How to Record MIDI in FL Studio
How to Record MIDI in FL Studio MIDI stands for musical instrument digital interface, and it’s a way for computers and digital instruments such as keyboards to talk to each other. It’s used in pretty much every DAW out there today, including FL Studio. One of the great things about digital audio is its ability to replicate things that were traditionally done with tons of outboard analog gear. Technology has progressed to the point that we can now record a live performance digitally using MIDI. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to record MIDI in FL Studio. Let’s get to […]
How to Change the Background in FL Studio
How to Change the Background in FL Studio Everyone loves customization. Luckily for us, FL Studio comes with some cool customization options that you can use for a unique beat making and music production experience. Whether it’s something motivational, an interesting pattern or texture, or your favorite Instagram model you’re after, we have you covered. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to find your FL Studio background size and how to change the background in FL Studio. FL Studio Background Size In order for your background to look good without plastering copies of the same image all over your work […]
How to Export Stems in FL Studio
How to Export Stems in FL Studio Stems are simply audio files of each individual track or bus in your DAW. Exporting stems to audio can be helpful when sending your project to a professional mixing or mastering engineer. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to export stems in FL Studio. Let’s get started! Step 1: Proper Mixing In order for you to successfully export stems in FL Studio, you’ll need to make sure you’ve properly routed the signals in your project. Each instrument, generator plugin, and audio sample used in the project will need its own Mixer track. From […]
How to Zoom Out in FL Studio
How to Zoom Out in FL Studio Zooming in and out in FL Studio can be a very useful tool! Unfortunately, with the large number of buttons and controls found in the DAW, how to do it can be unclear to beginners. And like many other features, there are multiple ways to achieve the same goal. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to zoom out in FL Studio while using the Playlist and Piano roll. Then, we’ll look at how you can zoom out to change the look of the FL Studio GUI. Zooming Out in the Playlist First up, […]
How to Update FL Studio
How to Update FL Studio One great thing about FL Studio is that it comes with a lifetime supply of free updates. Image-Line, the company that created FL Studio, periodically releases newer and more advanced versions, and having the latest and greatest is something we all strive for. In this tutorial, we’ll go over a walkthrough on how to update FL Studio. Let’s get started. Note: This will not work with a pirated version of the software! Please support the Image-Line team and purchase the software if you haven’t already. Your FL Studio Version Number You can see the version […]
FL Studio Basics Tutorial
FL Studio Basics In this FL Studio basics tutorial, we’ll cover what FL Studio is, how it works, which parts do what, and how they all interact to help us make great music. But first, a few words… Getting Started: The Journey If you’re just starting your music production journey, it can be an extremely overwhelming experience. The amount of technical know-how that goes on behind the scenes is a real eye opener for many, and deters thousands of would-be musicians from chasing their dreams, forcing them to settle for the average life that so many people have already lived. […]
How to Use Fruity Parametric EQ 2
How to Use Fruity Parametric EQ 2 Fruity Parametric EQ 2 is one of FL Studio’s native plugins. It’s a non-linear phase seven-band equalization module that also serves as a spectrum analyzer. This means that as the frequency response of the input signal is altered, the phase of constituent frequencies within the signal are also altered and by different amounts with respect to each other. In this tutorial, we’ll learn all about Fruity Parametric EQ 2 and how you can use it to achieve a better-sounding mix. Fruity Parametric EQ 2: An Overview First, let’s take a look at the […]
How to Use the FL Studio Mixer
How to Use the FL Studio Mixer The Mixer is one of FL Studio’s core components. It’s basically a virtual mixing console where the audio signals internally generated by VST instruments and samples in the Channel rack get routed to, and where we add Effects plugins like reverb and delay to each signal. Sidechaining, bussing, equalization, compression, distortion, mastering, and a bunch of other signal processing operations are all done here as well. In this tutorial, we’ll take a deep dive into the FL Studio Mixer and learn how to use it to mix like a pro. Let’s get started! […]
FL Studio Mastering Tips
FL Studio Mastering Tips Mastering is an audio post-production process with many technicalities and details to consider. Mastering can involve, editing small mixing flaws, adjusting stereo width, adding noise reduction processing, equalization, compression, peak limiting and volume level control, and dithering. Let’s take take an in-depth look at these 8 FL Studio mastering tips. Mastering Tip #1: Supply Yourself with Adequate Headroom to Work With To start, your peak levels on your empty Master track should not exceed -6 dBFS (or -23 LUFS if you’re using a loudness compliant meter). If they do, it’s best to go back into your mix and lower […]
How to Change Time Signature in FL Studio
How to Change Time Signature in FL Studio Time signature, also known as meter signature, is the convention we use to tell us how many beats are in one bar and which note value (duration of a note) is equal to one beat. In this tutorial, we’ll cover a few basics on time signatures, how to change the timebase setting, and how to change time signature in FL Studio. Time Signatures 101 Like we mentioned earlier, time signature is the notation we use to define how many beats are in a bar, and what note duration (whole note, half note, […]
