FL Studio Pitch Automation FL Studio has a very versatile and intuitive automation system. Almost any knob, slider, button, or fader available in the user interface can be controlled and programmed to do things automatically without the user actively engaged. An instrument’s pitch is one of the more commonly used parameters for automation. We can use pitch automation to build tension just before a drop or transition and in snare risers. This quick tutorial will show you exactly how to create pitch automation in FL Studio. Let’s get started. Step 1: Find Your Instrument’s Pitch Control Knob You can access […]

How to Make a Snare Riser in FL Studio A snare riser is a progression of snare drums triggered before a drop or transition in a dance music track. They help build suspense, tension, and excitement just beforehand and can really drive home an idea or main point in a song. The in the remix below, Waio uses one before a particularly filthy drop at about 3:40, and then again at around 4:30. This tutorial will show you how to make a snare riser in FL Studio. Step 1: Find Two Similar Sounding Snares We want both snares to sound […]

How to Sidechain in FL Studio (3 Ways) In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to sidechain in FL Studio. Sidechaining is a signal processing technique where we use the amplitude (volume) of one signal waveform to control some parameter of another signal. In electronic music like trance, house, and techno, we usually do it with the kick and the bass. The kick signal is used to control the presence of the bass in the mix so the two are not competing against each other in the bass regime of the frequency spectrum (40 Hz to 250 Hz). The bass volume […]

How to Mix House Drums in FL Studio Drums and percussion are an integral part of any electronic music composition. They hold the song together, provide structure and rhythm, and tell the audience when to dance, jump, and shout. In this house drums tutorial, we’ll cover how to make a drum loop using the FL Studio 12 Step Sequencer, and what you can do to add a bit of your own spin to the mix. The Step Sequencer FL Studio’s Step Sequencer/Channel rack is great for programming house drums. To make a good drum loop, we’ll need to understand how […]

Why Use the FL Studio Swing Slider? Do your drum loops sound mechanical and machine-like? Can you tell a computer made your drum loops? Does every kick, snare, and hi hat just sound a little bit too perfect? We all know that live music is not like that. The imperfection of mankind makes some hits sound slightly off by just enough to make it sound better. This is where using the FL Studio swing slider can come in handy. In this tutorial, we’ll look at a quick use case for the feature when mixing house drums. What Does the Swing […]