Prime Time" sample is 8 bars long so it's matched with the 8 bar length in the top left hand corner.
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2. Next, I right clicked on my Prime Time tab and chose "Clone". That created another "Prime Time" tab under the original one. At this point we've created an exact copy of our original sample.
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3. If we stopped right here and play this as is, it would bring the level up on the entire sample...but thats NOT what we want. We only want to increase the bass of the sample and NOT bother the mids and highs. So the next thing to do would be take the mids and highs OUT of the cloned "Prime Time".
I do that by (1) left clicking on the cloned "Prime Time" tab which opens your Channel Settings Window. (2) I set the FX to track 5 (you can use any channel except the Master Channel). (3) Now in my INPUT section, I open Fruity Parametric EQ 2 which opens the equalizer. (4) I made my no.4 slider my frequency cutoff point by right clickiing on the number 4 and choosing low pass (you can see how the white graphic line drops off). (5) With the music playing, I then adjust my bass freqs. no.1 thru no.3 to get my desired bass. Thats it!
Some will say...why not just eq the first sample and raise the bass? This way just gives you a much thicker and warmer bass sound. So experiment with it and you will definitely hear the difference. Remember we chose no.4 as our cutoff point? Well you can't slide it up or down now but you can slide it back and forth. This will change your cutoff point accordingly in whatever direction you move it.
In my example, I used an 8 bar sample, lets say you chopped your sample into more pieces...The same thing applies. Just clone each sample that you want the bass to pop out and set each clone to FX 5 in your Channel Settings Window.
Good Luck, and hit me with any questions here.
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