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Fruity Loops Studio Tutorial

Beginner Tutorial

Lets face it, everyone wants to make music nowadays. Thanks to technological advances just about anybody can! You don't need to hire professionals, artists, buy tonnes of equipment anymore... Now all you have to do is follow the principles and tutorials found on this Blog, and you will go far. First things first, "acquire" the right software!

For beginners Fruity Loops will do the job. Fruity Loops is a great program for people who are just starting out with making beats, it is relatively easy to use, and with the sound kits i provided you can actually make some amazing beats. I strongly recommend this program. I have posted video tutorials that have very good, detailed, and educational material within them! The links are all here folks, check it out.

The Fruity Loops interface may seem intimidating at very first, but have no fear you will be mastering this program in no time. On the left hand side (by default) you will find all your sound files. You just drag and drop them into what is called the "step sequencer" (the box that has the kick clap hat and snare loaded by default) and you are ready to go! You can add more folders to grow your arsenal of sounds. Once you have loaded the sound that you would like to use, you can right click it on the step sequencer and go to what is called "Piano Roll". Here is where your creative side will come into play. I might as well add that here is where you will require knowledge in music theory. Luckily for you and me both, I have found an amazing online music theory course! Again check out the links i have provided!!


Lesson One of the Music Theory Course:



In the piano roll you can adjust the placement of notes, the pitch, volume, and other fun things like that. Basically here is where you will lay down your beats.

Once you have some sounds/channels, and once youve laid down your beat... You can add effects!

Some very useful effects are reverb, delay, flanger, stereo enhancer, blah blah blah.
Just check them out yourself, youll be happy you did!

To add effects you have to click the sound/channel you want to add the effect to in the step sequencer.
The "channel settings box" will open that has a bunch of options, and adjustment knobs. At the top right hand side you will see a fingernail-sized box that says "fx" under it. You just click, hold, and move your mouse up or down. This box corresponds to an "insert" in your mixer. Go ahead and click View at the top left hand side, by files, etc... Open the mixer if it isnt already open and once you have decided which "insert" your channel will be hooked up to, its time to add the effect!

In the mixer go to the insert of your choice (insert 1, 2, 3, whatever you connected your channel to) and keep your eye on the right hand side of it.

Note: If you notice it says "IN" at the top and "OUT" at the bottom. Well these boxes show you what sort of  things you have plugged IN (input) and where its going OUT (output). Yeah you guessed it, this is where you would see a microphone! ;-) The mic would feed the particular "insert" its connected to and therefore any effects you have applied to that insert will affect the recording from the mic. Yes you guessed it again, Autotune can be plugged in here aswell! ;-)

Now between the IN and OUT are little drop down menus. These menus hold your arsenal of effects/plugins.


With this basic knowledge you can play around with Fruity Loops, and you will soon figure much of this program out by yourself. This was the hardest part. ;-)


Enjoy!

Cubase is your next step.