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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

Taking action steps

Following the discussion in the Foundation steps – how to position yourself section, you should have an idea of what your brand is, have your social media and BeatStars, and Youtube channel website up, and have some great music ready to go to market. Now, let’s talk about taking the digital approach so we can start creating opportunities to get in the room in person.

When it comes to driving growth in any business, there are two types of outreach:

  • Cold outreach: Reaching out to potential clients who haven’t shown any interest in your music is classified as “cold outreach.” This includes contacting people or businesses through social media, phone, or email without any prior connection or interaction. Cold outreach seeks to pique interest and initiate dialogue with potential clients.
  • Hot outreach: On the other hand, hot outreach refers to contacting potential clients who have already expressed an interest in the product...