FL Studio Basics 9: Automation Clips

[@chandlerwilliams503]

Great information, friendly guy, and very clean and clear audio and video. Couldn't ask for anything better. Also, very nice vocabulary. You're very knowledgeable and you have a straight forward way of expressing your knowledge with others. You sir have gained a new subscriber.

[@8thLife]

8 years later. Here I am haha. Fl Studio 9 stickler gang wya? Think I am really going to enjoy making my way through your videos. Glad to see you are still making videos on here!

[@SeamlessR]

There are a couple of ways you could do that. the most straight forward would be to automate the wet/dry amount knobs either inside whichever delay plugin you choose to use, or the wet/dry knob on the corresponding FX slot in the mixer insert.

[@SkullMoosic]

Probably the most helpful tutorial I have ever seen for a while

[@MartinezX5]

Awesome vid thanks! I wanted so many knob tweaks I couldn't get my head round it, no one can't point and click that fast, even with a massive external midi controller I needed many extra hands and very complex knob memorisation, that put me off using FL in the past. Got that shit nailed now, nice one!

[@bradleykearns]

Dude I don't know what I have done without you. Thank you so much.

[@theofficalzombyz4289]

God Bless you Seamless iv'e been trying to figure out how to limit how high the automation clip could go in fl studio FOR FLIPPEN EVER!!!! and i have finally found it so again thank you

[@natereim]

GREAT tutorial I've learned more here than any other and I've been watching many! subscriber!

[@FLIMFLAMification]

Great vid man. It was literally the snap control to allow to go freeform that took me ages to find out

[@KausingMuchDamage91]

It's amazing how most beginners can't keep up,but before i saw this video....I had to teach myself how to use automation clips. (Only through countless hours of reading the FL Studio Reference Manual lol) but this video taught me WAY more than the manual did though.

[@jordanhuusy]

Thanks for the tutorial! The "Make Unique" option was what I was looking for!

[@MangledMarionettes]

You should totally do an FL Studio Basics Tutorial or something on Maximus when you can, if you haven't already. That would be amazing. Thanks for all the videos, they help a lot!

[@D3WDify]

Thank you seamless! Until now Ive been doing everything through LFO under edit events,

[@BMXrace321]

legend absolutely saved me i was just about to forget using my new 3rd party plugin because i didnt know how to automate it!

[@TheOfficialHalloween]

When you open up a new vst, two windows will show up: your plugin window, and Channel Settings. There will be visable a keyboard, with orange mark on "C5". You can change it to any key. C4 will make it one octave down, C6 one octave up, and so on. But I highly recommend you to buy even the cheapest keyboard. It will speed up every process that is related to music production. (I suggest CME M-Key v2, it's cheap and awesome, I have this one for a long long time now and still works great).

[@sammiller2187]

Seamless, I cannot thank you enough.

[@elishahmartinez1452]

When you're trying to automate a knob or wheel that you cannot right click and select, create automation clip. All you have to do is, after you click Browse Parameters, at 15:04 from the drop down menu, with the library open. Move the knob or wheel you want to automate, the channel should be indented in the library list, and the list will auto-scroll to show the channel. 15:17

[@elishahmartinez1452]

Elishah Martinez Just click browse parameters and move all the knobs and wheels. The library auto-scrolls.

[@RVZER]

thanks for taking the time to do tutorials for us!

[@codemiesterbeats]

I been messing with FL for years and I still forget simple stuff like this lol thanks for the vid

[@udalix]

Cool, all stuff I have came across and figured out just by using the program, but good information for those who might not know.

[@sammiller2187]

Bro, Bass Antics is amazing.

[@seanevans7091]

Thank you. I was in the dark and you showed me the light,

[@annthiacyrille1942]

keep up the good work seamless

[@kavvsona]

Wonderful. I was wondering if you can make a tutorial how to make the drops and basically what is after. The method how long should the woobs be etc.

[@MrVybson]

I don't understand how people still have problems after watching a 21 minute video about one single thing that explains it perfectly.

[@b3nny489]

Learned stuff i didnt even know after years lol thx :D

[@Frizzle1981]

Dude, I want to thank you for this tutorial... I never knew you could create automation clips from 3d party vst's. A whole new world is opening for me. Damn and I've used flstudio since version 1!! anyway thanks. i'm gonna go fruityloopin' ;)

[@CAFLORES03]

Thanks for the tut, very helpful!

[@dolebiscuit]

Such a useful tutorial! Damn dude! Great as usual.

[@basketpourrie]

Thanks Seamless !

[@WintersOwnDior]

i love these

[@RevCQ7]

You can find out what parameter you're moving in the list to the side by keeping the list open and moving the knob. It'll auto-go to the parameter on the list. In FL12 at least, idk about below cuz I did it on 12.

[@anbung9351]

Automation clips are probably my favorite part when making a song tbh

[@SHATAYAKAMILION]

@14:35, "CC" stands for control change I believe

[@danyhalo]

Thanks man!! Great video! :)

[@adonisvlassis]

great tutorial man....

[@bohemiangrove]

this guy is Fing awesome

[@DinosaurTrap]

Great tutorial man ! Funny too at times xD

[@JoshuaTMagee]

Thank you so much for these videos! Do you mind explaining in a bit more detail what "Multiply" does in the Automation Clip Channel? I've read the FL Studio manual, but couldn't make much sense out of the explanation. Thanks!

[@atb0007]

I jus subbed! Cuz u r soooo awesome!thnx bud

[@iamtherealrenedescartes]

I have an idea based on what you demonstrated with the LFO modulation of "mod X" from Sytrus around 9 minutes and onwards… Well, when you make synths, you use parametric EQ's to do frequency automation and one of the ways in which you do this is to have a single band pass, along with three notch filters and then you automate the frequency of each filter to create filter movements right? And you do this by drawing in your own points randomly as well. So basically, what if you do exactly what you did with "Modulation X LFO" at around 9:14; where you automated the LFO speed, but you can also automate the amount along with the speed at the same time (the amount would be how far the LFO moves up and down) but instead of modulating the "Modulation X LFO", you modulate the "parametric EQ band 2" for example which could be your notch filter or band pass filter. This will create the random filter movements which you do manually but it may achieve better results. I don't know. Maybe give it a try?

[@ibrahimmohammed2117]

thanks seamless ..

[@djfireproof8716]

Hi SeamlessR, new to using FL Studio 12, loving it so far, you're videos have been extremely helpful. I was wondering how I'd be able to automate the melody I used from Nexus and Serum to start low to high...couldn't seem to figure it out yet in FL. Could you guide me in the right direction? Thanks again for your videos and insightfulness. Eric

[@DynamyteTV]

I needed to know how to link multiple parameters to one controller.

[@jacobmcr858]

To all the noobs (yes, you, reading this right now, unless you're signed to a label), learning to automate things can make you a much, much better producer, because it helps you create variation without using more instruments and sounds.

[@mclovestrina]

yo Seamless, thanks for doing these things. you should like make a for the SeamlessR's Gay Whales army. lots of helpful folks here!

[@rudey6933]

Great video, as always! One question.... what if I want to do very specific automation, so for example I want to add some delay to my snare drum at bar 16? So I guess what im trying to ask is how do I automate effects into specific channels without the effect being added to the whole pattern.

[@backtolag]

Thank you kind sir :)

[@Kshastra]

Please help me with this issue with automation clips:- Whenever I automate anything, like volume, and when I go to change the levels on automation, the line of automation starts creating "markers/level points" on the line WITH LEFT CLICK!!! i mean, normally the automation level-markers would be created with RIGHT CLICK just like you did it @ 5:00 .. the problem is that it is not letting me adjust the levels because it simply DRAWS the levels as long as i left click and move mouse on the automation clip. : ( this problem started suddenly today

[@VoxasMusic]

YESSS So useful meng

[@Oliie23]

Any chance you will be doing a Maximus tutorial?

[@sumitjacob7494]

Thanxs

[@DJsNeverEndingStory]

I have a question. Something I haven't been able to figure out for years. Say I wanted to bring all the automation nodes down by 50% without moving them one by one. Does FL have a tool for that?

[@mmmarijn]

Hi Seamless great tutorial! thnks for this! Is it also possible to select multiple points and move them all up or down? So say you have a volume level automation clip and you want to bring the level down.. How do you do that in the automation section?

[@Giantmanboobs]

REALLY NEED HELP!! Every time i create an automation clip i am unable to use the tension handle. Whenever i do i am always given an error and my mouse disappears. WHAT DO I DO??

[@calixbwsx]

I'm having a problem when I highlight the area and create a envelope/automation clip it continues to play through the whole song.how can I make it to use the envolope only where I have it highlighted?

[@jschwind435]

Can you explain how the bass is made? Because it sounds sweet.

[@jschwind435]

Cool man, thanks!

[@Prophet6000]

I can't get the select part to work with the automation clips it always makes a big one rather thant he part i'm selecting.

[@princeoflight612]

Though it still doesn't work with the NI Massive(at least for me, it causes a memory leak that makes FL Studio freeze & crash)

[@JustinNathanielAdams]

Awesome

[@cr-gn6rr]

before seamless hit puberty

[@corythedrumma7329]

I have a problem to where the mouse on my automation clips turned into a pencil when it used to be a hand, and now it doesn't work right, can you tell me how to turn it back in to a hand please?! Thanks!

[@darrenschaper8142]

Seamless, when you set down new points within the automation clip, you do so rather quickly, so as a whole are ctrl+clicking or right clicking? Basically I have trouble making the peaks/ dips so symmetrical and can't really edit them so quick

[@Min0zDaGawd]

hi seamless, dope tutorial homie.. im kind of frustrated because when i try to automate a certain part of a song on a specific track, it affects everything before the point i want it to affect, andf then it stops the automation. i have tried closing off the little points on the automation box thing witht the dots but it still somehow affects the entire track instead of a specific point, please help! this is so frustrating

[@MrrJakeee]

Im having a problem where my automation clips aren't letting me edit them. Like you know how when you usually make an automation clip and it has the two dots on the ends and the circle in the middle. It doesn't have any of those and its just a solid line that i can't grab and manipulate. Any ideas?

[@personthewat]

I want to make an automation clip to slow down a small bit in order to prepare for the drop. How would you recommend doing this? Trying to make an automation clip with tempo has been troublesome...

[@KY1KRR]

I knew about the "last tweaked" feature awhile ago before I stumbled upon this video. In my case I applied this to a third party VST or two.. and in lesser words, it was like Armageddon in underruns on my CPU. This also happens when I automate the tempo in FL. I have pretty good PC specifications so I'm sure it's not a memory/processor issue. Have any ideas on what might be causing this?

[@djsanyiella8746]

thx

[@scirazzbrehh]

how do I make something no get effected by the automation I want to add a sound effect before my drop but the sound effect get messy with all the effects

[@TraphikPoppin]

Whenever I try to click and drag a point on the line of the automation clip It just ends up making loads of other dots instead of focus on moving the specific one I selected. It's soooo frustrating! Does anyone know how to fix this??? I would be very grateful

[@teddycarter396]

I need someone's help... I use something like gross beat and I try to fade the "slow triplet" effect out, but it doesn't fade out, it just goes back to normal. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

[@JaeAmaze90]

Could the FL Studio Basics 10 video be featured on the FL Slicer??? please bro

[@leamiscool]

what about automating tempo? I want to change tempo part way through a song, what's the best way to do that? (using automation clips is not particularly effective)

[@TheOfficialHalloween]

NI Massive does not have x and y modulator. Not every synthesizer have one.

[@antoniorosario6473]

hey man how do you reset an automation clip? i think i accidentally made a pitch automation clip clicked in it and then deleted it(i was in auto mode lol) instead of undoing the pitch change and then deleting it and i cant seem to find the same automation clip again to fix it?

[@baybizzle84]

What about if I have a sound on channel 2 and I made a clip for channel 1 how do I see my sound on channel 2?

[@xNIVEXx]

Hey Seamless i would ask you how to modulate the x and y axis with automation clips in massive?:)

[@lancecunningham4152]

Can you copy an automation pattern and use it or assign it for a different instrument or automation?

[@fail220]

I did everything you did, but my sytrus sounds completely differently :/

[@shortcutDJ]

is that a backstreet boys foto in the background?

[@brayisme]

im right-clicking the dot but the drop down menu isnt appearing to make a double curve. Can someone tell me what im doing wrong please??

[@wetswole6187]

+Braylon Spann if you clicked a middle dot then that isnt the one. You click the outside ones

[@djlonzo6565]

im using fl studio 12 but my automation clips dont work on my project. They appear once i add it in my track but i cant edit them at all.

[@Oxcidize]

+Lorand Zonda Make sure they are un-muted, if that doesn't work try going into your browser on the side of fl studio, go to Current Project>Patterns>Initialized controls. There you will find all automation clips in your project, select the one that doesn't work and delete it, try making it again and see if that helped.

[@n-receptor3277]

How do i delete more Automation-Points??? When i press ALT, it will delete only one point at the same time Pls Help!!!

[@TheOfficialHalloween]

Hm, strange. Even in FLs 10 it works normally. Sorry, I don't have 11 yet. But you may want to see settings in Optins>MIDI Settings within FL studio. Or.. maybe it's just that FL11 have a different settings for computer keyboard, and it may not work in the same way as in the previous versions. But if I were you, I would check MIDI settings. Good luck.

[@leoberg7646]

Thank you one problem is down

[@jslpresents]

nice

[@WMS345]

how do you save an automation clip as a score am using fl 10.9

[@SliserMusic]

I want to know how i can do if i want to record automation clip using my midi controller. Now i link to controller the parameter that i choose, but when i will go to record (in the playlist, like a song mode) fl studio save the changes in "Edit Events", i dont know why. I want to know if is possible record (using midi controller obviously) the classic automation clip with which you can create inflexion points. I hope u understandme, i dont know speak english so good.!

[@DarkVisionArtDesign]

Can I hide the automation clips somehow(like in cubase)?

[@Czyszy]

What pisses me off is the undisablable smoothing on Automation Clips. Say I want to for instance make a sawtooth-esque automation shape with a quick attack. BULLSHIT! There's always too much attack and release added in by the FL Engine. So instead of a saw wave I get an undefined blob with no precussive attack at all.

[@Russu_Music]

so automation clips are those sounds effects (short explained) right? But I tried to work with it but is doesnt sounds like yours..

[@Russu_Music]

Yh I learnt that a time ago...thanks anyway i'm dumb

[@RhinOzerOz69]

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to make an automation from the tension between 2 automationpoints in FL-Studio?

[@Umbrohs]

Does someone know if it is possible to merge similar automation clips (not pattern clips)? Thanks in advance.

[@MrSwordstroker]

I cannot edit my automation clips, I create them but I have no way of tweaking them. I have used them heaps of times in FL 8 with never an issue, now using FL 11 I can't do anything except place them, right clicking them will only delete them. Can you help please?

[@doomexpert]

ok thanks, but i mean in the piano roll of fl it self the notes have different settings and dont know how to change it there. I want it z be the lowest sound and p or ] the thighest sound and in fl studio 11 it changes that, that layout notes was in fl studio 9 normal like how i want it like the z button is the lowest sound.

[@asifnizam4134]

i imported an audio clip its playing but not sounding. any solution?

[@assurk5028]

How can I use this without effecting my whole song, after the automation clip works it goes back to the settings i set it.. anyone?

[@jiska111111111111111]

4:47 Hey can you tell me why I cant get the hand symbol and grap those point on my Fl studio? Problem suddenly appeared

[@ghostisblack]

Make sure in the focus, step is off.

[@sorryforbatenglish]

fuck the 'Fruity Edition'... you can't even do basic things like that!

[@DanielJ]

Yeah get the Signature Bundle!

[@ProlePatrolMusic]

Adrian Moment FLSTUDIO 12 FRUITY EDITION NOW HAS AUTOMATION CLIPS I MYSELF AM SOO HAPPY

[@doomexpert]

My keyboard layout is massed up, if i type zxcvb its low sounds, but when bnm pressed its very high sounds. do you how i can reached the settings of my keyboard layout? i want the sound from Z (low) till letter P(high). cause i dont have a piano yet.. lol