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The Music Producer's Ultimate Guide to FL Studio 20

By : Joshua Au-Yeung
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The Music Producer's Ultimate Guide to FL Studio 20

By: Joshua Au-Yeung

Overview of this book

FL Studio is a cutting-edge software music production environment and an extremely powerful and easy-to-use tool for creating music. This book will give you everything you need to produce music with FL Studio like a professional. You'll begin by exploring FL Studio 20's vast array of tools, and discover best practices, tips, and tricks for creating music. You'll then learn how to set up your studio environment, create a beat, compose a melody and chord progression, mix sounds with effects, and export songs. As you advance, you'll find out how to use tools such as the Piano roll, mixer console, audio envelopes, types of compression, equalizers, vocoders, vocal chops, and tools for increasing stereo width. The book introduces you to mixing best practices, and shows you how to master your songs. Along the way, you'll explore glitch effects and create your own instruments and custom-designed effect chains. You'll also cover ZGameEditor Visualizer, a tool used for creating reactive visuals for your songs. Finally, you'll learn how to register, sell, and promote your music. By the end of this FL Studio book, you'll be able to utilize cutting-edge tools to fuel your creative ideas, mix music effectively, and publish your songs.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Section 1:Getting Up and Running with FL Studio
6
Section 2:Music Production Fundamentals
12
Section 3:Postproduction and Publishing Your Music

Understanding microphones

You need a microphone to record live audio. What are microphones? Microphones are electronic devices you use to record audio. They contain a material called a diaphragm that vibrates when struck by sound waves. They convert the sound waves into electrical current that can be played by devices that replay the sound.

If you were to Google search what microphone should I buy?, you may feel overwhelmed by the number of search results. There are many competing brands of microphones that each have their own advantages. Prices range from tens of dollars to thousands of dollars.

Personally, in my experience, if you do a good job in terms of recording, mixing, and applying effects to your audio, most listeners won't be able to tell how expensive the microphone is you used to record. The thing you're recording and what you do with it is much more important than the price of the mic you use. That said, there are different types of microphones you will...