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A Power User's Guide to FL Studio 21

You're reading from   A Power User's Guide to FL Studio 21 Master the art of music production and advanced mixing techniques to create Billboard-charting records

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234380
Length 334 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1:Understanding the Basics
2. Chapter 1: Delving into the FL Studio Mindset and Workflow FREE CHAPTER 3. Part 2:Creating Music with FL Studio
4. Chapter 2: From the Piano Roll to the Billboard Charts 5. Chapter 3: Creating Your Signature Sound 6. Chapter 4: Working through Drum Programming and Arrangements 7. Chapter 5: Approaching Melody and Composition Theory 8. Chapter 6: A Billboard-Ready Production Arrangement 9. Part 3: Best Techniques and How to Appear on the Billboard Charts
10. Chapter 7: Chart-Topping Mixing Techniques 11. Chapter 8: How to Get Records Placed So They Land on Billboard Charts 12. Index 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Drum programming in FL Studio

The high-level drum theory relates to each specific subgenre as a working framework of theory. But I will say that when you are creating a production in FL Studio, you should always be open to moving kicks around to best fit the rhythmic top-line melody if you are starting a track with a top line first as opposed to starting a track with a drum arrangement. A good rule of thumb is that a kick should always synchronize with a note change point, or at the start of the next bar.

Let’s show you exactly what I mean by using the drum pattern synchronized with a note progression in the Piano Roll:

Figure 4.24: Channel Rack | Drum sequence with hi-hat triplets via the Piano Roll

Figure 4.24: Channel Rack | Drum sequence with hi-hat triplets via the Piano Roll

Notice that the FL Keys inputs are on the same pattern block as the kicks; this implies that the keynote has the same block pattern as the kick and follows it succinctly. In most cases, you won’t use a VST in this form; it will be composed...

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