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Five Great Dynamic Compression Tutorials

24/12/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

Dynamic compression is one of those concepts in audio that can be difficult to get your head around. I know it took me a long time to fully understand it. This is partially because of the many different types of compressors available, partially because of the terms used like ratio, threshold and make-up gain, and […]

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FL Studio – Basic Mastering with Maximus [VIDEO]

30/08/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this tutorial I show you how to use Maximus for basic mastering purposes.

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FL Studio – Introduction to FPC part 3 [VIDEO]

19/07/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

The FPC (Fruity Pad Controller) plugin in FL Studio is a self-contained multi-layer/velocity drum machine that makes it easy to create, edit and swap drum kits on the fly. FPC supports 16 multi-layered patches for banks A and B.

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FL Studio – Introduction to FPC part 2 [VIDEO]

12/07/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

The FPC (Fruity Pad Controller) plugin in FL Studio is a self-contained multi-layer/velocity drum machine that makes it easy to create, edit and swap drum kits on the fly. FPC supports 16 multi-layered patches for banks A and B.

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FL Studio – Introduction to FPC part 1 [VIDEO]

04/07/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

The FPC (Fruity Pad Controller) plugin in FL Studio is a self-contained multi-layer/velocity drum machine that makes it easy to create, edit and swap drum kits on the fly. FPC supports 16 multi-layered patches for banks A and B.

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FL Studio – Creating and Using Send FX Channels [VIDEO]

18/06/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

Send FX Channels are channels which contain effects plugins which you can route other audio to. They are very useful for a number of reasons; they allow you to save CPU by only using one instance of a plugin for multiple signals, they allow you to process the effects separately to the original signal and they […]

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FL Studio – How to Create a Sweep Effect Generator [VIDEO]

09/06/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this video I show you how to create a sweep effect generator in FL Studio using the Patcher, SimSynth and Fruity Parametric EQ. I’d recommend watching full screen at 1080 resolution.

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FL Studio – Basic Sidechain Compression using Fruity Limiter [VIDEO]

17/05/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this video I show you how to quickly set up basic sidechain compression in FL Studio using the Fruity Limiter. I’d recommend watching full screen at 1080 resolution. 

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Diary of a New Song – Part 1

15/05/201503/08/2016 by Stu - Leave a Comment

I’m currently in Hungary staying with my wife’s side of the family for a short holiday. Naturally I brought the laptop with me so I could work on some music and keep updating the site. 🙂 Anyway… I’ve started a new tune and thought maybe it would be interesting for you to see an example […]

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FL Studio – Recording Automation from an External MIDI Controller [VIDEO]

04/05/201511/12/2015 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this video I show you how to record automation from an external MIDI controller. I also inadvertently show you what happens when you max out your CPU whilst using FL Studio. 🙂

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FL Studio – Linking a MIDI Controller to any Parameter [VIDEO]

02/05/201511/12/2015 by Stu - Leave a Comment

In this tutorial I explain how to set up a new MIDI controller device and quickly link it to any available parameter in FL Studio 12. I’d recommend watching full screen at 1080 resolution. There is a written guide below the video in this post.

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