Drop the beat in FL Studio

Pt. 2 of 10 | 3:17 |

Feel the Beat with FL Studio

Tuesday September 1, 2009

Introductions out of the way, we'll take a look at how to

create a solid beat in FL Studio

. Layering snare drum, bass, high hat, claps and (if you so desire) more cowbell in the step sequencer. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to lay down your first beat in

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Show Notes

Download the demo version of FL Studio
and follow along with this tutorial series

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- Open the

FL Studio step sequencer

.

- The sequencer has four default sounds pre-loaded: kick, clap, high hat and snare.

- Click on the appropriate toggles to draw in beats.

- Change the tempo (BPM) by clicking on the tempo display and dragging up or down to set.

- To the left of each channel in the step sequencer are volume and pan knobs that you can adjust to change your song.

- Experiment with different patterns and ideas to see what you like.

- Right- or left-click on the green LED beside a channel to solo or un-solo a channel.

- The graph editor lets you change the velocity of beats.

- The keyboard editor lets you change the pitch of each beat of the selected channel.

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