A cool thing I found in fruity is the gating effect on strings:
- Go to the browser - go to packs - strings - strings patch 2 and right click to send to selected channel or new channel
- right click on the string patch in the step sequencer and go to insert - 3x osc
- left click on the strings patch and it will bring up the channel settings - in the fx section (--) move it so it displays 1 (goes to mixer channel 1)
- do the same with the 3x osc but change it to 2
- right click on the strings patch in the step sequencer and select Piano Roll
- make a chord sequence - an example to try is this:
C5, D#5, G5 for 2 bars
C5, D#5, G#5 for 2 bars
A#4, D5, F5 for 2 bars
A#4, D#5, G5 for 2 bars
(click the little abc button to see the note names)
it will look like this
- go into the 3x and right click and go into the piano roll and make a 8 bar long note on any key
- Press Alt+U to open the chopper window and click the folder icon and find "6 notes 2" and click open then click the tick box
- now go into the mixer (press F9) and go to and select channel 2 - to the right of the mixer click the small arrow beside 1 and select a Peak controller from the list
- Go back into the strings patch by left clicking on it in the step sequencer - this brings the channel settings up - go to the INS tab
- In the filter section - right click on the cut knob and select link to controller - another window will appear - select under internal controller select peak (ctrl 3x osc) Peak and hit accept
- Play back the sequence and move the BASE and VOL controls on the Peak Controller - Notice it starts to Gate -
