{"id":10689,"date":"2013-03-22T12:03:09","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T16:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=10689"},"modified":"2013-03-22T12:03:09","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T16:03:09","slug":"save-time-with-fx-chain-presets-plus-bonus-fx-chains-for-sonar-x2-producer-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2013\/03\/22\/save-time-with-fx-chain-presets-plus-bonus-fx-chains-for-sonar-x2-producer-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Save time with FX Chain Presets – Plus Bonus FX Chains for SONAR X2 Producer users"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"We all know the feature-set and workflow in SONAR X2<\/a> is world-class.\u00a0 It still amazes me that we can make Major Label sounding records in our homes these days as long as you have a good system, good enough ears and some good old fashion knowledge.\u00a0 The one feature I personally love that I think gets overlooked is the FX Chain Preset.<\/p>\n

We live in a musical world these days where time is of the essence.\u00a0 While some folks have the luxury of spending as much time as needed on musical works, other folks like myself are not so lucky.\u00a0 I look at it as a balance between creativity\/quality vs. time\/money.\u00a0 With this being said, the FX Chains Presets have been a life-saver for me.<\/p>\n

The beauty of FX Chains is that they are in fact a massive time-saver<\/strong>, but still allow you to get unique<\/strong> sounds <\/strong>by creating your own effects.<\/p>\n

Time-saver:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What starts to happen when you uncap the power of FX Chains?\u00a0 You start to build your own library of Effects where at any given point in time you can simply drag-and-drop a chain on any effect bin, bus, or even clip.\u00a0 For example, let\u2019s say you are working with a certain vocalist\/songwriter one week who returns back for another song a month later.\u00a0 If you have saved that vocalist\u2019s chain as an effect chain preset, you can simply drag-and-drop it from the preset folder to the track in this new project.\u00a0 It sounds basic but it\u2019s not; what happens over time is that you develop your own catalogue of multiple effects that are instantly available to you on any project.\u00a0 What is significant, is that these FX Chains presets work with any Cakewalk or third-party plug in your arsenal.\u00a0 Personally speaking, I don\u2019t know what I would do without them \"\"<\/a>after becoming accustomed to their ease of use.\u00a0 I\u2019m constantly fighting for minutes in a day, and having the ability to fire-up FX Chains instantaneously without sacrificing any creativity has been a game-changer. \u00a0In fact FX Chains presets actually inspire me to create new sounds.<\/p>\n

Unique Sounds:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s simple to map multiple effects\u2019 parameters to single knobs and switches.\u00a0 The uniqueness comes in to play when you start to automate the knobs and switches to get some interesting sounds. \u00a0\u00a0The fact that you can control multiple parameters from a single source opens countless doors of sound-character.\u00a0 For example, the ability to map the \u201cleft\u201d and \u201cright\u201d panning sliders to one knob allows me to control where a reverb rests in a mix.\u00a0 Now if you take that one step further by mapping the \u201cleft\u201d and \u201cright\u201d pans of a delay to another knob, you can start to split effects\u2019 signals up.\u00a0 An interesting effect from here would be adding a flanger, and mapping its’ depth and speed parameters along with the delay\u2019s feedback parameter to one more knob; so as the delay repeats more and more, the flanger effect becomes more intense.<\/p>\n

These are just a few real-world examples of how I find the benefits of FX Chains very useful and practical.\u00a0 SONAR X2<\/a> ships with 48 FX Chains in Essential<\/a>, 76 in Studio<\/a>, and 160 in Producer<\/a>.\u00a0 As a bonus for SONAR X2 Producer Content Club<\/a> members, I\u2019ve created a new set of 15 FX Chains that work particularly well on\u00a0buses. \u00a0 These can obviously work on tracks as well, but I built them in buses thinking they would work well on spacious recordings that encompass vocals, clean guitars, piano and light drums or percussion.\u00a0 You can experiment with other types of music as well, but I think these are best suited for recordings where there is some room in the\u00a0mid-range\u00a0department between 600Hz and 2K.<\/p>\n

Some of the highlighted presets in the bonus\u00a0FX Chain Odyssey<\/strong> pack include:
\n(Please note for demonstration purposes I have turned up the Effect Send considerably on these examples.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Circus Buzzards<\/strong> \u2013 An eerie reverse reverb that is entrenched in a warm overdrive provided by TH2 and finished off with a modulation option.<\/p>\n

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Panable Ambiance<\/strong> \u2013 A great reverb and delay effect for vocals where you can position the reverb in the stereo field.<\/p>\n

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Smoke Stack<\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 This is basically a button box where I have mapped overdrive parameters, wideners, and modulation to various knobs to create interesting overtones.<\/p>\n

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How to download the FX Chain Odyssey pack<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

If you already own SONAR X2 Producer, the FX Chain Odyssey presets download is already in your account<\/a> as a bonus treat from the SONAR X2 Producer Content Club<\/a>.\u00a0 If you purchase or upgrade to SONAR X2 Producer<\/a> by April 30th<\/strong>, you will be able to download the presets from your account<\/a> on the Cakewalk Store.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Customize your own FX Chains:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another cool feature about FX Chains presets is the ability to customize the skin with your own designs. You can add interesting graphics, knobs, switches and background colors to keep your eye and mind fresh for those long mixing sessions.<\/p>\n

So with all these components packed into the FX Chains preset feature, it’s easy to get uniquely creative while staying on top of the clock. \u00a0If you have not done so already, I highly recommend you get acclimated to the world of FX Chains in SONAR X2<\/a>. \u00a0Here is a great overview video to get you started.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading and watching!\u00a0 Try SONAR X2 for free<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We all know the feature-set and workflow in SONAR X2 is world-class.\u00a0 It still amazes me that we can make Major Label sounding records in our homes these days as long as you have a good system, good enough ears and some good old fashion knowledge.\u00a0 The one feature I personally love that I think … <\/p>\n

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