Atkron205
Member
I have read the manual and cannot figure out how to add an effect to one part of a track, example, I want to add echo just to one part of a vocal track. How do you do this? Thanks
DM60
Well-known member
The affect goes on the track, but automation will turn it on/off or depth. Look in the manual how to use automation. I thin that will yiled the results you are aiming for.
Atkron205
Member
Ahhh, so that's what that does. Cool. Thanks for the info. I was in the right church, wrong pew!
ashcat_lt
Well-known member
You can also split it into several items and apply different FX to different items.
Either way, things get a little more complex when you're talking about "echo" whether you mean delay or reverb or both because these things have "tails" that go on after the source stops playing. If you just bypass the effect, then the "tail" will just end rather than naturally fading out. That might not be a problem. Maybe there's room on the track for the effect to tail out before the vocal comes back in, or maybe the abrubt cut off will be masked by other things in the mix, or maybe it's what you're looking for.
If it is a problem, then you need to put the effect on another track and automate the send from your vocal track. You could mess around with routing on one track to make it work without adding a track also, but it's probably more work than it's worth.
Either way, things get a little more complex when you're talking about "echo" whether you mean delay or reverb or both because these things have "tails" that go on after the source stops playing. If you just bypass the effect, then the "tail" will just end rather than naturally fading out. That might not be a problem. Maybe there's room on the track for the effect to tail out before the vocal comes back in, or maybe the abrubt cut off will be masked by other things in the mix, or maybe it's what you're looking for.
If it is a problem, then you need to put the effect on another track and automate the send from your vocal track. You could mess around with routing on one track to make it work without adding a track also, but it's probably more work than it's worth.
Atkron205
Member
Thanks
VomitHatSteve
Hat STYLE. Not contents.
There'd be 3 main ways to do it that I can think of
Use automation to turn the effect on and back off. (Though as ashcat pointed out, you'll have tail issues)
Split the media on either side of where you want the effect. Right click the section that needs the effect. Click "apply FX as take". Disable the FX. (Again, this can result in tail issues, but you can resolve it by splitting farther to the right and then crossfading with the dry take)
Split the media as before. Drag the split part into a new track. Put the FX on that track.
Use automation to turn the effect on and back off. (Though as ashcat pointed out, you'll have tail issues)
Split the media on either side of where you want the effect. Right click the section that needs the effect. Click "apply FX as take". Disable the FX. (Again, this can result in tail issues, but you can resolve it by splitting farther to the right and then crossfading with the dry take)
Split the media as before. Drag the split part into a new track. Put the FX on that track.
Mr Clean
AKA Teddy Wong
Yeah as above.
I've done this myself before and the easiest way to achieve it with most control was to split and put the media on a new track and apply fx there. In my case is was a long fading echo on one word.
I've done this myself before and the easiest way to achieve it with most control was to split and put the media on a new track and apply fx there. In my case is was a long fading echo on one word.
mjbphotos
Moderator
yeah, that's the most expedient way to do it, and just automate your volumes on the original and new track accordingly.
