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Subject:Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Posted by: AAAbatteries
Date:5/16/2008 4:23:17 PM

You know how a sound, like a synth, can go from dull, to well, detailed? You know, muffled sounding to normal? How can I get that in Acid Pro 6?

I know, it's hard to describe. Here's an audio example of this:
http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/19369135/file.html


Cheers.

Subject:RE: Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Reply by: jackn2mpu
Date:5/17/2008 4:50:36 AM

I'd really like to help, but the file won't play. Get an error message that it's an unsupported file type, and I know I can play standard mp3 files, so I don't know what's going on with this file. Although from the way you describe it, it's might be a filter sweep done with s synthesizer and not so much done in Acid itself. Or it might even be a flanging effect, but unless the file is a playable one, I can't tell.
Jack

Subject:RE: Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Reply by: Kennymusicman
Date:5/17/2008 10:08:06 AM

It's just someone sweeping through with a resonance + cutoff filter

Subject:RE: Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Reply by: AAAbatteries
Date:5/17/2008 11:16:41 AM

Someone wrote this to me on another forum.

"it's kind of a two part answer.

1. the easy way to do it is with eq slopes- start with all the mids and highs taken out, bring the mids in gradually then the highs by the end.

2. the real way - it's a very slow Phaser effect, that starts at the 'bottom' of the waveform. You'll have to mess around with settings to get this going, I'm sure acid has a phaser, it's your typical audio effect. If not, try a flanger. a little more airy but it might do the trick.

Hope this helps. "

How could I achieve one of them in Acid? I know I can just add something like a flanger, but that's not a true phaser effect anyway.

Subject:RE: Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:5/19/2008 9:47:33 AM

The Flange/Wah-Wah plug-in has a phaser. Try applying the effect at the track level and enable automation. Play around with the settings to find what you want.

Iacobus

Subject:RE: Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Reply by: JohnnyRoy
Date:5/19/2008 1:45:21 PM

You can obtain this using a resonant filter. It's just a filter sweep as Kennymusicman said. Go get the excellent (and FREE) VST Kjaerhus Classic Audio Filter of VST's, they are really nice)

~jr

Message last edited on5/19/2008 1:51:12 PM byJohnnyRoy.
Subject:RE: Acheiving "swoop" effects.
Reply by: AAAbatteries
Date:5/21/2008 6:34:57 PM

Thanks. And I already have the whole classic series. :)

Cheers.

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