How To Select Multiple Channels In Fl Studio

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How to select multiple mixer tracks at once in FL Studio? Is it possible? Trying to find out is there a way to select all mixer tracks at once in fl studio to say add one mastering eq to all tracks at. Use the send on each track to send them to a group channel - see point 18 in the following. FL Studio 11 in Piano roll, To move a group of notes: click the SELECT tool, draw a square/rectangle around the notes you want to move. Switch to the PENCIL tool Place cursor over the high lighted notes 'til it turns to a 4 way cursor Left click and drag up/down/left/right To copy and move a group of notes: click the SELECT tool.

Although FL Studio has a deserved reputation for being an application that beginners can pick and start making music with quickly, experienced users will tell you that it can also be a deep and involving beast.

So, MusicRadar has put together this collection of tips that takes you below the surface and deals with some FL Studio features that you might not be familiar with, but once mastered will speed up and improve your workflow.

The secret volume control

A channel's volume can be automated in the piano roll by right-clicking the grey box under the keyboard and selecting Channel volume. This is useful for adding tremolo and subtle variations in levels, which isn't easily doable using note velocities. It's also great for adding an organic feel to a phrase. A consequence of automating the volume in this way, though, is that it adjusts the channel's Volume knob in the step sequencer, which can be an issue when mixing. A good fix is to use the Volume Multiplier knob in the Misc tab of the Channel Settings window to set the level before it gets to the Mixer.

Split and merge patterns

Patterns that contain notes on multiple channels can be split by channel, making it easy to build variations on a single pattern without having to clone it and edit the piano roll for each one. In the step sequencer, click the pattern selector and select Split by channel on the right. All of the notes and automation for each channel will appear in new patterns, named after each channel, stacked on top of each other in the Playlist. Patterns can be merged by selecting them in the Playlist and clicking Edit»Merge pattern clips in the Playlist options. Only the selected patterns will be merged - other instances of the selected patterns will stay as they are.

Dumping the score log

How often do you find yourself playing something really awesome on your MIDI controller and wishing you'd had Record engaged (or a better memory)? Even when not recording, FL Studio remembers all of the incoming MIDI notes from the last five minutes or so. To get that great riff back, go into an empty pattern and select Dump score log to selected channel from the Tools menu. Those MIDI notes will magically appear!

Set snapshots in the Browser

The Browser can be organised by snapshots - specific locations accessible via number keys 1 to 5. To set up a snapshot, navigate to the location in the Browser that you want easy access to and click the Current Snapshot dropdown menu, next to the Browser label. Choose the number key you want to associate with this location and click that snapshot. You can also rename and freeze the snapshot. When you want to navigate to that location in the Browser, press the associated number key while the Browser is in focus.

How To Select Multiple Channels In Fl Studio

Scale automation clips

Automation clips can have their minimum and maximum values scaled, enabling you to edit the depth of the automation without going through and tweaking each point in the clip. In the Channel Settings window of the automation clip, the MIN and MAX knobs at the top will adjust the range of the automation clip. To the right of these knobs, the Timestretch knob can be used to adjust the clip's timing and length.

Scale note properties

In the piano roll, the velocity levels or other parameters of the currently selected notes can be scaled by pressing Alt+X. This affords you a lot of flexibility when it comes to adjusting note properties and can be very useful when a number of notes are too loud or too soft and you want to make them fit better without sacrificing their relative levels.

Zoom in closer

To set the resolution of FL Studio's sequencer, select the project's General settings from the main Options menu and change the Timebase (PPQ) value. Higher values will enable you to zoom in closer on notes and draw smaller ones more accurately, as well as being able to adjust the start and end points of the notes to a finer resolution.

Slice up pattern clips

Pattern clips in the Playlist can be sliced and rearranged. Using the Slicer tool (C), click and drag across a clip, or hold Shift and click to slice without dragging. The new sections of the clip can be moved around as you see fit. Be careful when slicing a pattern: any notes that start before the slice will be omitted from the resulting piece. The slip tool (S) can come in handy for remedying this.

Metronome customisation

To change the level of the metronome and the audio preview in the Browser, go into the Audio Settings window - which is accessed from the Options menu - and select a Mixer track with the Preview Mixer track selector. Now you can stay on beat to the sound of a less annoying tone.

Smooth event editing

To quickly edit events smoothly in the piano roll or the event editor, enable Auto smoothing in the piano roll's Options menu and edit the events with the pencil tool. Then set Snap to Step and draw in your automation. Once that's done, FL Studio will make the events smooth and rounded, rather than jerky and broken.

Snap to events

At the bottom of the Snap to grid menu in both the piano roll and the Playlist is the Snap to events option. With this enabled, notes and clips won't snap to anything except the start and end points of pre-existing notes or clips. When the note or clip is at a point at which it will snap to another one, the other notes or clips will be coloured purple. This can be useful when you want to add notes to a phrase that isn't strictly quantised without them overlapping, or when slicing audio in the Playlist.

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You got or downloaded Vst’s from a third-party company, and don’t know the steps to import them in Fl Studio? This is the right path for you, keep reading.

In this guide, I am going to show you how to add a Vst plugin that is not part of the content or stock Vst’s that comes loaded with Fl Studio 12.

Fl Studio uses a format for these sounds called Vst or Virtual Studio Instrument. That means if you are purchasing or downloading a Vst plugin, you need to make sure you are being provided Vst formatted instruments.

Create A Custom Vst Folder

Let’s quickly get to adding Vst instrument in Fl Studio

1) Before importing Vsts, there are few things to do;

i) Create a custom Vst folder On your desktop(you can create it anywhere if you know what you are doing, if you don’t know, then follow me along).

Vst’s Own Installer

ii) Run the Vsts own installer, it should be included with your package e.g kontakt.exe, Spire.msi, when running Vsts own installer you should be asked to select the install location during the process. Select the folder you created.

iii)For plugins without installer, copy the files including the .dll(e.g Guitar mik.dll) file to the folder you created.

Note i) If you downloaded a Vst plugin that requires extraction (e.g Nexus.rar that contains only .dll), just extract them to the custom folder and make sure they are in .dll, if it is not in .dll, open the folder that came along with the file and you should see .dll extension in the folder.

ii) If you downloaded a Vst plugin with own installer that requires extraction (e.g Nexus.rar that contains an EXE format), extract the file > run the installer and when asked to select the install location, select the folder you created.

Download 7zip extractor if you don’t have one, it is completely free.

Point Your Custom Folder Location Into Fl Studio

2) The next stage is to point your custom folder location into Fl Studio plugins folder.

Open Fl Studio 12, move your mouse or your pointer cursor to the left menu, select “Options”

> Select File(“File is located at the Options header”)

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> Find plugins (it is below backup), select the directory where your Vst plugins are located(choose the custom folder you created) and click on “OK”, it will automatically scan the plugins in the folder you created, you will see the newly installed Vst in your plugin database with a yellow color.

Adding Newly Installed Vst To The Database

3) The last step is to add our newly installed Vst to the database, Fl Studio has two option for storing your Vsts, either you are installing an Effect for your mixer track (i.e Wave compressor) or Instrument(Called Generator) i.e Piano classic, Nexus, etc.

Drag the newly Vst you imported, which is highlighted in yellow color to the step sequencer

Goto the plugin database at the left menu > select generator, open the folder which suite the Vst, I am installing a synth and I will be selecting the synth classic folder.

Select Multiple Channels In Fl Studio

Open the Vst > select plugin option > select add to plugin database and select ok, your plugin will automatically pop up in the synth classic folder.

How To Select Multiple Channels In Fl Studio

Note: The same steps are the way you’ll install your effect, use the mixer track instead of using the channel rack for effect, Goto the plugin database at the left menu > select effect instead of generator, open the folder which suite the Vst, Open the Vst in your mixer track > select plugin option > select add to plugin database and select ok, your plugin will automatically pop up in the preferred folder of the effects database.

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