The Basic. Explanation - The Different Windows

Fl studio has many different functions. These functions can be seen through the many windows, the program consists of. In the following section I will try to explain the elementals of these windows.

First we have the 'Browser/Plugin Picker'. Which isnt much of a plugin picker more a sample/preset/project picker. Here you can store your samples and project. It shows an detalied overview of different folders. See for your self below:

Here we have the 'Step Sequencer', which is where the actual magic happens. This is where the beats are created at a simple stage, when introduced to the pianoroll we will go deeper into both melody and beat creation. The Step Sequencer is usefull if you are dealing with samples and stuff.










The pianoroll which was mentioned above is a function where you can design what the actual 'computer-keyboard' is going to play (you can see the different notes). The picture below gives a better picture on it (try messing around with the different notes. You can also here paint the notes):

Next we have the playlist. This window is used for 'painting' the pieces you made in the step sequencer (and the piano roll) into one song. It consists of different tracks and can host the different patterns made in the sequencer.

Another thing is the mixer. This mixer is actually used for mixing your track. Controlling the different volumes for the different channels. We see a Master channel along with 1,2,3,4,5 etc. channels. It also consists of 1-4 send channels which will be explained later.

This little overview will prepare you even more for creating sweet sounds in FL.

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