Hot FL Studio How-Tos
How To: Use Soundfont Player and FL Keys in FL Studio
Use the Soundfont Player and FL Keys feature in Fruity Loops to create a variety of sounds. Learn how to use the sound generators and plug-ins of FL Studio in this free digital audio workstation tutorial from our music recording expert.
How To: Make a simple song in FL Studio 7
Ben shows you how to build a simple song from scratch in FL Studio (Fruity Loops).
How To: Create gun sounds in FL Studio 7
This three part tutorial teaches you the basics of using FL Studio 7 with the free version you can download. First you will learn the basics, then part two will explain how to add in some effects to make your song more... lively, and part three covers how to make Automation Clip patterns with volumes and pitches.
How To: Use chords in FL Studio
This music theory tutorial gives a basic intro to chords and using them in FL Studio (Fruity Loops).
How To: Sync acapella to your beat in FL Studio
This tutorial tries to describe a few ways to sync an acapella to your own beat. As with many things in life, there are many ways to do this but NFX gives some great starter points on usin gFL Studio to sync acapella and beats.
How To: Use filters in FL Studio
Ever wondered what a High Pass or ban Pass filter does? Why a Low Pass filter might be useful? Well wonder no more as NFX explains these useful EQ effects in FL Studio (Fruity Loops).
How To: Create a funk guitar wah wah sound in FL Studio
This video demonstrates a couple of ways to get a wah wah sound. It shows some of the power of FL Studio's Formula Controller as an automation source as well.
How To: Do snare and hi hat rolls in FL Studio
Chances are if you have heard any Dirty South styled beats you have heard these techniques. Check out this tutorial and learn how to create snare and hi hat rolls of your own in FL Studio.
How To: Create a reverse delay effect in FL Studio
This effect is used to spookify a sound and make it sound like it's coming from the underworld. Follow along as NFX shows you how to create a reverse delay effect in Fruity Loops (FL Studio). This can be done with vocals or instruments.
How To: Create portamento in FL Studio
Portmento is cool. You can't do that famous West Coast worm or Dirty South Synth glide without it. So check out this tutorial and learn how to create portamento (slide, glide or pitch bend) on notes in your FL Studio beats.
How To: Find the sweet spot with the EQ in FL Studio
Sometimes we have great individual sounds and we put them together in a mix but they don't gel as good as they should. You might need to find the sweet spot or sour spot in the frequency spectrum. This tutorial shows you how to use the EQ to find the sweet spot when working in FL Studio.
How To: Mix drums in FL Studio
NFX shows you one method for mixing drums for beats in FL Studio (Fruity Loops).
How To: Do a quick master on a wav file in FL Studio
This is an older method but it's still a viable method for a quick and easy master. Get your wav file ready for CD with this FL Studio quick master tutorial.
How To: Use notes and tones in FL Studio
One of the most basic starting points of music and music theory is the individual note or tone. In this tutorial you will learn some of the basics of working with notes or tones when making beats in FL Studio.
How To: Create a melody in FL Studio
Writing a good melody is harder for some people than others but anyone can do it with practice. The key is to show you what makes up a melody & why the parts are important and NFX shows you how in this FL Studio tutorial.
How To: Use multi-out plugins in FL Studio
Some plugins load 1 instance that can control several patches. This tutorial shows you how to set up multiple out plugins in FL Studio to do just that.
How To: Use patterns and the playlist in FL Studio
This vid shows the basics and relationship of the Pattern window and the Playlist windows in FL Studio and how to use these Fruity Loop features.
How To: Set up a MOD Wheel on a MIDI controller in FL Studio
NFX shows you how to connect the MOD wheel on the MIDI controller to a channel plugin in FL Studio. Fruity Loops doesn't do this for you automatically so it's a good skill to learn.
How To: Organize sounds and samples in FL Studio
NFX thinks good organization is a key to "getting out of the way" and letting your creativity flow when inspiration hits you. So check out his tutorial and learn some ways to organize your samples and sounds in FL Studio.
How To: Chop samples with the FL Slicer in FL Studio
Most people use the FL Slicer in Fruity Loops on drum beats because it can chop them up real nice but NFX shows you how to use it for some creative sample chopping. Just load a loop and go at it.
How To: Loop instrument samples in FL Studio
With so many samples floating around the internet its a shame more people don't know how to loop an instrument sample so that it can play a note as long as you want it to play. Well, look know further than this tutorial to learn how to loop instrument samples in FL Studio (Fruity Loops) and expand your mixing knowledge. This works in FL7 and FL8.
How To: Use templates in FL Studio
Templates are a real timesaver in FL Studio. Imagine being able to load that East Coast Kit or Club Kit with ease. In addition to loading your samples, templates can load predefined Mixer chains/setups into Fruity Loops.
How To: Note slide with an FL Studio Generator
This Fruity Loops tutorial shows how to do simple note slides with an FL Studio generator.
How To: Fade out in FL Studio (Fruity Loops)
This video shows a simple way to fade out your song using an automation clip in FL Studio.
How To: Create a T-Pain vocal effect with GSnap in FL Studio
In this video NFX shows you how to get a T-Pain vocal effect using a freeware plug-in called GSnap for Fruity Loops (FL Studio). You do have to listen to NFX (try to) sing as punishment, but if you need that T-Pain effect on a budget, here you go.
How To: Humanize your drum patterns in FL Studio
You can get the best acoustic drum kit ever made and it can still sound artificial and computer-ish. Unless you watch and learn from this tutorial. Check it out and learn to humainze your drum patterns in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
How To: Use Edison to chop samples in FL Studio 7
Edison is the new FL Studio 7 wave editor and it is light years beyond the old editor. In this tutorial NFX does some basic chopping and slice markers in Fruity Loops.
How To: Use quantize and groove templates in FL Studio
Ever want a true MPC swing on your FL? well you can do it with groove templates and this Fruity Loops tutorial will show you how.
How To: Remake Cam'Ron's "Oh Boy" by Just Blaze in FL Studio
This is a four part series on remaking Cam'Ron's "Oh Boy" produced by Just Blaze using Adobe Audition and Fruity Loops (FL Studio). Part one covers sample chopping, Part two covers finding the tempo, part three covers pitch matching, part four covers arranging it.
How To: Make a Dr. Dre style beat recipe in FL Studio
NFX shows you another beat recipe on a Dr. Dre style beat. Watch and learn how to put together the ingredients for this beat in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
How To: Use channel states in the FL Studio mixer
This video describe another great feature of FL Studio: Channel States, and covers how to use them in the mixer.
How To: Prepare an Acapella vocal for a mix in FL Studio
In this tutorial NFX shows you (and explain why) his method of getting an acapella ready for the mix to be used in FL Studio (Fruity Loops). This tutorial is intended mostly for those acapellas you work on as a collab with an MC and not commercial quality acapellas.
How To: Create Lean Back Style Bends in FL Studio
This tutorial shows three ways of doing pitch bends as used in "Lean Back" in Fruity Loops (FL Studio) software.
How To: Make a Timbaland beat in FL Studio
This tutorial explains in detail how to get a Timbo style sound in Fruity Loops (FL Studio). Many of you might get impatient for the result of this beat recipe, but it's worth it.
How To: Use the FL Studio Vocoder
NFX explains how a Vocoder works, specifically the Vocoder in FL Studio. Even if you don't have Fruity Loops, the functions of a vocoder are similar so you can still learn.
How To: Create fast pitched snare rolls in FL Studio
This tutorial shows how to make those fast pitched snare rolls popular in dirty south style music in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
How To: Use layers in FL Studio
This video shows you how to use layers in FL Studio (Fruity Loops). This is convenient for when you want to stack sounds or split sounds.
How To: Scratch using the FL Studio Wave Traveler
If you make beats in FL Studio you may want to incorporate some scratches without needing a turntable. This tutorial shows you how to do it with the Wave Traveler in Fruity Loops.
How To: Install VST plugins in FL Studio
This tutorial will guide you step by step and help you get access to an almost limitless number of instruments and effects. There are so many freeware synths and effects that this tutorial can help you use. Check it out and learn how to install VST plugins in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).
How To: Work with scales in FL Studio
This tutorial explains why scales are important and how they give your song a specific mood or sound and how to work with them in Fruity Loops (FL Studio).