Need help using samples

[4am]

Hi guys.

I am new to using samples. I have always just used synthesizers. I bought a nice CD, Ueberschall Techno Trance Essentials...

I use FL Studio 5 and the problem I'm having is that I want to make a sample sustain until I stop playing the note or to stop playing the note when I let up on a key if the sample originally plays longer than I hold down the note.

Please explain how I can make a sample play for a shorter or longer amount of time depending on how long I hold down a key on my MIDI keyboard...

Do I need a special VST for this?

Please provide newbie instructions. I've never used samples like this before.

Thank you!

-Heather

[experimental.crow]

Hi guys.

I am new to using samples. I have always just used synthesizers. I bought a nice CD, Ueberschall Techno Trance Essentials...

I use FL Studio 5 and the problem I'm having is that I want to make a sample sustain until I stop playing the note or to stop playing the note when I let up on a key if the sample originally plays longer than I hold down the note.

Please explain how I can make a sample play for a shorter or longer amount of time depending on how long I hold down a key on my MIDI keyboard...

Do I need a special VST for this?

Please provide newbie instructions. I've never used samples like this before.

Thank you!

-Heather

i'm going to assume you have loaded a .wav into a sampler channel ...

if you look at the channel settings module for the assigned sampler channel , you will see a button [ INS ] that will call up a page that has an envelope control ...

you can adjust the settings of the volume envelope to accomplish what you are trying to do ...

good luck ...

[speccyteccy]

Hi guys.

I am new to using samples. I have always just used synthesizers. I bought a nice CD, Ueberschall Techno Trance Essentials...

I use FL Studio 5 and the problem I'm having is that I want to make a sample sustain until I stop playing the note or to stop playing the note when I let up on a key if the sample originally plays longer than I hold down the note.

Please explain how I can make a sample play for a shorter or longer amount of time depending on how long I hold down a key on my MIDI keyboard...

Do I need a special VST for this?

Please provide newbie instructions. I've never used samples like this before.

Thank you!

-Heather

i'm going to assume you have loaded a .wav into a sampler channel ...

if you look at the channel settings module for the assigned sampler channel , you will see a button [ INS ] that will call up a page that has an envelope control ...

you can adjust the settings of the volume envelope to accomplish what you are trying to do ...

good luck ...

This will work to a point, but won't make your samples sustain longer than they actually are unless they have loop points. If they haven't, you can try adding them using FL's wave editor, then make sure they are enabled in the channel's settings.

[4am]

How exactly do I add them in FL's wave editor? Thanks!

[experimental.crow]

How exactly do I add them in FL's wave editor? Thanks!

best familiarize yourself w/ the section on the wave editor in the help file ...