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In this tutorial I will show how I use the pattern and song mode in Fl Studio.

There are many options available. I always try to find a way that works smooth. If you are building your beats pattern by pattern, I suggest naming them as you add them. Also name your sampler channels when you add them as well.

I explained before that I use a 16/4 grid when programming or playing a drum pattern. To set Fl Studio to 16bars/ 4 beats, go to “Options” then ” Project General Settings” and change the number 4 in the first box to 16. (This setting is just my personal preference because it allows me to do more within a single pattern). You can try different settings when you get the hang of it, and see how it affects your rhythms….

I normally load a template file saved from previous projects, today I’ll start from scratch. I’ll add about 6 sampler channels. Name them accordingly and add to mixer. I am loading 2 kicks, 2 snares, a hi hat, and a crash then assign each to a channel in the mixer

Before I start the beat, I immediately add my favorite fx to the kick channel in the mixer, and adjust to my liking. This may change later, but it’s a common setting that works for all my kicks for hip hop:

Depending on the type of beat I want to make, I may add a vst instrument and play a melody or load up a sample in the Fl Slicer. It’s up to you how you start your beat. You can start with drums first or a chord progression, and melody, or any variation of them.

Today I will start with a sample. I load a sample into the slicer, and add hi hats to pattern 1. Next I go to ” Song Mode” and paint pattern 1 across x 4(note:the hi hats help me keep my timing) :

I will make the beat in “Song Mode” using several patterns. I highlight pattern 2. This is the pattern where I will record my sample:

Be sure to come back Monday for part 2 of the tutorial..

Happy Beat Making To All
Pz Til Later..