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Up and Running with FL Studio prepares music producers and audio engineers to work on real-world projects with FL Studio, a powerful digital audio workstation similar to Ableton Live and Pro Tools. Author Stefan Loader goes over the most important features of the interface before delving into the step sequencer, demonstrating how to make a beat, add samples and instruments, use the Piano Roll, and record MIDI tracks. He also shows how to use Fl Studio's built-in plugins, automation, patterns, and effects to develop your song's sound and export it for sharing with the rest of the world.
1. Introducing the User Interface
- Differences between FL Studio 11 and 12
- Using the exercise files
- Overview of the interface
- Introducing the menus
- Connecting MIDI equipment
2. Building a Drumbeat
- Adding instruments and VSTs
- Building a beat in Drumaxx
- Using the Browser to choose drum samples
- Slicing up samples and rebuilding beats
3. Using the Piano Roll
- The Piano Roll menu
- Creating a melody using the Piano Roll
- Importing and exporting MIDI
- Advanced Piano Roll tools
4. Adding Instrumental Tracks
- Making a pad with Harmor
- Making simple sounds with MiniSynth
- Making sweepers with 3xOsc and automation
- Creating a lead sound with Harmless
- Producing bass sounds with Toxic Biohazard
- Using DirectWave for sampling
5. Working with Arrangements
- Creating and editing patterns for MIDI
- Advanced playlist clip tools
- Using automation to modify volume, panning, and other parameters
- Slicing and rearranging audio clips
6. Getting to Know the Mixer
- The Mixer main menu
- Using compression in your mix
- Applying EQ to tracks
- Using delay to create interesting effects
- Creating reverb to fill space
- Fattening sounds using chorus effects
- Using flangers to create intriguing pad sounds
- Inserts and send busses
- Pumping the bass using sidechaining
- Using advanced routing for more processing
- Bouncing tracks to audio
7. Delivering Your Song to the World
- Create a mastering chain to finalize your track
- Exporting/rendering to disk
- Where to post your song?
