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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

Crafting a custom sound kit in FL Studio: The objective is to develop your own unique sound kit using the stock FL Studio sounds and Mixer plugins to enhance your creative sound palette for future productions.

We will follow these steps:

  1. Select a theme or mood: Choose a specific theme, mood, or genre you want your custom sound kit to cater to. This will help guide your choices and maintain a cohesive sonic identity.
  2. Source stock sounds: Explore the stock sound library in FL Studio to find suitable base sounds for your sound kit. Look for samples, presets, and loops that resonate with your chosen theme or mood.
  3. Layer and modify: Use the Mixer plugins to layer and modify the selected sounds. Experiment with effects such as EQ, reverb, distortion, and compression to transform the raw sounds into something unique. Remember, the goal is to create variations and textures that align with your desired sonic character.
  4. Synthesize your own elements: Utilize FL...