How to Synthwave | FL Studio Tutorial

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[@benjicolbourne2054]

Jim Morrison killed it with that prediction.

[@Asian661]

Which are you referring to?

[@baraaali9141]

Asian661 0:43

[@leescuderi8331]

Holy shit...Ive always liked The Doors but that was insanely prophetic.

[@michaelangello1327]

i heard that as a sample in Breakin’ a Sweat

[@isher9035]

@@michaelangello1327 I got a grin out of that because of Ray Manzark and Robbie Krieger both being on that track.

[@ParasiteDelta]

Fast forward a year, and I'm still waiting for your synthwave album.

[@deeo4888]

Same

[@GhostBreath_Official]

Samme

[@lazypotato3707]

Sammme

[@Soupdrum]

still no album!? it'll be badass when it finally drops

[@goshohgosh4568]

Top comment for a year. Congrats

[@FANTAVISION]

My thoughts after watching this: "I can make something like this" My thoughts after just opening the program: "Nope, nevermind."

[@PraxiPlays]

lmao bless bro, I love your vids

[@FANTAVISION]

@@PraxiPlays haha really? Thanks man!

[@RealTunesStudio]

Yep, it's not that easy as it seems. Some of my attempts to make a good track failed too. But for this one I was able to make a great sounding track with same chord progression actually. It's interesting how different producers go different directions having started with same chords. Please check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5fRk5KYZ7Gcp7c

[@RealTunesStudio]

João Santana I don’t know, cause my version I did completely from scratch and not in FL

[@DCMACNAMARA-vh6op]

I can do this quite easily; however there is a catch: I need a lot of amphetamines to assist me. 🎹💊🚀🤔

[@taskendeer]

''Seems simple enough...'' *Actually tries* ''What in the actual hell is happening and how do i do anything''

[@topisukuvaara9798]

I feel you bro

[@topisukuvaara9798]

Just a little bit of practice and it'll happen

[@victorotene]

@@topisukuvaara9798 "a little" lol

[@Stiddo]

Your profile picture matches the comment so well

[@Kevlexicon]

jus keep goin bro

[@BaseplateSRB]

Now this is a good KZbin recommendation

[@jasamklosar538]

Zar ne

[@dixel6485]

Слава Украине!

[@UkrTrashRemix]

*now that's podracing*

[@quarentinobambio7443]

at least YT didn't totally fuck recommendations up.

[@De4dPoo1]

Step 1: Draw a circle Step 2: Add shadows Step 3: Done! Now you have the sistine chapel

[@iamvulgar8188]

This is one of the greatest comments I've ever seen

[@PotassiumCat6163]

Cap

[@litterbox019]

the sistine chapel is too much of an exaggeration of synthwave

[@coleowing]

Makes me realize I'm trying to make music with Crayons right now.

[@The-Urban-Goose]

02:16 My man just recorded his windows 10 taskbar because it was 4:20 PM

[@PraxiPlays]

blaze it

[@dontwaste111]

My man still has the search bar, coetana, and task view buttons turned on 😭

[@puggers460]

@@dontwaste111 everyone does

[@prodbykaji]

NPCmajor bruh who doesn’t

[@prodabyss]

@@puggers460 yea i turn that off

[@afro-centrik2206]

TIME STAMPS 😊😊 Background 0:03 Chords 1:12 Melodies 2:31 Drums 3:55 Bass 4:28 FINAL PRODUCT!! 5:01 🔥🔥

[@kaamilm8437]

6 : 57 starts here soundcloud.com/kaamilmirza/cached

[@outrunnermusic2581]

I re-created this to be a full 3-minute track using the same/similar sounds with my own structure change. It got me going in synthwave and now I have over half a dozen releases on streaming platforms all thanks to randomly watching this video in late 2019.

[@FarzanAhsanIT-]

Where can i find your music?

[@darrenhirst9900]

@@FarzanAhsanIT- kzbin.info/door/ZYRHddwfcjUQc2d8gzaHKQvideos

[@kiddjubbz]

Im in the same spot just finding this in 2022. I hope your still making synthwave

[@jagz02]

@@kiddjubbz im boutta start to, cant wait to make my first one, probably gonna take me couple of months to get used to the program and plugins etc

[@bul1yy]

Amazing

[@Insydnis]

Synthwave is the most beautiful, phenomenal, captivating sound in the universe.

[@fnamelname8906]

Especially when it has that Lamborghini Diablo or another car

[@rustyshackleford1463]

I agree wholeheartedly!!!

[@surferofthesynthwaves4710]

@@dougiehawhaw3100 its going to be soo saturated its not even good anymore

[@surferofthesynthwaves4710]

@@dougiehawhaw3100 only a matter of time until a lil pump version appears.

[@charlesockholmes9764]

David Gilmour would like to have a say. xD

[@nindoninshu]

This is really "How to make R2R Keygen music"

[@vukola4358]

De'Voy Edwards lmao

[@f.b.i78]

Hahaha you got me 😂✌️

[@AeromaticAero]

lmao how is this so accurate

[@AleksandrVardanyan]

Those who know , they know too well :))))))))

[@stellen996]

pirated squad 🙋😂

[@asapgamer8513]

You cant tell me, that synthwave is the most epicly relaxing genre ever discovered. You would be living under a rock under a staple that holds you to your emotions, drifting into darkness.

[@keyamosc5412]

how to write a cool melody: 3:40 draw a flying duck

[@SYGamingOfficial]

😂 LoL. That's really cool. Easter Egg

[@Ghostii_]

@TauanStarG "Hahahaha. Really looks like it" he said

[@D0olzBeatz]

Weird, I thought it was a swimming platypus.

[@TheTonecii]

@@Ghostii_ Thx, I was wondering!

[@egler5]

@TauanStarG kkkk neh mano

[@unhallowedosrs]

I fell in love with this sound from hotline Miami’s soundtrack. I appreciate this video. I always wanted to create my own synthwave since I heard it.

[@Chorkaloopa]

My intro was the "Journeys" album by Timecop1983. Recommended. :)

[@necrobynerton7384]

hotline miamis ost is lit

[@ResonatorSound]

guys whatever you do **DO NOT LISTEN TO THE FINAL RESULT WHILE DRIVING** my car turned into a Delorean and I’m stuck in 1980 Miami

[@Wheatly_Portal2]

Real

[@tikefu6940]

I want to marry this song, dude

[@SentoB]

Game at 1:25 is called Distance, available on Steam (PC), in case anyone was wondering. It's also my most favorite racing game... that's somehow still in development

[@gamechops]

nice tut

[@PraxiPlays]

🙏🙏

[@stormcloud7818]

mhm

[@reddeck1906]

@@PraxiPlays please publish to spotify so i can add it to my favorites

[@CreeseDF]

@@reddeck1906 please make your reply related to the actual comment

[@prodbyguide]

imma keep it reel wichu chief genre vids are better than rapper vids

[@skaterhugs1147]

both are dope though!

[@IceDragon978]

Who is this man? And more importantly, is it possible to learn this power?

[@Wubsaurus]

not from a jedi

[@draconomorphus413]

Not from a mainstream musician...

[@MarkofO]

Wubsaurus only a sith deals in absolutes

[@mookie714]

ironic.

[@keess8672]

IceDragon978 "HOW TO synthwave | flstudio TUTORIAL"

[@seraphym6764]

I love the sound of the 1980's. Synthwave is awesome. And 80s type sounds work great in other electronic music genres.

[@seanbarry1757]

Im hyped for cyberpunk 2077 Edit: this aged like milk

[@PraxiPlays]

bruh it looks so good, cant wait to play it

[@val4128]

Me too!!!!!

[@alcorthedreambender2140]

Same! And I can't wait to play it either

[@LEEEEEEEEROYYYYY]

Sean Barry I'm so glad someone plugged cyberpunk 2077

[@naz3858]

They just dropped some demo gameplay footage ! The hype is real!

[@FranciscoLopez-qj6nj]

Praxi always has the best content. I've recommended your channel to all my friends into music. Good job on this project man.

[@LaboratoryBeats]

This makes me feel nostalgic to my childhood even though I only discovered synthwave a few weeks ago, crazy how this music makes me feel

[@kaamilm8437]

you will surely fell same for this soundcloud.com/kaamilmirza/cached

[@samthesmartfella]

some cool synthwave VSTs I use are Ob-xd, PG-8X, Dexed, MinimogueVA, SQ8L and Prophanity. They're free, sound decent yet maybe not exact emulations of the original synthesizers, unfortunately.

[@TheScorpion615]

I use those those same exact one's as well plus many more.

[@isher9035]

PG8X is wonderful. It doesn't sound *exactly* like the JX8P, but it's close enough, and it's like having a JX-8P with the PG-800. Another good one to throw in the mix is TAL Bassline 101 and U-NO-LX. Both have free and paid versions. TAL also has the U-NO Chorus as a standalone plug-in. I use it on a lot of stuff. I'm not a fan of MinimogueVA, the filters don't have the Moog thing imo. Also, toss in Synth1 because it's a free plugin, and even though it's styled like a Nord Lead which came later, it has Unison that sounds wonderful. My one big beef with OB-XD is there's no Host Sync for the LFO.

[@SkilinerGaming]

Fuck this is good. If you released an album of just this style, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. It's fantastic driving music.

[@naelpontes8444]

Rydeen from YMO playing at the background was wonderful ❤

[@BrandonSallinger]

This was spot on 👌🏼 this is perfect because GUNSHIP just dropped a new track today 😍 Synthwave heaven 🖤

[@chrislacomb5147]

!!!!!!!! So pumped!!!!!!!

[@nikkothegoblin]

GUNSHIP is god tier

[@akira2988]

Synthwave is always beautiful

[@devstarXP]

dude this one of the first tutorials i've ever watched on producing lol. been makin music for 3-4 years now, and ironically i still havent made synthwave 😭

[@fnamelname8906]

But... but where’s the Lamborghini Countach or Ferrari Testarossa? You _know_ it’s not a true synthwave song without that 80’s supercar right?

[@TheCivildecay]

and palm trees

[@myeyesaredrymylove]

@Jeremiah Bullfrog AND THE EIGHT SIX!!!

[@vio2326]

@Jeremiah Bullfrog lancia Montecarlo

[@3wGaming]

And the vector car

[@CLK944]

@@vio2326 what about the Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

[@polibjsiprdel9264]

Nostalgia hit me alot of times. I also found an old 4GB hard drive, and when I connected it to my old computer, IT WAS MY DAD'S OLD W98 DISK!!!

[@darrenhirst9900]

My old Amiga hard drive was 20 meg.

[@rayderrich]

FInding this over 3 years later, still enjoying every moment, thank you!

[@2wenty7even95]

Really enjoyed the fact that you've done a video on this genre of music

[@nossiro]

1983 - in 2005 there will be flying cars 2005 - in 2012 the world will end 2012 - in 2018 there will be flying cars 2018 - in 2050 we will travel through Space

[@__-wc5zn]

Remember y2k

[@nossiro]

@42on in 2051, we can still travel through this short space of time... i guess

[@e.w.n.i.a.h]

2552****

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

in 2019 - there's 90000 genders

[@Knplm]

In 2520 we will have colonized our Solar System.

[@Tenebrisynth]

This video gives me so much nostalgia, first video I watched after getting Ableton lite cut to 4 years later I'm just coming back to relive my first experience with producing

[@sunnyshiromusic]

As something who kind of knows how this software works and kind of knows how music theory works, but has no working knowledge of how to put the two together into a song, this is really amazingly helpful! Thank you for making this video, it's just the kind of thing I need for my next steps in learning to make music.

[@Akashmash]

Bro you are the most versatile boi... Can't wait to see where you're at in a couple of years.

[@proshark9966]

I love this! I re-created this with no knowledge about music programming, and 2 days later I have it! I've learned so much, thank you!

[@Striker617]

This could definitely be in the soundtrack for Thor Ragnarok

[@dandychiki]

Halo Gamer the grandmasters land is pretty vapor wave ;)

[@fuckingchump8975]

That editing is pretty sick, keep up the good work dawg it's getting doper with each upload

[@dembean9969]

I’ve been watching this video since the beginning of 8th grade and I’m now a freshman in college. I always come back to hear the results of this. This has always sounded good to me lmao

[@nindoninshu]

I posted a comment 4 years ago on here and still get replies to it 🤝

[@ES_Solace]

i'm so happy i was able to find a quick straight to the point serious tutorial on this genre thank you man

[@evalyndelong7243]

I like how you went through the entire process of making this ᴀᴇsᴛʜᴇᴛɪᴄ beat. Thanks for taking time to do this, man. I love the end result

[@grothgul]

i'm a new user of FL studio, and this video jump started my ability to use it DRASTICALLY. Thank you!

[@D_Fakhri]

Damn, in a few hour trying to figure this out and doing the steps Accidently created a track

[@eternallysosa]

seeing your uploads in my subbox makes me so happy lmao, keep up the good work praxi

[@nexxbeats]

ay man:) would you mind checking out my beats? i know this is an annoying comment but i just want an opinion:)

[@slizzy_nizzy]

I know I'm late but I just want to say how much I love your videos and how you don't add unnecessary stuff to make it 10+ minutes and get straight to the point. Great work man

[@taydrip1767]

You really done one on this one bro

[@doubleAA760]

what can't praxi make. this track is 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@sean5572]

This has helped me in a dark time where I could not find any Synthwave tutorials. Thank you, kind sir.

[@Tavbans]

Honestly this deserves so many more views

[@MrDylanm842]

This makes me want Far Cry: Blood Dragon 2

[@AdamBhay]

To date my favorite expansion to any game.

[@teochifor2017]

If I'm not wrong, the soundtrack is made by Power Glove, and you can find it on his spotify page. I really love it.

[@anonymousblank]

Wait 2?? When did it come out?

[@Gmod2012lo1]

blood dragon 2??/ when did it come out

[@exolaruia8789]

@@anonymousblank he is saying he wants a sequel

[@FunkMcLovin]

What a classy video. Even gives the genre background

[@jedsharp7876]

This is a bangin song dude, I’ve got it on repeat

[@reaperish3061]

I honestly have the biggest smile on my face ! Remides me of the Tron movies, this was sick !! Keep up the good work !

[@zzaiahh]

almost 4 years later i come back to this to think ab the first day i saw this video. better times.

[@Synapsidofficial]

Same

[@WrektSK]

Thank you Praxi. Thank you so much for making this video. If this video hadn't popped up in my feed back in November of 2018, I probably never would've considered making synthwave music. I've always been and still am a metalhead/rock musician but I knew there was something else too. That was Synthwave. And If it weren't for your tutorial, I wouldn't have taken this seriously, I wouldn't have bought FL Studio and I never would've known that I had a thing for 80s music and culture. Thank you so much man ❤

[@kaamilm8437]

I learnt from him and made this soundcloud.com/kaamilmirza/cached

[@phau2036]

1:26 the game is Distance

[@raul3832]

Arigato gosaimas

[@thecannyking8906]

Thx my dude

[@nayanoo2237]

thank

[@danielfontenot7214]

Just gonna . this, thanks

[@niku05]

Thnx my man

That second melody is so beautiful!

[@CreativeK1D]

Damn this could actually be something that was played on Stranger Things! Praxi man, you really outdid yourself on this one, what cant you do?

[@CatJello]

great video! the introduction segment provided really informative context

[@strypercritical]

I realized I have like a billion things to learn before I understand this tutorial but the intro was amazing and the song was AMAZING

[@GC3DC]

Yellow Magic Orchestra playing in the background, I own solid state survivor on vinyl, rydeen is fantastic.

[@BakerStreetLady]

DUDE. I would listen to an album with this on it. Nice work.

[@northernfresh1319]

Aye homie, this bumps hard. Like I love the rappers but if you're throwing in these randomly even better!!

[@MightyMurloc]

You make it look so effortless, great breakdown of one of my favourite genres.

[@M3urs]

your music embody the synthwave in the most epic way, it's delightful

[@guntherivanov7738]

Those bass are amazing

[@soulshine9309]

man i’m a synthwave fan and i have to say this sounds really good :)

[@leokhorn]

Finally a synthwave tutorial by someone who knows what he's doing and actually *explains* it. Never thought it would take 5+ videos to get there. Thank you!

[@darrenhirst9900]

It helps with the inbuilt plugins. At least you don't have to spend tons of money to make synthwave.

[@vermillion.clouds]

That is actually a brilliant piece of synthwave man!

[@christianwilson5287]

Duuuuude yes! I stopped what I was doing and watched the video all the way through! Beast final product!!! Those classic 80s snares always get me haha so dope! Those drums Always gives me that top gun/foot loose feel

[@finnprince2163]

I feel like this is probably the easiest genre to produce yet it sounds so good

[@averyshows]

Awesome tutorial vids man. Been planning on getting Fl for a while and after seeing all the features I’m hyped to learn.

[@ColonelSanders17]

I got a Roland JX-03, I love my analog synth! I got a 49 key midi controller, so easy to interface, as bomb as the 80's!

[@Neodymium21]

Bro this track is the most beautiful thing I’ve heard

[@biancobeats3579]

Wow that Jim Morrison quote is mind-blowing... Great video!

[@TornadoKZ]

Welcome to the future!

[@winterwilliams3149]

This is so great. It took me about 40 minutes to finish what's in the video. I know just barely enough to be able to follow along, and I'm super happy with the results. Definitely going to keep playing around with it and make something a bit more unique. Thanks for a fantastic tutorial!

[@DoganME]

This is something that could be in GTA Vice City.

[@GuybrushThriftweed]

Or Tron

[@Drk_C]

Or "Ready player one"

[@mrfashionguy1]

Dude this could be a blockbuster soundtrack

[@tenhundredkills]

I still play GTA Vice City every once in a while. Now I do it with retrowave in the background. It's so much better!

[@techpriestessfeeb2780]

i feel like a dork because i was quoting the intro to the 1980's transformers movie as soon as i heard "it is the year 2005"

[@msquaredj9780]

Oof

[@slavinkodai431]

This is off topic but I love the fact your using Rydeen for BGM

[@nexxbeats]

nice man, i have used a lot of your tutorials to make my beats:) huge ty from me

[@valscripted]

jeez your vids are getting better and better *_*

[@siuuuuuuu753]

why am i decovering this NOW this is beautifuuul

[@rebirth4119]

0:43 That recording of Jim Morrison talking about the future of music is actually used Skrillex- Breakn a Sweat

[@kagancox3210]

Cool as shit to know especially since the doors actually did some work on that song didnt they?

[@ne0nle0n25]

Amazing video, subscribed '-'. Synthwave is LIFE, it's a different version of reality in form of music, it's an AMAZING universe of retrofuturism, nostalgia, neon and so much more! I just can't get enough of it ^_^

[@terrytwotoes3225]

I love that ambient sound.

[@at_msk]

Makes me feel like I’m dodging cops in the 80s 🏎💨🚓

[@cappah7731]

I actually enjoyed this a lot. It’s different but it’s catchy and I could definitely listen to it again

[@bswinn97]

I can’t believe I totally forgot about this video until my friend sent it to me. This was the video that inspired me to create my song “Dreaming” under my bands name “Nineteen Eighty-Four”

[@anelectricheart3101]

Interesting. I always use Soundgoodizer on lead sounds too (synth AND guitar). It's normally just the "A" setting at about 15-20%. Soundgoodizer gets a hard time, but it has it's place.

[@KrAyOnS1]

I have no idea what the hell this guy is talking about when talking about the terms of creating the music but it sounds dope.

[@feeno1188]

So glad you used a YMO track at the beginning

[@nxxdle_]

5:27 AAAAaaand I just came. Great video, as always, gotta go clean up now.

[@LordArioh]

I mess around a lot in FL, especially when it comes to YT music, I simply make my own for free. That was quite helpful to get more in-depth into retrowave. If the music was only thing I have to do, I'd be releasing an album a week)))

[@AnxietyMentor]

Nice touch throwing in that footage with Jim Morrison.

[@sirscribble3182]

Praxi are you really just gonna hit me with that transformers into and just slap me in the face with nostalgia

[@TheUnboxall]

Epic Tut Broo - Love from Poland 💖

[@PraxiPlays]

[@vyzi3781]

ty tutaj?