FL Studio live looping setup tutorial // M-Audio Code

A comprehensive setup guide on how to loop record in FL Studio using a midi piano keyboard shown with the M-Audio Code.
This works for any keyboard with a similar set of controls on it.
Provided the transport section and DAW navigation section work in FL Studio.
Important links down here!
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[@user-st8oq7pu8z]

This works. Recommended to try this out. Thanks a lot for your help

[@wavo6389]

Don’t forget to also set your latency at a very short time or else you will notice a delay when performing or recording

[@mdsimulmolla5929]

Bro! it's Amazing You solved my problem! Thanks!!!

[@stephenwarren6539]

very quik no messin video thank you and was exactly wat i was lookin for

[@ShallieDragon]

Very helpful! Gives me some ideas for songs I could try to make.

[@sunnyskies3969]

Once I get my own pc and download studio, this will be extremely helpful! Keep it up :3

[@VoodooGMusic]

Glad I could help! Looking forward to hearing what you come up with!

[@geryv22]

Thanks... it's working... Good Job...!

[@razaakeniola]

this was helpful, thank you very much

[@falloutskyy]

Helpful video. Thank you

[@MrRMIste]

Very useful tutorial, thank you ! I just have one question; I use FL studio 20, but on the top right corner of my channel rack I can't find the option that allows you to select the number of bars of the pattern.. How to turn that option on ? Thank you by advance !

[@TheHorrySheetShow]

Thank you sir.. This will explode in my brain and come out in a variety of ear bleeding melodies. All a work in progress... Great video!

[@VoodooGMusic]

That sounds painful? Your welcome I guess 😉

[@key1228]

@@VoodooGMusic He's saying he can practice and become better because of you. You made a performer of him bud I'd reconsider using FL Keys btw, Sine Player is nice for realism and there's tons of piano specific plugins.

[@krage921]

Respect ♥

[@SashaMed]

good afternoon, dear man!faced with the problem that I can't figure out these buttons.what for what.but some of your videos have already helped me! could you shoot a detailed video as an instruction for this device.I am sure that you will help many people, including me)thanks for the information.good luck to you

[@akshatjain7178]

perfectly done.....just the info One needs

[@VoodooGMusic]

Thanks for noticing! I myself hate it when tutorials begin with 3 minutes of fluff and self promotion instead getting right to the point.

[@akshatjain7178]

@@VoodooGMusic haha lol yeah like man like you give us what we came for

[@CasioMelodies]

Nice tutorial

[@VoodooGMusic]

Thanks :D

[@choopndoop9408]

thanks for being straight to the point and quick... Gets a sub from me/!

[@kryssantos7700]

thx and subscribed

[@ladywilhelminabass]

I'm recording myself playing bass, using only 4 bars, but since it won't record when I play the melody, I won't have the playback audio for the video I'm trying to record of me looping. Do I use outside software to do this?

[@niekelusa]

Hola, cómo haría para sumar una voz para cantar en vivo ?

[@starbrothersbaskar1758]

hi sir im very beginner and bought nektar impact lx+49 pl upload how to do live loop (setup record, change instrument) from begining setp by step.. i cant find any live loop beginner tutorial. thank you very much sir

[@ShibataFunk]

thanks you save me!

[@vladimirp3783]

Hi! Very nice video, thank you. I have exactly the same setup. Have you managed to turn off/on metronome from midi keyboard? And maybe you know how to loop-record many different patterns, and switch between them live?

[@VoodooGMusic]

Switching between patterns is impossible using the Code alone, at least using the standard setup, I am not sure wheather you can use FL midi scripting to make something like this happen. To switch pattern you need a controller like the launchpad or Maschine Jam in addition, or you can just use your mouse. As for the metronome. There is the option of just adding a midi metronome and running it through a direct output rather than the master channel, that way you can just turn it off like every other instrument.

[@mohq9573]

Thank you so much

[@VoodooGMusic]

No problem :D

[@esf3796]

Wooow Amazing video bro, thanks! just one question, hoy you change the sound/Plugin with one button? for example im recording the bass and then I want to change to the second plugin that is the lead jut touching one button... so how I can map it? Thanksss

[@VoodooGMusic]

This isn't possible with every midi controller, check out my setup tutorial for the M-Audio Code to learn how to do this.

[@MegosilSounds]

Thanks

[@lastSKYsamurai]

Would be amazing some kind of plug-in or setting where at the end of the pattern sequence instead of looping back on itself in the playlist the playlist instead creates a copy of the pattern that’s just been played & lays that down forward In the sequence. (Each pattern in the playlist is a copy of its previous self) crucial to this would be two controls “Hold” - infinitely loops back on the pattern just played for as long as you like , press hold again to unhold the looping pattern before & then continue in the sequence. “Clone 1,2,3…” where it inserts x numbered pattern in the playlist previously created (for a single pattern “bar”) then continues off from the previous pattern before it. So many opened possibilities.

[@VoodooGMusic]

You should send your idea to Image Line. Have done so as well my idea was very similar. Technically you'd just need a modified performance mode macro.

[@lastSKYsamurai]

@@VoodooGMusic I will! Thanks!

[@cochalu8222]

Did you improvise? Awesome :) I just started fl studio and music as a hobby in general - hope I'll be able to flow as easy as you one day when creating ^^

[@VoodooGMusic]

The loop in this video was entirely improvised yes.

[@buster9879]

thank you!!!!!!

[@VoodooGMusic]

You're welcome!

[@Matt_10203]

Can I just praise how you're still responding to comments even though this vid was made a while ago. Sub from me, keep up the good work man.

[@VoodooGMusic]

I appreciate it! And yeah it's been a little quiet on my channel, mostly because off having to deal with stuff IRL, but I'm gonna be back to regular video production soon.

[@cormackjames]

This was great thanks. Do you have an instruction on who to cut a loop from a guitar piece, I know it can be done. So if you already have a sound file and you want to highlight 4 bars and create real loop from that? Anyone?

[@VoodooGMusic]

I know live audio looping in FL is possible but I haven't done it myself. As for guitar sample looping you'd have to be more specific on exactly what you want to know because there's like 5 difference things you could mean. Are you talking about raw guitar processing and composition using FL? Do you want to know about recording? Do you wanna know about slicing rythm or lead guitar samples? Those all have very different considerations attached to them.

[@cormackjames]

I mean say you have a recording of yourself playing rhythm guitar of 16 bars, you put it into a track on FL as mp3 or whatever, there is a way to chop the best four bars and creat a "true loop" I think its is called but I still can't find it. I guess you can also call this sampling? I started with FL in 2009, back then I had to do this ins Sony Sound Forge then move the sample back in. I believe it can be done in FL Studio now? Thanks very much for answering@@VoodooGMusic

[@GG-cq7nt]

Hey nice video!! I don't have this keyboard, but what do you prefer Code, Nektar T or Novation Impulse? I like the Code design but he has a lot bad reviews. Sorry for my bad english, i'm from Argentina.

[@VoodooGMusic]

Those are very different keyboards. The Code is mainly a performance oriented device with features geared towards live use. The build quality of the Impulse is certainly superior to that of the Code, but it lacks some of the Codes features, I also don't know how well the Impulse works in FL Studio. Out of the keyboards you mentioned the Nektar Panorama T series in the newest one but I'm not too sure about it, haven't been able to test it. I do however kow the the P series is very good, so if you are worried about build quality but want a similar set of features I'd recommend getting the Panorama T6 or the Akai MPK 261. The Impulse is not really comparable to the Code, it is more of a composition tool than a performance keyboard although it can do that. You might wanna join my discord sever, there we can discuss this further.

[@zyphoxx]

Hey VoodooG, awesome tutorial. I have a question. Do you know any way to mute or solo an instrument in the middle, or anywhere in the loop? I can only get it to mute AFTER the end of the assigned number of bars. I noticed that you also muted at the START of the loop for your solo. I wanna be able to mute/unmute/solo anywhere. I need this for example when I wanna throw in a silence for two beats before it restarts. Cheers!

[@VoodooGMusic]

You can automate the solo/mute button, but you'd have to do it for every single track you want it to affect.

[@zyphoxx]

@@VoodooGMusic Automation is planned and prepared beforehand, but I don't know where the silence will be. I'm talking about improvising and being able to mute individual tracks in the moment. I appreciate the help, thank you!

[@Tarzanintheflesh]

Hey man thanks for the info. I was wondering if there was a way to trigger transitions with a midi controller during a live loop. Is there some kind of key mapping that could trigger maybe pre-recorded tracks in the channel rack or mute certain tracks using the midi controller?

[@prodsani]

Right click > link to controller > map to midi button of ur choic

[@lutherhad]

i have a m-audio code 49 i have the keyboard connected but their is no sound coming out of the keyboard but when i hit the pads i get sound , can you please help

[@VoodooGMusic]

You may have the midi channel on the keyzones wrong. Also check which inputs from the Code you have enabled in the FL Studio midi settings.

[@Mr-sd7ez]

Hi very helpful!I was wondering if there was a way to record live guitar loops with that approach?I have no idea how to combine it..I want to record live drum loops and then add guitar on top,do you have any advise on that?:/

[@VoodooGMusic]

Yes you can! You need to follow the setup I did in the video, make sure you've got a selection in the playlist and song mode is enabled, also select blend recording at the top. Then you need to pick a mixer channel and select your audio input, probably your guitar input from the audio interface, the you click on record and select "record everything", it will then immediately start recroding and playing back the recorded piece,

[@Mr-sd7ez]

@@VoodooGMusic damn thank you so much!i will definitely try it!

[@ladywilhelminabass]

Thank you

[@sadelbrid]

I'm running FL20 Producer Edition and I don't have an option to change my pattern length? What do I do?? It's stuck at 1 bar...

[@VoodooGMusic]

That can't be right, maybe your version of FL is outdated. Another method is to just place the clip in the playlist and drag it to it's desired length there. Same effect.

[@elliesbrooke]

how did you live record this? So that you can hear the build up of all the instruments, as when I record with the looper and listen to it back I just here the finished thing and not all the instruments being played, if you get what I mean? Many thanks for your video :)

[@VoodooGMusic]

I explain my method at 3:08 It's just recording the output audio directly to a edison and then exporting it from there.

[@ancientanecdotesyt]

I like to record my screen with OBS Studio and my computer audio.

[@Unplugged_shubhajit]

❤️

[@kcinnayblackcat6454]

CAN you tell me more about your hardware music set up?

[@VoodooGMusic]

Will make a video on my gear soon.

[@lowkeynsane]

how come when i start recording for my next add in it just delete what i previously recorded need help literally killin me

[@VoodooGMusic]

You can adjust the recording settings in FL so it'll do that if you have the same instrument selected.

[@chezze83]

i do have a question. lets say you want to have kicks and drums on 4 bars loop but you want lead piano on 16 bars or something. Do you still need to copy paste kick drums playlist after you recorded it or is there somehow you can loop individual channels.

[@VoodooGMusic]

Unfortunately right now you cannot do that. In performance mode FL allows for different length clips to loop in sync but for some reason you cannot record midi into playlist clips in performance mode.

[@chezze83]

@@VoodooGMusic a ok. well guess it will come. do you happen to know if there are any daws you can do that in?

[@VoodooGMusic]

@@chezze83 Ableton Live and Maschine can definitely do this.

[@chezze83]

@@VoodooGMusic a ok. thx

[@Condition_svk]

thx

[@Dj_lino-jj4qf]

Is there a way to change the length of the loop while you play. So maybe you want to record one bar of drums, then loop that over four bars so you can play a longer piano part.

[@VoodooGMusic]

Technically, but not with the M-Audio Code alone.

[@Dj_lino-jj4qf]

@@VoodooGMusic any tips on how? Is there a way to do it without the mouse and only the typing keyboard? Even with multiple shortcuts! I haven’t worked out a way without making playback stop or skip

[@madhansanjay5755]

Pls do it for novation launchkey 61

[@VoodooGMusic]

If I get my hands on one sure :D

[@alexanderstarov1142]

Thanks. Question: How to make live looping without click and precount?

[@VoodooGMusic]

By disabling the metronome and the countdown.

[@alexanderstarov1142]

@@VoodooGMusic thanks. But how can I trigger end of the loop? Program can understand and change the tempo after that by itself?

[@beastiemurgatroid4211]

Great Video, the best I've been able to find on Live Looping. But I'm still puzzled as to the Sampler you have on the channel Rack. You didn't mention it at all in the video. Just before you say "hit rec and play," nothing is assigned to any mixer. Then on your next cut, they all seem assigned to their own mixer channel! With no mention of what you did and why. EG Where is the Edison supposed to be and what's it doing. It sits there throughout the entire video but doesn't even get mentioned once. Apart from that, Great video.

[@VoodooGMusic]

Thank you for your feedback, I 'm gonna try and explain some things. The sampler in the channel rack serves absolutely no purpose I just forgot to delete it when I made this project, if you load the empty FL Studio template there will be an empty sampler on the channel rack because the channel rack cannot be empty. Why are things assigned to the mixer? For mixing of course, but this is a video about loop recording not about mixing, it doesn't matter if things are connected to your mixer or not, if they are unassigned in FL Studio they go to the master channel, I just assumed that people were aware of the fact that once all instruments are recorded into one file you cannot mix them anymore and should thus figure out the balancing before hand if you choose this recording method. Concerning audio recording: 3:08 There's the info you're looking for. I did not forget to mention it, my guess is you either didn't pay attention or stopped watching after I recorded the example song. I should have mentioned it before I started recording.

[@beastiemurgatroid4211]

@@VoodooGMusic Thank you so much my friend, you have ended an afternoon of head-scratching. It seems so straight forward when you put it like that! Again, Great video and thank you!

[@tristanthemccoy8944]

How to a record a whole song without it recording every layer in one loop?

[@VoodooGMusic]

By disabling the loop function and recording every bit individually one at a time. That or by having a whole band ready to record imediately in one go.

[@4realesharpe]

I'm still trying to figure out if the logo is a pepper or a fruit?

[@VoodooGMusic]

I think it's a fruit, after all FL stands for Fruity Loops.

[@deathbyflamingorecords_215]

Why group all that together? How are you going to make edits when all your instruments are in the same midi track ?

[@VoodooGMusic]

This is a setup for live looping, and this is easiest done with this controller using a single clip, it is not at all well suited for editing... If you wanted to turn a loop into an edit, you'd have to break it up after the fact which would take about a minute, I don't see your issue here.

[@ancientanecdotesyt]

do one for casio ctk 591

[@VoodooGMusic]

I do not own a CTK 591 sorry.

[@thegregor420]

how to do it using only ur voice?

[@VoodooGMusic]

Select audio in the recording filter. Edit: Oh and make sure one of your mixer channels has your audio source set as an input and "Arm disk recording" is enabled

[@thiagocursinomusic]

But how to loop audio recordings?

[@VoodooGMusic]

Select audio recording on your recording settings and make sure to have a free mixer track into which your audio source is routed, FL Studio will automatically place the new recording into the playlist, keep in mind each time the song loops FL Studio will add an additional audio track to the playlist for as long as audio recording remains enabled, to disable only audio recording but not midi recording you will have you use the mouse and keyboard or find a script that links this action to a midi even which you can then link to a button on your controller. I don't know if such a script exists but I know it is possible to do this, am however not smart enough to do this myself in all honesty.

[@thiagocursinomusic]

@@VoodooGMusic Thanks, I'll try it.

[@t_playerpositif8027]

Can I install fl studio 20 in windows 7 please?

[@VoodooGMusic]

You can though I strongly advise against continuing to use Windows 7 as it is no longer being updated.

[@O8WRx]

Just when you think you knew a lot about FL... lol. It is true you are always a noob to someone. Thanks!

[@VoodooGMusic]

No problem :D Yeah it's interesting how many things you can do in FL that most people don't know about.

[@hatememoor5738]

😳😳