A Power User's Guide to FL Studio 21

Understand critical production techniques that professional producers use to separate you from the crowd; creating a signature sound, arranging and mixing productions in FL Studio from a Billboard Charting JUNO nominated producer

Key Features

• Produce mind-blowing music and create ultimate records that worked for top artists in FL Studio
• Get skilled in synchronizing songs placements/ arrangements and unveil various efficient techniques
• Master the formula for a professional workflow to create superhit records that can appear on billboards

Book Description

FL Studio is a digital audio workstation that allows both aspiring and seasoned producers to create original music compositions. FL Studio has not only advanced the culture of collaboration across several genres but also helped emerging artists across the world express themselves creatively.

Being able to create productions professionally, takes practice, market feedback, and mentorship. This book is a guide explaining how I used FL Studio as my creative palette to create a successful career as a record producer, using specific techniques and workflow processes that only FL Studio can accommodate. This book will show you how to grasp the Power User's mindset, create signature sounds using stock FL Studio One Shots, create top-level drum loops, and VST's approach arrangements from a practical and pop music view. From crafting and adding hypnotic melodies and chords, to mixing and mastering productions and getting those records in front of artists and companies, this book will help you take your career to the next level.

By the end of this book, you will be able to create original productions from scratch using FL Studio's own virtual instruments and sound kits, mix and master the finished production, and arrange it using the billboard charting formula. Furthermore, you will have your own sound and billboard charting formula.

What you will learn

• Become familiar with the tools within FL studio and maintain high-level workflow habits and frameworks
• Create ear catching top line melodies and advanced chord progressions
• Produce custom sound design and signature production sound
• Learn the techniques to producing drum patterns and rhythm
• Discover advanced music theory and piano roll production techniques
• Arrange productions correctly for billboard charts
• Learn unconventional mixing and master techniques
• Learn how to approach, negotiate, and place productions with artists, tv, advertising, and film companies

Who This Book Is For

If you are a music producer who has intermediate knowledge of FL Studio or are experienced in using FL Studio, this guide will give you the secrets and tips I used to chart billboards, land major film, and TV placements, and work with legendary artists. This book is for intermediate FL Studio users who understand the basic concepts of using FL Studio. As a pre-requisite, you should have a basic working knowledge of FL Studio, and be familiar with its plugins and tools.

Table of Contents

1. Delving into FL Studio Mindset and Workflow
2. From Piano Roll to Billboard Charts
3. Creating Your Signature Sound
4. Working through drum programming and arrangements
5. Approaching Melody and composition theory
6. The Billboard Ready Production Arrangement
7. Chart Topping Mixing Techniques
8. How to Get Records Placed so they land on Billboard Charts