Adding FX to a sequence

[Palunto]

If I have an audio sequence and I want to apply some extra FX to that sequence in addition to what is already on the track/rack is there a way to do this without using automation clips? Usually all I want is an effect that's just on/off for a specific sequence loop.

Ideally a sequence would have a "hidden" rack and the little panel at bottom of timeline where you can mute and tweak individual sequences had a button to add rack units directly to the sequence.

Another way that I know should work is to have a sub track with say delay effect on it and if I want to add delay for just a single sequence I can just drop it down to the sub track. I did try to configure this but it got messy. What a would like is a the sub track assigned to a sub rack of the track rack I am able to set this up but if I assign the sub track to the sub rack the sound is independent of the parent rack. I.e. what I want is if I have reverb on parent track/rack and delay on sub track/rack I want the sequence on the sub track to have *both* reverb and delay.

[MuTools]

Add a track + rack containing the extra clip effects.
Now route the output of that rack to the main audio sequence track's rack.
Now if you put the clip on the main track it plays without extra FX, if you put it on the extra track it plays with extra FX, including the main FX.

Attached a project (made with M10.2.23) that demonstrates it.

And here a screenshot:

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Does that help?

About the idea of clip effects: That surely is on the wishlist. Although the basic idea seems simple, there are some aspects that make it a bit less simple. A first example: What if you put an FX on a clip and then you rewind to a earlier play position, then the FX should immediately stop its current output and immediately adapt to the new context (could be diff tempo etc) and the new input. That's not as simple as it seems. And even less simple with VST3 plugins, as they don't have such realtime option, afaik.

[Palunto]

Thanks! Will try it out later but that looks like it should work just fine. The screenshot also reminds me I can use linked sequences so everything will be dynamically updated even on different tracks with added FX. Will make a template with some sub tracks where I can easily move sequences in and out of the sub tracks to add effects. Might actually be a better workflow than FX directly on a sequence.

I get that FX per sequence is tricky so probably better to focus on other features.

[Palunto]

The sub tracks works perfect and now that I understand modular section a bit better I went deeper: I put the sub track rack inside a rack slot of the parent track haha. So clean and fast, everything inside one rack and just double click the sub track and see the whole effect chain. Quickly slice and move sequences between tracks (with Alt lock) to add/remove effects... love it.

[MuTools]

Happy to read you're discovering MuLab's modular flexibilities.
But isn't the main track then also processed by that subrack FX as it is inserted in the main rack?
Anyway, just writing this a bit blindly as i don't have a view on your project.
Just curious.

[Palunto]

Yes, sorry forgot to say I had to reroute the audio so it goes in before the main rack units. Same as you showed with the tracks just on rack level.

[MuTools]

Alright

Just thinking loud: Maybe you could add those extra clip FX racks as sub-racks into the main rack.
That will also be handy in the rack desk.
See

[MuTools]

Attached that same example project as before but now with that extra clip fx rack inserted as a sub-rack in the main rack.

Attachement below screenshot:

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[Palunto]

Nice! Maybe in the future it could be added as right-click track menu: "add subtrack with subrack" Good for use as mix bus also.