In this FLStudio Tutorial we will explain the
Pattern window. The pattern window is pretty
much the starting point for almost every type of
project you will involved with. Any sound that
you need to use inside FLStudio from VST to
sample to built-in FLStudio generator can be
accessed from the pattern window.
Your workflow might vary from other people, but
we'll go through some very basic steps on the
ways to get sounds into the pattern.
When you first open FLStudio or create a new
project, you will be presented with the pattern
window. You can toggle this window by using
the keyboard shortcut F6, or the tool bar button
that looks like
Depending on your settings, you may see a row
or several rows of buttons. In the screen shot
below, we see an empty pattern.
Adding Sound
Before we start putting sounds into the pattern,
I should explain that you can have as many
patterns as you want. You should think about
them and use new patterns for different parts of
your song. For example, you might have one
pattern for a specific drum part and another for
the bassline and yet another for the lead synth.
This will make more sense later when we talk
about using the playlist to arrange the song. For
now we'll keep it simple.
There are a couple of ways to actually insert a
new channel you could drag a sample from
windows explorer or FLStudio Browser into the
pattern window or from the main
menu's Channels>Add One .
They way I prefer to add channels depends on
what I need. I have a large collection of drum
kits and soundfonts , so I usually use
the browser window for that. For adding VST
instruments andFL Studio generators, I use
the Channels>Add One menu.
To begin, lets browse for a couple drum sounds
in the browser and drag them onto the pattern.
This should create a new channel for each. If
you drag over the top of an existing channel, it
will be replaced so be careful about that unless
thats what you want it to do.
After we drag a few more sounds our pattern
look like this:
Channels
Notice how you have a row for each channel.
The left most section of the row has a small
button you can use to toggle the channel mute/
solo. Next to that you have a panning control
knob, followed by a Volume knob and a big
button labeled with text to access the channel
settings. Next to the big button is a nother oval
shaped button that lets you select a channel. if
it is lit up, then the channel is selected. You
can use a right click to select multiple channels.
Finally you have a row of buttons. These are the
steps.
Step Sequencer
The step sequencer is an excellent way to
trigger percussion type sounds and samples/
loops.
Notice all those rows of buttons for each
sound? Those are each called 'step' and you
looking at a sequence of them each
representing 1/16 of a measure or bar of music.
Don't worry if you don't know what this means
for now. Each group of four steps is equal to 1
beat. In the default FL Studio skin, the colors of
each four will alternate to make it easier to use
and identify the beats.
By clicking a step button, you activate it and it
will play a sound of the sample contained in the
channel. Clicking it again will remove it from
playing. By clicking some Kick, Snare and Hihat
steps we can make a simple drum beat.
You can also control various aspects of
individual steps like it's pitch or velocity by
pressing the graph edit button next to the swing
slider in the upper right portion of the pattern
window. This will show you various parameters
of the selected channel. Use the scroll bar to
cycle through the parameters you can control.
Click the graph edit button again to close it.
To hear what the pattern sounds like, set you
play mode to PAT (the small light next to the
play button) and click on the play button. Also
notice that to the right of the tempo value, you
can see (and set) what pattern number you are
in. In the screen shot it's set to the value of 1.
The space bar can also be used to toggle the
Play/Stop but be aware that in some VSTs, the
space bar is used for another purpose and it
may not trigger FLStudio to play all the time.
You can leave the pattern playing while turning
steps on and off until you get a pattern that
sounds good to you. Notice how the pattern will
repeat automatically as you do this.
To go to a new or different pattern click in the
pattern LCD, next to the tempo, and while
holding down your left mouse button, drag up or
down. You can also press the + or - on the
numpad to move up/down patterns.
Try going to a new pattern before moving to the
next step.
Piano Roll
As a general rule, you will want to work in
the piano roll for most non-
percussive instruments. We will insert a simple
piano sound by selecting Channels>Add One>FL
Keys.
Now you should have a new channel
called Keys . Make sure it's selected.
Right click on the channel settings button and
select Piano Roll.
Notice the new window that appears:
In this piano roll window you can click and draw
in the upper section, where you want notes to
play. By making the notes longer or shorter, you
can control how long they play. In the screen
shot below, I've added a few notes to play a
chord.
When You close the piano roll, you can see that
the channel no longer contains steps, but rather
a display that represents what's in the piano roll
for that channel.
You can reopen the piano roll by pressing
the F7 or clicking this button on the FL
Studio tool bar:
Double clicking on the piano roll display on the
pattern will also bring up the piano roll window.
Just like with the step sequencer, you can loop
play this pattern and adjust the notes to get
what you want out of the piano roll.
The piano roll offers a lot more in terms of
features so look for the tutorials on the various
piano roll features for more information.
Conclusion
In this lesson we have seen the basic use of
the FL Studio Pattern window. We learned how
to create new channels for each sound and how
to use the step sequencer. We touched briefly
on the use of the piano roll as well. Be sure to
look for the other tutorials on the Channel
Settings, Piano Roll and Playlist to get some
more vital information.
Source:www.fruity-loops-tutorials.com
Pattern window. The pattern window is pretty
much the starting point for almost every type of
project you will involved with. Any sound that
you need to use inside FLStudio from VST to
sample to built-in FLStudio generator can be
accessed from the pattern window.
Your workflow might vary from other people, but
we'll go through some very basic steps on the
ways to get sounds into the pattern.
When you first open FLStudio or create a new
project, you will be presented with the pattern
window. You can toggle this window by using
the keyboard shortcut F6, or the tool bar button
that looks like
Depending on your settings, you may see a row
or several rows of buttons. In the screen shot
below, we see an empty pattern.
Adding Sound
Before we start putting sounds into the pattern,
I should explain that you can have as many
patterns as you want. You should think about
them and use new patterns for different parts of
your song. For example, you might have one
pattern for a specific drum part and another for
the bassline and yet another for the lead synth.
This will make more sense later when we talk
about using the playlist to arrange the song. For
now we'll keep it simple.
There are a couple of ways to actually insert a
new channel you could drag a sample from
windows explorer or FLStudio Browser into the
pattern window or from the main
menu's Channels>Add One .
They way I prefer to add channels depends on
what I need. I have a large collection of drum
kits and soundfonts , so I usually use
the browser window for that. For adding VST
instruments andFL Studio generators, I use
the Channels>Add One menu.
To begin, lets browse for a couple drum sounds
in the browser and drag them onto the pattern.
This should create a new channel for each. If
you drag over the top of an existing channel, it
will be replaced so be careful about that unless
thats what you want it to do.
After we drag a few more sounds our pattern
look like this:
Channels
Notice how you have a row for each channel.
The left most section of the row has a small
button you can use to toggle the channel mute/
solo. Next to that you have a panning control
knob, followed by a Volume knob and a big
button labeled with text to access the channel
settings. Next to the big button is a nother oval
shaped button that lets you select a channel. if
it is lit up, then the channel is selected. You
can use a right click to select multiple channels.
Finally you have a row of buttons. These are the
steps.
Step Sequencer
The step sequencer is an excellent way to
trigger percussion type sounds and samples/
loops.
Notice all those rows of buttons for each
sound? Those are each called 'step' and you
looking at a sequence of them each
representing 1/16 of a measure or bar of music.
Don't worry if you don't know what this means
for now. Each group of four steps is equal to 1
beat. In the default FL Studio skin, the colors of
each four will alternate to make it easier to use
and identify the beats.
By clicking a step button, you activate it and it
will play a sound of the sample contained in the
channel. Clicking it again will remove it from
playing. By clicking some Kick, Snare and Hihat
steps we can make a simple drum beat.
You can also control various aspects of
individual steps like it's pitch or velocity by
pressing the graph edit button next to the swing
slider in the upper right portion of the pattern
window. This will show you various parameters
of the selected channel. Use the scroll bar to
cycle through the parameters you can control.
Click the graph edit button again to close it.
To hear what the pattern sounds like, set you
play mode to PAT (the small light next to the
play button) and click on the play button. Also
notice that to the right of the tempo value, you
can see (and set) what pattern number you are
in. In the screen shot it's set to the value of 1.
The space bar can also be used to toggle the
Play/Stop but be aware that in some VSTs, the
space bar is used for another purpose and it
may not trigger FLStudio to play all the time.
You can leave the pattern playing while turning
steps on and off until you get a pattern that
sounds good to you. Notice how the pattern will
repeat automatically as you do this.
To go to a new or different pattern click in the
pattern LCD, next to the tempo, and while
holding down your left mouse button, drag up or
down. You can also press the + or - on the
numpad to move up/down patterns.
Try going to a new pattern before moving to the
next step.
Piano Roll
As a general rule, you will want to work in
the piano roll for most non-
percussive instruments. We will insert a simple
piano sound by selecting Channels>Add One>FL
Keys.
Now you should have a new channel
called Keys . Make sure it's selected.
Right click on the channel settings button and
select Piano Roll.
Notice the new window that appears:
In this piano roll window you can click and draw
in the upper section, where you want notes to
play. By making the notes longer or shorter, you
can control how long they play. In the screen
shot below, I've added a few notes to play a
chord.
When You close the piano roll, you can see that
the channel no longer contains steps, but rather
a display that represents what's in the piano roll
for that channel.
You can reopen the piano roll by pressing
the F7 or clicking this button on the FL
Studio tool bar:
Double clicking on the piano roll display on the
pattern will also bring up the piano roll window.
Just like with the step sequencer, you can loop
play this pattern and adjust the notes to get
what you want out of the piano roll.
The piano roll offers a lot more in terms of
features so look for the tutorials on the various
piano roll features for more information.
Conclusion
In this lesson we have seen the basic use of
the FL Studio Pattern window. We learned how
to create new channels for each sound and how
to use the step sequencer. We touched briefly
on the use of the piano roll as well. Be sure to
look for the other tutorials on the Channel
Settings, Piano Roll and Playlist to get some
more vital information.
Source:www.fruity-loops-tutorials.com
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