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FL Studio Cookbook

FL Studio Cookbook

By : Shaun Friedman
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FL Studio Cookbook

FL Studio Cookbook

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By: Shaun Friedman
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Overview of this book

This book is built on recipes written in an easy-to-follow manner accompanied by diagrams and crucial insights and knowledge on what they mean in the real world. This book is ideal for musicians and producers who want to take their music creation skills to the next level, learn tips and tricks, and understand the key elements and nuances in building inspirational music. It’s good to have some knowledge about music production, but if you have creativity and a good pair of ears, you are already ahead of the curve and well on your way.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Configuring FL Studio
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1. Configuring FL Studio
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Introduction
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Knowing your sound cards or audio interfaces
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Installing FL Studio
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Building your digital audio workstation
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Installing virtual instruments and effects
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2. Using Browser
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2. Using Browser
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Introduction
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Working with Browser
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Getting new sounds in Browser
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3. Working with the Step Sequencer and Channels
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3. Working with the Step Sequencer and Channels
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Introduction
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Gauging fundamental areas
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Exploring Channel settings
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Sending a channel to a mixer slot
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Working with the Graph editor
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Using the Keyboard editor
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Working with patterns
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4. Building Your Song
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4. Building Your Song
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Introduction
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Working with rhythm and percussion
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Adding virtual instruments
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Working with MIDI controllers and MIDI pads
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Comparing pattern and song mode
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Using the Piano roll feature
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5. Using the Playlist
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5. Using the Playlist
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Introduction
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Using patterns to build a song
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Comparing patterns and audio
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Using markers and snap
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Viewing the playlist
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6. Using the FL Studio Mixer and Recording Audio
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6. Using the FL Studio Mixer and Recording Audio
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Introduction
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Using send tracks in the mixer
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Recording external audio – keyboards, vocals, guitars, turntables and devices
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Adding effects and your effect chain
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Perfecting equalization
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Understanding master tracks and loud wars
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Getting the best out of your mixer
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Recording with or without effects
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7. Sampling Using Edison
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7. Sampling Using Edison
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Introduction
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Finding a sample
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Obtaining a seamless loop
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Embedding your tempo information
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Importing your new saved sample
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Time-stretching your sample to your project
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Fine-tuning your sample
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8. Exporting and Rendering Your Project
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8. Exporting and Rendering Your Project
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Introduction
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Exporting an MP3 or WAV file
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Exporting your audio stems
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Highlighting your song in the playlist
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Rendering files
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Exporting and reimporting a WAV file
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9. Humanizing Your Song
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9. Humanizing Your Song
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Introduction
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Humanizing with the OFS knob
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Humanizing with the Graph editor
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Humanizing with the Piano roll
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Humanizing with Playlist
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10. Recording Automation
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10. Recording Automation
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Introduction
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Using automation for virtual instruments and effects
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Creating an automation clip
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11. Rewiring Reason to FL Studio
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11. Rewiring Reason to FL Studio
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Introduction
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Understanding the host and the slave
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Creating MIDI out channels
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Sending Reason sounds to the FL Studio Mixer
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A. Your Rights as a Composer and Copyrights
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A. Your Rights as a Composer and Copyrights
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Music publishing, publishers, and performance rights societies
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Key terms in publishing agreements – master recording and song
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Quick artist blurb
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What are ASCAP and PRS?
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Things to consider when signing a publishing deal
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Places to make a living with audio or music
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Rights for new media, YouTube ads, streaming music, and satellite broadcasts
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Index
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Index

Adding effects and your effect chain

The adding of effects in your effect chain takes place in the FL Studio Mixer. The purpose of an effect is to monitor or tweak your audio signal. When you engage each Insert slot in the mixer, you have the option to add up to eight effects in your chain. You can always add more effects by creating submixes to further mixer channels.

Getting ready

In order to start using effects on your mixer tracks, you have to have your audio signal sent to actual mixer inserts. This is reviewed in the Sending a channel to a mixer slot recipe in Chapter 3, Working with Step Sequencer and Channels.

How to do it…

  1. Send a channel in the step sequencer to a mixer slot by double-clicking on the FX box (upper right-hand corner) in your Channel settings. This was reviewed in the Sending a channel to a mixer slot recipe in Chapter 3, Working with Step Sequencer and Channels.

  2. Press F9 to bring up the mixer.

  3. Press the Space bar to start your project's playback.

  4. Click on a mixer slot to...

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