FL Studio Tips & Tricks
FL Studio guru Tyler Coffin reveals some of his most awesome tips and tricks in these in-depth FL Studio 12 video tutorials. Learn tons of cool techniques and ideas for using instruments, plug-ins, workflows and more. You also get the FL Studio 12 session project for more inspiration and experimentation!
Videos
• Introduction (01:13) - Overview of the course and what will be covered.
• Common Operations Pt. 1 (08:21) - Learn a few general tips and tricks that can help speed up workflow and increase productivity, as well as specific Piano Roll info.
• Common Operations Pt. 2 (04:49) - Now discover more tips and tricks that will speed up workflow and increase productivity including cool functions within the Playlist.
• Mixer Routing (09:30) - Explore and examine tricks for organizing and operating your mixer including navigation and viewing options, as well as some clever ways to route signals through tracks.
• Parameter Linking (07:25) - See how to use the Peak Controller and other controllers to link different parameters resulting in some very cool and useful effects. You'll also discover interesting mapping formulas for linking controllers.
• Automation Clips (07:47) - Here you'll learn a few useful tips for working with automation clips and how to customize them fully, similarly how to deal with other controllers but with additional capabilities.
• Creating Unique Effects Chains (08:26) - No explore some tricks for shaping a simple sound into something much wider with effects in the mixer. You'll learn some basic effects and what you can do with them, and then take a look at some parameter linking in effects as well.
• Using Patcher for Effects (06:37) - Now see how to simplify your effects by making a few helpful patches in the powerhouse Patcher Plug-in, including multiple effects inside of one effect!
• Using Patcher for Instruments (05:20) - Learn how to use the generator version of Patcher to create additional presets for different uses. The possibilities in this plug-in are so wonderfully vast!
• Interesting Effects & Glitches (11:04) - Explore how to mangle a simple sound into something unrecognizably wacky, using cool effects like Gross Beat and Patcher, surprising yourself with awesome ambiance creations.
• Sampler Tips & Tricks (10:07) - Here you'll see some of the more advanced capabilities of the Sampler, which are also available in other FL Studio plug-ins as well.
• Using Layer Channels (04:12) - Discover how to use one Layer Channel to control other channels. Layers can stack channels in several ways, plus they can be saved and loaded as groups of channels.
• Thick & Punchy Layered Drums (05:24) - With what you now know, see how to create thick and powerful drum sounds using layer channels, as well as stacking sounds the old fashioned way. Both options have their time and place.
• Arpeggiator Tips & Tricks (04:38) - In this video, see the various ways to make arpeggios by programming or using FL Studio's multiple arpeggiator tools.
• Sound Synthesis Pt. 1 (05:38) - Get a quick overview of the magical world of sound synthesis. This video shows a few of the things possible in the 3x Osc and Harmless Synthesizers.
• Sound Synthesis Pt. 2 (08:32) - Here we continue our quick overview of sound synthesis now using the Sytrus and Harmor Synthesizers.
• Using 3rd Party Plug-Ins (04:35) - Explore even more possibilities with plug-ins and how you can use various VSTs. Even though FL Studio has a solid array of options, sometimes a 3rd party plug-in is fits the needs of the moment.
• Keeping Organized (05:00) - Discover ways to tidy up and organize the many different things that we have put together so that it's all easily accessible anytime in the future.
• Creating Templates (03:39) - Watch how to make templates so you can start from your own custom launch point for future projects.
• Visualizing & Analyzing Sound (08:08) - Now learn a few ways to see visual representations of your music and sounds, which can help to better understand it and shape it to perfection.
• Performance Mode & Mobile Overview (04:23) - Take a brief look at some of the live performance capabilities of FL Studio in Performance Mode, as well as a quick look at FL Studio Mobile.
• Putting It All Together (08:44) - See a recap of a few key points, as well as the song created to showcase the ideas covered throughout the series and how different operations work together.