Need help or tips with FL studio?

[Nightfirecat]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Actually, DbX, that's about what I was asking, so yeah--thanks.

[Zythus]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Okay, from experience, some people learn faster by defragmenting complete work to understand it fully. With me being one of them, may I request a complete music track in .flp?

[DarkbearX]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Okay, from experience, some people learn faster by defragmenting complete work to understand it fully. With me being one of them, may I request a complete music track in .flp?

Sure thing.

C:\Program Files\Image-Line\FL Studio 8\Data\Projects\Cool stuff

[Zythus]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Okay thanks.


...So where do I begin?

[DJCynispin]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Go through all of them! Go through the other project folders as well. The short clips and other things were a big help for me. Once you get used to the basics of FL Studio, you should graduate onto some tutorials from the big shots, and maybe some books on mixdowns and mastering.

[Nightfirecat]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Just look at all of the channels one at a time, as well as the mixer, and figure out what everything does, and how it sounds.

[kommisar[os]]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

how do you use fade in/fade out effects

[Cyanite]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Right click the volume knob next to the synth you want to fade in/fade out, and click "create automation clip". In the playlist, you can drag the line that appears up and down to change the volume for that synth at certain parts in the song.

If it's a sample, it's in the window that comes up when you click on it in the Step Sequencer. It's one of the knobs on top of the waveform at the bottom of the window.

[TK_Breed]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

I could have sworn I put this question out but I guess I forgot to post it. Oh well, anyways so this is a sytrus specific question. How do you control the delay on a synth? One for example that has a lot of echo is Short PWM. Would love to get rid of that

[sarahxjane]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Would anyone be willing to walk me through some things?

I'm basically playing around with the program, but I haven't a clue.

Like, I try to make a song from scratch, and I'm sure the play list is supposed to have content in it, but there's nothing.
=/

Also, I am looking for some VSTs to work with. Maybe something hardstyleish.

I tried that fade in effect, but it didn't work.

I also want to know if there is any way to use .mp3s?
I tried converting one to .midi but it wouldn't open.

I find it silly that it isn't a supported type to open/edit with.

There's a lot more I need to ask, however, I feel this is enough for now.

[DarkbearX]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

I could have sworn I put this question out but I guess I forgot to post it. Oh well, anyways so this is a sytrus specific question. How do you control the delay on a synth? One for example that has a lot of echo is Short PWM. Would love to get rid of that

I don't have FL Studio to look off of on this computer but if I remember correctly there's a slot at the top right named 'FX'. Click that, and there'll be 3 delay tabs and a reverb tab. Uncheck the 'enable' buttons on all 3 tabs and the delay should be gone.

Like, I try to make a song from scratch, and I'm sure the play list is supposed to have content in it, but there's nothing.

The playlist is for organizing all your sequences (patterns). When Pattern 1 is checked, anything you put onto the sequencer will passively be placed on that pattern. Use the pencil / brush tool to plot your sequences onto the playlist.

Also, I am looking for some VSTs to work with. Maybe something hardstyleish.

z3ta+, Vanguard and Nexus are three good ones. They aren't free though. Wusikstation is free and has some pretty good sounds though.

I tried that fade in effect, but it didn't work.

Then you did it wrong. If you further explain this it'd be easier to help probably.

I also want to know if there is any way to use .mp3s?
I tried converting one to .midi but it wouldn't open.

Hm, Channels > Insert > audio clip. From there you can browse through mp3s and other formats. Also, .mids open up in FL.

[sarahxjane]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Hm, Channels > Insert > audio clip. From there you can browse through mp3s and other formats. Also, .mids open up in FL.

I do that, and it doesn't play.

If I click on any of the [] things, it starts the song over a couple of times in different tempos and I can't stop it.

=/

[kid_merkury]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Would anyone be willing to walk me through some things?

I'm basically playing around with the program, but I haven't a clue.

Like, I try to make a song from scratch, and I'm sure the play list is supposed to have content in it, but there's nothing.
=/

Also, I am looking for some VSTs to work with. Maybe something hardstyleish.

I tried that fade in effect, but it didn't work.

I also want to know if there is any way to use .mp3s?
I tried converting one to .midi but it wouldn't open.

I find it silly that it isn't a supported type to open/edit with.

There's a lot more I need to ask, however, I feel this is enough for now.

you cant convert an mp3 to midi. midi is basically just a set of instructions for your computer. Mp3 is actual recorded audio data. So you cant convert an mp3 to a midi.

As for using your audio in the playlist, try to not use audio in the pattern, but rather the "audio clip" section. Here, you'll see the actual waveform, and it makes it much easier for quick editing.

Thats a crappy explanation of that, so if doesnt make much sense (which it probably doesnt), then i'll post again with pictures etc.


-Merky

[Nightfirecat]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

Put your .mp3 file into FL Studio/Data/Packs (i think?), and then put it wherever it seems to fit, then find it in the browser bar on the left under the packs tab, and put it in as a channel, or put it into the playlist as a pattern clip.

[kid_merkury]

Re: Need help or tips with FL studio?

an easier way to do this, is to got o channels, then add an audio clip channel. Once your channel shows up, right click, and then select "load sample". Locate the audio file and there you go.



-Merky