18 FL Studio Tips You Need To Know

[@inthemix]

Join my free discord server: discord.gg/sBbsE6e Join this channel to get access to perks: kzbin.info/door/IcCXe3iWo6lq-iWKV40Ougjoin 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Function Keys Intro 0:40 - Crossfades 1:05 - Audio To Midi 1:45 - Never Lose an Idea 2:50 - Sample a Plugin (Save CPU) 3:35 - Better Layering 5:25 - Channel Groups 6:00 - Unused Channels 6:43 - Delete Unused Audio 7:00 - Smart Disable 7:24 - Stereo Waveforms 8:10 - Remove Noise 9:30 - Plugin Priority 10:17 - Copy and Paste Plugins 11:20 - Current Track Tip 12:20 - Mixer EQ 13:00 - Hidden Automation Tools 13:54 - Simple Song Metadata

[@alxkeda]

Haven’t watched it through just yet but I’m almost certain this is the video I needed

[@droncreation4719]

Thnx for teaching me the music... I'm Form India...and I am talking my rigional language music to international lavel.... Plzzz always be at our side....🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 You are the best and only teacher of mine ..❤️❤️❤️ How can I contact you???🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@inthemix]

@@droncreation4719 Thanks, I'm hoping to get my new website up soon which will have a contact form. I will link the website on this KZbin channel when it is up.

[@ZapDon777Music]

Hey I'm banned from your Discord Server for a long time. Please fix it

[@iamsick678]

You are my hero ❤️

[@Speechrezz]

Another huge one: press F12 once in a while. F12 helps remove lag by closing all plugin windows, which are usually still open behind other windows. So if you feel like FL's interface is a bit laggy, press F12

[@senseiii3986]

My man

[@louiemarshall]

i LITERALLY couldnt even use a project because of this, took me hours to figure out hahaha

[@jablomi800]

You’re doing God’s work

[@jabalosciallo]

oh my god

[@VOIDØNEXXX]

You're my hero

[@anurag5836]

Literally one of the best channel for both intermediate as well as beginners to learn music production

[@beatsbyjfm]

@@DuskfoxOfficial he also knows the perfect way of explaining his knowledge,and thats its just so helpful!

[@beatsbythekilo]

I agree 👍💯

[@semicedevine6918]

my brain always expands when I watch one of his tutorials

[@OloffMusic]

Michael has to be one of the neatest people I've ever seen in my life. I bet his sock drawers look absolutely magical.

[@Luckywynne]

You would lose that bet haha

[@OloffMusic]

@@Luckywynne this is perfect opening dialogue for a really mundane version of Uncut Gems. Untidy Socks.

[@NightDocs]

I had NO IDEA about the background midi recording and I’ve been using FL since FL 6

[@inthemix]

I have to admit I did a bit of a facepalm when I saw it in the manual a few years ago. I probably lost a few nice melodies and chord progressions over the years!

[@ericwalker3741]

Such a derp. Ten years for me, what an incredible feature.

[@Intimatycal]

@@ericwalker3741 12 y here.. kinda angry but f it

[@TheKillERzOne01]

FL be having lot of awesome features but some of them hidden AF 😵

[@unprofessionalcomment]

With "Ctrl+Alt+Z" you can do multiple undos... I've noticed a lot of people don't know that this exists.. So, dropping it here.

[@mckatherine]

you just saved my projects :0 thank you so much!!!

[@unprofessionalcomment]

@@mckatherine :D

[@go41]

That's neat thanks

[@StickSeba]

With a right klick on the undo button you will see a history in the left sidebar. Every touch to any knob is protocolled there. This lets you even choose to go back to a specific setting.

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@TetoArusu]

Better workflow actually indirectly improves your song quality; the longer you work on the same part to achieve a specific result, the less you will be inspired - thanks for the tips Michael! :)

[@inthemix]

You're right, speed is important :)

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@djperryboy]

What do you mean? How can the quality be better by hurrying? You mean that you will finish the song by doing random things and eventually fix them at the end in the mastering? It have nothing to do with the quality of the end result. But if it is easier for you than that is another thing.

[@Packogualandrisofficial]

"Dump Score Log" is one of my most used discoveries these last 1-2 years, a real creativity saver! :-)

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@AundoMusic]

9:30 I just want to add that detaching windows also allows you to move the plugin or window to another monitor. I struggled with this for a long time and figured someone out there might be having the same problem.

[@akzentprod]

Tip: Press F12 before closing your project file (do save after) to close all plugins. Makes the loading time of a work in progress project faster whenever u need to go back.

[@OlbaidMusic]

0:40 Also helps to keep the "Z-Cross" button enabled (up-left in the playlist), that prevents pops and noises when cutting audio. 13:00 Also in automation clips, the "pan" and "vol" knobs in the channel rack turns into "min" and "max" so is like an offset but with more control over the full range of movement.

[@inthemix]

Very good one, I should have included that!

[@OlbaidMusic]

@@inthemix Great video Michael! I should do one myself with my own tricks. Btw, this past thursday I challenged myself to create a track from scratch, during livestream...with fl studio 3... Do you accept the challenge? If yes let me know to send you the rules!

[@inthemix]

@@OlbaidMusic Oh my goodness...I might take you up on that and do it on discord live!

[@gonzalodossantos3176]

Awesome!! 😃

[@OlbaidMusic]

@@inthemix Great! Let me know when you will do it. My own challenge result: kzbin.info/www/bejne/anvVeayZi7aAb9k 👉🏼Result: 3:17:50 Rules 1. Do it live, one session, max 5 hours. 2. Only native samples and plugins of FL3. 3. You can export sounds (following rule 2) and import them again. 4. Any music style and genre 5. Min 2:30​ minutes long 6. Upload the final result 7. Challenge another producer to do the same!

[@Nionom]

Wow... "Never losing an idea" is a LIFE-CHANGER for me! Thank you for sharing this!!

[@inthemix]

You’re welcome, honestly it helps me out a lot because I can get quite robotic when playing to a metronome!

[@Nionom]

@@inthemix That is so true! I find myself most creative when just playing without thinking about anything else.

[@TheDarkness2146]

I love the kind of professional and calm vibe these videos have!

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@stormiauunfriur4282]

Yeah, so soothing and easy to listen to and absorb.

[@SAZIZMUSIC]

I like that cup and light stand ... cool ambiance 😍😍☺... as always a 🔥 tutorial 👌

[@captainmeadows6307]

There are so many beautiful features of FL studio. Just when I think I have a good grasp on all of the special features, you upload a new video haha

[@NeverduskX]

That score logging feature just blew my mind and I've been using FL Studio for years.

[@TheTonecii]

It's an awesome hidden feature. I don't know why Image Line doesn't talk up their awesome hidden features.

[@formprim]

Now I'm looking for what you mean but can't find it. Could you tell me the time code? Thx :)

[@fragmented_music]

​@@formprim It's 1:45 Never Lose an Idea.

[@formprim]

@@fragmented_music thx a lot :)

[@ThatOneGirlDrummer]

fucking same holy fuck

[@daniiel1495]

Wow!!! "Layer" and "Dump Score Log" have just changed my life. Thank you!

[@veidasua]

I'm on the half way of the video, but the info that I've already learnt from it is priceless. Those tips will save more than 60% of my time. Thank you

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@Cryptosonix]

Thank you! One little thing I discovered quite recently was the ability to 'lock' the mute/solo state of any playlist track. You can do this by holding the Shift Key while left clicking the mute/solo button. I find this particularly useful for keeping the automation clips unmuted when I solo any track!

[@smeshxo]

I like how every underrated producers and artists are sharing this knowledge for free and we're taking it for granted lmao.

[@stroob9834]

I just bought FL a few weeks ago, and you have essentially taught me everything I know about it. Love the information, and the way you present it. Easy to follow and just amazing! Nothing but love and respect to you sir.

[@iampliumbum]

I know all of those tips, but I like to watch your videos again to refresh my info.😁

[@xxCrimsonSpiritxx]

This channel is criminally underrated, guys please share this treasure of a content creator

[@andrewhorka]

Audio to Midi, layering instruments and purging unused clips is something I wish I would know so much SOONER. What a dealbreaker, thank you very much!

[@DreadPitt]

I've been working in FL Studio for 10 years and I didn't know some of these! Great video.

[@brainheartofficial]

Seriously, I learn a lot from your videos and the results are fantastic thank you for everything ❤️

[@karthiksriram6323]

man, i just checked out your channel. your songs are so amazing! keep the good work up!

[@brainheartofficial]

@@karthiksriram6323 Thank you so much, I really appreciate it🙏🏻

[@ChrisEspoir]

Switch smart disable keeps saving my life like literally 😭 Thank you

[@ricktherebel2192]

Wow.. Wow wow wow is all I can say... I've been watching your videos for a couple of months now, and I've seen what you have done for me personally in my production journey. I know I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to watch your videos and grow as a producer, as well as probably tens of thousands of other producers and audio engineers who come across your videos.... I don't think I can thank you enough! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Absolutely amazing.

[@leirerp]

Jesus I use FL for 5 years now and almost every tip just blew my mind, thank you so much!

[@donkolaptyan2449]

I have found personally 2 best tips for me: 1) how to get rid of unused channels (must save now lots of nerves and time, as well as precious inspiration) and 2) FL Studio records all you play up to 30 minutes in background! Awesome news for me!)) Thanks man! Keep up uploading so awesome stuff to the channel, helping guys focus on their inspiration, instead of some extra unnecessary moves!)) 🤝

[@matarmusic]

these are some great tips I'm mad I didn't know earlier. a tip of mine is to use the generators tab under the current project tab in the browser, which can give you access to the controls of any plugin and allow you to control them from there. this is a lifesaver when you want to automate a parameter in a 3rd party plug-in that doesn't support right click in its UI

[@TheKillERzOne01]

That's cool, or you can also touch any parameter you wanna automate, then click on "ADD" in the upper left menu, automation for last tweaked parameter, so it will create the automation on the playlist.

[@JeffPierreMusic]

Thank you, that was great! I was literally wondering how to copy and paste fx into another channel without having to reload them again. Thank you!!

[@STARBOY-fp4ye]

After using fl for about 2 to 3 years I knew all of these tips . Im a real power user of fl and these tips really help my workflow

[@RowanvanBeckhoven]

When you’re using bus channels, you can use alt + s to solo all the channels routed to it. Very useful if you want to listen to a single bus. By selecting multiple busses (ctrl click) you can even enable multiple busses at once!

[@saigiridhar2147]

A video explaining all the jargons commonly used among producers....and all that I have learnt about FL studio is solely by watching your videos..Keep up the amazing work

[@inthemix]

That's a good idea for a video, thansk for the kind words too!

[@JCO]

Okay, putting SPAN on the current track may be a new default for me. Think there's always at least a couple new things I pick up in every video from you. Thanks, Michael.

[@Chipmunkz_cpt]

thanks for this man, really useful tips👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@joshstrickland2371]

Thank you so much. The one that showed that go studio records in the background is so helpful and I did not know about it. Really helpful.

[@FabledGentleman]

Excellent Michael. I started using FL Studio about two weeks ago, and I'm slowly learning every little thing there is, and everything i have learned so far is mainly from watching your videos. You are a great teacher! I even bought the Arturia Keylab Essential and Akai Fire to make it even easier for me to learn from your videos 😊😊

[@ravenblack9272]

Best FL Studio channel hands down! THANK YOU!

[@irate2382]

Your tutorials are pro level bro🙌🏾💯

[@benkestokmusic]

very cool video! I feel like a lot of people love to criticize FL whenever they get the chance, but once you learn all these tips and tricks it becomes a lot more useful! 🙏

[@seige5]

Just want to say thank you, as you are one of the most clear and detailed FL teachers i have come across. Really appreciate your hard work.

[@introspectio]

Woah they are not generic tips,. Very in depth. Thanks!

[@norfsyq9660]

Bro that Layer plugin tip has me shook. That’s a game changer! Especially with patcher? Yeah FL is GOAT at this moment lol Ableton is close but this is crazy 😂

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@RedstonePower123]

ok that score log trick is gonna help me out so much, these are some great tips

[@kkokay4]

the layering and directwave tips are amazing! Gonna save me so much time and cpu :)

[@CPMusic254]

The best tutor, teacher and lecturer there is on KZbin. you've taught me every valuable thing there is that I know in EDM. Thank you.

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@djvidual8288]

OMG that slide option on the automation clips caused me so much headache. I didn't know, that you could disable that. That will save a lot of time, thank you very much!

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@phutureproof]

@@beattutorial2740 quit it with your spam

[@arnabchatterjee9085]

O where were you all these years ? I've been struggling with so many "hidden" easy stuff you're showing here for years! Thanks isn't enough 'Guruji' 'Pranam' 🙏

[@ikinami]

Thank you for sharing all of these useful tips 🙏

[@imlskr]

Pressing the middle mouse button on anything (not in the playlist though) is a quick way to access the “Rename and Color” section of like a pattern/audio file or a mixer track etc

[@ridcomics9364]

You have the best channel for explaining how this music interface works plus much more tips and work arounds to get the job done right or at best with a little less frustration lol keep up the great tutorials mate cheers

[@inthemix]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@ridcomics9364]

@@inthemix Always welcome mate

[@carnage017]

That automation clip Slide Tip was like a treasure to me, Thanks Mate

[@mdk1983]

Love your channel so much. This video is a very useful recap of so many nice features that can improve our productivity. Was not aware of the Layers yet. Thanks a lot. And hey, your jacket looks great! 😊❤️

[@thisisdogma]

CTRL+ALT+Z lets you undo more than one step and its been SO SO SOOO valuable for me to know that!!

[@OlimarOK]

Another tip: Instead of using the F keys to go between windows, you can just use the tab key to flick between mixer and playlist view, but only if you don’t have your channel rack open. I find it a lot more intuitive and handy :))

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@ntact]

Thanks Micheal! The tip about layering was the best for me - I was literally lazy to look for a better method 🤣 But now, after watching your video, I know how to do it, thankfully! 😎

[@thats_shadman]

Thanks Michael. Your videos really helps everyone.

[@clayytz2645]

This has to be one of the most helpful videos I've seen. Made life a whole lot easier. Thanks bro your videos are gold 👌

[@inthemix]

Thanks Clayton!

[@pancpop1603]

You see these video titles and think "low effort clickbait" but god damn is this dude spitting.

[@Ulver27]

I am following your videos since a year now and all I have to say is that I've learned a lot from you. Honestly, I cannot thank you enough.

[@patrickhaldi4771]

Wow, that layer trick! I already knew some tricks from your other videos, but this one is epic! Nice work

[@DragstonDev]

I love these FL Studio videos, they really help make my workflow more efficient so I can create orchestral covers better and faster

[@sriramfes]

The professionalism in your channel is *next level*. Got interest towards mixing and mastering only after watching your videos. Also I'd recommend you to give a study planner kinda video... so that beginners like me can knlw what to learn next and next !

[@inthemix]

That's a good idea. A "How to start learning Music Production" sort of video?

[@sriramfes]

@@inthemix No. Let me explain that to you in detail ! I wanna learn mixing and mastering. What I do is just watch random videos on Eq, some compressor tips tricks, then some other day I watch about saturation etc... so at the end of the day I'm learning something, but it's not in a sequential manner or I'd say its not scheduled properly. So that, I finally end up learning pieces about everything . But nothing is 100 percent clear. So what I want you to do is... help me out with a "schedule " . Here's my example... 1. First learn about what an eq is. 2. Then leran about types of eq 3. Then learn how to apply eq 4. Then how to use eq So this was for EQ Next for compressor, 1. What's a compressor 2. How does it work 3. Where to use 4. Types 5. How to Then say a reverb The same applies for every mixing technique. So it'd be great if you give me an idea of the whole mixing picture and a " road map " on what to learn next and next ! Hope you help me .

[@phutureproof]

@@sriramfes I would have to recommend a channel belonging to Dan Worral guy is an engineer and old school, knows his stuff, great resources for topics that are bigger than just FL, such as compression - eq etc etc

[@prodbyrakuh]

Just wanted to let you know that you are a life changer, for sure not only me thinking that way, your true intentions to serve others is very admirable, you're a master when it comes to teaching in my opinion, you just understand your audience so well... Keep up the awesome work, thank you!!!

[@mikelinman]

I learn so much watching your videos. Definitely the best for anything fl studio related on youtube

[@adein9163]

This guy explains one of the most complicated things in fl in such a way that even a 5 yr old would understand

[@KTE953]

Holy dude... This was such a helpful & appreciated video. Thanks yet again. You're a pure blessing for our planet🌍🎶

[@RafaelGrilli]

I wish I watched this video when I started. Everything so useful! Thanks man!

[@phase0738]

The second tip was killer. Thank you! ❤️

[@okeylokey]

That automation hidden feature is a life saver forrealllll!

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@ChandanKumar-lj2yj]

That scale levels tip!!! Been wanting to know that since a long time! Life saverrr!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@dhruvansht]

There's a trick that I discovered accidentally, but it has been my favorite ever since. All you need to do is 'Press the scroll button' on your mouse and then press the 'Right Click'. Remember that this action needs to be quick and it will open up tools window to select the different cursors and even other playlist options. Do like this comment so I can know if it helped you too. And thanks Michael for this video.

[@STANLEY2BRICKS]

nope dont understand

[@dhruvansht]

@@STANLEY2BRICKS This worked for me on external mouse. Just press and hold the scroll button, the moment you release the scroll button you have to press the right click of the mouse and you should see a playlist tools and menu appear at the mouse location. I am not sure if this works on all versions of Fruity.

[@edoardo7848]

"Never Lose an Idea" is mind blowing! It happened to me so many times, just randomly experimenting with a synth, oh what a nice idea I like it, record, and completely forget what I had in mind. How much I wish I had known this before.......

[@shanedeether]

I am producing music in FL for more than 10 years and most of those FL Studio Tips tricks I already know. However - turning off slide option when editing automation is a life saver and I wasn't aware of it, thank you Michael! :)

[@brotherfredrickbeats]

Thanks for showing the Detach options, Have been looking for a Tutorial on KZbin for some time and i didn't find it not until today. The Tips i can give are Hold Ctrl + N to save a duplicate of your current project. On the Playlist after you split by channel use the + and - buttons on the keyboard to select the pattern you want.

[@ismuisc2184]

I worked in FL for years. LOL Didn't know about the background recording at all You are simply awesome! :) thank you for your quality videos. Keep up bro

[@expeefy]

The moving preset over to another channel is a gamechanger!

[@omarzahr2414]

this man should easily get the “best man on earth” reward! thank you!

[@majorninthwarden7167]

I haven't opened FL in the past few weeks. Watching this has me excited to jump back in. Thanks for the tips. Looking forward to your FL 21 videos!

[@nerdexproject]

What I surely will use in the future is de-noise, plugin sampler and the trick with the automations! Thaaaanks man! :D

[@atlanta_music]

Probably the best video I've seen for beginners and intermediate users

[@jonjermey]

Many thanks yet again, Michael. My best tip -- once you have a few patterns sorted out, go to the Playlist, select all the patterns by right'clicking on the keyboard icon, and drag them all on top of the Track column. That auto-names a new track for each pattern, and puts an instance of each pattern at the start. If the patterns have colours, the tracks will adopt those too. My biggest gripe -- when I ask for 'random' colours, I don't want random colours, I want DIFFERENT colours. Yes, I know that's not what 'random' means, but it's what I want.

[@kindlight6885]

Wow there are some gems in here! Thanks Michael!

[@galacticviper4453]

OMG I didnt even know almost all of these features existed! this is a game changer! Thank you SO much for making this video!

[@DenisAshton]

Thx so much, didn’t know about the cross fade declick feature

[@manasiangal1405]

Yessss! Thank you for your invaluable lessons, Michael! You are a legend! 🤘🏻

[@abrorsaidov5692]

i know many useful tricks inside FL studio but they are not worth mentioning since i learnt them in this exact channel lol . yeah your channel is really helpful. thank you

[@mitjacara]

Thank you for sharing Michael. Very valuable tips to support the use experience.

[@Starglance]

How can anyone dislike those very helpful tips? This is gold, thank for that, Michael!

[@albertinocappuccino1141]

You are a total legend dude... some things that I've been searching for years u showed them here

[@adriankuhn3847]

Just wanted to say thank you for another useful video about FL Studio. I just started producing electronic music and learned almost everything from Michael.

[@lojo11audio]

Amazing tips. I’ve used FL for 10 years now and still learn things from you

[@balkiratsingh5984]

Best channel hands down.

[@DimitriXXXSchwarz]

best channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5O7i5mKh5aqpqM

[@waedi73]

great show, especially the feature for making a sample instrument out of a synth is killer !

[@beattutorial2740]

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[@BangfieldOfficial]

Im sooo glad i clicked on this video! Long time FL Studio user, but always sticking to the same ways. That sampling trick so save RAM is so neat! SERUM 🙃

[@JoshMiller-sc1nd]

Thanks. There were a whole lot of useful tips there, especially the de-noise tool in Edison and pretty much every other tip after that I had no idea about and will definitely use!

[@Pulverrostmannen]

Patcher is an incredible plugin that i use a lot, merging many synths together, combine with FX and tons more, and if you want more than 8 FX on a mixer channel then load patcher in this and add limitless amounts of FX in this instead, it is super underrated actually

[@christhackston9144]

Holy shit....the Score Logger tip is a game changer! Thank you!