As powerful as Fruity Loops is, I seem to be always looking on ways to expand my system and give me more tools to work with.
Recently I decided to set it up and add a MIDI keyboard. So I went to musiciansfriend.com and browsed around a bit. I found the Yamaha PSR-293, it had everything I was looking for, so I bought it. After it arrived I hooked-it up to my computer and was off and running. The PSR-293 is real easy to synch up with Fruity Loops or any other program you might have with MIDI support. It has a button labeled PC which sends MIDI code through firewire to the computer.
A MIDI keyboard is one of the best additions I've made to my music production system. Now I'm able to lay out channel rhythms in real-time. This gives my tracks a much more natural, human feel. Also, being able to have full control over the generators, makes adding synth tracks a much more creative experience. Instead of just programming the notes into Fruity Loops, the MIDI keyboard allows for much more expression.
Another feature that is enhanced is the ability to loop the tracks while recording. This allows you to experiment on-the-fly with the track playing back live. I can't even begin to explain how real-time input has changed my music projects for the better.
If you're looking for a way to expand and enhance your Fruity Loops projects, you own it to yourself to look into getting a MIDI keyboard.
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Fruity Loops Editions Breakdown
Fruity Loops - FL Studio is available in four editions, each one having a different set and amount of features.
* Express Edition - This is the smallest version, and with the most limited selection of features. It is meant to be used more as a drum-machine rather than a full-fledged audio production program.
* Fruityloops Edition - This is the second version, and is meant to be an "entry level virtual studio", according to the Image-Line store. It is more-or-less a stripped down version of the Producer Edition. It is included with more plug-ins than Express, but not as many as the Producer Edition.
* Producer Edition - The highest, and most feature-filled, version. It comes with a full set of VSTi and DX plugins.
* XXL Edition - A bundle of the Producer Edition, with extra VST plug-ins and sound generators.
If you really want to jump into professional music and beat production, FL Studio XXL is the way to go. It has the ease of use of the less-feature editions, yet XXL is the most powerful platform and comes with all the best plug-ins. Also, it comes with 2.4GB of royalty-free samples. It's basically the same software as the high-quality Producer Edition, but the extra VST plugins and generators included in the XXL package are a must have.
Download FL Studio - Fruity Loops demo - HERE
* Express Edition - This is the smallest version, and with the most limited selection of features. It is meant to be used more as a drum-machine rather than a full-fledged audio production program.
* Fruityloops Edition - This is the second version, and is meant to be an "entry level virtual studio", according to the Image-Line store. It is more-or-less a stripped down version of the Producer Edition. It is included with more plug-ins than Express, but not as many as the Producer Edition.
* Producer Edition - The highest, and most feature-filled, version. It comes with a full set of VSTi and DX plugins.
* XXL Edition - A bundle of the Producer Edition, with extra VST plug-ins and sound generators.
If you really want to jump into professional music and beat production, FL Studio XXL is the way to go. It has the ease of use of the less-feature editions, yet XXL is the most powerful platform and comes with all the best plug-ins. Also, it comes with 2.4GB of royalty-free samples. It's basically the same software as the high-quality Producer Edition, but the extra VST plugins and generators included in the XXL package are a must have.
Download FL Studio - Fruity Loops demo - HERE
FL STUDIO - Fruity Loops description
Fruity Loops
FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops, still available in Fruity Loops edition) is a music production software package created by Image-Line Software. Music is made by recording and mixing audio and MIDI data together to create a WAV or mp3 file.
FL Studio is a pattern based music sequencer, which allows the artist to create songs in pieces (patterns) using the Step Sequencer and the Piano Roll view and then weld those pieces together using the Playlist window. The Effects Panel provides access to a wide range of software effects that can be automated for dynamic sweeps, rolling bass lines and texture changes.
FL Studio has become widely used by both amateur musicians and professionals alike, because of its easy-to-use step sequencer and piano roll, its good monetary value, its wide support of industry standards, its extensive automation abilities, and its quality effects. One progressive feature of FL Studio (of the online version) is that all upgrades are free.
FL Studio - Fruity Loops
FL Studio (formerly Fruity Loops, still available in Fruity Loops edition) is a music production software package created by Image-Line Software. Music is made by recording and mixing audio and MIDI data together to create a WAV or mp3 file.
FL Studio is a pattern based music sequencer, which allows the artist to create songs in pieces (patterns) using the Step Sequencer and the Piano Roll view and then weld those pieces together using the Playlist window. The Effects Panel provides access to a wide range of software effects that can be automated for dynamic sweeps, rolling bass lines and texture changes.
FL Studio has become widely used by both amateur musicians and professionals alike, because of its easy-to-use step sequencer and piano roll, its good monetary value, its wide support of industry standards, its extensive automation abilities, and its quality effects. One progressive feature of FL Studio (of the online version) is that all upgrades are free.
FL Studio - Fruity Loops
Creating Ghost Notes
Ghost notes will greatly enhance your Fruity Loops projects. Ghost notes are low volume tones or hits, more felt than heard, that add an extra dimension to a track and are especially useful to give the drums a more human feel. If you have ever heard a beat and couldn’t quite figure out why it sounds so full and layered, chances are that ghost notes are being used.
Fruity Loops makes ghosting notes simple.
Start a new Project and choose a sample. I used a kick drum. Now add two channels of the same sample. Here they are kick and kick #2. Kick # 2 will be the ghost track.
The easiest way to set-up ghost notes is to boost the channel volume the first channel (kick) and drop the volume of the other (kick #2) until it is barely audible. Then create a simple pattern between both channels. Keep adjusting the volume of each until the ghost channel feels like an almost silent pulsating echo or pre-echo.
There you go, a Fruity Loops ghost channel. Now experiment with the placement of the ghost notes; I’ve found the best places are the two beats before or after a hit from the sound being ghosted. Any sample in your project can be ghosted this way. Snare drums, hi-hats, and even piano keys work well with ghost notes.
Fruity Loops – FL Studio
Fruity Loops makes ghosting notes simple.
Start a new Project and choose a sample. I used a kick drum. Now add two channels of the same sample. Here they are kick and kick #2. Kick # 2 will be the ghost track.
The easiest way to set-up ghost notes is to boost the channel volume the first channel (kick) and drop the volume of the other (kick #2) until it is barely audible. Then create a simple pattern between both channels. Keep adjusting the volume of each until the ghost channel feels like an almost silent pulsating echo or pre-echo.
There you go, a Fruity Loops ghost channel. Now experiment with the placement of the ghost notes; I’ve found the best places are the two beats before or after a hit from the sound being ghosted. Any sample in your project can be ghosted this way. Snare drums, hi-hats, and even piano keys work well with ghost notes.
Fruity Loops – FL Studio
Fruity Loops REsource - tutorial lessons guide launch
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