The Music Producer's Ultimate Guide to FL Studio 20: Create production-quality music with FL Studio

Cover
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Section 1:Getting Up and Running with FL Studio
Chapter 01: Getting Started with FL Studio
	Technical requirements
	Exploring the music production landscape
	The musician\'s career path
	Steps in composing a song
	What is FL Studio?
	Exploring the FL Studio workspace
	Making your first song
		Creating a drum beat with the Channel Rack
		Adding an instrument to the Channel Rack
		Creating a melody with the Piano roll
		Routing channels to the Mixer
		Exporting the song
	Summary
Chapter 02: Exploring the Browser, Playlist, and Channel Rack
	Technical requirements
	Introducing the FL Studio workbench
	Getting the most out of your samples
	Using the Browser
		Locating a sample\'s file location
		Searching for samples
		Adding your own samples to the Browser
		Swapping samples
	Using the Channel Rack
		Channel Rack option features
		The Channel Rack Rename, color and icon option
		Instrument options
		Detaching windows
		Installing new instruments
		Using layers
	Using the Playlist
		Playlist Toolbar
		Element pattern options
	Using the main header Toolbar features
		Version control
		Revert to last backup
		Audio Stream Input/Output (ASIO)
		Purge unused audio clips
		Undo and redo
		Viewing project info
	Summary
Chapter 03: Composing with the Piano Roll
	Using the Piano roll
		Choosing an instrument
		Adding notes in the Piano roll
		Selecting multiple notes
		Deleting notes
		Muting and unmuting notes
		Slicing notes
		Sliding notes
		Using the stamp tool to get assistance with scales
	Composing great chord progressions
	Recording into the Piano roll with MIDI instruments
		The snap to grid (magnet) tool
		Quantizing notes
		Editing note articulations with the Event Editor
		Using Piano roll velocity
		Comparing instrument melodies with ghost notes
	Exporting sheet music
	Using and exporting MIDI scores
	Summary
Chapter 04: Routing to the Mixer and Applying Automation
	What is mixing?
	Routing audio to the Mixer
	Navigating the Mixer console
		Understanding the insert mixer track
		Understanding the master channel
		Understanding the effects rack
		Applying an effect
	Applying automation
		Applying automation to external third-party plugins
	Freezing Audio Clips
	Summary
Section 2:Music Production Fundamentals
Chapter 05: Sound Design and Audio Envelopes
	What is sound?
	What causes a note\'s pitch?
	How do we hear things?
	How do instruments create sound with different pitches?
	Why do different instruments playing the same pitch sound different?
	Modifying sound envelopes
	Using Mod X and Mod Y for automation
	Summary
Chapter 06: Compression, Sidechaining, Limiting, and Equalization
	Understanding compression
		Applying compression with Fruity Limiter
	Applying gates and expanders
		When to use gating
	Applying sidechaining
	Using limiters
	Applying equalization
		EQ best practices
		EQ general rules
	Summary
Chapter 07: Stereo Width – Panning, Reverb, Delay, Chorus, and Flangers
	Panning audio
		Panning best practices
	Using reverb
		Applying digital reverb with Fruity Reeverb 2
		Applying convolution reverb with Fruity Convolver
	Using delay effects
		Applying delay effects with Fruity Delay 3
		Delay effect best practices
	Using chorus effects
		Chorus effect best practices
	Using flanger effects
	Using phaser effects
	Understanding mix buses
		Mix bus best practices
	Summary
Chapter 08: Recording Live Audio and Vocal Processing
	Technical requirements
	Understanding microphones
		Dynamic microphones
		Condenser microphones
		Ribbon microphones
		USB microphones
	Setting up your recording environment
		Recording instruments
		Recording drum kits
		Preparing to record vocals
	Recording audio into FL Studio
		Recording with Edison
	Using pitch correction with Newtone
		Pitch correction best practices
	Vocals effect processing best practices
		Backing vocals effects best practices
	Summary
Chapter 09: Understanding Vocal Effects
	Understanding vocoders
	Understanding MIDI
	Using vocoders
		Harmonizing vocals with Pitcher
	Using Vocodex
		Vocoder best practices
	Creating vocal chops
		Using Slicex to create vocal chops
		Vocal chopping considerations
	Summary
Section 3:Postproduction and Publishing Your Music
Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Instruments and Effects
	Understanding glitch effects
	Creating glitch effects with Gross Beat
		Mapping time and volume effects to a sample
		Gross Beat sequencer
	Creating instruments with DirectWave
	Creating effects with Patcher
		Creating custom dashboards in Patcher
	Summary
Chapter 11: Mastering Fundamentals
	What is mastering?
		Can you master music yourself?
		When should you master your music?
		How do I get good at mastering?
		What equipment do I use to master music?
	Equalization in mastering
		Diagnosing frequency problems
		Understanding spectrograms
		Adjusting dynamics
	Using multiband compressors
		Applying multiband compression with Maximus
	What are saturators/harmonic exciters?
	Understanding limiters
	Understanding stereo imaging with vectorscopes
		Stereo imaging best practices
	Exporting audio for third-party mixing and mastering
	Summary
Chapter 12: Branding, Promotion, and Marketing
	Marketing essentials
	Creating a brand
		Choosing your artist name
		Creating a website
	Making the most of your live performances
		Booking your first gigs
		Filming your shows
		Streaming performances online
	Collaborating with others to promote yourself
		Advice for creating content on social media
		Getting more views on YouTube
		What about YouTube video titles and thumbnails?
	Creating music visuals with ZGameEditor Visualizer
	Summary
Chapter 13: Publishing and Selling Music Online
	Registering your music
	Tagging your music in preparation for distribution
	Selling music on online stores and streaming services
		DistroKid walk-through
	Claiming revenue from songs on YouTube using AdRev
		What are ISRC, ISWC, and UPC codes?
	Summary
	Further reading
	Share your music
	More from the author
	Conclusion
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Index