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A Power User's Guide to FL Studio 21

By : Chris Noxx
Book Image

A Power User's Guide to FL Studio 21

By: Chris Noxx

Overview of this book

A digital audio workstation empowering both aspiring and seasoned producers to create original music compositions, FL Studio has not only advanced the culture of collaboration across several genres but has provided a creative outlet for up-and-coming artists worldwide. Achieving professional production prowess takes practice, market insight, and mentorship. This book explains how the author used FL Studio as a creative palette to build a successful career as a record producer, using specific techniques and workflow processes that only FL Studio can accommodate. You’ll develop a Power User's mindset, create signature sounds using stock FL Studio One Shots, create top-level drum loops, learn about FL Studio's VST’s, and approach arrangements from a practical and pop music perspective. This comprehensive guide covers everything from crafting and adding hypnotic melodies and chords, to mixing and mastering productions, and promoting those records to artists and companies, to take your career to the next level. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to create original productions from scratch using FL Studio’s virtual instruments and sound kits, mix and master the finished production, and arrange it using the Billboard-charting formula.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
1
Part 1:Understanding the Basics
3
Part 2:Creating Music with FL Studio
9
Part 3: Best Techniques and How to Appear on the Billboard Charts

Exercise

Objective: gain familiarity with essential plugin tools in FL Studio and learn how to effectively use them on every track.

To achieve this objective, follow these steps:

  1. Open FL Studio and create a new project, then set up a basic drum loop or import a pre-existing drum loop into the project. Create five additional tracks for instruments or audio samples. Now, apply the following plugins to each track according to the given descriptions:
    1. Track 1: EQ – Fruity Parametric EQ 2. Use the EQ to shape the tonal balance of the track. Experiment with boosting or cutting specific frequencies to enhance the sound.
    2. Track 2: Compression – Fruity Compressor. Apply compression to control the dynamic range of the track. Adjust the threshold, ratio, attack, and release settings to achieve the desired level of compression.
    3. Track 3: Reverb – Fruity Reeverb 2. Add reverb to create a sense of space and depth in the track. Experiment with different room sizes, decay...