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Part Controller, Power Tips

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Chapter 15 Part Controller Power Tips 68 Activator textures Here's a key to getting the same smooth, shifting textures you hear in a lot of pro mixes! Select the Activator key in the Part Selector and turn the Part Controller volume to zero. Now, with the Pattern playing, trigger one of the Activator Loops, and bring up the volume gradually. Hear how the Activator Loop slowly fades into the mix, adding more texture to the sound. Turn the Volume knob back down, and the Activator Loop fades out. Fade in the Activator Loop. Fade out the Activator Loop. 69 Dark mixes and deep grooves - cut the Cutoff! Here's a powerful trick to instantly darken up your tracks - if that's what you're after. It's also great for getting a phat, bottom-heavy sound! Select all of the Parts with the Part Selector, then set the Cutoff and Resonance to zero. Notice how all the high end disappears from the sound, and all your left with is a pulsing bass! You can accentuate this effect even more by boosting the Isolator Low knob to the maximum and setting Mid and High to the minimum. From this starting point, try bringing up the Resonance to max. Then play with the Cutoff knob in time with the rhythm for some stunning filter sweep effects. It's a great way to fade in the other rhythm parts - plus bring in some killer textures! To bring things back to normal, turn the Cutoff and Resonance knobs to their center positions. Do it on the "one"! 51

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Chapter 15
Part Controller
Power Tips
68
Activator textures
Here’s a key to getting the same smooth, shifting textures you hear in a lot of pro mixes!
Select the Activator key in the Part Selector and turn the Part Controller volume to zero. Now, with
the Pattern playing, trigger one of the Activator Loops, and bring up the volume gradually.
Hear
how the Activator Loop slowly fades into the mix, adding more texture to the sound.
Turn the Vol-
ume knob back down, and the Activator Loop fades out.
69
Dark mixes and deep grooves — cut
the Cutoff!
Here’s a powerful trick to instantly darken up your tracks — if that’s what you’re after.
It’s also
great for getting a phat, bottom-heavy sound!
Select all of the Parts with the Part Selector, then set the Cutoff and Resonance to zero. Notice how
all the high end disappears from the sound, and all your left with is a pulsing bass!
You can accen-
tuate this effect even more by boosting the Isolator Low knob to the maximum and setting Mid and
High to the minimum.
From this starting point, try bringing up the Resonance to max.
Then play with the Cutoff knob in
time with the rhythm for some stunning filter sweep effects.
It’s a great way to fade in the other
rhythm parts — plus bring in some killer textures!
To bring things back to normal, turn the Cutoff and Resonance knobs to their center
positions.
Do it on the “one”!
Fade in the Activator
Loop.
Fade out the Activator
Loop.