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FL Studio Cookbook

By : Shaun Friedman

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FL Studio Cookbook

4.1 (30)

By: Shaun Friedman

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.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Free Chapter

1. Configuring FL Studio

1. Configuring FL Studio

Introduction

Knowing your sound cards or audio interfaces

Installing FL Studio

Building your digital audio workstation

Installing virtual instruments and effects

2. Using Browser

2. Using Browser

Introduction

Working with Browser

Getting new sounds in Browser

3. Working with the Step Sequencer and Channels

3. Working with the Step Sequencer and Channels

Introduction

Gauging fundamental areas

Exploring Channel settings

Sending a channel to a mixer slot

Working with the Graph editor

Using the Keyboard editor

Working with patterns

4. Building Your Song

4. Building Your Song

Introduction

Working with rhythm and percussion

Adding virtual instruments

Working with MIDI controllers and MIDI pads

Comparing pattern and song mode

Using the Piano roll feature

5. Using the Playlist

5. Using the Playlist

Introduction

Using patterns to build a song

Comparing patterns and audio

Using markers and snap

Viewing the playlist

6. Using the FL Studio Mixer and Recording Audio

6. Using the FL Studio Mixer and Recording Audio

Introduction

Using send tracks in the mixer

Recording external audio – keyboards, vocals, guitars, turntables and devices

Adding effects and your effect chain

Perfecting equalization

Understanding master tracks and loud wars

Getting the best out of your mixer

Recording with or without effects

7. Sampling Using Edison

7. Sampling Using Edison

Introduction

Finding a sample

Obtaining a seamless loop

Embedding your tempo information

Importing your new saved sample

Time-stretching your sample to your project

Fine-tuning your sample

8. Exporting and Rendering Your Project

8. Exporting and Rendering Your Project

Introduction

Exporting an MP3 or WAV file

Exporting your audio stems

Highlighting your song in the playlist

Rendering files

Exporting and reimporting a WAV file

9. Humanizing Your Song

9. Humanizing Your Song

Introduction

Humanizing with the OFS knob

Humanizing with the Graph editor

Humanizing with the Piano roll

Humanizing with Playlist

10. Recording Automation

10. Recording Automation

Introduction

Using automation for virtual instruments and effects

Creating an automation clip

11. Rewiring Reason to FL Studio

11. Rewiring Reason to FL Studio

Introduction

Understanding the host and the slave

Creating MIDI out channels

Sending Reason sounds to the FL Studio Mixer

A. Your Rights as a Composer and Copyrights

A. Your Rights as a Composer and Copyrights

Music publishing, publishers, and performance rights societies

Key terms in publishing agreements – master recording and song

Quick artist blurb

What are ASCAP and PRS?

Things to consider when signing a publishing deal

Places to make a living with audio or music

Rights for new media, YouTube ads, streaming music, and satellite broadcasts

Index

Index

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Rendering files

Besides exporting your song to be played as an audio file in any type of media device or streaming it online, there are export options that allow you to back up your project work. The export files that help back up your project are Project bones, Project data files, and Zipped loop package.

Getting ready

To get started with exporting your project bones, you will simply need to have a music project started or completed in FL Studio.

How to do it…

Browse to the FILE menu, hover your mouse over Export, and select Project bones….
The Export project bones window will then appear, where you can specify the location you want to save your project bones to. You can also create a new folder (using Make New Folder) on the Project bones window, as shown in Fig 8.15. Click on OK once you have your location.
Fig 8.15
Your folder will then incorporate all of your project bones. In Fig 8.16, we have created a folder called Export the Horse, which is located on our desktop. FL Studio automatically...

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