Adding Your First Drums in FL Studio 21 for Beginners

Watch the full FL Studio 21 Beginner Level 1 course here: Want to get to grips with FL Studio? Maybe you’ve recently started out using the software or are considering changing your current DAW? Well over the next 13 videos, Trance legend and FL Studio maestro James Dymond will take you through the key areas of FL Studio 21. This is a Beginner Level 1 course where James will show you how to get up and running with the software, from opening it for the first time to creating your first beats, sounds and finishing your first track. First up we take a look at the audio setup and user interface of FL Studio showing you all the key areas you’ll need to know. We then we bring in some drum samples to create a drum loop and add our bass and synth sounds using FL Studio’s native Sytrus along with adding some transition effects. Lastly, we finish off by arranging the track using some automation to create movement before mixing the track down and exporting youir finished tune so it can be played anywhere. Once the basics have been learnt here, you’ll be set up to go and create your own masterpieces! 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - Recap 00:58 - Removing unwanted elements 02:19 - Adding a Kick sample 02:47 - Adding to the mixer channel 03:19 - Adding a pattern into the channel rack 04:42 - Mono and Headroom 05:56 - Kick EQ 07:19 - Adding Open Hats 07:46 - Adding the Kick to the Playlist 08:18 - Multiple Colour 08:43 - Multiple Mixer Link 09:45 - Sampler and ADSR Envelope 10:42 - Hat EQ 11:30 - Mixing Kick and Hats 12:11 - Adding Closed Hats 12:53 - Closed Hat Processing 15:16 - Piano Roll and Adding Groove 17:53 - Copy MIDI Clip 18:47 - Multiple Mixer Control 19:22 - Adding Claps 20:41 - Clap Processing 22:32 - Reverse Clap 24:55 - Organisation 26:10 - Adding and Time Stretching a Drum Loop 28:08 - FL Slicer 31:25 - Conclusion Connect with Sonic Academy: _________________________________________ Website: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter:
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