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 […]
Best Compact Studio Monitors: Top 5 List
Best Compact Studio Monitors: Top 5 List Recording music from the comfort of your home is every music creator’s dream. Although you’ll need to spend countless hours setting things up and researching online, all these activities bring joy as you know you’re working on your special custom setup. However, finding enough work space is an issue for many. Since this is something a lot of independent music creators are dealing with today, we figured we’d do some research and bring you a list of the best compact studio monitors. Full Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Buying […]
Music Statistics 2019 [Infographic]
Music Statistics 2019 The music and recording industry had a total value of $19.1 billion in 2018, with nearly half of all revenue coming from streaming services like Soundcloud and Spotify. Recent music statistics show no signs or indications that this rapid growth of digital streaming will slow down any time soon. We searched the web and condensed our findings into this handy infographic to illustrate some of the more compelling data points and stats surrounding the music industry. If you like it, please don’t hesitate to share on social media or on your own blog! There is an embed […]
Best In Ear Monitors for Singers
Best In Ear Monitors for Singers If you want to have a great live show, it is essential for the musicians to feel comfortable and to have reliable monitoring. It should be an enjoyable experience for them if they want to make it enjoyable for everyone else. The majority of modern Western music is vocal-centric, so it’s necessary for singers to have this all sorted out. Given its importance, we figured we’d have some coffee and take a look at some of the best in ear monitors for singers on the market today. Full Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn […]
Quick & Easy Gating Effects in FL Studio
Quick & Easy Gating Effects in FL Studio Gating is a cool way to add a fluttering effect to your synths or vocals. Basically what we’re doing here is quickly changing the volume of a sound in quick succession. The outcome is called gating and it’s used all the time in trance, progressive house, and many other genres. As with a lot of things in FL Studio, there are multiple ways to create gates. You can even create gates in Gross Beat. In this tutorial, we’ll run through the fastest and easiest way to add epic gating effects to your […]
How to Add Reverb in FL Studio
How to Add Reverb in FL Studio Reverb is an excellent way to add space and depth to your mix. But mixing reverb can be tricky. If done wrong, it can sometimes take away from the clarity of the sound you want to add reverb to. But if done right, it’s a powerful and versatile tool that you can use to add some epic and spacious characteristics to your track. Let’s take a look at how to add reverb in FL Studio. Step 1: Prep Your Sound Use a Dry Signal First, we need to make sure the sound we’re […]
Best Headphones for Music Production
Best Headphones for Music Production A good pair of headphones can be a key part to any producer’s gear collection. Headphones are useful in music production during the mixing and mastering stages. They can provide the listener with a second reference to compliment a pair of studio monitors. They are also useful to vocalists and instrumentalists during recording and tracking. In this guide, we’ll go over how dynamic (moving-coil) headphones work, their advantages and specific applications, and finally cover the best headphones for music production in 2019. Full Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Buying through […]
How to Use Parallel Compression in FL Studio
How to Use Parallel Compression in FL Studio In the email I sent you, we covered what parallel compression is and how it works. Parallel compression is useful for making things stand out in your mix. It will work for pretty much anything, but it’s commonly used on 808s, vocals, bass synths, and drums. Now, let’s get to work and figure out how we can apply this technique. Again, if you aren’t familiar with compression and why we use it, I highly suggest reading this article first. I also suggest getting a look at how the Mixer works as a […]
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, […]