Be your own DJ or MC! This tutorial starts with a clip of Jay-Z, and demonstrates how you can create a hip hop sample with this clip using the music editing software FL Studio. An advanced tutorial for users already familiar with the software! Part 1 of 6 - How to Create hip h ...more
This audio production software tutorial will help those new to FL Studio quickly get their mind around step sequencing. It covers how to create a basic pattern using FL Studio's Step Sequencer. The tutorial also discusses the Channel Window in FL Studio.
FL Studio is one of the biggest names in digital music-making software, and Korg the biggest in physical gear. Unfortunately, FL Studio and the Korg nanoKontrol USB controller don't get along out of the box, and the transport buttons on the Korg won't work with FL Studio. That ...more
This is a two part tutorial on sampling with Adobe Audition and making a sampled beat in FL Studio. The first part covers chopping the samples. In part two we take the samples we chopped in part 1 using Audition and arrange them in FL Studio. Part 1 of 2 - How to Create a samp ...more
This audio production software tutorial covers how to go sequence with the Keyboard Editor in FL Studio and covers creating notes with different pitches, moving notes, and using portamento. See all these ways to use the keyboard editor to make patterns in FL Studio.
This audio production tutorial shows you how to simulate a live crown in FL Studio. Use a microphone or your audio output to trigger cheering or laughter in real-time with 5 easy steps in FL Studio. There's a little formula usage involved, but it's easy. See how to use fruity ...more
This music production software tutorial teaches you how to achieve realistic, humanized scratches in a recordable, metered way in FL Studio. The lesson includes a brief introduction to the FL Scratcher and a few ideas on setting up FL Studio for maximum versatility.
Is your FL Studio composition sounding too "robotic"? Too repetitive? Learn to Humanize! In this music production software tutorial you will learn how to humanize a composition in FL Studio and really improve your music making skills and professionalism.
In this music production tutorial you will learn how to automate in FL Studio 7. Get a quick overview of 5 methods of automation using FL Studio 7.
Dubstep is the music of the moment in the global underground electronic music scene, and producers from all types of music are incorporating it into their tracks. One of it's distinctive features is the "wub wub" style of bass track that dubstep producers favor, and it can imp ...more
Learn how to cheat like hell to produce realistic sounding piano flourishes, amazing rolls, and perfectly harmonious music in FL Studio. This tutorial uses examples from other FL tutorials on this site so you may have to watch more than just one. Check out this advanced music ...more
Ever wondered what a High Pass or ban Pass filter does? Why a Low Pass filter might be useful? Well wonder no more as NFX explains these useful EQ effects in FL Studio (Fruity Loops).
Portmento is cool. You can't do that famous West Coast worm or Dirty South Synth glide without it. So check out this tutorial and learn how to create portamento (slide, glide or pitch bend) on notes in your FL Studio beats.
Making an effective bassline is probably easier than you think. Check out this tutorial and see how easy it is to make a simple and good bassline for your music in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
One of the most basic starting points of music and music theory is the individual note or tone. In this tutorial you will learn some of the basics of working with notes or tones when making beats in FL Studio.
The peak controller uses the peaks from an audio source to automate the parameters on another controller. In this Fruity Loops tutorial, NFX shows you how to use the peak controller when creating beats in FL Studio.
With so many samples floating around the internet its a shame more people don't know how to loop an instrument sample so that it can play a note as long as you want it to play. Well, look know further than this tutorial to learn how to loop instrument samples in FL Studio (Fru ...more
NFX shows you another beat recipe on a Dr. Dre style beat. Watch and learn how to put together the ingredients for this beat in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
In this tutorial NFX shows you (and explain why) his method of getting an acapella ready for the mix to be used in FL Studio (Fruity Loops). This tutorial is intended mostly for those acapellas you work on as a collab with an MC and not commercial quality acapellas.
This tutorial explains in detail how to get a Timbo style sound in Fruity Loops (FL Studio). Many of you might get impatient for the result of this beat recipe, but it's worth it.
This tutorial shows how to make those fast pitched snare rolls popular in dirty south style music in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
This video shows you how to use layers in FL Studio (Fruity Loops). This is convenient for when you want to stack sounds or split sounds.
The famous ADSR Envelope (Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release)... It's seen in almost every virtual instrument or software synthesizer from Albino to Halion to SampleTank to Z3ta but do you know what it does? In this tutorial NFX tries to explain how an ADSR envelope helps shap ...more
NFX shows you how to remake the 50 cent hit In Da Club produced by Dr. Dre in FL Studio (fruity loops) using free sounds.
In this video we learn how to make a hip hop beat in FL Studio. First, load up your drum sounds from the browser to the interface. After this, change the hits on the drums to make the beat sound different. Edit how high the volume is on the snare drum and then change the ghost ...more
How to Use EQ and Compression With Your Beats in FL Studio Nick from Prime Loops shows us how to use EQ and compression effects to add flair to a beat. Dovetailing off a previous tutorial that showed how to create a beat, this step-by-step instructional video shows what button ...more
Prime Loops provides exclusive techniques from industry professionals to help enhance your music production, mastering skills & gain exposure. Their tips and tricks through tutorial videos are quick and easy to learn. In this video, they show the user how to add effects automa ...more
This tutorial tries to describe a few ways to sync an acapella to your own beat. As with many things in life, there are many ways to do this but NFX gives some great starter points on usin gFL Studio to sync acapella and beats.
This how to video describes how to use Fruity Loops to chop up orchestral loops and integrate them into your project. First you take a sample and adjust the knobs on the Fruity Loops interface to achieve the desired result. This video is great for anyone who is learning Fruity ...more
Most people use the FL Slicer in Fruity Loops on drum beats because it can chop them up real nice but NFX shows you how to use it for some creative sample chopping. Just load a loop and go at it.
Use the Sytrus generator in FL Studio to create a variety of sounds. Learn how to use the sound generator features of FL Studio in this free digital audio workstation tutorial from our music recording expert. Part 1 of 16 - How to Use the Sytrus Generator in FL Studio. Use the ...more
Create and sequence dance beats using the FL Studio interface. Learn how to use the audio editing features of FL Studio in this free digital audio workstation tutorial from our music recording expert. Part 1 of 16 - How to Create and sequence dance beats in FL Studio. Create a ...more
Use the Fruity Loops sampler to create and fine-tune sounds for your music project. Learn how to use the sampler features of FL Studio in this free digital audio workstation tutorial from our music recording expert. Part 1 of 16 - How to Use the Fruity Loops sampler in FL Stud ...more
Make your computer sound just like a guitar. Learn how to use use the Slayer Guitar Emulator in FL Studio in this free digital audio workstation tutorial from our music recording expert. Part 1 of 16 - How to Use the Slayer Guitar Emulator in FL Studio. Use the Slayer Guitar E ...more
Use the Soundfont Player and FL Keys feature in Fruity Loops to create a variety of sounds. Learn how to use the sound generators and plug-ins of FL Studio in this free digital audio workstation tutorial from our music recording expert. Part 1 of 16 - How to Use Soundfont Play ...more
This four part Fruity Loops tutorial shows you how to compose a cool hip hop beat from scratch. Learn how to produce a hip hop beat starting with the drums, then adding melody, then strings, and finally the layout all within FL Studio 7. If you want to produce your own hip hop ...more
Learn how to navigate the FL Studio interface. Get a basic intro and explanation of each of the panel windows in FL Studio and how they relate to other music production software. Part 1 of 2 - How to Navigate in FL Studio (Fruity Loops). Part 2 of 2 - How to Navigate in FL St ...more
This is a four part series on remaking Cam'Ron's "Oh Boy" produced by Just Blaze using Adobe Audition and Fruity Loops (FL Studio). Part one covers sample chopping, Part two covers finding the tempo, part three covers pitch matching, part four covers arranging it. Part 1 of 4 ...more
This FL Studio tutorial is actually a music theory lesson that teaches you how to read Chord progression notations (intervals), such as (I-VI-ii-V), and an easy system to keep track of them all within FL Studio. If you are new to music and want to learn music production and wo ...more
In this audio production software tutorial you will learn the basics of recording audio in FL Studio 8. Recording audio in FL Studio should be similar in any version, but there may be interface differences. If you are new to working in FL Studio 8, this tutorial will show you ...more
This FL Studio tutorial details how to compose a basic drum beat or loop. FL Studio, formerly known as Fruity Loops is a music production interface for the pc. This lesson shows how one would go about making a song in FL Studio.
This three part tutorial teaches you the basics of using FL Studio 7 with the free version you can download. First you will learn the basics, then part two will explain how to add in some effects to make your song more... lively, and part three covers how to make Automation Cl ...more
Keep your tracks organized by color coding the mixer channels when using FL studio. You'll have a much easier time making beats in FL studio with color coded mixer channels. You've got the tools, make sure you know how to use them properly.
This is an FL Studio Tutorial about VST Plugins. This is an essential topic, related to extending the functionality of FL Studio. I'm going to show you how to do this for free in this tutorial.
FL Studio is a power piece of music-generating software, but it can be kind of cranky about working with peripherals, including MIDI keyboards and controllers. Watch this video for a step-by-step guide to connecting a USB keyboard or controller to FL Studio.
Sampling, beat making, whatever you wanna call it, its been done for years since the beginning of Hip Hop and Rap back in the 80's. Artists like Tupac, Biggie, Mos Def, and others defined the times of their generations rapping over beats. If you're interested in making your ow ...more
FL Studio is a very powerful piece of audio production software, and it of course incorporates everyone favorite old-school voice distortion device: the Vocoder. This video will show you how to create a really cool vocoder effect in FL Studio, allowing you to zazz up the vocal ...more
This is a Step-by-step video tutorial showing you how to use the Fruity Loops Vocoder in FL Studio. Learn the principles of the Vocoder and how to use the modulator and the carrier and route the signals to the vocoder in FL Studio.
The music production software world is making it almost unnecessary for new artists and musicians to need to know real instruments. In this video ACepincter demonstrates how he uses a particular method of experimentation to learn so much about the various features of Reason an ...more
If you have a particular talent with melodies or chords but not both, this video shows two methods for crossing over to the other side when working in FL Studio! Learn how to create melodies from chords and chords from melodies to suit your creative needs in this FL Studio tut ...more
What is the Fruity Granulizer? Watch this FL Studio tutorial to find out! Learn how to use the granulizer properly, because using it properly can be very powerful, but using it wrongly, it can really mangle up your FL Studio samples.
This music production software tutorial is a demonstration and explanation of the usage of Dr. Rex as a melodic instrument or otherwise in FL Studio. See how to use the drum pattern maker Dr. Rex for non-pattern sounds in FL Studio.
This FL Studio tutorial gives demonstrations of different Waveform outputs from simple FM Synthesis with descriptions of how we achieved it. These are very rough examples but they will help you understand the Sytrus matric and how to use FM Synthesis in FL Studio.
This music production software tutorial gives an in-depth demonstration and concept of using an equalizer in FL Studio. See how to use the EQUO and Fruity parametric EQ2 equalizers both as a sound-shaper and as an informative feedback device within FL Studio and in general mus ...more
This is a simple tutorial covering (quickly) the usage of the Alt, Ctrl, and Shift modifiers in everyday usage in FL Studio. Speed up your FL Studio workflow by learning how to use shortcuts and keyboard modifiers.
This FL Studio tutorial is a demonstration of drag-and-drop sample moving, slicing, granulizing, and editing all within FL Studio. You will also get some ideas for how to use drag and drop when working with samples.
This music production software tutorial shows you how to compose a hip hop beat version of Chinese songs using FL Studio 7. Learn how to take a piece of Chinese traditional music and turn it into a hip hop beat within FL Studio 7.
FL Studio 5 and up allows you to record audio and MIDI loops. This FL Studio 5 tutorial shows you how to record audio loops first, then how to record MIDI loops.
Learn how to add effects to instruments and vocals in this FL Studio audio production tutorial. Make sounds have more depth or tweak them for whatever musical needs and get a basic overview of mixing and mastering in FL Studio.
This FL Studio tutorial video shows how to use the sampler to sample sounds or parts of songs and how to use the slicer to slice songs, loops, or patterns up to use in sampling. Learn how to sample and slice in FL Studio with the help of this tutorial. Great for hip hop or son ...more