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FL Studio 12
your workspace. Let's see how the software is composed.
In the top left corner, you have the
maximize or close, plus all the main options of the software. Below these, you
have the
mouse. More on the right, two bars set the
your whole project. On the centre you have the main
display
seconds clicking inside it.
More on the right you have a graph that shows the
output, the
important windows to work on the project. All these are shown below, in your
main workspace.
On the left you have the
tools FL Studio has.
First of all, before starting, you must know how a general FL project is
composed. This is composed by several smaller pieces, called
that can welcome samples, voice or effects. These Patterns are then put
together, in order to create the sound output you want.
The Patterns themselves are composed by different rows, called
channel can contain just one kind of sound, which can be drums, voice or
a sound effect. So when you create your project, you first create several
Patterns modifying their channels, through a window called
you import all Patterns made inside the
position you like. What comes out from the whole Playlist is your final sound
project created.
In this process, you also use other important windows, like the
Piano Roll
To create a new project, just go to
then to
File
the project name.
structure composing your project, such as all single channels, patterns and the
the Playlist content.
To create a track, first of all you need to realize the different Patterns first.
For example, one for drums, another one for vocals and so on.
By default you have just one pattern, called
rack
Each channel is recognized by its
buttons or
turn the channel on on that point. In this way, the channel will hit there
when it is being played. You can turn the
You can play your pattern using
top, or the
Keep in mind that the
loop. Each
A series of
other.
By default you have
the Pattern shown dragging its edges and turning on some Steps to fix the number
of Steps. Each pattern can have a different Steps length.
Remember that your project has always 16 Steps per each Bar.
is longer, it will cover two or more full Bars instead of one.
The playing speed is set by the
measured in
patterns will be played. Drag it up or down to set it.
You can add as many channels as you like, simply click on the
below, and choose in the list.
You can also add your own music tracks simply dragging files from your computer
on the open Pattern.
Pattern length, you risk to overlap it, causing distortion
isolate the long channel in a pattern aside that is sufficiently long for it.
Right-click to change any channel name, color, or delete the channel if you
mistake.
Each channel can be fully customized, just click on its name. If you use simple
beats, you will open the general
or Generators to make the channels, you will open the respective tools.
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video in this guide.
The
click on the
on the right to show a new pattern.
time.
or clicking on the list on the left.
Keep in mind that
channels inside. What changes between one pattern and another is which channels
have Steps on and which off.
On the extreme left, you have other important buttons. The
channel active. If this is turned off, the channel is disabled, and won't be
heard. The first knob is used to
right and left stereo channels. The second one is the
If you want to change pitch or volume on the whole project, use the two
on top.
Let's see the main features the
Project
older to the newest ones, and eventually undo some of them by clicking on them.
Patterns
project.
all
database
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Channel presets
and drag on your pattern.
right-click on one and go to
You can browse
other samples, such as Drums, Instrumental tracks and vocals. Click on one to
hear it. Most of these are used to create beats.
If you want to know how to make
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If you look for vocals and voices, you can browse inside
Once all your patterns are done, you can create your final track through the
Playlist window
The
that turns one on or off, as seen for the pattern channels before. The
timeline
mouse wheel, and
holding CTRL down
Each column shown represents each
To place your patterns, you can either use the
one and click inside the Playlist.
besides Playlist on top.
To
Use the
copies of the same pattern, as long as you hold your click. In both tools,
you can click on a pattern to
its total
To select more patterns, include all of them inside the
can create by
Use the
the
in two, just click and drag to define the slicing line.
Check often how your project is going on. To
the icon next to Playlist.
If you want to check a particular pattern solo, enable the
hold your click on the interested pattern you want to check.
If you want to check a part of the Playlist more carefully, hold your
right-click on the timeline to create a
be played on and on.
Check the main
in the
rack
switches to the
project inside the
When your project is finished,
File
Then, in the new window, choose the
In
the
everything inside the
If you have any
This will render just the part of the project that is contained inside the
Loop Region in the Playlist.
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