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- rickstamad
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Tue Nov 13, 2007 12:00 am
fl studio
I use this program for making things. I like using the slicer instrument to slice up breaks and acapellas. When I sometimes slice up accapellas I sometimes make people say strange things. I also like the Sytrus plugin that comes with fl as it is good for making instruments. do any of you guys have thoughts about this. also do you reccomend anything to me. i have experience with trakcers (LSDJ)
- baconhanger
- Posts: 88
- Joined: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:00 am
- Location: chicago, usa
check this out:
i use FL too.
here's what i do in a nutshell:
template:
time signature - 1/4
playlist-
pattern 1: 25 bpm
pattern 2: 50 bpm
pattern 3: 100 bpm
pattern 4: 200 bpm
pattern 5: 400 bpm
pattern 6: 800 bpm
pattern 7: main pitch +12
pattern 8: main pitch -12
pattern 9: main automation
instruments:
slicer
direct wave
grainulizer
audio clip
direct wave - load 120+ samples in 1 channel
i make kits. one direct wave is nothing but kicks.
one direct wave is 1 break cut 120 different ways.
ill also use the slicer to load in loops, match them
to a common tempo, export that as a wav, and load
tons of beatmatched loops in the direct wave.
setting the time signature to 1/4 means you have small patterns, or make larger ones but in the playlist, youll be able to change up every 4 beats (if your bmp is 200+ youll only need one hit per pattern. so... i make tons of 1 bar patterns as my "pallet" and go to the playlist, select 16-32-64 bars at a time and make a bigger pattern out of the smaller ones
add fx to each channel...
go to main automation pattern, hit record, over and over, recording new knob tweaks each time (be subtle, too many things going on at once sounds like shit)
drop full acapellas in the audio clips section, use the xacto looking thing to cut the sample up, rearrange, etc. using the slicer with large files, not enough keys on the piano roll... and it cuts it automatically, leaving it sounding choppy at certain bpms...
zoom by using 1-2-3-4-5
i mostly use piano roll for patterns... can control duration easier. and always use the "cut itself" function
some good plugs to download:
js mini sample
buffer override
i use FL too.
here's what i do in a nutshell:
template:
time signature - 1/4
playlist-
pattern 1: 25 bpm
pattern 2: 50 bpm
pattern 3: 100 bpm
pattern 4: 200 bpm
pattern 5: 400 bpm
pattern 6: 800 bpm
pattern 7: main pitch +12
pattern 8: main pitch -12
pattern 9: main automation
instruments:
slicer
direct wave
grainulizer
audio clip
direct wave - load 120+ samples in 1 channel
i make kits. one direct wave is nothing but kicks.
one direct wave is 1 break cut 120 different ways.
ill also use the slicer to load in loops, match them
to a common tempo, export that as a wav, and load
tons of beatmatched loops in the direct wave.
setting the time signature to 1/4 means you have small patterns, or make larger ones but in the playlist, youll be able to change up every 4 beats (if your bmp is 200+ youll only need one hit per pattern. so... i make tons of 1 bar patterns as my "pallet" and go to the playlist, select 16-32-64 bars at a time and make a bigger pattern out of the smaller ones
add fx to each channel...
go to main automation pattern, hit record, over and over, recording new knob tweaks each time (be subtle, too many things going on at once sounds like shit)
drop full acapellas in the audio clips section, use the xacto looking thing to cut the sample up, rearrange, etc. using the slicer with large files, not enough keys on the piano roll... and it cuts it automatically, leaving it sounding choppy at certain bpms...
zoom by using 1-2-3-4-5
i mostly use piano roll for patterns... can control duration easier. and always use the "cut itself" function
some good plugs to download:
js mini sample
buffer override
- Your Impact
- Posts: 21
- Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:00 am
fl studio -> reason
dont get why people actually think fl studio is like that it really depends on yourself what you make out of it, not how colourfull the buttons are
dont get why people actually think fl studio is like that it really depends on yourself what you make out of it, not how colourfull the buttons are
time signatures
Im pretty sure you cant change time signatures, I think you gotta kinda do it manually.
- idontsnipe
- Posts: 23
- Joined: Thu May 14, 2009 12:00 am
if you don't understand time signatures properly i don't think you should be playing around with them just for the sake of it. just stick to 4/4 and learn some music theory. we already have enough wannabe avant garde bastards out there.
- sir johnson thursday
- Posts: 7
- Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:00 am
I'm also using FL and though I haven't made any experience with other daws I can imagine that it allows you to do anything you might need to make a really good track. But for fast working renoise might be better (If you can realy handle it).
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