FL Studio Tips & Tricks

Presented by FL Studio guru Andrew Rusnak, this awesome collection of FL Studio video tutorials will reveal many invaluable editing, production and mixing techniques that will supercharge your FL Studio sessions. Enjoy the benefits of superior FL Studio knowledge today.

Windows

• The Piano Roll (11:19) - Learn tips for working in the Piano Roll to create a more realistic sound using samples and sample synths.

• The Step Sequencer (07:19) - Get tips for working in the Step Sequencer including using the Glide and Shift functions with samples and automating the Swing function.

• Using Pattern Clips (08:26) - Learn to utilize FL Studio's Pattern Clips feature in your productions.

Theory

• Working with Drums (18:19) - See how to layer and mix drums using samplers and the FPC.

• Working with EQ2 (09:20) - Learn how to use the EQ2 Parametric EQ plug-in and spectral analysis tools in FL Studio.

• Making a Sub-Kick (05:49) - See how to create a sub-kick effect easily using a high-pass filter and a compressor

• Fattening a Sound (04:20) - See how to use the Delay plug-in to fatten up sounds in your productions.

• Layering Instruments (03:55) - See how to layer virtual instruments to create huge and interesting sounding patches.

• Creative Routing (06:56) - This tutorial covers how to route tracks in the mixer, how to set up routing to allow for panning effects, and how to route the vocoder.

Devices

• The Vocoder (08:18) - Learn to use the Fruity Vocoder to create new tones utilizing percussion and other samples as Carriers and layering sounds to create new voices.

• The WaveShaper (08:05) - Learn tips for working with the WaveShaper and general distortion advice.

• Using the TS-404 (19:08) - Learn how to use FL Studio's simple 2 oscilator Synth to create custom sounds.

• Fruity Pad Controller (FPC) (16:36) - Get tips for working with the Fruity Pad Controller (FPC) including using non-percussive sounds, layering drum sounds, and using non-musical samples to compose with.

• Using the Love Philter (13:43) - Learn tips and tricks for the Fruity Love Philter, including using automation to create a frequency sweep, build a distortion effect, and experimenting with the LFO to design unique rhythms.

• Fruity Slicer (10:28) - Discover tips for using the Fruity Slicer, including using non-percussive samples to create new loops and chop beats using the arpeggiator.

• Using Wave Traveller (10:03) - See how to create complex rhythms off of a single sample and how to use the gating effect to chop up a sample using FL Studio's Wave Traveller.

Effects

• Alternating Delay FX (03:42) - Learn how to use routing and multiple delays to create an interesting alternating delay effect.

• Sidechain Compression (05:37) - Learn to use the Fruity Peak Controller to create a sidechain compression type effect with bass and drums.

• Pre-Verb Effects (03:25) - Learn how to create the backwards pre-reverb sound heard on so many classic recordings.

• Granulizer Effects (07:49) - Learn tricks using the Fruity Granulizer, including how to create a screw/chop effect, as well as making a reverse grain gating effect, and a cd skip/glitch effect.

• Hammer-On Effects (04:34) - Learn how to realistically create the rolling string effect on instruments and sounds in FL Studio.

Utilities

• Creating Filter Groups (02:42) - Learn how to manage and organize instruments using FL Studio's Filter Groups feature.

• Center Plug-In (02:23) - See how to remove harmful DC-Offset using FL Studio's Center Plug-In.

• Skinning Basics (08:45) - See how to custom skin FL Studio and change its appearance, as well as how to edit other program parameters and affect their operation.

• Best Final Render (07:45) - Learn how to make your setting optimal for the best possible final render out of FL Studio.

Production and Mixing

• Making & Mixing a Song - Part 1 (17:02) - See how to add instruments and lay the foundational patterns of the song down.

• Making & Mixing a Song - Part 2 (09:34) - Watch as the song build with new pattern parts, breaks and fills.

• Making & Mixing a Song - Part 3 (23:53) - Learn how to create the song arrangement using the FL Studio Playlist feature.

• Making & Mixing a Song - Part 4 (34:09) - Discover the basics of Mixing and listen as the new song is mixed right in front of you.

• Making & Mixing a Song - Part 5 (18:41) - Watch the mix get polished as Mastering type EQ and Multi-band Compression are applied.