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FL Studio Cookbook

You're reading from   FL Studio Cookbook Over 40 recipes to help you master the art of music production with FL Studio

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849694148
Length 286 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Shaun Friedman Shaun Friedman
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Preface 1. Configuring FL Studio FREE CHAPTER 2. Using Browser 3. Working with the Step Sequencer and Channels 4. Building Your Song 5. Using the Playlist 6. Using the FL Studio Mixer and Recording Audio 7. Sampling Using Edison 8. Exporting and Rendering Your Project 9. Humanizing Your Song 10. Recording Automation 11. Rewiring Reason to FL Studio A. Your Rights as a Composer and Copyrights Index

Obtaining a seamless loop


Obtaining a seamless loop in Edison means making your loop sync in time and on beat. This is usually done in 4/4 time, but you can also find loops in 3/4 time or any variation of time you need. We will be adjusting the start and end points of the loop and making sure everything flows in musical beats and bars. If you have too much empty space at the beginning or end of your highlighted loop selection, your sample simply won't be practical to use in your musical project because the timing will be off. Your looped sample must be seamless – you are extracting the musical idea and this must be in perfect sync with respect to time or as close as possible.

Depending on your source genre, it may sometimes be a tad difficult to get a seamless loop because the song in question is not actually played in perfect time. This is usually acoustic or rock genres because some bands don't actually play with a "click track", which is a guiding tempo used during recording. Some bands...

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