Fairlight FX · Instrument · Studio
Foley Sampler in Fairlight
Foley Sampler is a Fairlight Studio instrument that lets you assign sounds to a MIDI keyboard or drum pads and perform Foley in real time while watching the picture.
Conceptual diagram. The live menu screenshot below is the source of truth for the current Resolve 21 effect name and category.
1. Verified location
Foley Sampler is present in Resolve 21 → Instrument
The live Resolve 21 menu confirms Foley Sampler as the Instrument entry on the supplied system. Blackmagic explicitly describes Foley Sampler as a DaVinci Resolve Studio workflow for assigning sounds to keyboards or drum pads and performing them in real time.
2. Why it exists
Choose the processor because the problem matches it
Instead of manually placing dozens of repeated footsteps or impacts, you can build a playable set of sounds and perform the rhythm against picture. This is especially useful for footsteps, clothing movement, handled objects and repeating events.
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Footsteps and repeating movement against picture.
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Rhythmic Foley events where live performance is faster than manual placement.
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Create multiple performance passes quickly, then edit the recorded result.
3. Common mistakes
Do not make the chain more complicated than the signal needs
Wrong job
Do not confuse it with the Sound Library; the sampler is for a playable workflow.
Too much processing
Do not treat realtime performance as untouchable final editing; timing can still be refined afterward.
No A/B context
Do not invent controls that have not been captured from the plug-in interface.
4. Related guides
Place this tool inside the wider Fairlight workflow
The live Resolve 21 mixer menu supplied for this encyclopedia is the source of truth for the effect name and category. Blackmagic's current Fairlight and What's New documentation is used for product-level workflow facts. Exact plug-in controls are deliberately omitted until a live window has been captured.