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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)
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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

Summary

In this chapter, we explored how to use the Channel Rack in FL Studio to create different drum programming templates for hip hop beats. As a producer, it’s important to have a solid understanding of how different elements (such as kick, snare, hi-hat, and percussion) work together to create the rhythms that drive the genre. So, I wanted to share four different templates that are commonly used in different styles of hip hop music.

First, we discussed East Coast Patterns, which is a classic template used in the East Coast style. We talked about how they have a BPM range of 80-90 and feature swing rhythms and layered percussion elements. Next up, we explored West Coast Patterns, which have a BPM range of 90-100 and feature a more stripped-down approach with emphasis on the snare and clap. We also talked about the unique 808 bass elements that are commonly used in West Coast hip hop. Moving on to trap music, we talked about Trap Patterns, which have a BPM range of 130...