But automation is all stored as its own clips, making it as easy to work with automation as it would other region types. The Playlist looks like every normal DAW - at first. This is your arrangement view, but it also lets you compose with small and big blocks of time to create song structures, and it stores clips of automation and patterns. It’s perfect for techno because you can obsess over getting a groove just right. Not just a virtual rack, the Channel rack also integrates its own step sequencer and pattern editors so you can sketch ideas from it directly. This houses instruments, plug-ins, MIDI inputs, and so on. From there you can sample directly into the built-in audio editor (Edison) or the Playlist (an arrangement tool).Ĭhannel rack. And note tons of shortcuts available for recording – particularly the Audio Recording button (it looks like a microphone). So note that there’s a master pitch control at left, which thanks to deeply integrated sampling actually works as expected. FL Studio approaches DAW workflows more like hardware. Pay attention to the left-hand side tool tips, if you’re new, as they’ll help guide you. The menus, transport controls, shortcuts to views. Quick tourįL Studio has a bunch of elements that will look familiar to users of other software, but with unique twists you’ll want to take advantage of. Or you might settle in and find that this studio is the right place to work now. You might take advantage of the mixer and multiple patching options. You might find instruments and effects that work elsewhere. “Studio” is right – instead of thinking of this as another piece of software to learn, imagine you’re stepping into a new project studio. Working with techno is a great way to focus, and FL Studio can bring some big rewards. Even experienced FL users may not know all the different ways to accomplish a task – and newcomers can be easily stumped, especially if they come with expectations from other DAWs. The challenge of FL is that it’s overflowing with features. FL Studio (commonly called by its old name “Fruity Loops”) is chock full of uniquely powerful workflows, surprising features, and tons of terrific effects and synths.
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